diff --git a/crates/bft-json-crdt/bft-crdt-derive/src/lib.rs b/crates/bft-json-crdt/bft-crdt-derive/src/lib.rs
index d53acfd..7118722 100644
--- a/crates/bft-json-crdt/bft-crdt-derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bft-json-crdt/bft-crdt-derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ pub fn derive_json_crdt(input: OgTokenStream) -> OgTokenStream {
                         }
                     }
 
+                    // I'm pulling this out so that we can see actual CRD content in debug output.
+                    //
+                    // The plan is to mostly get rid of the macros anyway, so it's a reasonable first step.
+                    // It could (alternately) be just as good to keep the macros and change this function to
+                    // output actual field content instead of just field names.
+                    //
                     // impl #impl_generics std::fmt::Debug for #ident #ty_generics #where_clause {
                     //     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
                     //         let mut fields = Vec::new();
diff --git a/crates/bft-json-crdt/src/json_crdt.rs b/crates/bft-json-crdt/src/json_crdt.rs
index a445efd..638ba71 100644
--- a/crates/bft-json-crdt/src/json_crdt.rs
+++ b/crates/bft-json-crdt/src/json_crdt.rs
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_derive_basic() {
         #[add_crdt_fields]
-        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Debug)]
         struct Player {
             x: LwwRegisterCrdt<f64>,
             y: LwwRegisterCrdt<f64>,
@@ -564,14 +564,14 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_derive_nested() {
         #[add_crdt_fields]
-        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Debug)]
         struct Position {
             x: LwwRegisterCrdt<f64>,
             y: LwwRegisterCrdt<f64>,
         }
 
         #[add_crdt_fields]
-        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Debug)]
         struct Player {
             pos: Position,
             balance: LwwRegisterCrdt<f64>,
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_lww_ops() {
         #[add_crdt_fields]
-        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Debug)]
         struct Test {
             a: LwwRegisterCrdt<f64>,
             b: LwwRegisterCrdt<bool>,
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_vec_and_map_ops() {
         #[add_crdt_fields]
-        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Debug)]
         struct Test {
             a: ListCrdt<String>,
         }
@@ -689,14 +689,14 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_causal_field_dependency() {
         #[add_crdt_fields]
-        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Debug)]
         struct Item {
             name: LwwRegisterCrdt<String>,
             soulbound: LwwRegisterCrdt<bool>,
         }
 
         #[add_crdt_fields]
-        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Debug)]
         struct Player {
             inventory: ListCrdt<Item>,
             balance: LwwRegisterCrdt<f64>,
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_2d_grid() {
         #[add_crdt_fields]
-        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Debug)]
         struct Game {
             grid: ListCrdt<ListCrdt<LwwRegisterCrdt<bool>>>,
         }
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_arb_json() {
         #[add_crdt_fields]
-        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Debug)]
         struct Test {
             reg: LwwRegisterCrdt<JsonValue>,
         }
@@ -852,13 +852,13 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_wrong_json_types() {
         #[add_crdt_fields]
-        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Debug)]
         struct Nested {
             list: ListCrdt<f64>,
         }
 
         #[add_crdt_fields]
-        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+        #[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Debug)]
         struct Test {
             reg: LwwRegisterCrdt<bool>,
             strct: ListCrdt<Nested>,
diff --git a/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs b/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs
index f195da1..d2044ec 100644
--- a/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs
+++ b/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use serde_json::json;
 // 5. block actual messages from honest actors (eclipse attack)
 
 #[add_crdt_fields]
-#[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+#[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Debug)]
 struct ListExample {
     list: ListCrdt<char>,
 }
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ fn test_forge_update() {
 }
 
 #[add_crdt_fields]
-#[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+#[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Debug)]
 struct Nested {
     a: Nested2,
 }
 
 #[add_crdt_fields]
-#[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+#[derive(Clone, CrdtNode, Debug)]
 struct Nested2 {
     b: LwwRegisterCrdt<bool>,
 }