diff --git a/codex-rs/Cargo.lock b/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
index 08cc850524..0ae6c60d42 100644
--- a/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
+++ b/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
@@ -1859,6 +1859,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sqlx",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
  "uuid",
 ]
 
@@ -1897,6 +1898,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "codex-login",
  "codex-otel",
  "codex-protocol",
+ "codex-state",
  "codex-utils-absolute-path",
  "codex-utils-cargo-bin",
  "codex-utils-pty",
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/state_db.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/state_db.rs
index d859328e1c..74c9ed7383 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/state_db.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/state_db.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use codex_protocol::ThreadId;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::RolloutItem;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::SessionSource;
 use codex_state::DB_METRIC_BACKFILL;
+pub use codex_state::LogEntry;
 use codex_state::STATE_DB_FILENAME;
 use codex_state::ThreadMetadataBuilder;
 use serde_json::Value;
diff --git a/codex-rs/state/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/state/Cargo.toml
index 810e250ca7..b8c7fce0e3 100644
--- a/codex-rs/state/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/state/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true }
 sqlx = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["fs", "io-util", "macros", "rt-multi-thread", "sync", "time"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
+tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true }
 uuid = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/codex-rs/state/migrations/0002_logs.sql b/codex-rs/state/migrations/0002_logs.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a193500b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/state/migrations/0002_logs.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+CREATE TABLE logs (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    ts INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    ts_nanos INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    level TEXT NOT NULL,
+    target TEXT NOT NULL,
+    message TEXT,
+    fields_json TEXT NOT NULL,
+    module_path TEXT,
+    file TEXT,
+    line INTEGER
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX idx_logs_ts ON logs(ts DESC, ts_nanos DESC, id DESC);
diff --git a/codex-rs/state/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/state/src/lib.rs
index 67533a3791..91ebacea71 100644
--- a/codex-rs/state/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/state/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
 //! orchestration and rollout scanning live in `codex-core`.
 
 mod extract;
+pub mod log_db;
 mod migrations;
 mod model;
 mod paths;
 mod runtime;
 
+pub use model::LogEntry;
 /// Preferred entrypoint: owns configuration and metrics.
 pub use runtime::StateRuntime;
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/state/src/log_db.rs b/codex-rs/state/src/log_db.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c03b7977d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/state/src/log_db.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+//! Tracing log export into the state SQLite database.
+//!
+//! This module provides a `tracing_subscriber::Layer` that captures events and
+//! inserts them into the `logs` table in `state.sqlite`. The writer runs in a
+//! background task and batches inserts to keep logging overhead low.
+//!
+//! ## Usage
+//!
+//! ```no_run
+//! use codex_state::log_db;
+//! use tracing_subscriber::prelude::*;
+//!
+//! # async fn example(state_db: std::sync::Arc<codex_state::StateRuntime>) {
+//! let layer = log_db::start(state_db);
+//! let _ = tracing_subscriber::registry()
+//!     .with(layer)
+//!     .try_init();
+//! # }
+//! ```
+
+use std::time::Duration;
+use std::time::SystemTime;
+use std::time::UNIX_EPOCH;
+
+use serde_json::Value;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+use tracing::Event;
+use tracing::field::Field;
+use tracing::field::Visit;
+use tracing_subscriber::Layer;
+use tracing_subscriber::registry::LookupSpan;
+
+use crate::LogEntry;
+use crate::StateRuntime;
+
+const LOG_QUEUE_CAPACITY: usize = 512;
+const LOG_BATCH_SIZE: usize = 64;
+const LOG_FLUSH_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(250);
+
+pub struct LogDbLayer {
+    sender: mpsc::Sender<LogEntry>,
+}
+
+pub fn start(state_db: std::sync::Arc<StateRuntime>) -> LogDbLayer {
+    let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::channel(LOG_QUEUE_CAPACITY);
+    tokio::spawn(run_inserter(state_db, receiver));
+
+    LogDbLayer { sender }
+}
+
+impl<S> Layer<S> for LogDbLayer
+where
+    S: tracing::Subscriber + for<'a> LookupSpan<'a>,
+{
+    fn on_event(&self, event: &Event<'_>, _ctx: tracing_subscriber::layer::Context<'_, S>) {
+        let metadata = event.metadata();
+        let mut visitor = JsonVisitor::default();
+        event.record(&mut visitor);
+
+        let now = SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| Duration::from_secs(0));
+        let entry = LogEntry {
+            ts: now.as_secs() as i64,
+            ts_nanos: now.subsec_nanos() as i64,
+            level: metadata.level().as_str().to_string(),
+            target: metadata.target().to_string(),
+            message: visitor.message,
+            fields_json: Value::Object(visitor.fields).to_string(),
+            module_path: metadata.module_path().map(ToString::to_string),
+            file: metadata.file().map(ToString::to_string),
+            line: metadata.line().map(|line| line as i64),
+        };
+
+        let _ = self.sender.try_send(entry);
+    }
+}
+
+async fn run_inserter(
+    state_db: std::sync::Arc<StateRuntime>,
+    mut receiver: mpsc::Receiver<LogEntry>,
+) {
+    let mut buffer = Vec::with_capacity(LOG_BATCH_SIZE);
+    let mut ticker = tokio::time::interval(LOG_FLUSH_INTERVAL);
+    loop {
+        tokio::select! {
+            maybe_entry = receiver.recv() => {
+                match maybe_entry {
+                    Some(entry) => {
+                        buffer.push(entry);
+                        if buffer.len() >= LOG_BATCH_SIZE {
+                            flush(&state_db, &mut buffer).await;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        flush(&state_db, &mut buffer).await;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            _ = ticker.tick() => {
+                flush(&state_db, &mut buffer).await;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn flush(state_db: &std::sync::Arc<StateRuntime>, buffer: &mut Vec<LogEntry>) {
+    if buffer.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let entries = buffer.split_off(0);
+    let _ = state_db.insert_logs(entries.as_slice()).await;
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct JsonVisitor {
+    fields: serde_json::Map<String, Value>,
+    message: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl JsonVisitor {
+    fn record_value(&mut self, field: &Field, value: Value) {
+        if field.name() == "message" && self.message.is_none() {
+            self.message = Some(match &value {
+                Value::String(message) => message.clone(),
+                _ => value.to_string(),
+            });
+        }
+        self.fields.insert(field.name().to_string(), value);
+    }
+}
+
+impl Visit for JsonVisitor {
+    fn record_i64(&mut self, field: &Field, value: i64) {
+        self.record_value(field, Value::from(value));
+    }
+
+    fn record_u64(&mut self, field: &Field, value: u64) {
+        self.record_value(field, Value::from(value));
+    }
+
+    fn record_bool(&mut self, field: &Field, value: bool) {
+        self.record_value(field, Value::from(value));
+    }
+
+    fn record_f64(&mut self, field: &Field, value: f64) {
+        self.record_value(field, Value::from(value));
+    }
+
+    fn record_str(&mut self, field: &Field, value: &str) {
+        self.record_value(field, Value::from(value));
+    }
+
+    fn record_error(&mut self, field: &Field, value: &(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)) {
+        self.record_value(field, Value::from(value.to_string()));
+    }
+
+    fn record_debug(&mut self, field: &Field, value: &dyn std::fmt::Debug) {
+        self.record_value(field, Value::from(format!("{value:?}")));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/codex-rs/state/src/model/log.rs b/codex-rs/state/src/model/log.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5662a3725c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/state/src/model/log.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct LogEntry {
+    pub ts: i64,
+    pub ts_nanos: i64,
+    pub level: String,
+    pub target: String,
+    pub message: Option<String>,
+    pub fields_json: String,
+    pub module_path: Option<String>,
+    pub file: Option<String>,
+    pub line: Option<i64>,
+}
diff --git a/codex-rs/state/src/model/mod.rs b/codex-rs/state/src/model/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4921e2357a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/state/src/model/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+mod log;
+mod thread_metadata;
+
+pub use log::LogEntry;
+pub use thread_metadata::Anchor;
+pub use thread_metadata::BackfillStats;
+pub use thread_metadata::ExtractionOutcome;
+pub use thread_metadata::SortKey;
+pub use thread_metadata::ThreadMetadata;
+pub use thread_metadata::ThreadMetadataBuilder;
+pub use thread_metadata::ThreadsPage;
+
+pub(crate) use thread_metadata::ThreadRow;
+pub(crate) use thread_metadata::anchor_from_item;
+pub(crate) use thread_metadata::datetime_to_epoch_seconds;
diff --git a/codex-rs/state/src/model.rs b/codex-rs/state/src/model/thread_metadata.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from codex-rs/state/src/model.rs
rename to codex-rs/state/src/model/thread_metadata.rs
diff --git a/codex-rs/state/src/runtime.rs b/codex-rs/state/src/runtime.rs
index f341ee3bb6..34add1347d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/state/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/state/src/runtime.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::DB_ERROR_METRIC;
+use crate::LogEntry;
 use crate::SortKey;
 use crate::ThreadMetadata;
 use crate::ThreadMetadataBuilder;
@@ -201,6 +202,35 @@ FROM threads
         })
     }
 
+    /// Insert one log entry into the logs table.
+    pub async fn insert_log(&self, entry: &LogEntry) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        self.insert_logs(std::slice::from_ref(entry)).await
+    }
+
+    /// Insert a batch of log entries into the logs table.
+    pub async fn insert_logs(&self, entries: &[LogEntry]) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        if entries.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        let mut builder = QueryBuilder::<Sqlite>::new(
+            "INSERT INTO logs (ts, ts_nanos, level, target, message, fields_json, module_path, file, line) ",
+        );
+        builder.push_values(entries, |mut row, entry| {
+            row.push_bind(entry.ts)
+                .push_bind(entry.ts_nanos)
+                .push_bind(&entry.level)
+                .push_bind(&entry.target)
+                .push_bind(&entry.message)
+                .push_bind(&entry.fields_json)
+                .push_bind(&entry.module_path)
+                .push_bind(&entry.file)
+                .push_bind(entry.line);
+        });
+        builder.build().execute(self.pool.as_ref()).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// List thread ids using the underlying database (no rollout scanning).
     pub async fn list_thread_ids(
         &self,
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/tui/Cargo.toml
index 820fe20e93..6664e7f9c5 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ codex-file-search = { workspace = true }
 codex-login = { workspace = true }
 codex-otel = { workspace = true }
 codex-protocol = { workspace = true }
+codex-state = { workspace = true }
 codex-utils-absolute-path = { workspace = true }
 color-eyre = { workspace = true }
 crossterm = { workspace = true, features = ["bracketed-paste", "event-stream"] }
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
index bced1e0653..a48b806129 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ use codex_protocol::config_types::SandboxMode;
 use codex_protocol::config_types::WindowsSandboxLevel;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::RolloutItem;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::RolloutLine;
+use codex_state::log_db;
 use codex_utils_absolute_path::AbsolutePathBuf;
 use cwd_prompt::CwdPromptAction;
 use cwd_prompt::CwdSelection;
@@ -351,10 +352,15 @@ pub async fn run_main(
 
     let otel_tracing_layer = otel.as_ref().and_then(|o| o.tracing_layer());
 
+    let log_db_layer = codex_core::state_db::init_if_enabled(&config, None)
+        .await
+        .map(|db| log_db::start(db).with_filter(env_filter()));
+
     let _ = tracing_subscriber::registry()
         .with(file_layer)
         .with(feedback_layer)
         .with(feedback_metadata_layer)
+        .with(log_db_layer)
         .with(otel_logger_layer)
         .with(otel_tracing_layer)
         .try_init();