diff --git a/agent/chat_ui.html b/agent/chat_ui.html
index 62a70a510..3aa9c4e0b 100644
--- a/agent/chat_ui.html
+++ b/agent/chat_ui.html
@@ -5525,9 +5525,15 @@
 
 
       // ── Auth guard — redirect to login if no token ──
+      console.log('[AUTH] checking token...');
       const _token = localStorage.getItem('gf_token');
+      console.log('[AUTH] token exists:', !!_token);
+      console.log('[AUTH] token value:', _token ? _token.substring(0, 20) + '...' : 'null');
       if (!_token) {
+        console.log('[AUTH] no token — redirecting to login');
         window.location.replace('/login');
+      } else {
+        console.log('[AUTH] token found — proceeding');
       }
 
       // ── Load user profile from localStorage (set at login) ──
@@ -5684,6 +5690,7 @@
           });
 
           if (res.status === 401) {
+            console.log('[AUTH] 401 response — clearing token and redirecting to login');
             localStorage.removeItem('gf_token');
             localStorage.removeItem('gf_user_name');
             localStorage.removeItem('gf_user_email');
@@ -8745,11 +8752,13 @@
 
       // ── Sign out ──
       document.getElementById('logout-btn').addEventListener('click', () => {
+        console.log('[SIGNOUT] clearing token...');
         localStorage.removeItem('gf_token');
         localStorage.removeItem('gf_user_name');
         localStorage.removeItem('gf_user_email');
         localStorage.removeItem(STORAGE_KEY);
         // Clear session-specific memory (keep watchlist / memory by default — user owns those)
+        console.log('[SIGNOUT] redirecting to login...');
         window.location.replace('/login');
       });
 
diff --git a/agent/login.html b/agent/login.html
index 63ee96669..99dc5eab9 100644
--- a/agent/login.html
+++ b/agent/login.html
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@
       const errorEl = document.getElementById('error-msg');
 
       // Redirect if already logged in
+      console.log('[LOGIN] page load — checking token');
       if (localStorage.getItem('gf_token')) {
+        console.log('[LOGIN] token exists — redirecting to chat');
         window.location.replace('/');
       }
 
@@ -273,6 +275,7 @@
         setLoading(true);
         hideError();
 
+        console.log('[LOGIN] submitting credentials...');
         try {
           const res = await fetch('/auth/login', {
             method: 'POST',
@@ -281,6 +284,8 @@
           });
           const data = await res.json();
 
+          console.log('[LOGIN] response status:', res.status);
+          console.log('[LOGIN] saving token:', data.token ? 'yes' : 'no');
           if (!data.success) {
             showError(data.message || 'Invalid credentials.');
             return;
@@ -289,6 +294,7 @@
           localStorage.setItem('gf_token', data.token);
           localStorage.setItem('gf_user_name', data.name);
           localStorage.setItem('gf_user_email', data.email);
+          console.log('[LOGIN] token saved, redirecting...');
           window.location.replace('/');
         } catch {
           showError('Could not reach the server. Please try again.');