diff --git a/.changeset/fix-snippet-terminal-signature.md b/.changeset/fix-snippet-terminal-signature.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fea585a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-snippet-terminal-signature.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@stainless-code/codemap": patch
+---
+
+Print symbol signature in `codemap snippet` terminal output, matching `codemap show` and the documented contract.
diff --git a/src/cli/cmd-snippet.test.ts b/src/cli/cmd-snippet.test.ts
index d69d2bf..e6da52a 100644
--- a/src/cli/cmd-snippet.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/cmd-snippet.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { createTables } from "../db";
 import type { CodemapDatabase } from "../db";
 import { hashContent } from "../hash";
 import { openCodemapDatabase } from "../sqlite-db";
-import { parseSnippetRest } from "./cmd-snippet";
+import { parseSnippetRest, renderSnippetTerminal } from "./cmd-snippet";
 
 describe("parseSnippetRest", () => {
   it("returns help on --help / -h", () => {
@@ -69,6 +69,43 @@ describe("parseSnippetRest", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("renderSnippetTerminal", () => {
+  it("prints signature between location and source", () => {
+    const lines: string[] = [];
+    const origLog = console.log;
+    console.log = (...args: unknown[]) => {
+      lines.push(
+        args.map((a) => (typeof a === "string" ? a : String(a))).join(" "),
+      );
+    };
+    try {
+      renderSnippetTerminal({
+        matches: [
+          {
+            name: "foo",
+            kind: "function",
+            file_path: "src/a.ts",
+            line_start: 1,
+            line_end: 2,
+            signature: "function foo(): void",
+            is_exported: 1,
+            parent_name: null,
+            visibility: null,
+            source: "line1\nline2",
+            stale: false,
+            missing: false,
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+    } finally {
+      console.log = origLog;
+    }
+    expect(lines[0]).toBe("src/a.ts:1-2");
+    expect(lines[1]).toBe("  function foo(): void");
+    expect(lines[2]).toBe("line1\nline2");
+  });
+});
+
 describe("buildSnippetResult — source enrichment + envelope", () => {
   let projectRoot: string;
   let db: CodemapDatabase;
diff --git a/src/cli/cmd-snippet.ts b/src/cli/cmd-snippet.ts
index 19172a9..442831e 100644
--- a/src/cli/cmd-snippet.ts
+++ b/src/cli/cmd-snippet.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export async function runSnippetCmd(opts: SnippetOpts): Promise<void> {
       console.log(JSON.stringify(result));
       return;
     }
-    renderTerminal(result);
+    renderSnippetTerminal(result);
   } catch (err) {
     const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
     emitErrorMaybeJson(msg, opts.json);
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function describeFilter(
   return parts.length === 0 ? "" : ` (filters: ${parts.join(", ")})`;
 }
 
-function renderTerminal(result: SnippetResult): void {
+export function renderSnippetTerminal(result: SnippetResult): void {
   let anyStale = false;
   for (let i = 0; i < result.matches.length; i++) {
     const m = result.matches[i]!;
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ function renderTerminal(result: SnippetResult): void {
     console.log(
       `${m.file_path}:${m.line_start}-${m.line_end}${stalePrefix}${missingPrefix}`,
     );
+    console.log(`  ${m.signature}`);
     if (m.source !== undefined) console.log(m.source);
     if (m.stale) anyStale = true;
   }