diff --git a/src/app/mcp/manager.rs b/src/app/mcp/manager.rs
index 80b84af..9cc4836 100644
--- a/src/app/mcp/manager.rs
+++ b/src/app/mcp/manager.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl StdioChild {
                             anyhow::bail!("MCP error: {}", err);
                         }
                         return Ok(resp.get("result").cloned().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                            eprintln!("[mcp] stdio response missing 'result' field: {}", trimmed);
+                            tracing::warn!("[mcp] stdio response missing 'result' field: {}", trimmed);
                             Value::Null
                         }));
                     }
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ fn call_via_http(url: &str, tool_name: &str, tool_args: &Value) -> anyhow::Resul
         .connect_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_millis(MCP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS))
         .build()
         .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-            eprintln!("[mcp] HTTP client builder failed: {}, using default client without timeouts", e);
+            tracing::warn!("[mcp] HTTP client builder failed: {}, using default client without timeouts", e);
             reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
         });
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ fn call_via_http(url: &str, tool_name: &str, tool_args: &Value) -> anyhow::Resul
     if !resp.status().is_success() {
         let status = resp.status();
         let text = resp.text().unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-            eprintln!("[mcp] failed to read HTTP response body: {}", e);
+            tracing::warn!("[mcp] failed to read HTTP response body: {}", e);
             String::new()
         });
         anyhow::bail!("MCP HTTP server returned {}: {}", status, text);
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ fn call_via_http(url: &str, tool_name: &str, tool_args: &Value) -> anyhow::Resul
     }
 
     let result = response.get("result").cloned().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-        eprintln!("[mcp] HTTP response missing 'result' field");
+        tracing::warn!("[mcp] HTTP response missing 'result' field");
         Value::Null
     });
     extract_text_content(&result)
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ fn extract_text_content(result: &Value) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
         }
     }
     Ok(serde_json::to_string_pretty(result).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-        eprintln!("[mcp] failed to pretty-print result: {}", e);
+        tracing::warn!("[mcp] failed to pretty-print result: {}", e);
         result.to_string()
     }))
 }
@@ -336,11 +336,11 @@ impl McpManager {
                 Some(McpToolInfo {
                     name: t.get("name")?.as_str()?.to_string(),
                     description: t.get("description").and_then(|v| v.as_str()).unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                        eprintln!("[mcp] tool {} missing description", t.get("name").and_then(|n| n.as_str()).unwrap_or("?"));
+                        tracing::warn!("[mcp] tool {} missing description", t.get("name").and_then(|n| n.as_str()).unwrap_or("?"));
                         ""
                     }).to_string(),
                     input_schema: t.get("inputSchema").cloned().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                        eprintln!("[mcp] tool {} missing inputSchema", t.get("name").and_then(|n| n.as_str()).unwrap_or("?"));
+                        tracing::warn!("[mcp] tool {} missing inputSchema", t.get("name").and_then(|n| n.as_str()).unwrap_or("?"));
                         serde_json::Value::Null
                     }),
                 })
diff --git a/src/app/runtime/stream/mod.rs b/src/app/runtime/stream/mod.rs
index b7eb8b0..bda99ca 100644
--- a/src/app/runtime/stream/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/runtime/stream/mod.rs
@@ -70,23 +70,23 @@ impl SseParser {
         let value: Value = match serde_json::from_str(&data) {
             Ok(v) => v,
             Err(e) => {
-                eprintln!("[stream] failed to parse chunk: {}", e);
+                tracing::warn!("[stream] failed to parse chunk: {}", e);
                 return vec![];
             }
         };
         if let Some(usage) = value.get("usage") {
             if !usage.is_null() {
                 let prompt_tokens = usage.get("prompt_tokens").and_then(|v| v.as_u64()).unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                    eprintln!("[stream] prompt_tokens missing in usage chunk");
+                    tracing::warn!("[stream] prompt_tokens missing in usage chunk");
                     0
                 });
                 let completion_tokens = usage.get("completion_tokens").and_then(|v| v.as_u64()).unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                    eprintln!("[stream] completion_tokens missing in usage chunk");
+                    tracing::warn!("[stream] completion_tokens missing in usage chunk");
                     0
                 });
                 let total_tokens = usage.get("total_tokens").and_then(|v| v.as_u64())
                     .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                        eprintln!("[stream] total_tokens missing in usage chunk");
+                        tracing::warn!("[stream] total_tokens missing in usage chunk");
                         prompt_tokens + completion_tokens
                     });
                 return vec![StreamEvent::Usage { prompt_tokens, completion_tokens, total_tokens }];
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl SseParser {
                         let mut events = Vec::with_capacity(tool_calls.len());
                         for tc in tool_calls {
                             let index = tc.get("index").and_then(|i| i.as_u64()).unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                                eprintln!("[stream] tool call delta missing index, defaulting to 0");
+                                tracing::warn!("[stream] tool call delta missing index, defaulting to 0");
                                 0
                             }) as usize;
                             let id = tc.get("id").and_then(|i| i.as_str()).map(|s| s.to_string());
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ pub fn parse_stream_chunk(data: &str) -> Option<StreamEvent> {
     if let Some(tool_calls) = delta.get("tool_calls").and_then(|tc| tc.as_array()) {
         if let Some(tc) = tool_calls.first() {
             let index = tc.get("index").and_then(|i| i.as_u64()).unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                eprintln!("[stream] fallback parser: tool call missing index, defaulting to 0");
+                tracing::warn!("[stream] fallback parser: tool call missing index, defaulting to 0");
                 0
             }) as usize;
             let id = tc.get("id").and_then(|i| i.as_str()).map(|s| s.to_string());
diff --git a/src/app/state/rest.rs b/src/app/state/rest.rs
index b7f38b7..1c33e30 100644
--- a/src/app/state/rest.rs
+++ b/src/app/state/rest.rs
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ impl AppStateRest {
         let settings = Settings::load();
         let app_config = AppConfig::load();
         let download_dir = memory_dir.parent().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-            eprintln!("[state] memory_dir '{}' has no parent, using it for downloads", memory_dir.display());
+            tracing::warn!("[state] memory_dir '{}' has no parent, using it for downloads", memory_dir.display());
             &memory_dir
         }).join("downloads");
         let worktrees_dir = memory_dir.parent().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-            eprintln!("[state] memory_dir '{}' has no parent, using it for worktrees", memory_dir.display());
+            tracing::warn!("[state] memory_dir '{}' has no parent, using it for worktrees", memory_dir.display());
             &memory_dir
         }).join("worktrees");
         let dir_cache = DirCache::new();
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl AppStateRest {
             .file_name()
             .map(|n| n.to_string_lossy().to_string())
             .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                eprintln!("[state] session_dir has no file_name component, using empty session_id");
+                tracing::warn!("[state] session_dir has no file_name component, using empty session_id");
                 String::new()
             });
         AppStateRest {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl AppStateRest {
 
     pub fn turn_in_flight(&self) -> bool {
         self.turn_in_flight.lock().map(|g| *g).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
-            eprintln!("[state] turn_in_flight mutex poisoned");
+            tracing::warn!("[state] turn_in_flight mutex poisoned");
             false
         })
     }
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ impl AppStateRest {
             .and_then(|p| p.parent())
             .map(|p| p.to_path_buf())
             .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                eprintln!("[state] session_dir '{}' has no grandparent, using parent", self.session_dir.display());
+                tracing::warn!("[state] session_dir '{}' has no grandparent, using parent", self.session_dir.display());
                 self.session_dir.parent()
                     .map(|p| p.to_path_buf())
                     .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                        eprintln!("[state] session_dir '{}' has no parent at all, using itself", self.session_dir.display());
+                        tracing::warn!("[state] session_dir '{}' has no parent at all, using itself", self.session_dir.display());
                         self.session_dir.clone()
                     })
             })
diff --git a/src/app/subagent/engine.rs b/src/app/subagent/engine.rs
index a90dc16..156c62e 100644
--- a/src/app/subagent/engine.rs
+++ b/src/app/subagent/engine.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fn resolve_provider_config() -> (String, String, Option<String>) {
     let app_config = crate::model::app_config::AppConfig::load();
 
     let mut api_key = settings.api_keys.get(&settings.provider).cloned().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-        eprintln!("[subagent] no API key for provider '{}' in settings, trying env/default", settings.provider);
+        tracing::warn!("[subagent] no API key for provider '{}' in settings, trying env/default", settings.provider);
         String::new()
     });
     let model = settings.model.clone();
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fn resolve_provider_config() -> (String, String, Option<String>) {
                 .and_then(|env| std::env::var(env).ok())
                 .or_else(|| provider_cfg.default_api_key.clone())
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                    eprintln!("[subagent] all API key resolution paths exhausted for '{}'", settings.provider);
+                    tracing::warn!("[subagent] all API key resolution paths exhausted for '{}'", settings.provider);
                     String::new()
                 });
         }
diff --git a/src/controller/input.rs b/src/controller/input.rs
index 29478e1..6299cae 100644
--- a/src/controller/input.rs
+++ b/src/controller/input.rs
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ fn handle_overlay_enter(state: &mut AppStateRest) -> Vec<Action> {
             if let Some(provider) = providers.get(state.misc.selected_index) {
                 if let Some(cfg) = state.app_config.providers.get(provider) {
                     let model = cfg.default_model.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                        eprintln!("[input] provider '{}' has no default_model, using 'claude-opus-4-8'", provider);
+                        tracing::warn!("[input] provider '{}' has no default_model, using 'claude-opus-4-8'", provider);
                         "claude-opus-4-8".to_string()
                     });
                     state.settings.provider = provider.clone();
diff --git a/src/dto/chat/tool.rs b/src/dto/chat/tool.rs
index bdef954..022dff2 100644
--- a/src/dto/chat/tool.rs
+++ b/src/dto/chat/tool.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn sanitize_tool_arguments(args: &Value) -> Value {
             match serde_json::from_str::<Value>(s) {
                 Ok(v) => v,
                 Err(e) => {
-                    eprintln!(
+                    tracing::warn!(
                         "warning: tool argument is a JSON string but failed to parse: {}. Using raw string.",
                         e
                     );
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e2f3bbc..05df4bd 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::io;
 use std::io::Write;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use crossterm::execute;
 use crossterm::terminal::{disable_raw_mode, enable_raw_mode, EnterAlternateScreen, LeaveAlternateScreen};
@@ -23,11 +24,26 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         .position(|a| a == "--attach")
         .and_then(|i| args.get(i + 1).cloned());
 
+    let log_dir = dirs::data_dir()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| std::path::PathBuf::from("."))
+        .join("zesdex");
+    let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(&log_dir);
+    let log_path = log_dir.join("zesdex.log");
+    let log_file = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+        .create(true).append(true).open(&log_path)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+            // Fallback: /dev/null so the TUI isn't corrupted by stderr writes
+            std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+                .write(true).open("/dev/null")
+                .expect("cannot open /dev/null")
+        });
+
     tracing_subscriber::fmt()
         .with_env_filter(
             tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::try_from_default_env()
                 .unwrap_or_else(|_| tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::new("info")),
         )
+        .with_writer(Mutex::new(log_file))
         .init();
 
     if is_daemon && attach_session.is_some() {
diff --git a/src/model/agent_def/session.rs b/src/model/agent_def/session.rs
index 28cbf3f..ac0ad9c 100644
--- a/src/model/agent_def/session.rs
+++ b/src/model/agent_def/session.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub fn load_session_agents(session_dir: &Path) -> Vec<AgentDefinition> {
     match std::fs::read_to_string(&agents_file) {
         Ok(content) => {
             serde_json::from_str(&content).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-                eprintln!("[session] failed to parse agents.json: {}", e);
+                tracing::warn!("[session] failed to parse agents.json: {}", e);
                 Vec::new()
             })
         }
diff --git a/src/model/app_config.rs b/src/model/app_config.rs
index 7b85321..6c4fc25 100644
--- a/src/model/app_config.rs
+++ b/src/model/app_config.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl AppConfig {
             Ok(s) => match serde_json::from_str(&s) {
                 Ok(c) => c,
                 Err(e) => {
-                    eprintln!(
+                    tracing::warn!(
                         "warning: failed to parse config file '{}': {}. Loading defaults.",
                         path.display(), e
                     );
diff --git a/src/service/oauth/manager.rs b/src/service/oauth/manager.rs
index b1ba975..f990164 100644
--- a/src/service/oauth/manager.rs
+++ b/src/service/oauth/manager.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl OAuthManager {
         let mut url = match url::Url::parse(&self.config.auth_url) {
             Ok(u) if !self.config.auth_url.is_empty() => u,
             _ => {
-                eprintln!(
+                tracing::warn!(
                     "warning: OAuth auth_url is missing or invalid ('{}'); aborting build_auth_url",
                     self.config.auth_url
                 );
diff --git a/src/service/oauth/pkce.rs b/src/service/oauth/pkce.rs
index e8b805a..ec2f080 100644
--- a/src/service/oauth/pkce.rs
+++ b/src/service/oauth/pkce.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn rand_byte() -> u8 {
     let nanos = SystemTime::now()
         .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
         .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
-            eprintln!("[pkce] system time before UNIX_EPOCH, using 0 for random byte");
+            tracing::warn!("[pkce] system time before UNIX_EPOCH, using 0 for random byte");
             std::time::Duration::default()
         })
         .subsec_nanos();
diff --git a/src/service/provider.rs b/src/service/provider.rs
index 586eb0c..8638493 100644
--- a/src/service/provider.rs
+++ b/src/service/provider.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl LlmClient {
         {
             Ok(c) => c,
             Err(e) => {
-                eprintln!("warning: failed to build reqwest client with timeouts: {}. Using default client without timeouts.", e);
+                tracing::warn!("warning: failed to build reqwest client with timeouts: {}. Using default client without timeouts.", e);
                 reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
             }
         };
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl LlmClient {
                     if attempt >= max_retries || is_auth_error {
                         return Err(e);
                     }
-                    eprintln!("Warning: {}. Retrying {}/{}...", e, attempt, max_retries);
+                    tracing::warn!("Warning: {}. Retrying {}/{}...", e, attempt, max_retries);
                     std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2));
                 }
             }
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ impl LlmClient {
                     if started || attempt >= max_retries || is_auth_error {
                         return Err(e);
                     }
-                    eprintln!("Warning: {}. Retrying {}/{}...", e, attempt, max_retries);
+                    tracing::warn!("Warning: {}. Retrying {}/{}...", e, attempt, max_retries);
                     std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2));
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/view/mod.rs b/src/view/mod.rs
index a255cfd..f270af1 100644
--- a/src/view/mod.rs
+++ b/src/view/mod.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ pub fn draw(frame: &mut Frame, state: &crate::app::state::rest::AppStateRest) {
 
     render_input_bar(frame, input_area, state);
     status::draw_status_bar(frame, status_area, state);
+
+    // Toast notifications at top-right (like Hyprland)
+    render_toasts(frame, state);
 }
 
 fn render_main_panel(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, state: &crate::app::state::rest::AppStateRest) {
@@ -564,6 +567,49 @@ fn render_input_bar(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, state: &crate::app::state::re
     frame.render_widget(paragraph, area);
 }
 
+/// Render active toasts as a floating stack at top-right of the terminal.
+/// Each toast auto-expires after its lifetime_ms. Max 4 visible at once.
+fn render_toasts(frame: &mut Frame, state: &crate::app::state::rest::AppStateRest) {
+    let now_ms = chrono::Utc::now().timestamp_millis();
+    let active: Vec<&crate::app::state::types::Toast> = state.misc.toasts.iter()
+        .filter(|t| !t.expired(now_ms))
+        .collect();
+    if active.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let area = frame.area();
+    let toast_w: u16 = 45;
+    let x = area.width.saturating_sub(toast_w).saturating_sub(2);
+    let mut y: u16 = 1;
+
+    for toast in active.iter().rev().take(4) {
+        let line_count = toast.message.lines().count().max(1) as u16;
+        let h = line_count + 2; // border top + border bottom
+        let toast_area = Rect { x, y, width: toast_w, height: h };
+        if toast_area.bottom() > area.height {
+            break;
+        }
+        frame.render_widget(ratatui::widgets::Clear, toast_area);
+
+        let border_color = match toast.kind {
+            crate::app::state::types::ToastKind::Success => Theme::SUCCESS,
+            crate::app::state::types::ToastKind::Warning => Theme::WARNING,
+            crate::app::state::types::ToastKind::Error => Theme::ERROR,
+            crate::app::state::types::ToastKind::Info => Theme::INFO,
+            crate::app::state::types::ToastKind::Lesson => Theme::PRIMARY,
+        };
+        let block = ratatui::widgets::Block::default()
+            .borders(ratatui::widgets::Borders::ALL)
+            .border_style(ratatui::style::Style::default().fg(border_color))
+            .style(ratatui::style::Style::default().bg(ratatui::style::Color::Black));
+        let paragraph = ratatui::widgets::Paragraph::new(toast.message.as_str())
+            .block(block)
+            .wrap(ratatui::widgets::Wrap { trim: false });
+        frame.render_widget(paragraph, toast_area);
+        y = y.saturating_add(h).saturating_add(1);
+    }
+}
+
 fn centered_rect(area: Rect, percent_x: u16, percent_y: u16) -> Rect {
     let x_pad = (area.width.saturating_sub(area.width * percent_x / 100)) / 2;
     let y_pad = (area.height.saturating_sub(area.height * percent_y / 100)) / 2;