diff --git a/actur/reader.py b/actur/reader.py
index e8228eb..ccebd5e 100644
--- a/actur/reader.py
+++ b/actur/reader.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import time
 
 import feedparser
+import sentry_sdk
 
 from actur.config import readconf as rc
 from actur.utils import dbif, feeds, hasher
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ def process_feed(
     global _logger
     bump_processed, bump_added, bump_skipped, get_counts = pcounters()
     feedname = feed.name
-    print("feedname", feedname)
+    if not silent:
+        print("feedname", feedname)
     url = feed.url
     d = feedparser.parse(url)
     if not silent:
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ def process_feed(
                     #     print(f"title {title} classified as {category}")
                 except Exception as e:
                     msg = f"Classifier exception on title {title}: {e}"
+                    sentry_sdk.capture_message(msg)
                     if not silent:
                         print(msg)
                     if not no_logging:
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ def process_pubs(xgroup: str | None, silent: bool, no_logging: bool, categorize:
             parse_pub(pub, silent, categorize, no_logging)
         except Exception as e:
             msg = f"Could not read {pub.name}: {e}"
+            sentry_sdk.capture_message(msg)
             if not silent:
                 print(msg)
             if not no_logging:
diff --git a/actur/sentry_div.py b/actur/sentry_div.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5c3d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actur/sentry_div.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import sentry_sdk
+from config import readconf as rc
+
+dsn = rc.get_conf_by_key("sentry")["dsn"]
+
+sentry_sdk.init(
+    dsn=rc.get_conf_by_key("sentry")["dsn"],
+)
+
+div_by_zero = 1 / 0
diff --git a/actur/sentry_test.py b/actur/sentry_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf40250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actur/sentry_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import sentry_sdk
+import sentry_sdk.profiler
+from config import readconf as rc
+
+
+sentry_sdk.init(
+    dsn=rc.get_conf_by_key("sentry")["dsn"],
+    # Set traces_sample_rate to 1.0 to capture 100%
+    # of transactions for tracing.
+    traces_sample_rate=1.0,
+)
+
+
+def slow_function():
+    import time
+
+    time.sleep(0.1)
+    return "done"
+
+
+def fast_function():
+    import time
+
+    time.sleep(0.05)
+    return "done"
+
+
+# Manually call start_profiler and stop_profiler
+# to profile the code in between
+sentry_sdk.profiler.start_profiler()
+for i in range(0, 10):
+    slow_function()
+    fast_function()
+#
+# Calls to stop_profiler are optional -
+# if you don't stop the profiler, it will keep profiling
+# your application until the process exits or stop_profiler is called.
+sentry_sdk.profiler.stop_profiler()
diff --git a/actur/utils/dbif.py b/actur/utils/dbif.py
index 5505546..807f62e 100644
--- a/actur/utils/dbif.py
+++ b/actur/utils/dbif.py
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 import pymongo
 from bson.json_util import dumps, RELAXED_JSON_OPTIONS
 from actur.config import readconf as rc
+import sentry_sdk
+
+sentry_sample_rate = rc.get_conf_by_key("sentry")["sample_rate"]
+sentry_sdk.init(
+    dsn=rc.get_conf_by_key("sentry")["dsn"],
+    # Set traces_sample_rate to 1.0 to capture 100%
+    # of transactions for tracing.
+    traces_sample_rate=sentry_sample_rate,
+    # Set profiles_sample_rate to 1.0 to profile 100%
+    # of sampled transactions.
+    # We recommend adjusting this value in production.
+    profiles_sample_rate=sentry_sample_rate,
+)
 
 _host: str | None = None
 _client: pymongo.MongoClient
@@ -37,8 +50,9 @@ def _init_db():
 
 
 def save_article(entry):
-    db = get_db()
-    db.articles.insert_one(entry)
+    with sentry_sdk.start_transaction(op="save_article"):
+        db = get_db()
+        db.articles.insert_one(entry)
 
 
 def get_article_count() -> int:
@@ -47,14 +61,15 @@ def get_article_count() -> int:
 
 
 def is_summary_in_db(target_hash, summary):
-    db = get_db()
-    articles_with_target_hash = db.articles.find({"hash": target_hash})
-    for article in articles_with_target_hash:
-        if article["summary"] == summary:
-            return True
-        else:
-            continue
-    return False
+    with sentry_sdk.start_transaction(op="is_summary_in_db"):
+        db = get_db()
+        articles_with_target_hash = db.articles.find({"hash": target_hash})
+        for article in articles_with_target_hash:
+            if article["summary"] == summary:
+                return True
+            else:
+                continue
+        return False
 
 
 def find_text(collname: str, search_text: str):
diff --git a/notes.md b/notes.md
index f8435a4..52a008c 100644
--- a/notes.md
+++ b/notes.md
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 pytest --cov=actur tests/
 
-
 ## proposed signal handler
 
 ```python
@@ -75,14 +74,14 @@ For display to work, must export ACTUCONF=$HOME/.actur/local.toml (this is now t
 
 Copy sup-actur.conf to /etc/supervisor/conf.d/actur.conf
 
-and restart supervisor supervisorctl start actur-local  [or start all if actuproxy being used]
+and restart supervisor supervisorctl start actur-local [or start all if actuproxy being used]
 
 New openai interface:
 
-https://github.com/openai/openai-python/discussions/742
-discussion
+discussion [https://github.com/openai/openai-python/discussions/742]
 
 ## commands
+
 actu read --categorize [--silent] [-d]
 
 actu show -h 3 all
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 28aa9a5..5cd7e91 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@
     test_suite="tests",
     tests_require=test_requirements,
     url="https://github.com/agoldhammer/actur",
-    version="0.1.0",
+    version="0.2.2",
     zip_safe=False,
 )