diff --git a/docs/USAGE.md b/docs/USAGE.md
index 35234f8..22ba188 100644
--- a/docs/USAGE.md
+++ b/docs/USAGE.md
@@ -22,6 +22,26 @@ tuimble --host mumble.example.com --user myname
 - **toggle** — press to start, press again to stop (default)
 - **hold** — hold key to transmit, release to stop (requires evdev)
 
+## Profiling
+
+```sh
+tuimble --cprofile                    # saves to ~/.config/tuimble/profile.prof
+tuimble --cprofile /tmp/tuimble.prof  # saves to custom path
+```
+
+Profile data is dumped every 30 seconds and on exit, so snapshots
+are available even after a crash or `kill`. Output is standard `.prof`
+format:
+
+```sh
+python3 -m pstats /tmp/tuimble.prof   # interactive explorer
+# or install snakeviz for a browser-based flamegraph:
+# pip install snakeviz && snakeviz /tmp/tuimble.prof
+```
+
+Note: cProfile captures the main thread only. Background workers
+started with `@work(thread=True)` are not included.
+
 ## Configuration
 
 See `~/.config/tuimble/config.toml`. All fields are optional;
diff --git a/src/tuimble/__main__.py b/src/tuimble/__main__.py
index 57304f5..725b421 100644
--- a/src/tuimble/__main__.py
+++ b/src/tuimble/__main__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,67 @@
 """Entry point for tuimble."""
 
+import argparse
 import sys
 
 
 def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        prog="tuimble",
+        description="TUI client for Mumble",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--cprofile",
+        nargs="?",
+        const=None,
+        default=False,
+        metavar="FILE",
+        help="run under cProfile, saving to FILE "
+        "(default: ~/.config/tuimble/profile.prof)",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
     from tuimble.app import TuimbleApp
 
     app = TuimbleApp()
-    app.run()
+
+    if args.cprofile is not False:
+        _run_profiled(app, args.cprofile)
+    else:
+        app.run()
+
+
+def _run_profiled(app, dest):
+    """Run the app under cProfile with periodic 30s dumps."""
+    import cProfile
+    from pathlib import Path
+    from threading import Event, Thread
+
+    if dest is None:
+        from tuimble.config import CONFIG_DIR
+
+        dest = CONFIG_DIR / "profile.prof"
+    else:
+        dest = Path(dest)
+
+    dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    prof = cProfile.Profile()
+    stop = Event()
+
+    def _periodic_dump():
+        while not stop.wait(30):
+            prof.dump_stats(str(dest))
+
+    dumper = Thread(target=_periodic_dump, daemon=True)
+    dumper.start()
+
+    try:
+        prof.enable()
+        app.run()
+    finally:
+        prof.disable()
+        stop.set()
+        prof.dump_stats(str(dest))
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":