diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/artifact_builder/artifact_builder.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/artifact_builder/artifact_builder.dart
index 3d767ec9..1eed1f95 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/artifact_builder/artifact_builder.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/artifact_builder/artifact_builder.dart
@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@ class ArtifactBuilder {
       final exitCode = await buildProcess.exitCode;
       if (exitCode != ExitCode.success.code) {
         throw ArtifactBuildException(
-          'Failed to build',
+          '''
+Failed to build AAB.
+Command: $executable ${arguments.join(' ')}
+Reason: Exited with code $exitCode.''',
           stderr: stderrLines,
           stdout: stdoutLines,
         );
@@ -208,10 +211,10 @@ class ArtifactBuilder {
       );
 
       if (result.exitCode != ExitCode.success.code) {
-        throw ArtifactBuildException.fromProcessResult(
-          'Failed to build',
-          buildProcessResult: result,
-        );
+        throw ArtifactBuildException.fromProcessResult('''
+Failed to build APK.
+Command: $executable ${arguments.join(' ')}
+Reason: Exited with code $exitCode.''', buildProcessResult: result);
       }
     });
     final projectRoot = shorebirdEnv.getShorebirdProjectRoot()!;
@@ -257,10 +260,10 @@ class ArtifactBuilder {
       final result = await process.run(executable, arguments);
 
       if (result.exitCode != ExitCode.success.code) {
-        throw ArtifactBuildException.fromProcessResult(
-          'Failed to build',
-          buildProcessResult: result,
-        );
+        throw ArtifactBuildException.fromProcessResult('''
+Failed to build AAR.
+Command: $executable ${arguments.join(' ')}
+Reason: Exited with code $exitCode.''', buildProcessResult: result);
       }
     });
   }
@@ -306,7 +309,10 @@ class ArtifactBuilder {
       final exitCode = await buildProcess.exitCode;
       if (exitCode != ExitCode.success.code) {
         throw ArtifactBuildException(
-          'Failed to build',
+          '''
+Failed to build linux app.
+Command: $executable ${arguments.join(' ')}
+Reason: Exited with code $exitCode.''',
           stdout: stdoutLines,
           stderr: stderrLines,
         );
@@ -378,7 +384,10 @@ class ArtifactBuilder {
       final exitCode = await buildProcess.exitCode;
       if (exitCode != ExitCode.success.code) {
         throw ArtifactBuildException(
-          'Failed to build',
+          '''
+Failed to build macOS app.
+Command: $executable ${arguments.join(' ')}
+Reason: Exited with code $exitCode.''',
           stdout: stdoutLines,
           stderr: stderrLines,
         );
@@ -458,7 +467,10 @@ class ArtifactBuilder {
 
       if (exitCode != ExitCode.success.code) {
         throw ArtifactBuildException(
-          'Failed to build',
+          '''
+Failed to build IPA.
+Command: $executable ${arguments.join(' ')}
+Reason: Exited with code $exitCode.''',
           stdout: stdoutLines,
           stderr: stderrLines,
         );
@@ -469,7 +481,10 @@ class ArtifactBuilder {
       // https://github.com/shorebirdtech/shorebird/issues/2855
       if (stderr.contains('Encountered error while creating the IPA')) {
         throw ArtifactBuildException(
-          'Failed to build',
+          '''
+Failed to build IPA.
+Command: $executable ${arguments.join(' ')}
+Reason: stderr contains "Encountered error while creating the IPA".''',
           stdout: stdoutLines,
           stderr: stderrLines,
         );
@@ -507,7 +522,11 @@ class ArtifactBuilder {
       final result = await process.run(executable, arguments);
 
       if (result.exitCode != ExitCode.success.code) {
-        throw ArtifactBuildException('Failed to build: ${result.stderr}');
+        throw ArtifactBuildException('''
+Failed to build iOS framework.
+Command: $executable ${arguments.join(' ')}
+Reason: Exited with code $exitCode.
+''');
       }
 
       appDillPath = findAppDill(stdout: result.stdout.toString());
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/artifact_builder/artifact_builder_test.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/artifact_builder/artifact_builder_test.dart
index 03d82775..e740abb5 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/artifact_builder/artifact_builder_test.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/artifact_builder/artifact_builder_test.dart
@@ -700,7 +700,10 @@ Either run `flutter pub get` manually, or follow the steps in ${cannotRunInVSCod
               isA<ArtifactBuildException>().having(
                 (e) => e.message,
                 'message',
-                equals('Failed to build'),
+                equals('''
+Failed to build linux app.
+Command: flutter build linux --release
+Reason: Exited with code 70.'''),
               ),
             ),
           );
@@ -1129,7 +1132,10 @@ error: exportArchive: No signing certificate "iOS Distribution" found''',
               () => runWithOverrides(() => builder.buildIpa(codesign: false)),
               throwsA(
                 isA<ArtifactBuildException>()
-                    .having((e) => e.message, 'message', 'Failed to build')
+                    .having((e) => e.message, 'message', '''
+Failed to build IPA.
+Command: flutter build ipa --release --no-codesign
+Reason: stderr contains "Encountered error while creating the IPA".''')
                     .having(
                       (e) => e.stderr,
                       'stderr',
@@ -1185,7 +1191,10 @@ error: exportArchive No signing certificate "iOS Distribution" found''',
               () => runWithOverrides(() => builder.buildIpa(codesign: false)),
               throwsA(
                 isA<ArtifactBuildException>()
-                    .having((e) => e.message, 'message', 'Failed to build')
+                    .having((e) => e.message, 'message', '''
+Failed to build IPA.
+Command: flutter build ipa --release --no-codesign
+Reason: stderr contains "Encountered error while creating the IPA".''')
                     .having(
                       (e) => e.stderr,
                       'stderr',