diff --git a/src/commands/bot.rs b/src/commands/bot.rs
index 947b606..d454bd5 100644
--- a/src/commands/bot.rs
+++ b/src/commands/bot.rs
@@ -40,12 +40,25 @@ impl ClaudeSession {
             .current_dir(&work_dir)
             .stdin(Stdio::piped())
             .stdout(Stdio::piped())
-            .stderr(Stdio::null())
+            .stderr(Stdio::piped())
             .spawn()
             .context("failed to start claude process")?;
 
         let stdin = child.stdin.take().context("failed to capture claude stdin")?;
         let stdout = child.stdout.take().context("failed to capture claude stdout")?;
+        let stderr = child.stderr.take().context("failed to capture claude stderr")?;
+
+        // Background task: log stderr
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let reader = BufReader::new(stderr);
+            let mut lines = reader.lines();
+            while let Ok(Some(line)) = lines.next_line().await {
+                eprintln!("bot: claude stderr: {}", line);
+            }
+        });
+
+        // Brief wait to check if the process exits immediately
+        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(500)).await;
 
         let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<String>(16);
 
@@ -58,8 +71,14 @@ impl ClaudeSession {
             loop {
                 let line = match lines.next_line().await {
                     Ok(Some(l)) => l,
-                    Ok(None) => break,
-                    Err(_) => break,
+                    Ok(None) => {
+                        eprintln!("bot: claude stdout closed");
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        eprintln!("bot: claude stdout error: {}", e);
+                        break;
+                    }
                 };
 
                 if line.trim().is_empty() {
@@ -106,7 +125,8 @@ impl ClaudeSession {
             }
 
             // Wait for child to exit
-            let _ = child.wait().await;
+            let status = child.wait().await;
+            eprintln!("bot: claude process exited: {:?}", status);
         });
 
         Ok(Self {