diff --git a/codex-rs/Cargo.lock b/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
index 0ae6c60d42..f47e054ba6 100644
--- a/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
+++ b/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
@@ -1851,8 +1851,10 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
+ "clap",
  "codex-otel",
  "codex-protocol",
+ "dirs",
  "pretty_assertions",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/codex-rs/state/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/state/Cargo.toml
index b8c7fce0e3..a6e36a3e00 100644
--- a/codex-rs/state/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/state/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ license.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 chrono = { workspace = true }
+clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive", "env"] }
 codex-otel = { workspace = true }
 codex-protocol = { workspace = true }
+dirs = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 sqlx = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/codex-rs/state/src/bin/logs_client.rs b/codex-rs/state/src/bin/logs_client.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13bcb1571d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/state/src/bin/logs_client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use anyhow::Context;
+use chrono::DateTime;
+use chrono::SecondsFormat;
+use chrono::Utc;
+use clap::Parser;
+use codex_state::STATE_DB_FILENAME;
+use dirs::home_dir;
+use sqlx::QueryBuilder;
+use sqlx::Row;
+use sqlx::Sqlite;
+use sqlx::SqlitePool;
+use sqlx::sqlite::SqliteConnectOptions;
+use sqlx::sqlite::SqlitePoolOptions;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[command(name = "codex-state-logs")]
+#[command(about = "Tail Codex logs from state.sqlite with simple filters")]
+struct Args {
+    /// Path to CODEX_HOME. Defaults to $CODEX_HOME or ~/.codex.
+    #[arg(long, env = "CODEX_HOME")]
+    codex_home: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Direct path to the SQLite database. Overrides --codex-home.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    db: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Log level to match exactly (case-insensitive).
+    #[arg(long)]
+    level: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Start timestamp (RFC3339 or unix seconds).
+    #[arg(long, value_name = "RFC3339|UNIX")]
+    from: Option<String>,
+
+    /// End timestamp (RFC3339 or unix seconds).
+    #[arg(long, value_name = "RFC3339|UNIX")]
+    to: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Substring match on module_path.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    module: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Substring match on file path.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    file: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Number of matching rows to show before tailing.
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 200)]
+    backfill: usize,
+
+    /// Poll interval in milliseconds.
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 500)]
+    poll_ms: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, sqlx::FromRow)]
+struct LogRow {
+    id: i64,
+    ts: i64,
+    ts_nanos: i64,
+    level: String,
+    message: Option<String>,
+    fields_json: String,
+    module_path: Option<String>,
+    file: Option<String>,
+    line: Option<i64>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct LogFilter {
+    level_upper: Option<String>,
+    from_ts: Option<i64>,
+    to_ts: Option<i64>,
+    module_like: Option<String>,
+    file_like: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let args = Args::parse();
+    let db_path = resolve_db_path(&args)?;
+    let filter = build_filter(&args)?;
+    let pool = open_read_only_pool(db_path.as_path()).await?;
+
+    let mut last_id = print_backfill(&pool, &filter, args.backfill).await?;
+    if last_id == 0 {
+        last_id = fetch_max_id(&pool, &filter).await?;
+    }
+
+    let poll_interval = Duration::from_millis(args.poll_ms);
+    loop {
+        let rows = fetch_new_rows(&pool, &filter, last_id).await?;
+        for row in rows {
+            last_id = last_id.max(row.id);
+            println!("{}", format_row(&row));
+        }
+        tokio::time::sleep(poll_interval).await;
+    }
+}
+
+fn resolve_db_path(args: &Args) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
+    if let Some(db) = args.db.as_ref() {
+        return Ok(db.clone());
+    }
+
+    let codex_home = args.codex_home.clone().unwrap_or_else(default_codex_home);
+    Ok(codex_home.join(STATE_DB_FILENAME))
+}
+
+fn default_codex_home() -> PathBuf {
+    if let Some(home) = home_dir() {
+        return home.join(".codex");
+    }
+    PathBuf::from(".codex")
+}
+
+fn build_filter(args: &Args) -> anyhow::Result<LogFilter> {
+    let from_ts = args
+        .from
+        .as_deref()
+        .map(parse_timestamp)
+        .transpose()
+        .context("failed to parse --from")?;
+    let to_ts = args
+        .to
+        .as_deref()
+        .map(parse_timestamp)
+        .transpose()
+        .context("failed to parse --to")?;
+
+    let level_upper = args.level.as_ref().map(|level| level.to_ascii_uppercase());
+
+    Ok(LogFilter {
+        level_upper,
+        from_ts,
+        to_ts,
+        module_like: args.module.clone(),
+        file_like: args.file.clone(),
+    })
+}
+
+fn parse_timestamp(value: &str) -> anyhow::Result<i64> {
+    if let Ok(secs) = value.parse::<i64>() {
+        return Ok(secs);
+    }
+
+    let dt = DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339(value)
+        .with_context(|| format!("expected RFC3339 or unix seconds, got {value}"))?;
+    Ok(dt.timestamp())
+}
+
+async fn open_read_only_pool(path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<SqlitePool> {
+    let options = SqliteConnectOptions::new()
+        .filename(path)
+        .create_if_missing(false)
+        .read_only(true)
+        .busy_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5));
+
+    let display = path.display();
+    SqlitePoolOptions::new()
+        .max_connections(1)
+        .connect_with(options)
+        .await
+        .with_context(|| format!("failed to open sqlite db at {display}"))
+}
+
+async fn print_backfill(
+    pool: &SqlitePool,
+    filter: &LogFilter,
+    backfill: usize,
+) -> anyhow::Result<i64> {
+    if backfill == 0 {
+        return Ok(0);
+    }
+
+    let mut rows = fetch_backfill(pool, filter, backfill).await?;
+    rows.reverse();
+
+    let mut last_id = 0;
+    for row in rows {
+        last_id = last_id.max(row.id);
+        println!("{}", format_row(&row));
+    }
+    Ok(last_id)
+}
+
+async fn fetch_backfill(
+    pool: &SqlitePool,
+    filter: &LogFilter,
+    backfill: usize,
+) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<LogRow>> {
+    let mut builder = base_select_builder();
+    push_filters(&mut builder, filter);
+    builder.push(" ORDER BY id DESC");
+    builder.push(" LIMIT ").push_bind(backfill as i64);
+
+    builder
+        .build_query_as::<LogRow>()
+        .fetch_all(pool)
+        .await
+        .context("failed to fetch backfill logs")
+}
+
+async fn fetch_new_rows(
+    pool: &SqlitePool,
+    filter: &LogFilter,
+    last_id: i64,
+) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<LogRow>> {
+    let mut builder = base_select_builder();
+    push_filters(&mut builder, filter);
+    builder.push(" AND id > ").push_bind(last_id);
+    builder.push(" ORDER BY id ASC");
+
+    builder
+        .build_query_as::<LogRow>()
+        .fetch_all(pool)
+        .await
+        .context("failed to fetch new logs")
+}
+
+async fn fetch_max_id(pool: &SqlitePool, filter: &LogFilter) -> anyhow::Result<i64> {
+    let mut builder = QueryBuilder::<Sqlite>::new("SELECT MAX(id) AS max_id FROM logs WHERE 1 = 1");
+    push_filters(&mut builder, filter);
+
+    let row = builder
+        .build()
+        .fetch_one(pool)
+        .await
+        .context("failed to fetch max log id")?;
+    let max_id: Option<i64> = row.try_get("max_id")?;
+    Ok(max_id.unwrap_or(0))
+}
+
+fn base_select_builder<'a>() -> QueryBuilder<'a, Sqlite> {
+    QueryBuilder::<Sqlite>::new(
+        "SELECT id, ts, ts_nanos, level, message, fields_json, module_path, file, line FROM logs WHERE 1 = 1",
+    )
+}
+
+fn push_filters<'a>(builder: &mut QueryBuilder<'a, Sqlite>, filter: &'a LogFilter) {
+    if let Some(level_upper) = filter.level_upper.as_ref() {
+        builder
+            .push(" AND UPPER(level) = ")
+            .push_bind(level_upper.as_str());
+    }
+    if let Some(from_ts) = filter.from_ts {
+        builder.push(" AND ts >= ").push_bind(from_ts);
+    }
+    if let Some(to_ts) = filter.to_ts {
+        builder.push(" AND ts <= ").push_bind(to_ts);
+    }
+    if let Some(module_like) = filter.module_like.as_ref() {
+        builder
+            .push(" AND module_path LIKE '%' || ")
+            .push_bind(module_like.as_str())
+            .push(" || '%'");
+    }
+    if let Some(file_like) = filter.file_like.as_ref() {
+        builder
+            .push(" AND file LIKE '%' || ")
+            .push_bind(file_like.as_str())
+            .push(" || '%'");
+    }
+}
+
+fn format_row(row: &LogRow) -> String {
+    let timestamp = format_timestamp(row.ts, row.ts_nanos);
+    let location = match (&row.file, row.line) {
+        (Some(file), Some(line)) => format!("{file}:{line}"),
+        (Some(file), None) => file.clone(),
+        _ => "-".to_string(),
+    };
+    let module = row.module_path.as_deref().unwrap_or("-");
+    let message = row.message.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
+    let fields = row.fields_json.as_str();
+    let level = row.level.as_str();
+    if fields == "{}" || fields.is_empty() {
+        return format!("{timestamp} {level:<5} [{module}] {location} - {message}");
+    }
+    format!("{timestamp} {level:<5} [{module}] {location} - {message} {fields}")
+}
+
+fn format_timestamp(ts: i64, ts_nanos: i64) -> String {
+    let nanos = u32::try_from(ts_nanos).unwrap_or(0);
+    match DateTime::<Utc>::from_timestamp(ts, nanos) {
+        Some(dt) => dt.to_rfc3339_opts(SecondsFormat::Millis, true),
+        None => format!("{ts}.{ts_nanos:09}Z"),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 0e01ef7e1d..8fb5a7d941 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ mcp-server-run *args:
 # Regenerate the json schema for config.toml from the current config types.
 write-config-schema:
     cargo run -p codex-core --bin codex-write-config-schema
+
+# Tail logs from the state SQLite database
+log *args:
+    if [ "${1:-}" = "--" ]; then shift; fi; cargo run -p codex-state --bin logs_client -- "$@"