diff --git a/firebaseai/FirebaseAIExample.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/FirebaseAIExample (iOS).xcscheme b/firebaseai/FirebaseAIExample.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/FirebaseAIExample (iOS).xcscheme
index 6a66b5471..160714dd9 100644
--- a/firebaseai/FirebaseAIExample.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/FirebaseAIExample (iOS).xcscheme	
+++ b/firebaseai/FirebaseAIExample.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/FirebaseAIExample (iOS).xcscheme	
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@
             ReferencedContainer = "container:FirebaseAIExample.xcodeproj">
          </BuildableReference>
       </BuildableProductRunnable>
+      <CommandLineArguments>
+         <CommandLineArgument
+            argument = "-FIRDebugEnabled"
+            isEnabled = "YES">
+         </CommandLineArgument>
+      </CommandLineArguments>
    </LaunchAction>
    <ProfileAction
       buildConfiguration = "Release"
diff --git a/firebaseai/README.md b/firebaseai/README.md
index 338de092f..ffdd2a8d1 100644
--- a/firebaseai/README.md
+++ b/firebaseai/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ sample app to your Firebase project (or create a new project):
 
 You should now be able to build and run the sample!
 
+### Request logging
+
+The `-FIRDebugEnabled` option is set as a command line argument in the build
+scheme to log server requests to the console. Remove the option to turn off the
+logging.
+
 ## Documentation
 
 To learn more about the Firebase AI SDK, check out the