diff --git a/memento-note/app/api/ai/tags/route.ts b/memento-note/app/api/ai/tags/route.ts
index bf12adf..bfc47a0 100644
--- a/memento-note/app/api/ai/tags/route.ts
+++ b/memento-note/app/api/ai/tags/route.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
     // If notebookId is provided, use contextual suggestions (IA2)
     if (notebookId) {
       try {
+        console.log('[/api/ai/tags] contextual request — notebookId:', notebookId, 'content length:', content.length)
         const suggestions = await contextualAutoTagService.suggestLabels(
           content,
           notebookId,
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
           language
         );
 
+        console.log('[/api/ai/tags] suggestions:', suggestions.length, suggestions.map(s => `${s.label}(${s.confidence})`))
+
         const convertedTags = suggestions.map(s => ({
           tag: s.label,
           confidence: s.confidence,
diff --git a/memento-note/lib/ai/services/contextual-auto-tag.service.ts b/memento-note/lib/ai/services/contextual-auto-tag.service.ts
index dcf2713..d1d60b2 100644
--- a/memento-note/lib/ai/services/contextual-auto-tag.service.ts
+++ b/memento-note/lib/ai/services/contextual-auto-tag.service.ts
@@ -50,12 +50,16 @@ export class ContextualAutoTagService {
     })
 
     if (!notebook) {
+      console.log('[ContextualAutoTag] notebook not found for id:', notebookId)
       return []
     }
 
+    console.log('[ContextualAutoTag] notebook:', notebook.name, 'labels:', notebook.labels.map((l: any) => l.name))
+
     // CASE 1: Notebook has existing labels → suggest from them (IA2)
     if (notebook.labels.length > 0) {
       const existing = await this.suggestFromExistingLabels(noteContent, notebook, language)
+      console.log('[ContextualAutoTag] existing label suggestions:', existing.length)
       if (existing.length > 0) return existing
       // Fallback: no existing label matched → suggest new ones too
     }
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ export class ContextualAutoTagService {
 
       // Use generateText with JSON response
       const response = await provider.generateText(prompt)
+      console.log('[ContextualAutoTag] AI raw response (existing):', response?.substring(0, 300))
 
       // Improved JSON parsing with multiple fallback strategies
       let parsed: any
@@ -111,7 +116,7 @@ export class ContextualAutoTagService {
             cleanedJson = cleanedJson.replace(/([{,]\s*)([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)\s*:/g, '$1"$2":')
             parsed = JSON.parse(cleanedJson)
           } else {
-            console.error('❌ Could not extract JSON from response')
+            console.error('[ContextualAutoTag] Could not extract JSON from response')
             return []
           }
         }
@@ -124,7 +129,7 @@ export class ContextualAutoTagService {
       } else if (Array.isArray(parsed)) {
         suggestionsArray = parsed
       } else {
-        console.error('❌ Invalid response structure:', parsed)
+        console.error('[ContextualAutoTag] Invalid response structure:', parsed)
         return []
       }
 
@@ -146,6 +151,7 @@ export class ContextualAutoTagService {
         .sort((a: any, b: any) => b.confidence - a.confidence)
         .slice(0, 5)
 
+      console.log('[ContextualAutoTag] filtered existing suggestions:', suggestions.length, suggestions.map((s: any) => `${s.label}(${s.confidence})`))
       return suggestions as LabelSuggestion[]
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Failed to suggest labels:', error)
@@ -170,6 +176,7 @@ export class ContextualAutoTagService {
 
       // Use generateText with JSON response
       const response = await provider.generateText(prompt)
+      console.log('[ContextualAutoTag] AI raw response (new):', response?.substring(0, 300))
 
       // Improved JSON parsing with multiple fallback strategies
       let parsed: any
@@ -198,7 +205,7 @@ export class ContextualAutoTagService {
             cleanedJson = cleanedJson.replace(/([{,]\s*)([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)\s*:/g, '$1"$2":')
             parsed = JSON.parse(cleanedJson)
           } else {
-            console.error('❌ Could not extract JSON from response')
+            console.error('[ContextualAutoTag] Could not extract JSON from new-labels response')
             return []
           }
         }
@@ -211,7 +218,7 @@ export class ContextualAutoTagService {
       } else if (Array.isArray(parsed)) {
         suggestionsArray = parsed
       } else {
-        console.error('❌ Invalid response structure:', parsed)
+        console.error('[ContextualAutoTag] Invalid new-labels response structure:', parsed)
         return []
       }
 
@@ -229,6 +236,7 @@ export class ContextualAutoTagService {
         .sort((a: any, b: any) => b.confidence - a.confidence)
         .slice(0, 5)
 
+      console.log('[ContextualAutoTag] new label suggestions:', suggestions.length, suggestions.map((s: any) => `${s.label}(${s.confidence})`))
       return suggestions as LabelSuggestion[]
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('❌ Failed to suggest new labels:', error)