diff --git a/HealBot.lua b/HealBot.lua
index 8fb80b3..f2cbc62 100644
--- a/HealBot.lua
+++ b/HealBot.lua
@@ -103,6 +103,21 @@ function HealBot_SlashCmd(cmd)
     HealBot_AddDebug( "Channel active" );
     return;
   end
+  if (cmd=="debug" or cmd=="dbg") then
+    if not HealBot_Config then return; end
+    if HealBot_Config.DebugMode == 1 then
+      HealBot_Config.DebugMode = 0;
+      if DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME then
+        DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("|cFFFFD100HealBot|r: Debug mode |cFFFF0000DISABLED|r.");
+      end
+    else
+      HealBot_Config.DebugMode = 1;
+      if DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME then
+        DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("|cFFFFD100HealBot|r: Debug mode |cFF00FF00ENABLED|r.");
+      end
+    end
+    return;
+  end
 end
 
 -- HealBot_SendAddonMessage moved to HealBot_Controller_Comms.lua
diff --git a/HealBot_Controller_Comms.lua b/HealBot_Controller_Comms.lua
index 47033dd..dded2b2 100644
--- a/HealBot_Controller_Comms.lua
+++ b/HealBot_Controller_Comms.lua
@@ -30,8 +30,15 @@ function HealBot_AddChat(msg)
     end
 end
 
--- HealBot_AddDebug: Prints debug messages to internal chat channel.
+-- HealBot_AddDebug: Prints debug messages to chat or internal debug channel.
 function HealBot_AddDebug(msg)
+    if HealBot_Config and HealBot_Config.DebugMode == 1 then
+        if DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME then
+            DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("|cFFFFD100[HB Debug]|r " .. msg);
+        end
+        return;
+    end
+
     local chanid = HealBot_Get_DebugChan();
     if chanid and HealBot_SpamCnt < 3 then
         HealBot_SpamCnt = HealBot_SpamCnt + 1;
diff --git a/HealBot_Data.lua b/HealBot_Data.lua
index 5695567..5894ef4 100644
--- a/HealBot_Data.lua
+++ b/HealBot_Data.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 HealBot_ConfigDefaults = {
+  DebugMode = 0,
   ShowManaBars=0,
   ManaBarsHealersOnly=0,
   Version = HEALBOT_VERSION,
diff --git a/HealBot_Integrations.lua b/HealBot_Integrations.lua
index 42ac6c2..e45554f 100644
--- a/HealBot_Integrations.lua
+++ b/HealBot_Integrations.lua
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ function HealBot_Integrations_Toggle()
     HealBot_Integrations_UnitXP_Active = true;
     HealBot_AddDebug("UnitXP Integration: ENABLED");
   else
+  Look at the lines that need translation
     HealBot_Integrations_UnitXP_Active = false;
     HealBot_AddDebug("UnitXP Integration: DISABLED");
   end
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75846d3..e81c524 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Default installation path: `C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\
 * `/hb` - Toggles the main HealBot panel on and off
 * `/hb options` - Toggles the HealBot options panel on and off
 * `/hb reset` - Resets the contents of the main HealBot panel
+* `/hb debug` - Toggles in-game debug message output to the main chat frame
 
 ### Key Features & Current Functionality
 * **MVC & Observer Architecture:** High-performance, reactive engine that updates frames dynamically on state changes, drastically reducing CPU and memory overhead. Features memory recycling pool and event loop decoupling for zero-stutter combat.
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ Default installation path: `C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\
 * **Performance Fix - Frame Rendering** - Eliminated redundant UI layout recalculations in `HealBot_Action_EnableButton`. The UI no longer forces `SetFont`, `SetWidth`, `SetHeight`, and `GetGlobal` lookups on every single combat tick (which previously caused 4,000+ layout updates per second in 40-man raids).
 * **Performance Fix - Range Checking** - Greatly reduced CPU stutter caused by range calculations. `HealBot_Range_Check` now caches map positioning math and API calls per-frame, preventing the addon from calculating the exact same `math.sqrt` distance up to 5 times per unit during heavy combat.
 * **Performance Fix - Unit ID Lookup** - Optimized `HealBot_FindUnitID` by pre-allocating raid unit tokens, preventing massive string concatenation and garbage collection spam during high-frequency combat events like `CHAT_MSG_ADDON` (HealComm).
+* **Debug Output Command** - Added `/hb debug` (or `/hb dbg`) slash command to toggle real-time debug message printing directly into the standard chat frame without requiring custom chat channels.
 
 **v1.7.3**
 * **Performance Fix - Table Pooling Part 2** - Fixed remaining un-pooled table allocations in layout updates, macro parsing, nampower integration, and aura tracking by utilizing HealBot_GetTable().