diff --git a/backend/routes/chat.py b/backend/routes/chat.py
index 02be5d6..033c4aa 100644
--- a/backend/routes/chat.py
+++ b/backend/routes/chat.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 """Chat routes — /api/chat — supports normal + streaming"""
 
 import json
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
@@ -23,6 +26,12 @@ def _retrieve_context(*args, **kwargs):
 
 @router.post("/", response_model=ChatResponse)
 async def chat(req: ChatRequest):
+    logger.info("Chat request", extra={
+        "session_id": req.session_id,
+        "model": req.model,
+        "message_len": len(req.message),
+        "use_documents": req.use_documents,
+    })
     """Standard (non-streaming) chat endpoint."""
     if not await ollama_service.is_ollama_running():
         raise HTTPException(503, "Ollama not running. Run: `ollama serve`")
@@ -54,6 +63,12 @@ async def chat(req: ChatRequest):
 
 @router.post("/stream")
 async def chat_stream(req: ChatRequest):
+    logger.info("Chat stream request", extra={
+        "session_id": req.session_id,
+        "model": req.model,
+        "message_len": len(req.message),
+        "use_documents": req.use_documents,
+    })
     """Streaming chat — returns Server-Sent Events."""
     if not await ollama_service.is_ollama_running():
         raise HTTPException(503, "Ollama not running. Run: `ollama serve`")
diff --git a/backend/routes/upload.py b/backend/routes/upload.py
index 99d8015..4797a4f 100644
--- a/backend/routes/upload.py
+++ b/backend/routes/upload.py
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from fastapi import APIRouter, UploadFile, File, Form, HTTPException
 from models.schemas import UploadResponse
+import logging
 from services import db_service
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 router = APIRouter()
 
 ALLOWED = {
@@ -21,6 +24,11 @@
 
 @router.post("/", response_model=UploadResponse)
 async def upload(file: UploadFile = File(...), session_id: str = Form(...)):
+    logger.info("Upload request", extra={
+        "filename": file.filename,
+        "content_type": file.content_type,
+        "session_id": session_id,
+    })
     content_type = file.content_type or ""
     # Be lenient — also allow by extension
     ext = Path(file.filename).suffix.lower()
@@ -39,6 +47,12 @@ async def upload(file: UploadFile = File(...), session_id: str = Form(...)):
         f.write(content)
 
     size_kb = round(len(content) / 1024, 1)
+    logger.info("Upload complete", extra={
+        "filename": file.filename,
+        "size_kb": size_kb,
+        "chunks": chunks,
+        "session_id": session_id,
+    })
 
     from services import rag_service