diff --git a/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift b/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift
index e606506f..1e81e87d 100644
--- a/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift
+++ b/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 
 import SwiftUI
 import UserNotifications
+#if DEBUG
+import BitLogger
+#endif
 
 @main
 struct BitchatApp: App {
@@ -43,6 +46,11 @@ struct BitchatApp: App {
                 .onAppear {
                     appDelegate.runtime = runtime
                     runtime.start()
+                    #if DEBUG
+                    // Arm the opt-in UDP log sink from persisted config (no-op
+                    // until a collector host is set in the App Info sheet).
+                    LogNetworkSink.shared.reloadConfiguration()
+                    #endif
                 }
                 .onOpenURL { url in
                     runtime.handleOpenURL(url)
diff --git a/bitchat/Services/BLE/BLEService.swift b/bitchat/Services/BLE/BLEService.swift
index 3f03c2b6..cc342856 100644
--- a/bitchat/Services/BLE/BLEService.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Services/BLE/BLEService.swift
@@ -2703,7 +2703,7 @@ extension BLEService {
 
     private func applyRouteIfAvailable(_ packet: BitchatPacket, to recipient: PeerID) -> BitchatPacket {
         let now = Date()
-        let route = BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicy.route(
+        let decision = BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicy.decide(
             for: packet,
             to: recipient,
             localPeerIDData: myPeerIDData,
@@ -2715,7 +2715,19 @@ extension BLEService {
             },
             computeRoute: { self.computeRoute(to: $0) }
         )
-        guard let route else { return packet }
+        let route: [Data]
+        switch decision {
+        case .flood(let reason):
+            // Only log the interesting directed cases; a plain broadcast keeps
+            // flood by design and would spam the origination path.
+            if reason != .broadcast {
+                SecureLogger.info("[ROUTE] flood to \(recipient.id.prefix(8))… (\(reason.rawValue))", category: .mesh)
+            }
+            return packet
+        case .route(let hops):
+            SecureLogger.info("[ROUTE] source-route to \(recipient.id.prefix(8))… via \(hops.count) hop(s)", category: .mesh)
+            route = hops
+        }
         // Create new packet with route applied and version upgraded to 2
         let routedPacket = BitchatPacket(
             type: packet.type,
@@ -2805,7 +2817,7 @@ extension BLEService {
     private func handleMeshPing(_ packet: BitchatPacket, fromLink linkPeerID: PeerID) {
         guard packet.recipientID == myPeerIDData else { return }
         guard let ping = MeshPingPayload.decode(packet.payload) else {
-            SecureLogger.debug("⚠️ Malformed ping via \(linkPeerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.debug("[PING] malformed ping via \(linkPeerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .mesh)
             return
         }
         let allowed = collectionsQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
@@ -2813,7 +2825,7 @@ extension BLEService {
         }
         guard allowed else {
             if logRateLimiter.shouldLog(key: "ping-limit:\(linkPeerID.id)") {
-                SecureLogger.warning("🚫 Rate-limiting pings via link \(linkPeerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .security)
+                SecureLogger.warning("[PING] rate-limiting pings via link \(linkPeerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .mesh)
             }
             return
         }
@@ -2847,6 +2859,7 @@ extension BLEService {
             rttMs: max(0, rttMs),
             hops: MeshPingPayload.hopCount(originTTL: pong.originTTL, receivedTTL: packet.ttl)
         )
+        SecureLogger.info("[PING] pong from \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… rtt=\(result.rttMs)ms hops=\(result.hops)", category: .mesh)
         Task { @MainActor in pending.completion(result) }
     }
 
@@ -2855,11 +2868,15 @@ extension BLEService {
     func computeMeshPath(to peerID: PeerID) -> [PeerID]? {
         refreshLocalTopology()
         if let route = computeRoute(to: peerID) {
-            return route.compactMap { PeerID(routingData: $0) }
+            let path = route.compactMap { PeerID(routingData: $0) }
+            SecureLogger.info("[TRACE] path to \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… via \(path.count) hop(s)", category: .mesh)
+            return path
         }
         // Confirmed claims can lag a brand-new link (the peer's next announce
         // hasn't arrived yet); a live direct connection is still a known path.
-        return isPeerConnected(peerID) ? [] : nil
+        let direct = isPeerConnected(peerID)
+        SecureLogger.info("[TRACE] path to \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… \(direct ? "direct (0 hops)" : "no known path")", category: .mesh)
+        return direct ? [] : nil
     }
 
     /// Mesh graph for the topology map. Edges are advisory: announces cap
@@ -3005,9 +3022,11 @@ extension BLEService {
             if let prekey = assignRecipientPrekey(messageID: messageID, recipientNoiseKey: recipientNoiseKey) {
                 sealed = try noiseService.sealPrekeyPayload(typedPayload, recipientPrekey: prekey)
                 prekeyID = prekey.id
+                SecureLogger.info("[PREKEY] seal prekey (id=\(prekey.id)) id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
             } else {
                 sealed = try noiseService.sealCourierPayload(typedPayload, recipientStaticKey: recipientNoiseKey)
                 prekeyID = nil
+                SecureLogger.info("[PREKEY] seal static (no bundle) id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
             }
             let envelope = CourierEnvelope(
                 recipientTag: CourierEnvelope.recipientTag(
@@ -3101,6 +3120,7 @@ extension BLEService {
                 (typedPayload, senderStaticKey) = (opened.payload, opened.senderStaticKey)
                 if opened.consumedPrekey {
                     let replenished = noiseService.replenishPrekeysIfNeeded()
+                    SecureLogger.info("[PREKEY] consume id=\(prekeyID), re-gossip bundle (replenished=\(replenished))", category: .session)
                     sendPrekeyBundle(force: replenished)
                 }
             } else {
@@ -3332,7 +3352,7 @@ extension BLEService {
             return nil
         }
         guard let signingKey else {
-            SecureLogger.debug("🔑 Deferring prekey bundle without a bound signing key (owner \(owner.id.prefix(8))…)", category: .security)
+            SecureLogger.debug("[PREKEY] bundle defer (no bound signing key) owner \(owner.id.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
             return
         }
         ingestVerifiedPrekeyBundle(bundle, packet: packet, owner: owner, signingKey: signingKey)
@@ -3343,11 +3363,13 @@ extension BLEService {
     private func ingestVerifiedPrekeyBundle(_ bundle: PrekeyBundle, packet: BitchatPacket, owner: PeerID, signingKey: Data) {
         guard noiseService.verifyPrekeyBundleSignature(bundle, signingPublicKey: signingKey),
               noiseService.verifyPacketSignature(packet, publicKey: signingKey) else {
-            SecureLogger.debug("🔑 Ignoring prekey bundle without verifiable signature (owner \(owner.id.prefix(8))…)", category: .security)
+            SecureLogger.info("[PREKEY] bundle reject (bad signature) owner \(owner.id.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
             return
         }
         if prekeyBundleStore.ingest(bundle) {
-            SecureLogger.debug("🔑 Cached prekey bundle for \(owner.id.prefix(8))… (\(bundle.prekeys.count) prekeys)", category: .security)
+            SecureLogger.info("[PREKEY] bundle accept owner \(owner.id.prefix(8))… (\(bundle.prekeys.count) prekeys)", category: .session)
+        } else {
+            SecureLogger.debug("[PREKEY] bundle reject (not newer/invalid) owner \(owner.id.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
         }
         gossipSyncManager?.onPublicPacketSeen(packet)
     }
diff --git a/bitchat/Services/BLE/BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicy.swift b/bitchat/Services/BLE/BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicy.swift
index 5cc8bf9c..48d3d173 100644
--- a/bitchat/Services/BLE/BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicy.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Services/BLE/BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicy.swift
@@ -4,8 +4,27 @@ import Foundation
 /// Decides whether an outbound directed packet should carry a v2 source
 /// route. Pure gating logic so BLEService's hot send path stays a thin wire.
 enum BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicy {
-    /// Returns the intermediate-hop route to attach, or nil to keep the
-    /// current flood/direct-write behavior unchanged.
+    /// Why a packet kept flood/direct-write behavior instead of routing.
+    /// The `rawValue` doubles as the greppable `[ROUTE]` log reason.
+    enum FloodReason: String {
+        case relayedNotOriginator = "not originator"
+        case broadcast = "broadcast recipient"
+        case noTTLHeadroom = "link-local ttl"
+        case recipientDirect = "recipient direct"
+        case routeSuppressed = "route suppressed→flood"
+        case noPath = "no v2 path"
+    }
+
+    /// The routing decision for an originated packet.
+    enum Decision: Equatable {
+        /// Keep flood/direct-write behavior unchanged; carries the reason.
+        case flood(FloodReason)
+        /// Originate a v2 source route over these intermediate hops.
+        case route([Data])
+    }
+
+    /// Returns whether to originate a v2 source route (with its hops) or keep
+    /// flood/direct-write, with the reason for the latter.
     ///
     /// Routes are only originated when every gate passes:
     /// - we authored the packet (relays must not rewrite and re-sign someone
@@ -19,22 +38,22 @@ enum BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicy {
     /// - routing to the recipient is not suppressed by a recent unconfirmed
     ///   routed send, and
     /// - the topology yields a complete path.
-    static func route(
+    static func decide(
         for packet: BitchatPacket,
         to recipient: PeerID,
         localPeerIDData: Data,
         isRecipientConnected: (PeerID) -> Bool,
         shouldAttemptRoute: (PeerID) -> Bool,
         computeRoute: (PeerID) -> [Data]?
-    ) -> [Data]? {
-        guard packet.senderID == localPeerIDData else { return nil }
+    ) -> Decision {
+        guard packet.senderID == localPeerIDData else { return .flood(.relayedNotOriginator) }
         guard let recipientData = packet.recipientID,
               recipientData.count == 8,
-              !recipientData.allSatisfy({ $0 == 0xFF }) else { return nil }
-        guard packet.ttl > 1 else { return nil }
-        guard !isRecipientConnected(recipient) else { return nil }
-        guard shouldAttemptRoute(recipient) else { return nil }
-        guard let route = computeRoute(recipient), !route.isEmpty else { return nil }
-        return route
+              !recipientData.allSatisfy({ $0 == 0xFF }) else { return .flood(.broadcast) }
+        guard packet.ttl > 1 else { return .flood(.noTTLHeadroom) }
+        guard !isRecipientConnected(recipient) else { return .flood(.recipientDirect) }
+        guard shouldAttemptRoute(recipient) else { return .flood(.routeSuppressed) }
+        guard let route = computeRoute(recipient), !route.isEmpty else { return .flood(.noPath) }
+        return .route(route)
     }
 }
diff --git a/bitchat/Services/Gateway/GatewayService.swift b/bitchat/Services/Gateway/GatewayService.swift
index e325cb39..c7bbb1ba 100644
--- a/bitchat/Services/Gateway/GatewayService.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Services/Gateway/GatewayService.swift
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ final class GatewayService: ObservableObject {
             pendingDownlinks.removeAll()
             uplinkDepositTimes.removeAll()
         }
-        SecureLogger.info("🌐 Gateway mode \(enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled")", category: .session)
+        SecureLogger.info("[GW] mode \(enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled")", category: .gateway)
         onEnabledChanged?(enabled)
     }
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ final class GatewayService: ObservableObject {
     /// for broadcasts (downlink rebroadcasts from a gateway).
     func handleMeshCarrier(_ payload: Data, from peerID: PeerID, directedToUs: Bool) {
         guard let carrier = NostrCarrierPacket.decode(payload) else {
-            SecureLogger.debug("🌐 Gateway: dropping undecodable carrier from \(peerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.debug("[GW] carrier drop (undecodable) from \(peerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .gateway)
             return
         }
         switch carrier.direction {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ final class GatewayService: ObservableObject {
         // age) — no crypto — so junk and stale replays are dropped before we
         // ever pay for a MainActor Schnorr verify.
         guard let event = structurallyValidEvent(from: carrier) else {
-            SecureLogger.debug("🌐 Gateway: rejected uplink deposit from \(depositor.id.prefix(8))… (failed validation)", category: .security)
+            SecureLogger.info("[GW] uplink reject (validation) from \(depositor.id.prefix(8))…", category: .gateway)
             return
         }
         // Dedup by the carried event ID BEFORE verification. Loop rule 1: a
@@ -197,18 +197,19 @@ final class GatewayService: ObservableObject {
         guard !meshBroadcastEventIDs.contains(event.id),
               !publishedEventIDs.contains(event.id),
               !queuedUplinks.contains(where: { $0.event.id == event.id }) else {
+            SecureLogger.debug("[GW] uplink skip (loop/dup) \(event.id.prefix(8))…", category: .gateway)
             return
         }
         // Consume the per-depositor rate token BEFORE the expensive verify so
         // a flood of distinct forged/junk deposits is bounded by cheap work,
         // not by main-actor Schnorr verifications.
         guard allowUplinkDeposit(from: depositor) else {
-            SecureLogger.debug("🌐 Gateway: rate-limited uplink deposit from \(depositor.id.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.info("[GW] uplink reject (rate-limit) from \(depositor.id.prefix(8))…", category: .gateway)
             return
         }
         // Only now pay for cryptographic verification; receivers verify again.
         guard event.isValidSignature() else {
-            SecureLogger.debug("🌐 Gateway: rejected uplink deposit from \(depositor.id.prefix(8))… (bad signature)", category: .security)
+            SecureLogger.info("[GW] uplink reject (sig-fail) from \(depositor.id.prefix(8))…", category: .gateway)
             return
         }
 
@@ -218,6 +219,9 @@ final class GatewayService: ObservableObject {
             accepted = true
         } else {
             accepted = enqueueUplink(QueuedUplink(depositor: depositor, geohash: carrier.geohash, event: event, queuedAt: now()))
+            if accepted {
+                SecureLogger.info("[GW] uplink accept→queue \(event.id.prefix(8))… (relays down)", category: .gateway)
+            }
         }
 
         // Only render on our own timeline what we actually accepted for
@@ -243,7 +247,7 @@ final class GatewayService: ObservableObject {
     private func publish(_ event: NostrEvent, geohash: String) {
         publishedEventIDs.insert(event.id)
         publishToRelays?(event, geohash)
-        SecureLogger.info("🌐 Gateway: published carried event \(event.id.prefix(8))… to relays for #\(geohash)", category: .session)
+        SecureLogger.info("[GW] uplink accept→publish \(event.id.prefix(8))… to relays for #\(geohash)", category: .gateway)
     }
 
     /// Returns true when the item was actually stored for later publish.
@@ -251,7 +255,7 @@ final class GatewayService: ObservableObject {
     private func enqueueUplink(_ item: QueuedUplink) -> Bool {
         let fromDepositor = queuedUplinks.filter { $0.depositor == item.depositor }.count
         guard fromDepositor < Limits.maxQueuedUplinksPerDepositor else {
-            SecureLogger.debug("🌐 Gateway: uplink queue quota reached for \(item.depositor.id.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.info("[GW] uplink reject (quota) for \(item.depositor.id.prefix(8))…", category: .gateway)
             return false
         }
         if queuedUplinks.count >= Limits.maxQueuedUplinks {
@@ -294,6 +298,7 @@ final class GatewayService: ObservableObject {
         // event's own `#g` tag to match the carrier geohash.
         guard isFresh(event),
               event.tags.contains(where: { $0.count >= 2 && $0[0] == "g" && $0[1] == geohash }) else {
+            SecureLogger.debug("[GW] downlink drop (stale/mismatch) \(event.id.prefix(8))…", category: .gateway)
             return
         }
         // Loop rule 1: never rebroadcast mesh-carried events back onto the
@@ -305,10 +310,14 @@ final class GatewayService: ObservableObject {
         guard !meshBroadcastEventIDs.contains(event.id),
               !rebroadcastEventIDs.contains(event.id),
               !pendingDownlinks.contains(where: { $0.event.id == event.id }) else {
+            SecureLogger.debug("[GW] downlink skip (loop/dup) \(event.id.prefix(8))…", category: .gateway)
             return
         }
         // Verify before spending BLE airtime; receivers verify again.
-        guard event.isValidSignature() else { return }
+        guard event.isValidSignature() else {
+            SecureLogger.debug("[GW] downlink drop (sig-fail) \(event.id.prefix(8))…", category: .gateway)
+            return
+        }
 
         pendingDownlinks.append((event, geohash))
         if pendingDownlinks.count > Limits.maxPendingDownlinks {
@@ -316,6 +325,7 @@ final class GatewayService: ObservableObject {
             // dropped event is not yet in `rebroadcastEventIDs`, so a later
             // relay redelivery can still carry it.
             pendingDownlinks.removeFirst(pendingDownlinks.count - Limits.maxPendingDownlinks)
+            SecureLogger.info("[GW] downlink drop-oldest (budget), \(pendingDownlinks.count) pending", category: .gateway)
         }
         drainPendingDownlinks()
     }
@@ -332,6 +342,7 @@ final class GatewayService: ObservableObject {
             guard let carrier = NostrCarrierPacket(direction: .fromGateway, geohash: geohash, event: event),
                   let payload = carrier.encode() else { continue }
             broadcastToMesh?(payload)
+            SecureLogger.info("[GW] downlink rebroadcast \(event.id.prefix(8))… to mesh for #\(geohash)", category: .gateway)
             // Mark-after-send: only now is the relay event definitively
             // rebroadcast (loop rule 2).
             rebroadcastEventIDs.insert(event.id)
@@ -351,9 +362,11 @@ final class GatewayService: ObservableObject {
         let oldest = downlinkSendTimes.min() ?? now()
         let delay = max(0.05, 60 - now().timeIntervalSince(oldest))
         downlinkDrainScheduled = true
+        SecureLogger.info("[GW] drain-timer armed (\(String(format: "%.1f", delay))s, \(pendingDownlinks.count) pending)", category: .gateway)
         let fire: @MainActor () -> Void = { [weak self] in
             guard let self else { return }
             self.downlinkDrainScheduled = false
+            SecureLogger.info("[GW] drain-timer fired", category: .gateway)
             self.drainPendingDownlinks()
         }
         if let scheduleDrainTimer {
@@ -408,7 +421,7 @@ final class GatewayService: ObservableObject {
             return false
         }
         guard sendToGatewayPeer?(payload, gateway) ?? false else { return false }
-        SecureLogger.info("🌐 Gateway: uplinked event \(event.id.prefix(8))… for #\(geohash) via mesh gateway \(gateway.id.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+        SecureLogger.info("[GW] uplink send \(event.id.prefix(8))… for #\(geohash) via gateway \(gateway.id.prefix(8))…", category: .gateway)
         return true
     }
 
diff --git a/bitchat/Services/NoiseEncryptionService.swift b/bitchat/Services/NoiseEncryptionService.swift
index 9e7e6eae..1642f618 100644
--- a/bitchat/Services/NoiseEncryptionService.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Services/NoiseEncryptionService.swift
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ final class NoiseEncryptionService {
     /// so the caller can re-gossip the shrunken bundle only when it changed.
     func openPrekeyPayload(_ envelopeCiphertext: Data, prekeyID: UInt32) throws -> (payload: Data, senderStaticKey: Data, consumedPrekey: Bool) {
         guard let prekeyPrivate = localPrekeys.privateKey(for: prekeyID) else {
+            SecureLogger.info("[PREKEY] open failed (unknown prekey id=\(prekeyID))", category: .session)
             throw NoiseEncryptionError.unknownPrekey
         }
         let handshake = NoiseHandshakeState(
diff --git a/bitchat/Services/WifiBulk/WifiBulkChannel.swift b/bitchat/Services/WifiBulk/WifiBulkChannel.swift
index af0b67c5..76327538 100644
--- a/bitchat/Services/WifiBulk/WifiBulkChannel.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Services/WifiBulk/WifiBulkChannel.swift
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ final class WifiBulkSenderSession {
         do {
             listener = try NWListener(using: parameters)
         } catch {
-            SecureLogger.error("WifiBulk: listener creation failed: \(error)", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.error("[WIFI] listener creation failed: \(error)", category: .transport)
             return false
         }
         listener.service = service
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ final class WifiBulkSenderSession {
                 guard let self, let connection, !self.finished, self.authenticated == nil else { return false }
                 guard WifiBulkCrypto.validateClientAuthFrameBody(body, transferID: self.transferID, key: key) else {
                     // Bonjour-level gatecrasher: no channel key, no service.
-                    SecureLogger.warning("WifiBulk: disconnecting client with invalid auth frame", category: .security)
+                    SecureLogger.warning("[WIFI] AWDL connect rejected (invalid auth frame)", category: .security)
                     self.dropCandidate(connection)
                     return false
                 }
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ final class WifiBulkSenderSession {
             candidate.cancel()
         }
         candidates.removeAll()
+        SecureLogger.info("[WIFI] AWDL connected (sender), streaming \(totalChunks) chunk(s)", category: .transport)
         streamChunk(at: 0, over: connection, key: key, receiptBuffer: residualBuffer)
     }
 
@@ -372,8 +373,10 @@ final class WifiBulkReceiverSession {
             guard let self else { return }
             switch state {
             case .ready:
+                SecureLogger.info("[WIFI] AWDL connect established (receiver)", category: .transport)
                 self.sendAuthFrameAndReceive()
             case .failed(let error):
+                SecureLogger.info("[WIFI] AWDL connect failed: \(error)", category: .transport)
                 self.fail("connect failed: \(error)")
             case .waiting(let error):
                 // .waiting can resolve on its own, but a per-transfer channel
diff --git a/bitchat/Services/WifiBulk/WifiBulkTransferService.swift b/bitchat/Services/WifiBulk/WifiBulkTransferService.swift
index f4ff408a..d71bad60 100644
--- a/bitchat/Services/WifiBulk/WifiBulkTransferService.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Services/WifiBulk/WifiBulkTransferService.swift
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ final class WifiBulkTransferService {
             serviceName: serviceName
         )
         guard let offerData = offer.encode() else {
+            SecureLogger.info("[WIFI] fallback→BLE to \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… (offer encode failed)", category: .transport)
             fallbackToBLE()
             return
         }
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ final class WifiBulkTransferService {
             return
         }
 
-        SecureLogger.debug("WifiBulk: offered \(payload.count) bytes to \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… over \(serviceName.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+        SecureLogger.info("[WIFI] offer sent \(payload.count) bytes to \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… over \(serviceName.prefix(8))…", category: .transport)
         environment.progressStart(transferId, session.totalChunks)
 
         let offerTimeout = DispatchWorkItem { [weak self, weak transfer] in
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ final class WifiBulkTransferService {
         transfer.accepted = true
         transfer.offerTimeout?.cancel()
         transfer.offerTimeout = nil
+        SecureLogger.info("[WIFI] offer accepted by \(peerID.id.prefix(8))…, activating channel", category: .transport)
         transfer.session?.activate(key: key)
     }
 
@@ -284,13 +286,13 @@ final class WifiBulkTransferService {
 
         switch outcome {
         case .completed:
-            SecureLogger.debug("WifiBulk: transfer \(transfer.transferId.prefix(8))… completed (\(reason))", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.info("[WIFI] transfer \(transfer.transferId.prefix(8))… complete (\(reason))", category: .transport)
         case .fallback:
-            SecureLogger.info("WifiBulk: transfer \(transfer.transferId.prefix(8))… falling back to BLE (\(reason))", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.info("[WIFI] fallback→BLE \(transfer.transferId.prefix(8))… (\(reason))", category: .transport)
             environment.progressReset(transfer.transferId)
             transfer.fallback()
         case .cancelled:
-            SecureLogger.debug("WifiBulk: transfer \(transfer.transferId.prefix(8))… cancelled", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.info("[WIFI] transfer \(transfer.transferId.prefix(8))… cancelled", category: .transport)
             environment.progressCancel(transfer.transferId)
         }
     }
@@ -338,13 +340,13 @@ final class WifiBulkTransferService {
 
         let transfer = IncomingTransfer(offer: offer, peerID: peerID, key: key)
         incoming[offer.transferID] = transfer
-        SecureLogger.debug("WifiBulk: accepted offer of \(offer.fileSize) bytes from \(peerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+        SecureLogger.info("[WIFI] offer accept \(offer.fileSize) bytes from \(peerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .transport)
 
         startBrowsing(for: transfer)
 
         let windowTimeout = DispatchWorkItem { [weak self, weak transfer] in
             guard let self, let transfer else { return }
-            SecureLogger.info("WifiBulk: incoming transfer window expired", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.info("[WIFI] incoming window expired", category: .transport)
             self.tearDownIncoming(transfer)
         }
         transfer.windowTimeout = windowTimeout
@@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ final class WifiBulkTransferService {
     }
 
     private func decline(offer: WifiBulkOffer, peerID: PeerID) {
-        SecureLogger.debug("WifiBulk: declining offer of \(offer.fileSize) bytes from \(peerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+        SecureLogger.info("[WIFI] offer decline \(offer.fileSize) bytes from \(peerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .transport)
         guard let responseData = WifiBulkResponse.decline(transferID: offer.transferID).encode() else { return }
         _ = environment.sendNoisePayload(
             BLENoisePayloadFactory.typedPayload(.bulkTransferResponse, payload: responseData),
@@ -380,7 +382,7 @@ final class WifiBulkTransferService {
         browser.stateUpdateHandler = { [weak self, weak transfer] state in
             guard let self, let transfer else { return }
             if case .failed(let error) = state {
-                SecureLogger.warning("WifiBulk: browser failed: \(error)", category: .session)
+                SecureLogger.warning("[WIFI] browser failed: \(error)", category: .transport)
                 self.tearDownIncoming(transfer)
             }
         }
@@ -416,13 +418,13 @@ final class WifiBulkTransferService {
         }
         session.onCompleted = { [weak self, weak transfer] payload in
             guard let self, let transfer else { return }
-            SecureLogger.debug("WifiBulk: received \(payload.count) bytes from \(transfer.peerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.info("[WIFI] transfer complete, received \(payload.count) bytes from \(transfer.peerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .transport)
             self.environment.deliverReceivedFile(payload, transfer.peerID, self.config.maxIncomingPayloadBytes)
             self.tearDownIncoming(transfer)
         }
         session.onFailed = { [weak self, weak transfer] reason in
             guard let self, let transfer else { return }
-            SecureLogger.info("WifiBulk: incoming transfer failed (\(reason)); sender falls back to BLE", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.info("[WIFI] incoming failed (\(reason)); sender falls back to BLE", category: .transport)
             self.tearDownIncoming(transfer)
         }
         transfer.session = session
diff --git a/bitchat/Sync/GossipSyncManager.swift b/bitchat/Sync/GossipSyncManager.swift
index af12bc5c..78c0ac21 100644
--- a/bitchat/Sync/GossipSyncManager.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Sync/GossipSyncManager.swift
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
     private func sendPeriodicSync(for types: SyncTypeFlags) {
         // Unicast sync to connected peers to allow RSR attribution
         if let connectedPeers = delegate?.getConnectedPeers(), !connectedPeers.isEmpty {
-            SecureLogger.debug("Sending periodic sync to \(connectedPeers.count) connected peers", category: .sync)
             for peerID in connectedPeers {
                 sendRequestSync(to: peerID, types: types)
             }
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
     private func _requestMissingFragments(_ fragmentIDs: [Data]) {
         guard let filter = RequestSyncPacket.encodeFragmentIdFilter(fragmentIDs) else { return }
         guard let connectedPeers = delegate?.getConnectedPeers(), !connectedPeers.isEmpty else { return }
-        SecureLogger.debug("Requesting \(fragmentIDs.count) stalled fragment stream(s) from \(connectedPeers.count) peer(s)", category: .sync)
+        SecureLogger.info("[ROUTE] targeted-resync \(fragmentIDs.count) stalled fragment stream(s) from \(connectedPeers.count) peer(s)", category: .mesh)
         for peerID in connectedPeers {
             sendRequestSync(to: peerID, types: .fragment, fragmentIdFilter: filter)
         }
@@ -391,7 +390,7 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
         // A response can replay the whole store, so bound how often one peer
         // can trigger a diff pass regardless of how fast it asks.
         guard responseRateLimiter.shouldRespond(to: peerID, now: Date()) else {
-            SecureLogger.warning("Rate-limited REQUEST_SYNC from \(peerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .sync)
+            SecureLogger.warning("[SYNC] rate-limited REQUEST_SYNC from \(peerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .sync)
             return
         }
         let requestedTypes = (request.types ?? .publicMessages)
@@ -399,6 +398,9 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
         // older packets are outside the filter but not missing, and without
         // the cursor they would be re-sent every round.
         let since = request.sinceTimestamp
+        // One concise per-request summary (RSR is already rate-limited per
+        // peer), never per-packet spam.
+        var servedCount = 0
         // Decode GCS into sorted set and prepare membership checker
         let sorted = GCSFilter.decodeToSortedSet(p: request.p, m: request.m, data: request.data)
         func mightContain(_ id: Data) -> Bool {
@@ -418,6 +420,7 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
                     toSend.ttl = 0
                     toSend.isRSR = true // Mark as solicited response
                     delegate?.sendPacket(to: peerID, packet: toSend)
+                    servedCount += 1
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -432,6 +435,7 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
                     toSend.ttl = 0
                     toSend.isRSR = true // Mark as solicited response
                     delegate?.sendPacket(to: peerID, packet: toSend)
+                    servedCount += 1
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -456,6 +460,7 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
                     toSend.ttl = 0
                     toSend.isRSR = true // Mark as solicited response
                     delegate?.sendPacket(to: peerID, packet: toSend)
+                    servedCount += 1
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -470,6 +475,7 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
                     toSend.ttl = 0
                     toSend.isRSR = true // Mark as solicited response
                     delegate?.sendPacket(to: peerID, packet: toSend)
+                    servedCount += 1
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -488,6 +494,7 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
                     toSend.ttl = 0
                     toSend.isRSR = true // Mark as solicited response
                     delegate?.sendPacket(to: peerID, packet: toSend)
+                    servedCount += 1
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -502,6 +509,7 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
                     toSend.ttl = 0
                     toSend.isRSR = true // Mark as solicited response
                     delegate?.sendPacket(to: peerID, packet: toSend)
+                    servedCount += 1
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -518,9 +526,14 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
                     toSend.ttl = 0
                     toSend.isRSR = true // Mark as solicited response
                     delegate?.sendPacket(to: peerID, packet: toSend)
+                    servedCount += 1
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        if servedCount > 0 {
+            SecureLogger.info("[SYNC] served \(servedCount) packet(s) [\(requestedTypes.debugShortLabel)] to \(peerID.id.prefix(8))…", category: .sync)
+        }
     }
 
     // Build REQUEST_SYNC payload using current candidates and GCS params
@@ -664,6 +677,7 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
         // One request per due schedule rather than a union filter: each type
         // group gets the full GCS capacity and its own since-cursor, so heavy
         // fragment traffic can't crowd messages out of the filter.
+        var dueLabels: [String] = []
         for index in syncSchedules.indices {
             guard syncSchedules[index].interval > 0 else { continue }
             // No board source wired up means nothing to offer or store;
@@ -672,8 +686,14 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
             if syncSchedules[index].lastSent == .distantPast || now.timeIntervalSince(syncSchedules[index].lastSent) >= syncSchedules[index].interval {
                 syncSchedules[index].lastSent = now
                 sendPeriodicSync(for: syncSchedules[index].types)
+                dueLabels.append(syncSchedules[index].types.debugShortLabel)
             }
         }
+        // One concise summary per maintenance cycle, not per packet.
+        if !dueLabels.isEmpty {
+            let peerCount = delegate?.getConnectedPeers().count ?? 0
+            SecureLogger.info("[SYNC] cycle: request [\(dueLabels.joined(separator: " "))] to \(peerCount) peer(s)", category: .sync)
+        }
     }
 
     private func cleanupStaleAnnouncementsIfNeeded(now: Date) {
diff --git a/bitchat/Sync/SyncTypeFlags.swift b/bitchat/Sync/SyncTypeFlags.swift
index 2eea6efc..356c31c7 100644
--- a/bitchat/Sync/SyncTypeFlags.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Sync/SyncTypeFlags.swift
@@ -150,4 +150,19 @@ struct SyncTypeFlags: OptionSet {
         }
         return SyncTypeFlags(rawValue: raw)
     }
+
+    /// Compact human label for the `[SYNC]` observability logs, e.g. "msg,frag,pre".
+    /// (Referenced only from DEBUG log lines, but kept unconditional so the
+    /// log-call arguments compile in release too, where the log itself no-ops.)
+    var debugShortLabel: String {
+        var parts: [String] = []
+        if contains(.announce) { parts.append("ann") }
+        if contains(.message) { parts.append("msg") }
+        if contains(.fragment) { parts.append("frag") }
+        if contains(.fileTransfer) { parts.append("file") }
+        if contains(.prekeyBundle) { parts.append("pre") }
+        if contains(.groupMessage) { parts.append("grp") }
+        if contains(.boardPost) { parts.append("board") }
+        return parts.isEmpty ? "none" : parts.joined(separator: ",")
+    }
 }
diff --git a/bitchat/Views/AppInfoView.swift b/bitchat/Views/AppInfoView.swift
index 008e8e4f..7adc3905 100644
--- a/bitchat/Views/AppInfoView.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Views/AppInfoView.swift
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 import SwiftUI
+#if DEBUG
+import BitLogger
+#if os(iOS)
+import UIKit
+#elseif os(macOS)
+import AppKit
+#endif
+#endif
 
 struct AppInfoView: View {
     @Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss
@@ -10,6 +18,14 @@ struct AppInfoView: View {
     var topologyProvider: (@MainActor () -> MeshTopologyDisplayModel)?
     @State private var showTopology = false
 
+    #if DEBUG
+    // Opt-in LAN log streaming + in-app export. DEBUG-only; empty host = off.
+    @AppStorage(LogNetworkSink.hostDefaultsKey) private var logSinkHost = ""
+    @AppStorage(LogNetworkSink.portDefaultsKey) private var logSinkPort = LogNetworkSink.defaultPort
+    @State private var exportedLogURL: URL?
+    @State private var isPresentingLogShare = false
+    #endif
+
     private var selectedTheme: AppTheme {
         AppTheme(rawValue: appThemeRawValue) ?? .matrix
     }
@@ -293,11 +309,122 @@ struct AppInfoView: View {
 
                 FeatureRow(info: Strings.Privacy.panic)
             }
+
+            #if DEBUG
+            debugSection
+            #endif
         }
         .padding()
     }
+
+    #if DEBUG
+    // Tester-only observability panel: live LAN log streaming + a logs export.
+    // Never compiled into release (privacy-first: release ships no such UI).
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var debugSection: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
+            SectionHeader("debug & logs")
+
+            Text("Stream sanitized logs over the LAN to a collector (nc -lu \(logSinkPort)). Empty host = off.")
+                .bitchatFont(size: 12)
+                .foregroundColor(secondaryTextColor)
+                .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+
+            HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                TextField("collector host (e.g. 192.168.1.5)", text: $logSinkHost)
+                    .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
+                    .bitchatFont(size: 13)
+                    #if os(iOS)
+                    .keyboardType(.numbersAndPunctuation)
+                    .autocapitalization(.none)
+                    .disableAutocorrection(true)
+                    #endif
+                    .accessibilityLabel(Text("log collector host"))
+
+                TextField("port", value: $logSinkPort, format: .number.grouping(.never))
+                    .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
+                    .bitchatFont(size: 13)
+                    .frame(width: 70)
+                    #if os(iOS)
+                    .keyboardType(.numberPad)
+                    #endif
+                    .accessibilityLabel(Text("log collector port"))
+            }
+            .onChange(of: logSinkHost) { _ in LogNetworkSink.shared.reloadConfiguration() }
+            .onChange(of: logSinkPort) { _ in LogNetworkSink.shared.reloadConfiguration() }
+
+            Button(action: exportLogs) {
+                HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 12) {
+                    Image(systemName: "square.and.arrow.up")
+                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 20))
+                        .foregroundColor(textColor)
+                        .frame(width: 30)
+                    VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+                        Text("Export Logs")
+                            .bitchatFont(size: 14, weight: .semibold)
+                            .foregroundColor(textColor)
+                        Text("Share the recent in-memory log buffer as a .txt file.")
+                            .bitchatFont(size: 12)
+                            .foregroundColor(secondaryTextColor)
+                            .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    }
+                    Spacer()
+                }
+                .contentShape(Rectangle())
+            }
+            .buttonStyle(.plain)
+            .accessibilityLabel(Text("Export logs"))
+            .accessibilityHint(Text("Shares the recent log buffer as a text file"))
+        }
+        #if os(iOS)
+        .sheet(isPresented: $isPresentingLogShare) {
+            if let exportedLogURL {
+                LogShareSheet(activityItems: [exportedLogURL])
+            }
+        }
+        #endif
+    }
+
+    /// Write the buffered log to a temp `.txt` and present the platform share.
+    private func exportLogs() {
+        let text = LogExportBuffer.shared.snapshot()
+        let stamp = ISO8601DateFormatter().string(from: Date())
+            .replacingOccurrences(of: ":", with: "-")
+        let url = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent("bitchat-logs-\(stamp).txt")
+        do {
+            try text.data(using: .utf8)?.write(to: url)
+        } catch {
+            return
+        }
+        #if os(iOS)
+        exportedLogURL = url
+        isPresentingLogShare = true
+        #elseif os(macOS)
+        let panel = NSSavePanel()
+        panel.nameFieldStringValue = url.lastPathComponent
+        panel.allowedContentTypes = [.plainText]
+        if panel.runModal() == .OK, let dest = panel.url {
+            try? text.data(using: .utf8)?.write(to: dest)
+        }
+        #endif
+    }
+    #endif
 }
 
+#if DEBUG && os(iOS)
+/// Minimal UIActivityViewController bridge for the Export Logs share sheet.
+private struct LogShareSheet: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
+    let activityItems: [Any]
+
+    func makeUIViewController(context: Context) -> UIActivityViewController {
+        UIActivityViewController(activityItems: activityItems, applicationActivities: nil)
+    }
+
+    func updateUIViewController(_ controller: UIActivityViewController, context: Context) {}
+}
+#endif
+
 struct AppInfoFeatureInfo {
     let icon: String
     let title: LocalizedStringKey
diff --git a/bitchatTests/Services/BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicyTests.swift b/bitchatTests/Services/BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicyTests.swift
index c762a0c7..96b8d434 100644
--- a/bitchatTests/Services/BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicyTests.swift
+++ b/bitchatTests/Services/BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicyTests.swift
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ struct BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicyTests {
         )
     }
 
-    private func route(
+    private func decide(
         packet: BitchatPacket,
         isRecipientConnected: Bool = false,
         shouldAttemptRoute: Bool = true,
         computedRoute: [Data]? = nil
-    ) -> [Data]? {
-        BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicy.route(
+    ) -> BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicy.Decision {
+        BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicy.decide(
             for: packet,
             to: recipient,
             localPeerIDData: localPeerIDData,
@@ -49,38 +49,38 @@ struct BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicyTests {
     }
 
     @Test func routesWhenAllGatesPass() {
-        #expect(route(packet: makePacket()) == [hop])
+        #expect(decide(packet: makePacket()) == .route([hop]))
     }
 
     @Test func relayedPacketNeverGetsRoute() {
         let relayed = makePacket(senderID: Data(hexString: "aabbccddeeff0011"))
-        #expect(route(packet: relayed) == nil)
+        #expect(decide(packet: relayed) == .flood(.relayedNotOriginator))
     }
 
     @Test func broadcastRecipientNeverGetsRoute() {
         let broadcast = makePacket(recipientID: Data(repeating: 0xFF, count: 8))
-        #expect(route(packet: broadcast) == nil)
+        #expect(decide(packet: broadcast) == .flood(.broadcast))
         let noRecipient = makePacket(recipientID: nil)
-        #expect(route(packet: noRecipient) == nil)
+        #expect(decide(packet: noRecipient) == .flood(.broadcast))
     }
 
     @Test func linkLocalTTLNeverGetsRoute() {
         // TTL 0/1 packets (e.g. REQUEST_SYNC) cannot traverse hops.
-        #expect(route(packet: makePacket(ttl: 0)) == nil)
-        #expect(route(packet: makePacket(ttl: 1)) == nil)
+        #expect(decide(packet: makePacket(ttl: 0)) == .flood(.noTTLHeadroom))
+        #expect(decide(packet: makePacket(ttl: 1)) == .flood(.noTTLHeadroom))
     }
 
     @Test func directlyConnectedRecipientNeverGetsRoute() {
-        #expect(route(packet: makePacket(), isRecipientConnected: true) == nil)
+        #expect(decide(packet: makePacket(), isRecipientConnected: true) == .flood(.recipientDirect))
     }
 
     @Test func suppressedRecipientFallsBackToFlood() {
-        #expect(route(packet: makePacket(), shouldAttemptRoute: false) == nil)
+        #expect(decide(packet: makePacket(), shouldAttemptRoute: false) == .flood(.routeSuppressed))
     }
 
     @Test func missingOrEmptyRouteFallsBackToFlood() {
         var sawComputeRoute = false
-        let result = BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicy.route(
+        let result = BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicy.decide(
             for: makePacket(),
             to: recipient,
             localPeerIDData: localPeerIDData,
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ struct BLESourceRouteOriginationPolicyTests {
                 return nil
             }
         )
-        #expect(result == nil)
+        #expect(result == .flood(.noPath))
         #expect(sawComputeRoute)
-        #expect(route(packet: makePacket(), computedRoute: []) == nil)
+        #expect(decide(packet: makePacket(), computedRoute: []) == .flood(.noPath))
     }
 }
diff --git a/localPackages/BitLogger/Sources/LogExportBuffer.swift b/localPackages/BitLogger/Sources/LogExportBuffer.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f740256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localPackages/BitLogger/Sources/LogExportBuffer.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+//
+// LogExportBuffer.swift
+// BitLogger
+//
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+// For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
+//
+
+#if DEBUG
+import Foundation
+
+/// In-memory ring buffer of the most recent sanitized log lines, so a tester
+/// can export logs untethered when live streaming isn't available.
+///
+/// DEBUG-only: never compiled into release builds, matching the rest of the
+/// logging stack. Bounded by both a line count and a byte budget (oldest
+/// evicted first). Appends run on a private serial queue so a hot logging path
+/// never blocks on buffer maintenance and the main thread is never touched.
+///
+/// It stores exactly the SecureLogger-sanitized text (fingerprints truncated,
+/// base64 redacted, peer IDs shortened), so the export carries no secrets.
+public final class LogExportBuffer {
+    public static let shared = LogExportBuffer()
+
+    private let queue = DispatchQueue(label: "chat.bitchat.securelogger.export", qos: .utility)
+    private var lines: [String] = []
+    private var byteCount = 0
+
+    private let maxLines: Int
+    private let maxBytes: Int
+
+    init(maxLines: Int = 2000, maxBytes: Int = 512 * 1024) {
+        self.maxLines = maxLines
+        self.maxBytes = maxBytes
+    }
+
+    /// Append one already-formatted, already-sanitized log line. Non-blocking
+    /// (async on the private queue).
+    func append(_ line: String) {
+        queue.async {
+            self.lines.append(line)
+            self.byteCount += line.utf8.count + 1 // + newline
+            while self.lines.count > self.maxLines || self.byteCount > self.maxBytes {
+                guard !self.lines.isEmpty else { break }
+                let removed = self.lines.removeFirst()
+                self.byteCount -= (removed.utf8.count + 1)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// A newline-joined snapshot of the buffered lines, oldest first. Safe to
+    /// call from the main thread (brief synchronous read).
+    public func snapshot() -> String {
+        queue.sync { lines.joined(separator: "\n") }
+    }
+
+    public func clear() {
+        queue.async {
+            self.lines.removeAll(keepingCapacity: true)
+            self.byteCount = 0
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/localPackages/BitLogger/Sources/LogNetworkSink.swift b/localPackages/BitLogger/Sources/LogNetworkSink.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84ea6e87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localPackages/BitLogger/Sources/LogNetworkSink.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+//
+// LogNetworkSink.swift
+// BitLogger
+//
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+// For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
+//
+
+#if DEBUG
+import Foundation
+#if canImport(Network)
+import Network
+#endif
+
+/// Best-effort, fire-and-forget UDP forwarder for sanitized log lines, so a
+/// sideloaded device on iOS 17+ (where `idevicesyslog` Wi-Fi streaming no
+/// longer works) can stream its logs to a LAN collector with no cable.
+///
+/// Design constraints:
+/// - DEBUG-only: never compiled into release. A privacy-first release build
+///   carries zero network-log code.
+/// - Opt-in and off by default: nothing is ever sent until a collector host
+///   is configured. An empty host means no egress.
+/// - Never blocks the caller and never throws into the app: every send runs
+///   on a private queue and failures are silently dropped. A dead or absent
+///   collector cannot affect app behavior (UDP is connectionless — datagrams
+///   to nowhere are simply lost).
+/// - Forwards the exact same sanitized text the ring buffer captures, so no
+///   secrets leave the device. Each line is prefixed with the device's label
+///   (`[nickname] …`) so one Mac-side `nc -lu <port>` can demux all devices.
+public final class LogNetworkSink {
+    public static let shared = LogNetworkSink()
+
+    /// UserDefaults keys shared with the in-app config UI (App Info sheet).
+    public static let hostDefaultsKey = "debug.logSink.host"
+    public static let portDefaultsKey = "debug.logSink.port"
+    public static let defaultPort = 9999
+    /// Where the device label is read from (the app's chosen nickname).
+    public static let nicknameDefaultsKey = "bitchat.nickname"
+
+    private let queue = DispatchQueue(label: "chat.bitchat.securelogger.netsink", qos: .utility)
+    private let defaults: UserDefaults
+    private var label = ""
+    private var enabled = false
+    #if canImport(Network)
+    private var connection: NWConnection?
+    #endif
+
+    init(defaults: UserDefaults = .standard) {
+        self.defaults = defaults
+    }
+
+    /// Re-read collector host/port and the device label from UserDefaults and
+    /// (re)build the UDP connection. Call on launch and whenever the config UI
+    /// changes. An empty host tears the sink down (no egress).
+    public func reloadConfiguration() {
+        let host = (defaults.string(forKey: Self.hostDefaultsKey) ?? "")
+            .trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        let storedPort = defaults.integer(forKey: Self.portDefaultsKey)
+        let port = storedPort > 0 ? storedPort : Self.defaultPort
+        let label = (defaults.string(forKey: Self.nicknameDefaultsKey) ?? "")
+            .trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        configure(host: host, port: port, label: label)
+    }
+
+    /// Point the sink at `host:port` with a device `label`. Empty host or an
+    /// invalid port disables egress.
+    public func configure(host: String, port: Int, label: String) {
+        queue.async {
+            self.label = label
+            #if canImport(Network)
+            self.connection?.cancel()
+            self.connection = nil
+            guard !host.isEmpty,
+                  (1...65535).contains(port),
+                  let nwPort = NWEndpoint.Port(rawValue: UInt16(port)) else {
+                self.enabled = false
+                return
+            }
+            let connection = NWConnection(host: NWEndpoint.Host(host), port: nwPort, using: .udp)
+            connection.start(queue: self.queue)
+            self.connection = connection
+            self.enabled = true
+            #else
+            self.enabled = false
+            #endif
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Forward one already-formatted, already-sanitized line. Non-blocking;
+    /// drops silently when disabled or on any send failure.
+    func send(_ line: String) {
+        queue.async {
+            guard self.enabled else { return }
+            #if canImport(Network)
+            guard let connection = self.connection else { return }
+            let prefixed = self.label.isEmpty ? line : "[\(self.label)] \(line)"
+            guard let data = (prefixed + "\n").data(using: .utf8) else { return }
+            connection.send(content: data, completion: .idempotent)
+            #endif
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/localPackages/BitLogger/Sources/OSLog+Categories.swift b/localPackages/BitLogger/Sources/OSLog+Categories.swift
index 1d74e27e..7fe19ed7 100644
--- a/localPackages/BitLogger/Sources/OSLog+Categories.swift
+++ b/localPackages/BitLogger/Sources/OSLog+Categories.swift
@@ -20,4 +20,11 @@ public extension OSLog {
     static let security     = OSLog(subsystem: subsystem, category: "security")
     static let handshake    = OSLog(subsystem: subsystem, category: "handshake")
     static let sync         = OSLog(subsystem: subsystem, category: "sync")
+    // Added for the observability pass: coarse filtering buckets for the mesh
+    // routing layer, the internet gateway bridge, and the Wi-Fi bulk transport.
+    // The bracket tags in the messages ([ROUTE]/[GW]/[WIFI]/…) remain the
+    // primary filter; these just let `log stream --category` narrow further.
+    static let mesh         = OSLog(subsystem: subsystem, category: "mesh")
+    static let gateway      = OSLog(subsystem: subsystem, category: "gateway")
+    static let transport    = OSLog(subsystem: subsystem, category: "transport")
 }
diff --git a/localPackages/BitLogger/Sources/SecureLogger.swift b/localPackages/BitLogger/Sources/SecureLogger.swift
index 5aaffd53..4377eb4a 100644
--- a/localPackages/BitLogger/Sources/SecureLogger.swift
+++ b/localPackages/BitLogger/Sources/SecureLogger.swift
@@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ public final class SecureLogger {
             case .fault: return 4
             }
         }
+
+        /// Short uppercase label for the in-memory export buffer line prefix.
+        var label: String {
+            switch self {
+            case .debug: return "DEBUG"
+            case .info: return "INFO"
+            case .warning: return "WARN"
+            case .error: return "ERROR"
+            case .fault: return "FAULT"
+            }
+        }
         
         var osLogType: OSLogType {
             switch self {
@@ -100,18 +111,34 @@ public final class SecureLogger {
 
     // MARK: - Global Threshold
 
-    /// Minimum level that will be logged. Defaults to .info. Override via env BITCHAT_LOG_LEVEL.
+    /// Minimum level that will be logged. Override via env BITCHAT_LOG_LEVEL
+    /// (env always wins). The default is `.debug` in DEBUG builds and `.info`
+    /// otherwise: a sideloaded, tap-launched build can't receive the env var,
+    /// so DEBUG must surface the `.debug` decision logs out of the box. Release
+    /// emits nothing regardless (all log paths are `#if DEBUG`).
     /// Internal-settable so tests can verify level filtering; app code should not mutate it.
-    internal static var minimumLevel: LogLevel = {
+    internal static var minimumLevel: LogLevel = defaultMinimumLevel
+
+    /// The level used when nothing mutates `minimumLevel`. Honors the
+    /// BITCHAT_LOG_LEVEL env override; otherwise `.debug` in DEBUG builds (so a
+    /// tap-launched sideload surfaces decision logs) and `.info` elsewhere.
+    /// Exposed for tests.
+    internal static var defaultMinimumLevel: LogLevel {
         let env = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["BITCHAT_LOG_LEVEL"]?.lowercased()
         switch env {
         case "debug": return .debug
+        case "info": return .info
         case "warning": return .warning
         case "error": return .error
         case "fault": return .fault
-        default: return .info
+        default:
+            #if DEBUG
+            return .debug
+            #else
+            return .info
+            #endif
         }
-    }()
+    }
 
     private static func shouldLog(_ level: LogLevel) -> Bool {
         return level.order >= minimumLevel.order
@@ -168,6 +195,7 @@ public extension SecureLogger {
         
         #if DEBUG
         os_log("%{public}@ Error in %{public}@: %{public}@", log: category, type: .error, location, sanitized, errorDesc)
+        record(level: .error, message: "\(location) Error in \(sanitized): \(errorDesc)")
         #else
         os_log("%{private}@ Error in %{private}@: %{private}@", log: category, type: .error, location, sanitized, errorDesc)
         #endif
@@ -258,9 +286,10 @@ private extension SecureLogger {
         let location = formatLocation(file: file, line: line, function: function)
         let sanitized = "\(location) \(message())".sanitized()
         os_log("%{public}@", log: category, type: level.osLogType, sanitized)
+        record(level: level, message: sanitized)
         #endif
     }
-    
+
     /// Log a security event
     static func logSecurityEvent(_ event: SecurityEvent, level: LogLevel = .info,
                                  file: String, line: Int, function: String) {
@@ -269,6 +298,18 @@ private extension SecureLogger {
         let location = formatLocation(file: file, line: line, function: function)
         let message = "\(location) \(event.message)"
         os_log("%{public}@", log: .security, type: level.osLogType, message)
+        record(level: level, message: message)
+        #endif
+    }
+
+    /// Fan a sanitized line out to the in-memory export buffer and the
+    /// (opt-in, off by default) UDP network sink. DEBUG-only; both consumers
+    /// are non-blocking. Same formatted text everywhere.
+    static func record(level: LogLevel, message: String) {
+        #if DEBUG
+        let line = "[\(level.label)] \(message)"
+        LogExportBuffer.shared.append(line)
+        LogNetworkSink.shared.send(line)
         #endif
     }
     
diff --git a/localPackages/BitLogger/Tests/LogLevelFilteringTests.swift b/localPackages/BitLogger/Tests/LogLevelFilteringTests.swift
index db04759f..47b28dea 100644
--- a/localPackages/BitLogger/Tests/LogLevelFilteringTests.swift
+++ b/localPackages/BitLogger/Tests/LogLevelFilteringTests.swift
@@ -51,4 +51,25 @@ final class LogLevelFilteringTests: XCTestCase {
 
         XCTAssertEqual(counter.count, 1, "Enabled levels must still log")
     }
+
+    /// A sideloaded, tap-launched build can't receive BITCHAT_LOG_LEVEL, so the
+    /// DEBUG default must be `.debug` (not `.info`) or the `.debug` decision
+    /// logs stay invisible on device. Release still defaults to `.info` and
+    /// emits nothing regardless (all log paths are `#if DEBUG`).
+    func testDebugBuildDefaultsToDebugLevelUnlessOverridden() throws {
+        // Only meaningful when the env override isn't set (CI sometimes sets it).
+        try XCTSkipUnless(
+            ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["BITCHAT_LOG_LEVEL"] == nil,
+            "BITCHAT_LOG_LEVEL is set; default-level assertion doesn't apply"
+        )
+        #if DEBUG
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            SecureLogger.defaultMinimumLevel,
+            .debug,
+            "DEBUG builds must default to .debug so tap-launched sideloads surface decision logs"
+        )
+        #else
+        XCTAssertEqual(SecureLogger.defaultMinimumLevel, .info)
+        #endif
+    }
 }