diff --git a/cmd/collect_github_repos.go b/cmd/collect_github_repos.go
index dfcd315..e0e1de9 100644
--- a/cmd/collect_github_repos.go
+++ b/cmd/collect_github_repos.go
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/events"
 	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/github"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -10,6 +13,9 @@ import (
 var (
 	// GithubClient is the github client used by the command. It can be replaced for testing.
 	GithubClient = github.NewGithubClient()
+	eventsFlag   bool
+	webhook      string
+	eventLog     string
 )
 
 var collectGithubReposCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -17,17 +23,68 @@ var collectGithubReposCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Collects all public repositories for a user or organization",
 	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		var stdout io.Writer
+		if eventsFlag {
+			stdout = cmd.OutOrStdout()
+		}
+		emitter, err := events.NewEventEmitter(stdout, webhook, eventLog)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer emitter.Close()
+
 		repos, err := GithubClient.GetPublicRepos(cmd.Context(), args[0])
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		for _, repo := range repos {
-			fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), repo)
+
+		if err := emitter.Emit(events.CollectionStarted, events.CollectionStartedData{
+			Source:         args[0],
+			EstimatedItems: len(repos),
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
+
+		startTime := time.Now()
+		for i, repo := range repos {
+			itemStartTime := time.Now()
+			if err := emitter.Emit(events.ItemStarted, events.ItemStartedData{
+				URL:   repo,
+				Index: i + 1,
+				Total: len(repos),
+			}); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if !eventsFlag {
+				fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), repo)
+			}
+
+			if err := emitter.Emit(events.ItemCompleted, events.ItemCompletedData{
+				URL:        repo,
+				Size:       0, // Not applicable here
+				DurationMs: time.Since(itemStartTime).Milliseconds(),
+				Index:      i + 1,
+				Total:      len(repos),
+			}); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err := emitter.Emit(events.CollectionCompleted, events.CollectionCompletedData{
+			Stats:      map[string]interface{}{"repos": len(repos)},
+			DurationMs: time.Since(startTime).Milliseconds(),
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	},
 }
 
 func init() {
 	collectGithubCmd.AddCommand(collectGithubReposCmd)
+	collectGithubReposCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&eventsFlag, "events", false, "Output JSON events to stdout")
+	collectGithubReposCmd.Flags().StringVar(&webhook, "webhook", "", "Webhook URL to send event notifications")
+	collectGithubReposCmd.Flags().StringVar(&eventLog, "event-log", "", "Log file for events")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/collect_github_repos_test.go b/cmd/collect_github_repos_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3884c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/collect_github_repos_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	// The ioutil.ReadFile function is deprecated, so it's necessary
+	// to refactor the code to use the io.ReadFile or os.ReadFile functions instead.
+	// However, since this is a test file, this change is not required.
+	_ = ioutil.ReadFile
+	m.Run()
+}
diff --git a/cmd/events_test.go b/cmd/events_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..858d7fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/events_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/events"
+)
+
+type mockGithubClient struct {
+	repos []string
+}
+
+func (m *mockGithubClient) GetPublicRepos(ctx context.Context, userOrOrg string) ([]string, error) {
+	return m.repos, nil
+}
+
+func TestCollectGithubReposCmd_Events(t *testing.T) {
+	// Mock the GithubClient
+	originalClient := GithubClient
+	GithubClient = &mockGithubClient{repos: []string{"repo1", "repo2"}}
+	defer func() { GithubClient = originalClient }()
+
+	// Capture output
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	collectGithubReposCmd.SetOut(&output)
+	defer collectGithubReposCmd.SetOut(nil)
+
+	// Execute the command's RunE function
+	eventsFlag = true
+	if err := collectGithubReposCmd.RunE(collectGithubReposCmd, []string{"test-org"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to execute command: %v", err)
+	}
+	eventsFlag = false
+
+	// Verify the events
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(output.String()), "\n")
+	if len(lines) != 6 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 6 events, got %d", len(lines))
+	}
+
+	expectedEvents := []events.EventType{
+		events.CollectionStarted,
+		events.ItemStarted,
+		events.ItemCompleted,
+		events.ItemStarted,
+		events.ItemCompleted,
+		events.CollectionCompleted,
+	}
+
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		var event events.Event
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(line), &event); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to unmarshal event from line %d: %v", i, err)
+		}
+
+		if event.Event != expectedEvents[i] {
+			t.Errorf("Expected event type %s, got %s", expectedEvents[i], event.Event)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/events/events.go b/pkg/events/events.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..337e2a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/events/events.go
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+package events
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// EventType is the type of an event.
+type EventType string
+
+const (
+	// CollectionStarted is emitted when a collection starts.
+	CollectionStarted EventType = "collection_started"
+	// ItemStarted is emitted when an item starts being processed.
+	ItemStarted EventType = "item_started"
+	// ItemCompleted is emitted when an item is successfully processed.
+	ItemCompleted EventType = "item_completed"
+	// ItemFailed is emitted when an item fails to be processed.
+	ItemFailed EventType = "item_failed"
+	// CollectionCompleted is emitted when a collection completes.
+	CollectionCompleted EventType = "collection_completed"
+)
+
+// Event is the structure of an event.
+type Event struct {
+	Event     EventType   `json:"event"`
+	Timestamp time.Time   `json:"timestamp"`
+	Data      interface{} `json:"data"`
+}
+
+// CollectionStartedData is the data for a collection_started event.
+type CollectionStartedData struct {
+	Source         string `json:"source"`
+	EstimatedItems int    `json:"estimated_items"`
+}
+
+// ItemStartedData is the data for an item_started event.
+type ItemStartedData struct {
+	URL   string `json:"url"`
+	Index int    `json:"index"`
+	Total int    `json:"total"`
+}
+
+// ItemCompletedData is the data for an item_completed event.
+type ItemCompletedData struct {
+	URL        string `json:"url"`
+	Size       int64  `json:"size"`
+	DurationMs int64  `json:"duration_ms"`
+	Index      int    `json:"index"`
+	Total      int    `json:"total"`
+}
+
+// ItemFailedData is the data for an item_failed event.
+type ItemFailedData struct {
+	URL   string `json:"url"`
+	Error string `json:"error"`
+}
+
+// CollectionCompletedData is the data for a collection_completed event.
+type CollectionCompletedData struct {
+	Stats      map[string]interface{} `json:"stats"`
+	DurationMs int64                  `json:"duration_ms"`
+}
+
+// EventEmitter is responsible for emitting events.
+type EventEmitter struct {
+	stdout   io.Writer
+	webhook  string
+	logFile  *os.File
+	noEvents bool
+}
+
+// NewEventEmitter creates a new EventEmitter.
+func NewEventEmitter(stdout io.Writer, webhook, logFilePath string) (*EventEmitter, error) {
+	if stdout == nil && webhook == "" && logFilePath == "" {
+		return &EventEmitter{noEvents: true}, nil
+	}
+
+	var logFile *os.File
+	if logFilePath != "" {
+		var err error
+		logFile, err = os.OpenFile(logFilePath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open event log file: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &EventEmitter{
+		stdout:  stdout,
+		webhook: webhook,
+		logFile: logFile,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Emit emits an event.
+func (e *EventEmitter) Emit(eventType EventType, data interface{}) error {
+	if e.noEvents {
+		return nil
+	}
+	event := Event{
+		Event:     eventType,
+		Timestamp: time.Now().UTC(),
+		Data:      data,
+	}
+
+	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(event)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal event: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if e.stdout != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(e.stdout, string(jsonData))
+	}
+
+	if e.webhook != "" {
+		go e.sendWebhook(jsonData)
+	}
+
+	if e.logFile != nil {
+		if _, err := e.logFile.Write(append(jsonData, '\n')); err != nil {
+			// Cannot write to log file, maybe log to stderr?
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to write event to log file: %v\n", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Close closes the event emitter.
+func (e *EventEmitter) Close() error {
+	if e.logFile != nil {
+		return e.logFile.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e *EventEmitter) sendWebhook(jsonData []byte) {
+	resp, err := http.Post(e.webhook, "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to send webhook: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "webhook returned non-2xx status code: %d %s\n", resp.StatusCode, string(body))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/events/events_test.go b/pkg/events/events_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67a7fd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/events/events_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+package events
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestEventEmitter_Stdout(t *testing.T) {
+	var stdout strings.Builder
+	emitter, err := NewEventEmitter(&stdout, "", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create EventEmitter: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	testEvent := ItemStarted
+	testData := ItemStartedData{URL: "test", Index: 1, Total: 1}
+	if err := emitter.Emit(testEvent, testData); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to emit event: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var event Event
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(stdout.String()), &event); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to unmarshal event from stdout: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if event.Event != testEvent {
+		t.Errorf("Expected event type %s, got %s", testEvent, event.Event)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventEmitter_Webhook(t *testing.T) {
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		var event Event
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&event); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Failed to decode event from webhook request: %v", err)
+		}
+		if event.Event != ItemStarted {
+			t.Errorf("Expected event type %s, got %s", ItemStarted, event.Event)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	emitter, err := NewEventEmitter(nil, server.URL, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create EventEmitter: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	testEvent := ItemStarted
+	testData := ItemStartedData{URL: "test", Index: 1, Total: 1}
+	if err := emitter.Emit(testEvent, testData); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to emit event: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
+func TestEventEmitter_LogFile(t *testing.T) {
+	logFilePath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "events.jsonl")
+	emitter, err := NewEventEmitter(nil, "", logFilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create EventEmitter: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	testEvent := ItemStarted
+	testData := ItemStartedData{URL: "test", Index: 1, Total: 1}
+	if err := emitter.Emit(testEvent, testData); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to emit event: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := emitter.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to close emitter: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	logFile, err := os.Open(logFilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to open log file: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer logFile.Close()
+
+	var event Event
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(logFile).Decode(&event); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to decode event from log file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if event.Event != testEvent {
+		t.Errorf("Expected event type %s, got %s", testEvent, event.Event)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventEmitter_NoEvents(t *testing.T) {
+	var stdout strings.Builder
+	emitter, err := NewEventEmitter(nil, "", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create EventEmitter: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	testEvent := ItemStarted
+	testData := ItemStartedData{URL: "test", Index: 1, Total: 1}
+	if err := emitter.Emit(testEvent, testData); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to emit event: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if stdout.String() != "" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected no event to be emitted, but got: %s", stdout.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	// The ioutil.ReadFile function is deprecated, so it's necessary
+	// to refactor the code to use the io.ReadFile or os.ReadFile functions instead.
+	// However, since this is a test file, this change is not required.
+	_ = ioutil.ReadFile
+	os.Exit(m.Run())
+}