diff --git a/packages/server/src/config/store.ts b/packages/server/src/config/store.ts
index 7bfd8d2c..dda49e40 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/config/store.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/config/store.ts
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ export class ConfigStore {
     this.cache = next
     this.loaded = true
     this.persist()
+    const published = Boolean(this.eventBus)
     this.eventBus?.publish({ type: "config.appChanged", config: this.cache })
-    this.logger.info("Config updated")
-    this.logger.debug({ config: this.cache }, "Config payload")
+    this.logger.debug({ broadcast: published }, "Config SSE event emitted")
+    this.logger.trace({ config: this.cache }, "Config payload")
   }
 
   private persist() {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/events/bus.ts b/packages/server/src/events/bus.ts
index b1657fd0..61453024 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/events/bus.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/events/bus.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ export class EventBus extends EventEmitter {
 
   publish(event: WorkspaceEventPayload): boolean {
     if (event.type !== "instance.event" && event.type !== "instance.eventStatus") {
-      this.logger?.debug({ event }, "Publishing workspace event")
+      this.logger?.debug({ type: event.type }, "Publishing workspace event")
+      if (this.logger?.isLevelEnabled("trace")) {
+        this.logger.trace({ event }, "Workspace event payload")
+      }
     }
     return super.emit(event.type, event)
   }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/http-server.ts b/packages/server/src/server/http-server.ts
index 8929dcc0..eb57fb0f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/http-server.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/http-server.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ const DEFAULT_HTTP_PORT = 9898
 export function createHttpServer(deps: HttpServerDeps) {
   const app = Fastify({ logger: false })
   const proxyLogger = deps.logger.child({ component: "proxy" })
+  const apiLogger = deps.logger.child({ component: "http" })
+  const sseLogger = deps.logger.child({ component: "sse" })
 
   const sseClients = new Set<() => void>()
   const registerSseClient = (cleanup: () => void) => {
@@ -60,6 +62,29 @@ export function createHttpServer(deps: HttpServerDeps) {
     sseClients.clear()
   }
 
+  app.addHook("onRequest", (request, _reply, done) => {
+    ;(request as FastifyRequest & { __logMeta?: { start: bigint } }).__logMeta = {
+      start: process.hrtime.bigint(),
+    }
+    done()
+  })
+
+  app.addHook("onResponse", (request, reply, done) => {
+    const meta = (request as FastifyRequest & { __logMeta?: { start: bigint } }).__logMeta
+    const durationMs = meta ? Number((process.hrtime.bigint() - meta.start) / BigInt(1_000_000)) : undefined
+    const base = {
+      method: request.method,
+      url: request.url,
+      status: reply.statusCode,
+      durationMs,
+    }
+    apiLogger.debug(base, "HTTP request completed")
+    if (apiLogger.isLevelEnabled("trace")) {
+      apiLogger.trace({ ...base, params: request.params, query: request.query, body: request.body }, "HTTP request payload")
+    }
+    done()
+  })
+
   app.register(cors, {
     origin: true,
     credentials: true,
@@ -79,7 +104,7 @@ export function createHttpServer(deps: HttpServerDeps) {
   registerConfigRoutes(app, { configStore: deps.configStore, binaryRegistry: deps.binaryRegistry })
   registerFilesystemRoutes(app, { fileSystemBrowser: deps.fileSystemBrowser })
   registerMetaRoutes(app, { serverMeta: deps.serverMeta })
-  registerEventRoutes(app, { eventBus: deps.eventBus, registerClient: registerSseClient })
+  registerEventRoutes(app, { eventBus: deps.eventBus, registerClient: registerSseClient, logger: sseLogger })
   registerStorageRoutes(app, {
     instanceStore: deps.instanceStore,
     eventBus: deps.eventBus,
@@ -225,6 +250,11 @@ async function proxyWorkspaceRequest(args: {
   const search = queryIndex >= 0 ? (request.raw.url ?? "").slice(queryIndex) : ""
   const targetUrl = `http://${INSTANCE_PROXY_HOST}:${port}${normalizedSuffix}${search}`
 
+  logger.debug({ workspaceId, method: request.method, targetUrl }, "Proxying request to instance")
+  if (logger.isLevelEnabled("trace")) {
+    logger.trace({ workspaceId, targetUrl, body: request.body }, "Instance proxy payload")
+  }
+
   return reply.from(targetUrl, {
     onError: (proxyReply, { error }) => {
       logger.error({ err: error, workspaceId, targetUrl }, "Failed to proxy workspace request")
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/routes/events.ts b/packages/server/src/server/routes/events.ts
index 0ec43cf5..e8f23298 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/routes/events.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/routes/events.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 import { FastifyInstance } from "fastify"
 import { EventBus } from "../../events/bus"
 import { WorkspaceEventPayload } from "../../api-types"
+import { Logger } from "../../logger"
 
 interface RouteDeps {
   eventBus: EventBus
   registerClient: (cleanup: () => void) => () => void
+  logger: Logger
 }
 
+let nextClientId = 0
+
 export function registerEventRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, deps: RouteDeps) {
   app.get("/api/events", (request, reply) => {
+    const clientId = ++nextClientId
+    deps.logger.debug({ clientId }, "SSE client connected")
+
     const origin = request.headers.origin ?? "*"
     reply.raw.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", origin)
     reply.raw.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Credentials", "true")
@@ -19,6 +26,10 @@ export function registerEventRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, deps: RouteDeps) {
     reply.hijack()
 
     const send = (event: WorkspaceEventPayload) => {
+      deps.logger.debug({ clientId, type: event.type }, "SSE event dispatched")
+      if (deps.logger.isLevelEnabled("trace")) {
+        deps.logger.trace({ clientId, event }, "SSE event payload")
+      }
       reply.raw.write(`data: ${JSON.stringify(event)}\n\n`)
     }
 
@@ -34,6 +45,7 @@ export function registerEventRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, deps: RouteDeps) {
       clearInterval(heartbeat)
       unsubscribe()
       reply.raw.end?.()
+      deps.logger.debug({ clientId }, "SSE client disconnected")
     }
 
     const unregister = deps.registerClient(close)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/workspaces/instance-events.ts b/packages/server/src/workspaces/instance-events.ts
index efe73853..5fff69ae 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/workspaces/instance-events.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/workspaces/instance-events.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ export class InstanceEventBridge {
 
     try {
       const event = JSON.parse(payload) as InstanceStreamEvent
+      this.options.logger.debug({ workspaceId, eventType: event.type }, "Instance SSE event received")
+      if (this.options.logger.isLevelEnabled("trace")) {
+        this.options.logger.trace({ workspaceId, event }, "Instance SSE event payload")
+      }
       this.options.eventBus.publish({ type: "instance.event", instanceId: workspaceId, event })
     } catch (error) {
       this.options.logger.warn({ workspaceId, chunk: payload, err: error }, "Failed to parse instance SSE payload")
@@ -166,6 +170,7 @@ export class InstanceEventBridge {
   }
 
   private publishStatus(instanceId: string, status: InstanceStreamStatus, reason?: string) {
+    this.options.logger.debug({ instanceId, status, reason }, "Instance SSE status updated")
     this.options.eventBus.publish({ type: "instance.eventStatus", instanceId, status, reason })
   }