diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts
index 75b69cc..4192ede 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import type {
   ModerationBroadcaster,
 } from "../message-capture/types.js";
 import { attemptAutoDeleteFlaggedMessage } from "./autoDeleteManager.js";
-import { buildConversationContext, estimateTokens } from "./conversationContext.js";
+import {
+  buildConversationContext,
+  estimateTokens,
+} from "./conversationContext.js";
 import { runModerationAnalysis } from "./llmModerationClient.js";
 import { logModerationError } from "./responseLogger.js";
 
@@ -449,7 +452,7 @@ async function processIndividualFallback(
     // Reset individual CB on success.
     individualConsecutiveErrors = 0;
 
-    logger.info(
+    logger.debug(
       { messageId, status: analysisResult.results[0]?.status },
       "Individual fallback analysis complete",
     );
@@ -584,7 +587,7 @@ function enqueueIndividualFallbacks(messages: MessageRecord[]): void {
     .slice(0, availableSlots);
   if (newMessages.length === 0) return;
 
-  logger.info(
+  logger.debug(
     {
       count: newMessages.length,
       messageIds: newMessages.map((m) => m.id),
@@ -878,7 +881,7 @@ export async function queueMessageAnalysis(messageId: string): Promise<void> {
       if (updated) {
         broadcastAnalysisCompleted(updated);
       }
-      logger.info(
+      logger.debug(
         { messageId },
         "Skipped AI analysis for age-restricted message",
       );
diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/autoDeleteManager.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/autoDeleteManager.ts
index da23443..e8bc54b 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/autoDeleteManager.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/autoDeleteManager.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function isAutoDeleteEligible(message: MessageRecord): boolean {
 
   const confidence = message.ai_confidence ?? message.ai_moderation_score ?? 0;
   if (confidence < config.AUTO_DELETE_MIN_CONFIDENCE) {
-    logger.info(
+    logger.debug(
       {
         messageId: message.id,
         confidence,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function isAutoDeleteEligible(message: MessageRecord): boolean {
     .map((s) => s.trim())
     .filter(Boolean);
   if (allowedSeverities.length > 0 && !allowedSeverities.includes(severity)) {
-    logger.info(
+    logger.debug(
       { messageId: message.id, severity, allowed: allowedSeverities },
       "Auto-delete skipped: severity not in allowed list",
     );
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function isAutoDeleteEligible(message: MessageRecord): boolean {
 
   const recommendedAction = deriveRecommendedAction(message);
   if (recommendedAction !== "delete" && recommendedAction !== "escalate") {
-    logger.info(
+    logger.debug(
       { messageId: message.id, recommendedAction },
       "Auto-delete skipped: recommended action is not delete/escalate",
     );
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function isAutoDeleteEligible(message: MessageRecord): boolean {
       allowedCategories.includes(cat),
     );
     if (!hasAllowedCategory) {
-      logger.info(
+      logger.debug(
         {
           messageId: message.id,
           categories: messageCategories,
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function isAutoDeleteEligible(message: MessageRecord): boolean {
   if (excludedChannels.length > 0) {
     const channelId = message.thread_id ?? message.channel_id;
     if (excludedChannels.includes(channelId)) {
-      logger.info(
+      logger.debug(
         { messageId: message.id, channelId },
         "Auto-delete skipped: channel excluded",
       );
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function isAutoDeleteEligible(message: MessageRecord): boolean {
 
   const excludedUsers = parseStringList(config.AUTO_DELETE_EXCLUDED_USER_IDS);
   if (excludedUsers.length > 0 && excludedUsers.includes(message.user_id)) {
-    logger.info(
+    logger.debug(
       { messageId: message.id, userId: message.user_id },
       "Auto-delete skipped: user excluded",
     );
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ export async function attemptAutoDeleteFlaggedMessage(
   }
 
   if (message.ai_status !== "flagged" && message.ai_status !== "warn") {
+    logger.debug(
+      { messageId: message.id, status: message.ai_status },
+      "Auto-delete skipped: message not flagged or warned",
+    );
     const result = {
       deleted: false,
       skipped: true,
@@ -231,6 +235,10 @@ export async function attemptAutoDeleteFlaggedMessage(
   }
 
   if (!isAutoDeleteEligible(message)) {
+    logger.debug(
+      { messageId: message.id },
+      "Auto-delete skipped: not eligible (confidence/severity/action/category filter)",
+    );
     const result = {
       deleted: false,
       skipped: true,
diff --git a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/llmModerationClient.ts b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/llmModerationClient.ts
index a52bbd0..2e60843 100644
--- a/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/llmModerationClient.ts
+++ b/services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/llmModerationClient.ts
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ async function runTextOnlyBatch(
   }
 
   if (groupMapping.size > 0) {
-    log.info(
+    log.debug(
       {
         originalCount: targets.length,
         deduplicatedCount: deduplicatedTargets.length,
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ async function runTextOnlyBatch(
   }
 
   if (subBatches.length > 1) {
-    log.info(
+    log.debug(
       {
         totalTargets: targets.length,
         subBatchCount: subBatches.length,
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ async function runTextOnlyBatch(
     );
   }
 
-  log.info(
+  log.debug(
     {
       targetCount: targets.length,
       resultCount: allResults.length,
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ export async function runModerationAnalysis(
     }
   }
 
-  log.info(
+  log.debug(
     {
       total: targets.length,
       textOnly: textOnlyTargets.length,
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ export async function runModerationAnalysis(
     textBatchResult.raw ??
     (mediaResults.length > 0 ? mediaResults[0].raw : null);
 
-  log.info(
+  log.debug(
     {
       targetCount: targets.length,
       resultCount: allResults.length,