diff --git a/command/agent/agent.go b/command/agent/agent.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7bb1c3157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/agent/agent.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package agent
+
+type Agent struct {
+}
+
+func (a *Agent) Leave() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (a *Agent) Shutdown() error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/command/agent/command.go b/command/agent/command.go
index 8b923941d..3c1212fca 100644
--- a/command/agent/command.go
+++ b/command/agent/command.go
@@ -3,14 +3,23 @@ package agent
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
 	"strings"
+	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-syslog"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/logutils"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/flag-slice"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 )
 
+// gracefulTimeout controls how long we wait before forcefully terminating
+const gracefulTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+
 // Command is a Command implementation that runs a Consul agent.
 // The command will not end unless a shutdown message is sent on the
 // ShutdownCh. If two messages are sent on the ShutdownCh it will forcibly
@@ -22,7 +31,10 @@ type Command struct {
 	Ui                cli.Ui
 	ShutdownCh        <-chan struct{}
 
-	args []string
+	args      []string
+	agent     *Agent
+	logFilter *logutils.LevelFilter
+	logOutput io.Writer
 }
 
 func (c *Command) readConfig() *Config {
@@ -42,6 +54,8 @@ func (c *Command) readConfig() *Config {
 	var config *Config
 	if dev {
 		config = DevConfig()
+	} else {
+		config = DefaultConfig()
 	}
 	for _, path := range configPath {
 		current, err := LoadConfig(path)
@@ -61,6 +75,48 @@ func (c *Command) readConfig() *Config {
 	return config
 }
 
+// setupLoggers is used to setup the logGate, logWriter, and our logOutput
+func (c *Command) setupLoggers(config *Config) (*GatedWriter, *logWriter, io.Writer) {
+	// Setup logging. First create the gated log writer, which will
+	// store logs until we're ready to show them. Then create the level
+	// filter, filtering logs of the specified level.
+	logGate := &GatedWriter{
+		Writer: &cli.UiWriter{Ui: c.Ui},
+	}
+
+	c.logFilter = LevelFilter()
+	c.logFilter.MinLevel = logutils.LogLevel(strings.ToUpper(config.LogLevel))
+	c.logFilter.Writer = logGate
+	if !ValidateLevelFilter(c.logFilter.MinLevel, c.logFilter) {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Invalid log level: %s. Valid log levels are: %v",
+			c.logFilter.MinLevel, c.logFilter.Levels))
+		return nil, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Check if syslog is enabled
+	var syslog io.Writer
+	if config.EnableSyslog {
+		l, err := gsyslog.NewLogger(gsyslog.LOG_NOTICE, config.SyslogFacility, "consul")
+		if err != nil {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Syslog setup failed: %v", err))
+			return nil, nil, nil
+		}
+		syslog = &SyslogWrapper{l, c.logFilter}
+	}
+
+	// Create a log writer, and wrap a logOutput around it
+	logWriter := NewLogWriter(512)
+	var logOutput io.Writer
+	if syslog != nil {
+		logOutput = io.MultiWriter(c.logFilter, logWriter, syslog)
+	} else {
+		logOutput = io.MultiWriter(c.logFilter, logWriter)
+	}
+	c.logOutput = logOutput
+	return logGate, logWriter, logOutput
+}
+
 func (c *Command) Run(args []string) int {
 	c.Ui = &cli.PrefixedUi{
 		OutputPrefix: "==> ",
@@ -76,13 +132,111 @@ func (c *Command) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	// Setup the log outputs
+	logGate, _, _ := c.setupLoggers(config)
+	if logGate == nil {
+		return 1
+	}
+
 	// Initialize the telemetry
 	if err := c.setupTelementry(config); err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error initializing telemetry: %s", err))
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	return 0
+	// Let the user know things are running
+	c.Ui.Output("Nomad agent running!")
+
+	// Enable log streaming
+	c.Ui.Info("")
+	c.Ui.Output("Log data will now stream in as it occurs:\n")
+	logGate.Flush()
+
+	// Wait for exit
+	return c.handleSignals(config)
+}
+
+// handleSignals blocks until we get an exit-causing signal
+func (c *Command) handleSignals(config *Config) int {
+	signalCh := make(chan os.Signal, 4)
+	signal.Notify(signalCh, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM, syscall.SIGHUP)
+
+	// Wait for a signal
+WAIT:
+	var sig os.Signal
+	select {
+	case s := <-signalCh:
+		sig = s
+	case <-c.ShutdownCh:
+		sig = os.Interrupt
+	}
+	c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Caught signal: %v", sig))
+
+	// Check if this is a SIGHUP
+	if sig == syscall.SIGHUP {
+		if conf := c.handleReload(config); conf != nil {
+			config = conf
+		}
+		goto WAIT
+	}
+
+	// Check if we should do a graceful leave
+	graceful := false
+	if sig == os.Interrupt && !config.LeaveOnInt {
+		graceful = true
+	} else if sig == syscall.SIGTERM && config.LeaveOnTerm {
+		graceful = true
+	}
+
+	// Bail fast if not doing a graceful leave
+	if !graceful {
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	// Attempt a graceful leave
+	gracefulCh := make(chan struct{})
+	c.Ui.Output("Gracefully shutting down agent...")
+	go func() {
+		if err := c.agent.Leave(); err != nil {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error: %s", err))
+			return
+		}
+		close(gracefulCh)
+	}()
+
+	// Wait for leave or another signal
+	select {
+	case <-signalCh:
+		return 1
+	case <-time.After(gracefulTimeout):
+		return 1
+	case <-gracefulCh:
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+// handleReload is invoked when we should reload our configs, e.g. SIGHUP
+func (c *Command) handleReload(config *Config) *Config {
+	c.Ui.Output("Reloading configuration...")
+	newConf := c.readConfig()
+	if newConf == nil {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to reload configs"))
+		return config
+	}
+
+	// Change the log level
+	minLevel := logutils.LogLevel(strings.ToUpper(newConf.LogLevel))
+	if ValidateLevelFilter(minLevel, c.logFilter) {
+		c.logFilter.SetMinLevel(minLevel)
+	} else {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Invalid log level: %s. Valid log levels are: %v",
+			minLevel, c.logFilter.Levels))
+
+		// Keep the current log level
+		newConf.LogLevel = config.LogLevel
+	}
+	return newConf
 }
 
 // setupTelementry is used ot setup the telemetry sub-systems
@@ -101,7 +255,7 @@ func (c *Command) setupTelementry(config *Config) error {
 		telConfig = config.Telemetry
 	}
 
-	metricsConf := metrics.DefaultConfig("vault")
+	metricsConf := metrics.DefaultConfig("nomad")
 	metricsConf.EnableHostname = !telConfig.DisableHostname
 
 	// Configure the statsite sink
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index 88997c68f..a1df75d78 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	Server *ServerConfig `hcl:"server"`
 
 	Telemetry *Telemetry `hcl:"telemetry"`
+
+	LeaveOnInt     bool
+	LeaveOnTerm    bool
+	EnableSyslog   bool
+	SyslogFacility string
 }
 
 type ClientConfig struct {
@@ -79,7 +84,16 @@ type Telemetry struct {
 
 // DevConfig is a Config that is used for dev mode of Nomad.
 func DevConfig() *Config {
-	return &Config{}
+	return &Config{
+		LogLevel: "DEBUG",
+	}
+}
+
+// DefaultConfig is a the baseline configuration for Nomad
+func DefaultConfig() *Config {
+	return &Config{
+		LogLevel: "INFO",
+	}
 }
 
 // Merge merges two configurations.
diff --git a/command/agent/gated_writer.go b/command/agent/gated_writer.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9417c4b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/agent/gated_writer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package agent
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// GatedWriter is an io.Writer implementation that buffers all of its
+// data into an internal buffer until it is told to let data through.
+type GatedWriter struct {
+	Writer io.Writer
+
+	buf   [][]byte
+	flush bool
+	lock  sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+// Flush tells the GatedWriter to flush any buffered data and to stop
+// buffering.
+func (w *GatedWriter) Flush() {
+	w.lock.Lock()
+	w.flush = true
+	w.lock.Unlock()
+
+	for _, p := range w.buf {
+		w.Write(p)
+	}
+	w.buf = nil
+}
+
+func (w *GatedWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	w.lock.RLock()
+	defer w.lock.RUnlock()
+
+	if w.flush {
+		return w.Writer.Write(p)
+	}
+
+	p2 := make([]byte, len(p))
+	copy(p2, p)
+	w.buf = append(w.buf, p2)
+	return len(p), nil
+}
diff --git a/command/agent/gated_writer_test.go b/command/agent/gated_writer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5327bad6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/agent/gated_writer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package agent
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGatedWriter_impl(t *testing.T) {
+	var _ io.Writer = new(GatedWriter)
+}
+
+func TestGatedWriter(t *testing.T) {
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	w := &GatedWriter{Writer: buf}
+	w.Write([]byte("foo\n"))
+	w.Write([]byte("bar\n"))
+
+	if buf.String() != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %s", buf.String())
+	}
+
+	w.Flush()
+
+	if buf.String() != "foo\nbar\n" {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %s", buf.String())
+	}
+
+	w.Write([]byte("baz\n"))
+
+	if buf.String() != "foo\nbar\nbaz\n" {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %s", buf.String())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/agent/log_levels.go b/command/agent/log_levels.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0f29c622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/agent/log_levels.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package agent
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/logutils"
+)
+
+// LevelFilter returns a LevelFilter that is configured with the log
+// levels that we use.
+func LevelFilter() *logutils.LevelFilter {
+	return &logutils.LevelFilter{
+		Levels:   []logutils.LogLevel{"TRACE", "DEBUG", "INFO", "WARN", "ERR"},
+		MinLevel: "INFO",
+		Writer:   ioutil.Discard,
+	}
+}
+
+// ValidateLevelFilter verifies that the log levels within the filter
+// are valid.
+func ValidateLevelFilter(minLevel logutils.LogLevel, filter *logutils.LevelFilter) bool {
+	for _, level := range filter.Levels {
+		if level == minLevel {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/command/agent/log_writer.go b/command/agent/log_writer.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6e76d0e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/agent/log_writer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package agent
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// LogHandler interface is used for clients that want to subscribe
+// to logs, for example to stream them over an IPC mechanism
+type LogHandler interface {
+	HandleLog(string)
+}
+
+// logWriter implements io.Writer so it can be used as a log sink.
+// It maintains a circular buffer of logs, and a set of handlers to
+// which it can stream the logs to.
+type logWriter struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+	logs     []string
+	index    int
+	handlers map[LogHandler]struct{}
+}
+
+// NewLogWriter creates a logWriter with the given buffer capacity
+func NewLogWriter(buf int) *logWriter {
+	return &logWriter{
+		logs:     make([]string, buf),
+		index:    0,
+		handlers: make(map[LogHandler]struct{}),
+	}
+}
+
+// RegisterHandler adds a log handler to receive logs, and sends
+// the last buffered logs to the handler
+func (l *logWriter) RegisterHandler(lh LogHandler) {
+	l.Lock()
+	defer l.Unlock()
+
+	// Do nothing if already registered
+	if _, ok := l.handlers[lh]; ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Register
+	l.handlers[lh] = struct{}{}
+
+	// Send the old logs
+	if l.logs[l.index] != "" {
+		for i := l.index; i < len(l.logs); i++ {
+			lh.HandleLog(l.logs[i])
+		}
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < l.index; i++ {
+		lh.HandleLog(l.logs[i])
+	}
+}
+
+// DeregisterHandler removes a LogHandler and prevents more invocations
+func (l *logWriter) DeregisterHandler(lh LogHandler) {
+	l.Lock()
+	defer l.Unlock()
+	delete(l.handlers, lh)
+}
+
+// Write is used to accumulate new logs
+func (l *logWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	l.Lock()
+	defer l.Unlock()
+
+	// Strip off newlines at the end if there are any since we store
+	// individual log lines in the agent.
+	n = len(p)
+	if p[n-1] == '\n' {
+		p = p[:n-1]
+	}
+
+	l.logs[l.index] = string(p)
+	l.index = (l.index + 1) % len(l.logs)
+
+	for lh, _ := range l.handlers {
+		lh.HandleLog(string(p))
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/command/agent/log_writer_test.go b/command/agent/log_writer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47e446d22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/agent/log_writer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package agent
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type MockLogHandler struct {
+	logs []string
+}
+
+func (m *MockLogHandler) HandleLog(l string) {
+	m.logs = append(m.logs, l)
+}
+
+func TestLogWriter(t *testing.T) {
+	h := &MockLogHandler{}
+	w := NewLogWriter(4)
+
+	// Write some logs
+	w.Write([]byte("one")) // Gets dropped!
+	w.Write([]byte("two"))
+	w.Write([]byte("three"))
+	w.Write([]byte("four"))
+	w.Write([]byte("five"))
+
+	// Register a handler, sends old!
+	w.RegisterHandler(h)
+
+	w.Write([]byte("six"))
+	w.Write([]byte("seven"))
+
+	// Deregister
+	w.DeregisterHandler(h)
+
+	w.Write([]byte("eight"))
+	w.Write([]byte("nine"))
+
+	out := []string{
+		"two",
+		"three",
+		"four",
+		"five",
+		"six",
+		"seven",
+	}
+	for idx := range out {
+		if out[idx] != h.logs[idx] {
+			t.Fatalf("mismatch %v", h.logs)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/agent/syslog.go b/command/agent/syslog.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7aed636d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/agent/syslog.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package agent
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-syslog"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/logutils"
+)
+
+// levelPriority is used to map a log level to a
+// syslog priority level
+var levelPriority = map[string]gsyslog.Priority{
+	"TRACE": gsyslog.LOG_DEBUG,
+	"DEBUG": gsyslog.LOG_INFO,
+	"INFO":  gsyslog.LOG_NOTICE,
+	"WARN":  gsyslog.LOG_WARNING,
+	"ERR":   gsyslog.LOG_ERR,
+	"CRIT":  gsyslog.LOG_CRIT,
+}
+
+// SyslogWrapper is used to cleaup log messages before
+// writing them to a Syslogger. Implements the io.Writer
+// interface.
+type SyslogWrapper struct {
+	l    gsyslog.Syslogger
+	filt *logutils.LevelFilter
+}
+
+// Write is used to implement io.Writer
+func (s *SyslogWrapper) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	// Skip syslog if the log level doesn't apply
+	if !s.filt.Check(p) {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
+	// Extract log level
+	var level string
+	afterLevel := p
+	x := bytes.IndexByte(p, '[')
+	if x >= 0 {
+		y := bytes.IndexByte(p[x:], ']')
+		if y >= 0 {
+			level = string(p[x+1 : x+y])
+			afterLevel = p[x+y+2:]
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Each log level will be handled by a specific syslog priority
+	priority, ok := levelPriority[level]
+	if !ok {
+		priority = gsyslog.LOG_NOTICE
+	}
+
+	// Attempt the write
+	err := s.l.WriteLevel(priority, afterLevel)
+	return len(p), err
+}
diff --git a/command/agent/syslog_test.go b/command/agent/syslog_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0990a081d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/agent/syslog_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package agent
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-syslog"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/logutils"
+)
+
+func TestSyslogFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("Syslog not supported on Windows")
+	}
+	if os.Getenv("TRAVIS") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("Syslog not supported on travis-ci")
+	}
+
+	l, err := gsyslog.NewLogger(gsyslog.LOG_NOTICE, "LOCAL0", "consul")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	filt := LevelFilter()
+	filt.MinLevel = logutils.LogLevel("INFO")
+
+	s := &SyslogWrapper{l, filt}
+	n, err := s.Write([]byte("[INFO] test"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+	if n == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("should have logged")
+	}
+
+	n, err = s.Write([]byte("[DEBUG] test"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+	if n != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("should not have logged")
+	}
+}