diff --git a/include/ircd/m/pretty.h b/include/ircd/m/pretty.h
index e8fcf5dd7..14c930911 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/pretty.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/pretty.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 namespace ircd::m
 {
+	struct pretty_opts;
+
 	// Informational pretty string condensed to single line.
 	// fmt = 0: w/o content keys, w/ hashes/sigs
 	// fmt = 1: w/ content keys w/ hashes/sigs
@@ -25,8 +27,8 @@ namespace ircd::m
 	std::string pretty(const event &);
 
 	// Informational content-oriented
-	std::ostream &pretty_msgline(std::ostream &, const event &, const int &fmt = 0);
-	std::string pretty_msgline(const event &, const int &fmt = 0);
+	std::ostream &pretty_msgline(std::ostream &, const event &, const pretty_opts &);
+	std::string pretty_msgline(const event &, const pretty_opts &);
 
 	// Informational pretty for state
 	// io=true will run db queries to enhance w/ more information.
@@ -36,3 +38,17 @@ namespace ircd::m
 	// note: lots of queries.
 	std::ostream &pretty_detailed(std::ostream &, const event &, const event::idx &);
 }
+
+struct ircd::m::pretty_opts
+{
+	event::idx event_idx {0};
+
+	bool show_event_idx {true};
+	bool show_depth {true};
+	bool show_origin_server_ts {true};
+	bool show_event_id {true};
+	bool show_sender {true};
+	bool show_state_key {true};
+	bool show_content {true};
+	bool show_msgtype {true};
+};
diff --git a/matrix/pretty.cc b/matrix/pretty.cc
index e724f6280..e69ab5cbf 100644
--- a/matrix/pretty.cc
+++ b/matrix/pretty.cc
@@ -610,12 +610,12 @@ ircd::m::pretty_oneline(std::ostream &s,
 
 std::string
 ircd::m::pretty_msgline(const event &event,
-                        const int &fmt)
+                        const pretty_opts &opts)
 {
 	std::string ret;
 	std::stringstream s;
 	pubsetbuf(s, ret, 4096);
-	pretty_msgline(s, event, fmt);
+	pretty_msgline(s, event, opts);
 	resizebuf(s, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -623,24 +623,29 @@ ircd::m::pretty_msgline(const event &event,
 std::ostream &
 ircd::m::pretty_msgline(std::ostream &s,
                         const event &event,
-                        const int &fmt)
+                        const pretty_opts &opts)
 {
-	const bool text_only
-	(
-		fmt & 1
-	);
+	if(opts.show_event_idx)
+		s << opts.event_idx << ' ';
 
-	if(!text_only)
-	{
+	if(opts.show_depth)
 		s << json::get<"depth"_>(event) << ' ';
 
+	if(opts.show_origin_server_ts)
+	{
 		char sdbuf[48];
 		if(json::get<"origin_server_ts"_>(event) != json::undefined_number)
 			s << smalldate(sdbuf, json::get<"origin_server_ts"_>(event) / 1000L) << ' ';
+	}
 
+	if(opts.show_event_id)
 		s << event.event_id << ' ';
+
+	if(opts.show_sender)
 		s << json::get<"sender"_>(event) << ' ';
 
+	if(opts.show_state_key)
+	{
 		const auto &state_key
 		{
 			json::get<"state_key"_>(event)
@@ -659,7 +664,7 @@ ircd::m::pretty_msgline(std::ostream &s,
 		json::get<"content"_>(event)
 	};
 
-	switch(hash(json::get<"type"_>(event)))
+	if(opts.show_content) switch(hash(json::get<"type"_>(event)))
 	{
 		case "m.room.message"_:
 		{
@@ -678,7 +683,7 @@ ircd::m::pretty_msgline(std::ostream &s,
 				msg.body()
 			};
 
-			if(!text_only)
+			if(opts.show_msgtype)
 				s << type << ' ';
 			else if(type != "m.text")
 				break;
@@ -688,9 +693,6 @@ ircd::m::pretty_msgline(std::ostream &s,
 		}
 
 		default:
-			if(text_only)
-				break;
-
 			s << string_view{content};
 			break;
 	}
diff --git a/modules/console.cc b/modules/console.cc
index 3fb460e0b..a53812f06 100644
--- a/modules/console.cc
+++ b/modules/console.cc
@@ -11559,8 +11559,15 @@ console_cmd__room__messages(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 		if(!seek(std::nothrow, event, event_idx))
 			return true;
 
+		const m::pretty_opts opts
+		{
+			.event_idx = event_idx,
+			.show_event_id = false,
+			.show_state_key = false,
+		};
+
 		out
-		<< pretty_msgline(event)
+		<< pretty_msgline(event, opts)
 		<< std::endl;
 		return ++i < limit;
 	});