diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 0eb2a74..d56796d 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ DEFAULT_THINKING_MODE_THINKDEEP=high
 # REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
 
 # Optional: Logging level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR)
-# DEBUG: Shows detailed operational messages for troubleshooting
-# INFO: Shows general operational messages (default)
+# DEBUG: Shows detailed operational messages for troubleshooting (default)
+# INFO: Shows general operational messages
 # WARNING: Shows only warnings and errors
 # ERROR: Shows only errors
-LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
 
 # Optional: Project root override for file sandboxing
 # If set, overrides the default sandbox directory
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index eaba1c9..bc2d36f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ services:
       # Use HOME not PWD: Claude needs access to any absolute file path, not just current project,
       # and Claude Code could be running from multiple locations at the same time
       - WORKSPACE_ROOT=${WORKSPACE_ROOT:-${HOME}}
-      - LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-INFO}
+      - LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-DEBUG}
       - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
     volumes:
       - ${HOME:-/tmp}:/workspace:ro
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index ce4d84d..4e5a8f0 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ from tools.models import ToolOutput
 
 # Configure logging for server operations
 # Can be controlled via LOG_LEVEL environment variable (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR)
-log_level = os.getenv("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO").upper()
+log_level = os.getenv("LOG_LEVEL", "DEBUG").upper()
 
 # Create timezone-aware formatter