diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6a7db7b..3f8bb85 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ struct CucumberExtension {
 const SERVER_BINARY: &str = "cucumber-language-server";
 const SERVER_PATH: &str =
     "node_modules/@cucumber/language-server/bin/cucumber-language-server.cjs";
+// Use the fork that adds Kotlin support and fixes the reindex crash.
+// npm install interprets "user/repo#branch" as a GitHub install; the package
+// still installs under node_modules/@cucumber/language-server because that is
+// the name in the fork's package.json.
 const PACKAGE_NAME: &str = "@cucumber/language-server";
 
 /// Step keywords mapped to their tree-sitter highlight group.
@@ -43,19 +47,28 @@ impl CucumberExtension {
 
     fn server_script_path(&mut self, id: &zed::LanguageServerId) -> zed::Result<String> {
         let server_exists = self.server_exists();
+        eprintln!("[cucumber] server_script_path: server_exists={server_exists}, did_find_server={}", self.did_find_server);
         if self.did_find_server && server_exists {
+            eprintln!("[cucumber] reusing cached server at {SERVER_PATH}");
             return Ok(SERVER_PATH.to_string());
         }
 
+        zed::set_language_server_installation_status(
+            id,
+            &zed::LanguageServerInstallationStatus::CheckingForUpdate,
+        );
+
         zed::set_language_server_installation_status(
             id,
             &zed::LanguageServerInstallationStatus::CheckingForUpdate,
         );
         let version = zed::npm_package_latest_version(PACKAGE_NAME)?;
+        eprintln!("[cucumber] latest npm version: {version}");
 
         if !server_exists
             || zed::npm_package_installed_version(PACKAGE_NAME)?.as_ref() != Some(&version)
         {
+            eprintln!("[cucumber] installing {PACKAGE_NAME}@{version}");
             zed::set_language_server_installation_status(
                 id,
                 &zed::LanguageServerInstallationStatus::Downloading,
@@ -64,12 +77,16 @@ impl CucumberExtension {
             match result {
                 Ok(()) => {
                     if !self.server_exists() {
-                        Err(format!(
+                        let msg = format!(
                             "installed package '{PACKAGE_NAME}' did not contain expected path '{SERVER_PATH}'",
-                        ))?;
+                        );
+                        eprintln!("[cucumber] ERROR: {msg}");
+                        Err(msg)?;
                     }
+                    eprintln!("[cucumber] npm install succeeded");
                 }
                 Err(error) => {
+                    eprintln!("[cucumber] npm install error: {error}");
                     if !self.server_exists() {
                         Err(error)?;
                     }
@@ -99,21 +116,27 @@ impl zed::Extension for CucumberExtension {
     ) -> zed::Result<zed::Command> {
         let lsp_args = vec!["--stdio".into()];
         let (command, args) = match worktree.which(SERVER_BINARY) {
-            Some(command) => (command, lsp_args),
+            Some(path) => {
+                eprintln!("[cucumber] found {SERVER_BINARY} in PATH at: {path}");
+                (path, lsp_args)
+            }
             None => {
+                eprintln!("[cucumber] {SERVER_BINARY} not found in PATH, falling back to npm install");
                 let script_path = self.server_script_path(language_server_id)?;
                 let mut args = lsp_args.clone();
-                args.insert(
-                    0,
-                    env::current_dir()
-                        .unwrap()
-                        .join(&script_path)
-                        .to_string_lossy()
-                        .to_string(),
-                );
-                (zed::node_binary_path()?, args)
+                let abs_path = env::current_dir()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .join(&script_path)
+                    .to_string_lossy()
+                    .to_string();
+                eprintln!("[cucumber] using script at: {abs_path}");
+                args.insert(0, abs_path);
+                let node = zed::node_binary_path()?;
+                eprintln!("[cucumber] node binary: {node}");
+                (node, args)
             }
         };
+        eprintln!("[cucumber] launching: {command} {}", args.join(" "));
         Ok(zed::Command {
             command,
             args,