diff --git a/server/src/agents/pool/worktree_lifecycle.rs b/server/src/agents/pool/worktree_lifecycle.rs
index 77749d36..016f784a 100644
--- a/server/src/agents/pool/worktree_lifecycle.rs
+++ b/server/src/agents/pool/worktree_lifecycle.rs
@@ -130,11 +130,20 @@ pub(crate) async fn on_coding_transition(project_root: &Path, port: u16, story_i
                 info.path.display()
             );
             let hook_path = info.path.clone();
+            slog!("[worktree] starting pre-commit hook install for '{story_id}'");
             let hook_result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
                 crate::worktree::install_pre_commit_hook(&hook_path)
             })
             .await
             .unwrap_or_else(|e| Err(format!("spawn_blocking panicked: {e}")));
+            match &hook_result {
+                Ok(()) => {
+                    slog!("[worktree] finished pre-commit hook install for '{story_id}' result=ok")
+                }
+                Err(e) => slog!(
+                    "[worktree] finished pre-commit hook install for '{story_id}' result=err: {e}"
+                ),
+            }
             if let Err(e) = hook_result {
                 slog_warn!(
                     "[worktree-create-sub] Pre-commit hook install failed for '{story_id}': {e}"
diff --git a/server/src/worktree/create.rs b/server/src/worktree/create.rs
index a78c4c61..6bf269be 100644
--- a/server/src/worktree/create.rs
+++ b/server/src/worktree/create.rs
@@ -163,12 +163,21 @@ pub fn install_pre_commit_hook(wt_path: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
 
     // Point git at the per-worktree hooks dir so only this worktree uses
     // these hooks (not the main repo or other worktrees).
+    slog!(
+        "[worktree-hook] starting git config --worktree core.hooksPath for '{}'",
+        wt_path.display()
+    );
     let output = std::process::Command::new("git")
         .args(["config", "--worktree", "core.hooksPath", ".git-hooks"])
         .current_dir(wt_path)
         .output()
         .map_err(|e| format!("git config --worktree core.hooksPath: {e}"))?;
 
+    slog!(
+        "[worktree-hook] finished git config --worktree core.hooksPath for '{}' status={}",
+        wt_path.display(),
+        output.status
+    );
     if !output.status.success() {
         let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
         return Err(format!(