diff --git a/cli-config.yaml.example b/cli-config.yaml.example
index 504d1a08fe08..8a0e37fa7edc 100644
--- a/cli-config.yaml.example
+++ b/cli-config.yaml.example
@@ -1022,6 +1022,7 @@ display:
   #   new:     Show a tool indicator only when the tool changes (skip repeats)
   #   all:     Show every tool call with a short preview (default)
   #   verbose: Full args, results, and debug logs (same as /verbose)
+  #   log:     Silent in chat; append every tool call to ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log (gateway only)
   # Toggle at runtime with /verbose in the CLI
   tool_progress: all
 
diff --git a/gateway/run.py b/gateway/run.py
index 37c84eca13c3..63f3f406266c 100644
--- a/gateway/run.py
+++ b/gateway/run.py
@@ -16161,7 +16161,11 @@ def _run_still_current() -> bool:
         # Disable tool progress for webhooks - they don't support message editing,
         # so each progress line would be sent as a separate message.
         from gateway.config import Platform
-        tool_progress_enabled = progress_mode != "off" and source.platform != Platform.WEBHOOK
+        tool_progress_enabled = progress_mode not in {"off", "log"} and source.platform != Platform.WEBHOOK
+        # "log" mode: tool calls are written to ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log
+        # instead of the chat (#3459 / #3458). Gateway-only by design.
+        log_mode_enabled = progress_mode == "log" and source.platform != Platform.WEBHOOK
+        log_queue: "queue.Queue | None" = queue.Queue() if log_mode_enabled else None
         # Natural assistant status messages are intentionally independent from
         # tool progress and token streaming. Users can keep tool_progress quiet
         # in chat platforms while opting into concise mid-turn updates.
@@ -16266,6 +16270,16 @@ def voice_ack_callback(call_id, tool_name, args):
 
         def progress_callback(event_type: str, tool_name: str = None, preview: str = None, args: dict = None, **kwargs):
             """Callback invoked by agent on tool lifecycle events."""
+            # "log" mode: append tool.started lines to the log queue and stay
+            # silent in chat. Handled before the progress_queue guard because
+            # log mode runs without a chat progress queue.
+            if log_queue is not None:
+                if event_type == "tool.started" and tool_name and tool_name != "_thinking":
+                    ts = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+                    preview_str = f' "{preview}"' if preview else ""
+                    log_queue.put(f"{ts}  {tool_name}:{preview_str}".rstrip())
+                if not progress_queue:
+                    return
             if not progress_queue or not _run_still_current():
                 return
 
@@ -16493,6 +16507,61 @@ def progress_callback(event_type: str, tool_name: str = None, preview: str = Non
             else None
         )
 
+        async def write_tool_log():
+            """Drain log_queue and append tool-call lines to tool_calls.log.
+
+            Only active when ``display.tool_progress`` is ``log``. Uses a
+            RotatingFileHandler (5MB × 3 backups) so the audit log can't grow
+            unbounded, and the shared RedactingFormatter so secrets never land
+            on disk.
+            """
+            if log_queue is None:
+                return
+            from logging.handlers import RotatingFileHandler
+
+            from agent.redact import RedactingFormatter
+
+            log_dir = _hermes_home / "logs"
+            log_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            file_handler = RotatingFileHandler(
+                log_dir / "tool_calls.log",
+                maxBytes=5 * 1024 * 1024,
+                backupCount=3,
+                encoding="utf-8",
+            )
+            file_handler.setFormatter(RedactingFormatter("%(message)s"))
+            tool_logger = logging.getLogger(f"hermes.tool_calls.{id(log_queue)}")
+            tool_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+            tool_logger.propagate = False
+            tool_logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+            try:
+                while True:
+                    try:
+                        tool_logger.info("%s", log_queue.get_nowait())
+                    except queue.Empty:
+                        await asyncio.sleep(0.3)
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        logger.error("write_tool_log error: %s", e)
+                        await asyncio.sleep(1)
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                pass
+            finally:
+                # Drain remaining entries before closing so late tool calls
+                # from the final iteration aren't lost.
+                while True:
+                    try:
+                        tool_logger.info("%s", log_queue.get_nowait())
+                    except queue.Empty:
+                        break
+                    except Exception:
+                        break
+                tool_logger.removeHandler(file_handler)
+                try:
+                    file_handler.flush()
+                    file_handler.close()
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
         async def send_progress_messages():
             if not progress_queue:
                 return
@@ -17287,7 +17356,9 @@ def _interim_assistant_cb(text: str, *, already_streamed: bool = False) -> None:
             # who set thinking_progress:true but kept tool_progress:off got a
             # None callback — so _thinking scratch bubbles never relayed even
             # though the progress queue was created for them.
-            agent.tool_progress_callback = progress_callback if needs_progress_queue else None
+            agent.tool_progress_callback = (
+                progress_callback if (needs_progress_queue or log_mode_enabled) else None
+            )
             # Discord voice verbal-ack hook (fires once per turn on first tool
             # call; armed only when in a voice channel with the mixer running).
             agent.tool_start_callback = (
@@ -18120,6 +18191,11 @@ def _title_failure_cb(task: str, exc: BaseException) -> None:
         if needs_progress_queue:
             progress_task = asyncio.create_task(send_progress_messages())
 
+        # Start the tool-call log writer when tool_progress == "log".
+        log_task = None
+        if log_mode_enabled:
+            log_task = asyncio.create_task(write_tool_log())
+
         # Start stream consumer task — polls for consumer creation since it
         # happens inside run_sync (thread pool) after the agent is constructed.
         stream_task = None
@@ -18871,6 +18947,8 @@ def _stream_confirmed_final_delivery(
             # Stop progress sender, interrupt monitor, and notification task
             if progress_task:
                 progress_task.cancel()
+            if log_task:
+                log_task.cancel()
             interrupt_monitor.cancel()
             _notify_task.cancel()
 
@@ -18917,7 +18995,7 @@ def _stream_confirmed_final_delivery(
                 self._update_runtime_status("draining")
             
             # Wait for cancelled tasks
-            for task in [progress_task, interrupt_monitor, tracking_task, _notify_task]:
+            for task in [progress_task, log_task, interrupt_monitor, tracking_task, _notify_task]:
                 if task:
                     try:
                         await task
diff --git a/gateway/slash_commands.py b/gateway/slash_commands.py
index 22c11e59e9de..199e792940ba 100644
--- a/gateway/slash_commands.py
+++ b/gateway/slash_commands.py
@@ -2899,12 +2899,13 @@ async def _handle_verbose_command(self, event: MessageEvent) -> str:
             return t("gateway.verbose.not_enabled")
 
         # --- cycle mode (per-platform) ----------------------------------------
-        cycle = ["off", "new", "all", "verbose"]
+        cycle = ["off", "new", "all", "verbose", "log"]
         descriptions = {
             "off": t("gateway.verbose.mode_off"),
             "new": t("gateway.verbose.mode_new"),
             "all": t("gateway.verbose.mode_all"),
             "verbose": t("gateway.verbose.mode_verbose"),
+            "log": t("gateway.verbose.mode_log"),
         }
 
         # Read current effective mode for this platform via the resolver
diff --git a/hermes_cli/commands.py b/hermes_cli/commands.py
index 8e69f640d0f1..fc8c0a1da3c7 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/commands.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/commands.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class CommandDef:
     CommandDef("timestamps", "Toggle [HH:MM] timestamps on messages and /history", "Configuration",
                cli_only=True, args_hint="[on|off|status]",
                subcommands=("on", "off", "status"), aliases=("ts",)),
-    CommandDef("verbose", "Cycle tool progress display: off -> new -> all -> verbose",
+    CommandDef("verbose", "Cycle tool progress display: off -> new -> all -> verbose -> log",
                "Configuration", cli_only=True,
                gateway_config_gate="display.tool_progress_command"),
     CommandDef("footer", "Toggle gateway runtime-metadata footer on final replies",
diff --git a/hermes_cli/config.py b/hermes_cli/config.py
index 4dc42e702ba1..cd3587468a7a 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/config.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/config.py
@@ -4258,7 +4258,7 @@ def _ensure_hermes_home_managed(home: Path):
         "category": "setting",
     },
     # HERMES_TOOL_PROGRESS and HERMES_TOOL_PROGRESS_MODE are deprecated —
-    # now configured via display.tool_progress in config.yaml (off|new|all|verbose).
+    # now configured via display.tool_progress in config.yaml (off|new|all|verbose|log).
     # The gateway still falls back to these env vars for backward compatibility,
     # so they live in _EXTRA_ENV_KEYS (known to .env sanitization/reload) but
     # are intentionally NOT listed here: OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS feeds user-facing
diff --git a/hermes_cli/setup.py b/hermes_cli/setup.py
index 701c53d7a71d..e09a410fb3b6 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/setup.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/setup.py
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ def _supports_same_provider_pool_setup(provider: str) -> bool:
         "gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "gemini-3-pro-preview",
         "gemini-3-flash-preview", "gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview",
     ],
+    "vertex": [
+        "google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview", "google/gemini-3-pro-preview",
+        "google/gemini-3-flash-preview", "google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview",
+        "google/gemini-2.5-pro", "google/gemini-2.5-flash",
+    ],
     "zai": ["glm-5.2", "glm-5.1", "glm-5", "glm-4.7", "glm-4.5", "glm-4.5-flash"],
     "kimi-coding": ["kimi-k2.6", "kimi-k2.5", "kimi-k2-thinking", "kimi-k2-turbo-preview"],
     "kimi-coding-cn": ["kimi-k2.6", "kimi-k2.5", "kimi-k2-thinking", "kimi-k2-turbo-preview"],
@@ -668,7 +673,7 @@ def _print_setup_summary(config: dict, hermes_home):
 
 
 def _prompt_container_resources(config: dict):
-    """Prompt for container resource settings (Docker, Singularity, Modal, Daytona, Tenki)."""
+    """Prompt for container resource settings (Docker, Singularity, Modal, Daytona)."""
     terminal = config.setdefault("terminal", {})
 
     print()
@@ -1178,12 +1183,11 @@ def setup_terminal_backend(config: dict):
         "Modal - serverless cloud sandbox",
         "SSH - run on a remote machine",
         "Daytona - persistent cloud development environment",
-        "Tenki Agent - Tenki cloud sandbox",
     ]
-    idx_to_backend = {0: "local", 1: "docker", 2: "modal", 3: "ssh", 4: "daytona", 5: "tenki"}
-    backend_to_idx = {"local": 0, "docker": 1, "modal": 2, "ssh": 3, "daytona": 4, "tenki": 5}
+    idx_to_backend = {0: "local", 1: "docker", 2: "modal", 3: "ssh", 4: "daytona"}
+    backend_to_idx = {"local": 0, "docker": 1, "modal": 2, "ssh": 3, "daytona": 4}
 
-    next_idx = 6
+    next_idx = 5
     if is_linux:
         terminal_choices.append("Singularity/Apptainer - HPC-friendly container")
         idx_to_backend[next_idx] = "singularity"
@@ -1400,78 +1404,6 @@ def setup_terminal_backend(config: dict):
             "daytona_image", "nikolaik/python-nodejs:python3.11-nodejs20"
         )
 
-    elif selected_backend == "tenki":
-        print_success("Terminal backend: Tenki Agent")
-        print_info("Cloud sandboxes are created on demand and terminated by default.")
-        print_info("Requires Tenki CLI login or TENKI_AUTH_TOKEN/TENKI_API_KEY.")
-
-        try:
-            __import__("tenki_sandbox")
-        except ImportError:
-            print_info("Installing Tenki SDK...")
-            import subprocess
-
-            uv_bin = shutil.which("uv")
-            package = "tenki-sandbox==0.1.1"
-            if uv_bin:
-                result = subprocess.run(
-                    [uv_bin, "pip", "install", "--python", sys.executable, package],
-                    capture_output=True,
-                    text=True,
-                )
-            else:
-                result = subprocess.run(
-                    [sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", package],
-                    capture_output=True,
-                    text=True,
-                )
-            if result.returncode == 0:
-                print_success("Tenki SDK installed")
-            else:
-                print_warning("Install failed — run manually: pip install tenki-sandbox==0.1.1")
-                if result.stderr:
-                    print_info(f"  Error: {result.stderr.strip().splitlines()[-1]}")
-
-        from tools.tenki_config import (
-            has_tenki_auth,
-            resolve_tenki_api_endpoint,
-            resolve_tenki_project_id,
-            resolve_tenki_workspace_id,
-        )
-
-        terminal = config.setdefault("terminal", {})
-        endpoint = resolve_tenki_api_endpoint(terminal.get("tenki_api_endpoint", ""))
-        workspace_id = resolve_tenki_workspace_id(terminal.get("tenki_workspace_id", ""))
-        project_id = resolve_tenki_project_id(terminal.get("tenki_project_id", ""))
-
-        terminal["tenki_api_endpoint"] = endpoint
-        if workspace_id:
-            terminal["tenki_workspace_id"] = workspace_id
-        if project_id:
-            terminal["tenki_project_id"] = project_id
-        terminal.setdefault("tenki_image", "")
-        terminal.setdefault("tenki_name_prefix", "hermes")
-        terminal["tenki_allow_inbound"] = False
-        terminal["tenki_allow_outbound"] = True
-        terminal.setdefault("tenki_max_duration", 3600)
-        terminal.setdefault("tenki_idle_timeout", 0)
-        terminal.setdefault("tenki_pause_retention", 0)
-        terminal.setdefault("tenki_sync_hermes_home", False)
-        terminal["container_persistent"] = False
-        terminal["cwd"] = "/home/tenki"
-
-        print_info(f"  Endpoint:  {endpoint}")
-        print_info(f"  Workspace: {workspace_id or '(not found; run tenki login)'}")
-        print_info(f"  Project:   {project_id or '(not found; run tenki login)'}")
-        if has_tenki_auth():
-            print_info("  Tenki auth: already configured")
-        else:
-            print_warning("  Tenki auth not found")
-            token = prompt("    Tenki token/API key (optional; leave blank to run tenki login)", password=True)
-            if token:
-                save_env_value("TENKI_API_KEY", token)
-                print_success("    Configured")
-
     elif selected_backend == "ssh":
         print_success("Terminal backend: SSH")
         print_info("Run commands on a remote machine via SSH.")
@@ -1604,10 +1536,11 @@ def setup_agent_settings(config: dict):
     print_info("  new     — Show tool name only when it changes (less noise)")
     print_info("  all     — Show every tool call with a short preview")
     print_info("  verbose — Full args, results, and debug logs")
+    print_info("  log     — Silent in chat; write every tool call to ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log (gateway only)")
 
     current_mode = cfg_get(config, "display", "tool_progress", default="all")
     mode = prompt("Tool progress mode", current_mode)
-    if mode.lower() in {"off", "new", "all", "verbose"}:
+    if mode.lower() in {"off", "new", "all", "verbose", "log"}:
         if "display" not in config:
             config["display"] = {}
         config["display"]["tool_progress"] = mode.lower()
diff --git a/locales/af.yaml b/locales/af.yaml
index 4d37faa2f031..a29f97dbc7a1 100644
--- a/locales/af.yaml
+++ b/locales/af.yaml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ Future messages in this room will use that transcript until `/reset` or another
     mode_new:              "⚙️ Gereedskap-vordering: **NUUT** — vertoon wanneer gereedskap verander (voorskoulengte: `display.tool_preview_length`, verstek 40)."
     mode_all:              "⚙️ Gereedskap-vordering: **ALMAL** — elke gereedskaps-oproep vertoon (voorskoulengte: `display.tool_preview_length`, verstek 40)."
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ Gereedskap-vordering: **OMSLAGTIG** — elke gereedskaps-oproep met volle argumente."
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ Gereedskap-vordering: **LOG** — stil in die klets; gereedskaps-oproepe word na ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log geskryf."
     saved_suffix:          "_(gestoor vir **{platform}** — neem effek by die volgende boodskap)_"
     save_failed:           "_(kon nie in konfigurasie stoor nie: {error})_"
 
diff --git a/locales/de.yaml b/locales/de.yaml
index 4b402a077d75..db6174f42a64 100644
--- a/locales/de.yaml
+++ b/locales/de.yaml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ Future messages in this room will use that transcript until `/reset` or another
     mode_new:              "⚙️ Tool-Fortschritt: **NEW** — angezeigt bei Tool-Wechsel (Vorschaulänge: `display.tool_preview_length`, Standard 40)."
     mode_all:              "⚙️ Tool-Fortschritt: **ALL** — jeder Tool-Aufruf wird angezeigt (Vorschaulänge: `display.tool_preview_length`, Standard 40)."
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ Tool-Fortschritt: **VERBOSE** — jeder Tool-Aufruf mit vollständigen Argumenten."
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ Tool-Fortschritt: **LOG** — still im Chat; Tool-Aufrufe werden in ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log geschrieben."
     saved_suffix:          "_(für **{platform}** gespeichert — wird ab nächster Nachricht wirksam)_"
     save_failed:           "_(konnte nicht in der Konfiguration gespeichert werden: {error})_"
 
diff --git a/locales/en.yaml b/locales/en.yaml
index 02730f27475f..9a9bf2067c2c 100644
--- a/locales/en.yaml
+++ b/locales/en.yaml
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ gateway:
     mode_new:              "⚙️ Tool progress: **NEW** — shown when tool changes (preview length: `display.tool_preview_length`, default 40)."
     mode_all:              "⚙️ Tool progress: **ALL** — every tool call shown (preview length: `display.tool_preview_length`, default 40)."
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ Tool progress: **VERBOSE** — every tool call with full arguments."
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ Tool progress: **LOG** — silent in chat; tool calls written to ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log."
     saved_suffix:          "_(saved for **{platform}** — takes effect on next message)_"
     save_failed:           "_(could not save to config: {error})_"
 
diff --git a/locales/es.yaml b/locales/es.yaml
index 348f575ac597..e23e53f56e76 100644
--- a/locales/es.yaml
+++ b/locales/es.yaml
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ gateway:
     mode_new:              "⚙️ Progreso de herramientas: **NEW** — se muestra al cambiar de herramienta (longitud de vista previa: `display.tool_preview_length`, por defecto 40)."
     mode_all:              "⚙️ Progreso de herramientas: **ALL** — se muestra cada llamada a herramienta (longitud de vista previa: `display.tool_preview_length`, por defecto 40)."
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ Progreso de herramientas: **VERBOSE** — cada llamada a herramienta con sus argumentos completos."
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ Progreso de herramientas: **LOG** — silencioso en el chat; las llamadas a herramientas se escriben en ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log."
     saved_suffix:          "_(guardado para **{platform}** — se aplica en el próximo mensaje)_"
     save_failed:           "_(no se pudo guardar en la configuración: {error})_"
 
diff --git a/locales/fr.yaml b/locales/fr.yaml
index 98392cbc6662..7fb48aaa6f1c 100644
--- a/locales/fr.yaml
+++ b/locales/fr.yaml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ Future messages in this room will use that transcript until `/reset` or another
     mode_new:              "⚙️ Progression des outils : **NEW** — affichée lors d'un changement d'outil (longueur d'aperçu : `display.tool_preview_length`, par défaut 40)."
     mode_all:              "⚙️ Progression des outils : **ALL** — chaque appel d'outil est affiché (longueur d'aperçu : `display.tool_preview_length`, par défaut 40)."
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ Progression des outils : **VERBOSE** — chaque appel d'outil avec ses arguments complets."
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ Progression des outils : **LOG** — silencieux dans le chat ; les appels d'outils sont écrits dans ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log."
     saved_suffix:          "_(enregistré pour **{platform}** — prend effet au prochain message)_"
     save_failed:           "_(impossible d'enregistrer dans la configuration : {error})_"
 
diff --git a/locales/ga.yaml b/locales/ga.yaml
index 1d0c65611229..5ca740fcaefd 100644
--- a/locales/ga.yaml
+++ b/locales/ga.yaml
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ Future messages in this room will use that transcript until `/reset` or another
     mode_new:              "⚙️ Dul chun cinn uirlise: **NUA** — taispeánta nuair a athraíonn an uirlis (fad réamhamhairc: `display.tool_preview_length`, réamhshocrú 40)."
     mode_all:              "⚙️ Dul chun cinn uirlise: **GACH CEANN** — taispeántar gach glao uirlise (fad réamhamhairc: `display.tool_preview_length`, réamhshocrú 40)."
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ Dul chun cinn uirlise: **BÉALSCAOILTE** — gach glao uirlise le hargóintí iomlána."
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ Dul chun cinn uirlise: **LOG** — ciúin sa chomhrá; scríobhtar glaonna uirlise chuig ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log."
     saved_suffix:          "_(sábháilte do **{platform}** — éifeachtach ón gcéad teachtaireacht eile)_"
     save_failed:           "_(níorbh fhéidir sábháil sa chumraíocht: {error})_"
 
diff --git a/locales/hu.yaml b/locales/hu.yaml
index 028a863a9ff4..02a877724862 100644
--- a/locales/hu.yaml
+++ b/locales/hu.yaml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ Future messages in this room will use that transcript until `/reset` or another
     mode_new:              "⚙️ Eszközfolyamat: **NEW** — eszközváltáskor jelenik meg (előnézet hossza: `display.tool_preview_length`, alapértelmezetten 40)."
     mode_all:              "⚙️ Eszközfolyamat: **ALL** — minden eszközhívás megjelenik (előnézet hossza: `display.tool_preview_length`, alapértelmezetten 40)."
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ Eszközfolyamat: **VERBOSE** — minden eszközhívás teljes argumentumokkal."
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ Eszközfolyamat: **LOG** — csendes a csevegésben; az eszközhívások a ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log fájlba íródnak."
     saved_suffix:          "_(elmentve ehhez: **{platform}** — a következő üzenettől lép életbe)_"
     save_failed:           "_(nem sikerült menteni a konfigurációba: {error})_"
 
diff --git a/locales/it.yaml b/locales/it.yaml
index 9d7281637360..d3bff53b53e0 100644
--- a/locales/it.yaml
+++ b/locales/it.yaml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ Future messages in this room will use that transcript until `/reset` or another
     mode_new:              "⚙️ Progresso strumenti: **NEW** — mostrato quando lo strumento cambia (lunghezza anteprima: `display.tool_preview_length`, predefinito 40)."
     mode_all:              "⚙️ Progresso strumenti: **ALL** — ogni chiamata a uno strumento viene mostrata (lunghezza anteprima: `display.tool_preview_length`, predefinito 40)."
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ Progresso strumenti: **VERBOSE** — ogni chiamata a uno strumento con argomenti completi."
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ Progresso strumenti: **LOG** — silenzioso in chat; le chiamate agli strumenti vengono scritte in ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log."
     saved_suffix:          "_(salvato per **{platform}** — verrà applicato al prossimo messaggio)_"
     save_failed:           "_(impossibile salvare nella configurazione: {error})_"
 
diff --git a/locales/ja.yaml b/locales/ja.yaml
index a1f9549edc1d..7bce7e41eb9a 100644
--- a/locales/ja.yaml
+++ b/locales/ja.yaml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ Future messages in this room will use that transcript until `/reset` or another
     mode_new:              "⚙️ ツール進捗: **NEW** — ツールが変わったときに表示 (プレビュー長: `display.tool_preview_length`、デフォルト 40)。"
     mode_all:              "⚙️ ツール進捗: **ALL** — すべてのツール呼び出しを表示 (プレビュー長: `display.tool_preview_length`、デフォルト 40)。"
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ ツール進捗: **VERBOSE** — すべてのツール呼び出しを完全な引数とともに表示。"
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ ツール進捗: **LOG** — チャットには表示せず、ツール呼び出しを ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log に記録します。"
     saved_suffix:          "_(**{platform}** に保存しました — 次のメッセージから有効)_"
     save_failed:           "_(設定に保存できませんでした: {error})_"
 
diff --git a/locales/ko.yaml b/locales/ko.yaml
index 97a6fb1554dd..9fcce0d9a688 100644
--- a/locales/ko.yaml
+++ b/locales/ko.yaml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ Future messages in this room will use that transcript until `/reset` or another
     mode_new:              "⚙️ 도구 진행 상황: **NEW** — 도구가 변경될 때 표시됩니다 (미리보기 길이: `display.tool_preview_length`, 기본 40)."
     mode_all:              "⚙️ 도구 진행 상황: **ALL** — 모든 도구 호출이 표시됩니다 (미리보기 길이: `display.tool_preview_length`, 기본 40)."
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ 도구 진행 상황: **VERBOSE** — 모든 도구 호출이 전체 인수와 함께 표시됩니다."
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ 도구 진행 상황: **LOG** — 채팅에는 표시되지 않으며 도구 호출이 ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log에 기록됩니다."
     saved_suffix:          "_(**{platform}**에 저장됨 — 다음 메시지부터 적용됩니다)_"
     save_failed:           "_(설정에 저장할 수 없습니다: {error})_"
 
diff --git a/locales/pt.yaml b/locales/pt.yaml
index 1bb6d8df5fa6..a406e3de7695 100644
--- a/locales/pt.yaml
+++ b/locales/pt.yaml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ Future messages in this room will use that transcript until `/reset` or another
     mode_new:              "⚙️ Progresso de ferramentas: **NEW** — mostrado quando a ferramenta muda (comprimento da pré-visualização: `display.tool_preview_length`, predefinição 40)."
     mode_all:              "⚙️ Progresso de ferramentas: **ALL** — cada chamada de ferramenta é mostrada (comprimento da pré-visualização: `display.tool_preview_length`, predefinição 40)."
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ Progresso de ferramentas: **VERBOSE** — cada chamada de ferramenta com os argumentos completos."
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ Progresso de ferramentas: **LOG** — silencioso no chat; as chamadas de ferramentas são gravadas em ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log."
     saved_suffix:          "_(guardado para **{platform}** — produz efeito na próxima mensagem)_"
     save_failed:           "_(não foi possível guardar na configuração: {error})_"
 
diff --git a/locales/ru.yaml b/locales/ru.yaml
index ebdb0fac90f4..995335b2804b 100644
--- a/locales/ru.yaml
+++ b/locales/ru.yaml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ Future messages in this room will use that transcript until `/reset` or another
     mode_new:              "⚙️ Прогресс инструментов: **NEW** — показывается при смене инструмента (длина предпросмотра: `display.tool_preview_length`, по умолчанию 40)."
     mode_all:              "⚙️ Прогресс инструментов: **ALL** — показывается каждый вызов инструмента (длина предпросмотра: `display.tool_preview_length`, по умолчанию 40)."
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ Прогресс инструментов: **VERBOSE** — каждый вызов инструмента с полными аргументами."
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ Прогресс инструментов: **LOG** — тихо в чате; вызовы инструментов записываются в ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log."
     saved_suffix:          "_(сохранено для **{platform}** — вступит в силу со следующего сообщения)_"
     save_failed:           "_(не удалось сохранить в конфигурацию: {error})_"
 
diff --git a/locales/tr.yaml b/locales/tr.yaml
index 47da18f21605..5e67a951eec1 100644
--- a/locales/tr.yaml
+++ b/locales/tr.yaml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ Future messages in this room will use that transcript until `/reset` or another
     mode_new:              "⚙️ Araç ilerlemesi: **NEW** — araç değiştiğinde gösterilir (önizleme uzunluğu: `display.tool_preview_length`, varsayılan 40)."
     mode_all:              "⚙️ Araç ilerlemesi: **ALL** — her araç çağrısı gösterilir (önizleme uzunluğu: `display.tool_preview_length`, varsayılan 40)."
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ Araç ilerlemesi: **VERBOSE** — her araç çağrısı tüm argümanlarıyla gösterilir."
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ Araç ilerlemesi: **LOG** — sohbette sessiz; araç çağrıları ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log dosyasına yazılır."
     saved_suffix:          "_(**{platform}** için kaydedildi — sonraki mesajda geçerli olur)_"
     save_failed:           "_(yapılandırmaya kaydedilemedi: {error})_"
 
diff --git a/locales/uk.yaml b/locales/uk.yaml
index 7a84c9c2daff..8e9123450756 100644
--- a/locales/uk.yaml
+++ b/locales/uk.yaml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ Future messages in this room will use that transcript until `/reset` or another
     mode_new:              "⚙️ Прогрес інструментів: **NEW** — показується при зміні інструмента (довжина попереднього перегляду: `display.tool_preview_length`, за замовчуванням 40)."
     mode_all:              "⚙️ Прогрес інструментів: **ALL** — показується кожен виклик інструмента (довжина попереднього перегляду: `display.tool_preview_length`, за замовчуванням 40)."
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ Прогрес інструментів: **VERBOSE** — кожен виклик інструмента з повними аргументами."
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ Прогрес інструментів: **LOG** — тихо в чаті; виклики інструментів записуються до ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log."
     saved_suffix:          "_(збережено для **{platform}** — набуде чинності з наступного повідомлення)_"
     save_failed:           "_(не вдалося зберегти у конфігурацію: {error})_"
 
diff --git a/locales/zh-hant.yaml b/locales/zh-hant.yaml
index 7df78f5b4e42..1190e23d000a 100644
--- a/locales/zh-hant.yaml
+++ b/locales/zh-hant.yaml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ Future messages in this room will use that transcript until `/reset` or another
     mode_new:              "⚙️ 工具進度：**NEW** — 工具變更時顯示（預覽長度：`display.tool_preview_length`，預設 40）。"
     mode_all:              "⚙️ 工具進度：**ALL** — 顯示每次工具呼叫（預覽長度：`display.tool_preview_length`，預設 40）。"
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ 工具進度：**VERBOSE** — 顯示每次工具呼叫及完整參數。"
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ 工具進度：**LOG** — 聊天中保持靜默；工具呼叫寫入 ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log。"
     saved_suffix:          "_（已為 **{platform}** 儲存 — 下一則訊息生效）_"
     save_failed:           "_（無法儲存到設定：{error}）_"
 
diff --git a/locales/zh.yaml b/locales/zh.yaml
index 958d8779f51f..e8444394a529 100644
--- a/locales/zh.yaml
+++ b/locales/zh.yaml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ Future messages in this room will use that transcript until `/reset` or another
     mode_new:              "⚙️ 工具进度：**NEW** — 工具变化时显示（预览长度：`display.tool_preview_length`，默认 40）。"
     mode_all:              "⚙️ 工具进度：**ALL** — 显示每次工具调用（预览长度：`display.tool_preview_length`，默认 40）。"
     mode_verbose:          "⚙️ 工具进度：**VERBOSE** — 显示每次工具调用及完整参数。"
+    mode_log:              "⚙️ 工具进度：**LOG** — 聊天中保持静默；工具调用写入 ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log。"
     saved_suffix:          "_（已为 **{platform}** 保存 — 下一条消息生效）_"
     save_failed:           "_（无法保存到配置：{error}）_"
 
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 20a1b80de701..0c5a481e9e45 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
 # Auto-extracted from noreply emails + manual overrides
 AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "ai-lab@foxmail.com": "CrazyBoyM",  # PR #55828 salvage (image_gen openai-codex: wire image-to-image / reference-image editing via Codex Responses input_image parts; magic-byte + read-guard + 25MB-cap + clamp-to-16 hardening)
+    "r0gersm1th@users.noreply.github.com": "r0gersm1th",  # PR #3219 salvage (whatsapp bridge: resolve LID sender IDs to phone numbers in the message payload so phone-based allowlists match; commit authored by collaborator r0gersm1th, PR by @ajmeese7)
+    "louis@letsfive.io": "Mibayy",  # PR #3296 salvage (status: provider label honors config.yaml model.base_url, not just OPENAI_BASE_URL env)
+    "me@keslerm.com": "keslerm",  # PR #3459 salvage (gateway: 'log' tool_progress mode — silent in chat, tool calls appended to ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log via rotating handler; duplicate of #3458 by @dlkakbs who submitted 4 min earlier — both credited)
     "tarunravi@gmail.com": "tarunravi",  # PR #2696 salvage (api-server: inline MEDIA:<path> image tags as base64 data URLs in final responses so remote OpenAI-compatible frontends can render server-local screenshots; the PR's tool-progress-streaming and SSE-sentinel pieces were independently superseded on main)
     "aqdrgg19@gmail.com": "VolodymyrBg",  # PR #2861 salvage (webhook: drop the unused full request payload from retained _delivery_info entries — up to ~1MB dead weight per delivery for the 1h idempotency TTL)
     "ohyes9711@gmail.com": "CharmingGroot",  # PR #2794 salvage (email: guard msg_data[0][1] against malformed IMAP fetch structures so one bad response can't abort the batch and permanently lose seen-marked messages; Message-ID domain falls back to localhost when EMAIL_ADDRESS lacks '@')
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_tool_log_mode.py b/tests/gateway/test_tool_log_mode.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0848718e33fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_tool_log_mode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+"""Tests for the `log` tool_progress mode (salvage of #3459 / #3458).
+
+`display.tool_progress: log` keeps the chat silent and appends tool-call
+lines to ~/.hermes/logs/tool_calls.log via write_tool_log's rotating handler.
+These tests exercise the mode's building blocks without spinning up a full
+gateway run: the callback log-branch semantics and the writer coroutine.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import queue
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def _log_branch(log_queue, progress_queue, event_type, tool_name, preview=None):
+    """Replica of the log-mode branch in gateway/run.py progress_callback."""
+    if log_queue is not None:
+        if event_type == "tool.started" and tool_name and tool_name != "_thinking":
+            ts = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+            preview_str = f' "{preview}"' if preview else ""
+            log_queue.put(f"{ts}  {tool_name}:{preview_str}".rstrip())
+        if not progress_queue:
+            return "returned"
+    return "fell-through"
+
+
+class TestLogBranchSemantics:
+    def test_tool_started_enqueued(self):
+        q = queue.Queue()
+        assert _log_branch(q, None, "tool.started", "terminal", "ls -la") == "returned"
+        line = q.get_nowait()
+        assert "terminal" in line and "ls -la" in line
+
+    def test_tool_completed_not_enqueued(self):
+        q = queue.Queue()
+        _log_branch(q, None, "tool.completed", "terminal")
+        assert q.empty()
+
+    def test_thinking_not_enqueued(self):
+        q = queue.Queue()
+        _log_branch(q, None, "tool.started", "_thinking", "pondering")
+        assert q.empty()
+
+    def test_no_preview_line_has_no_quotes(self):
+        q = queue.Queue()
+        _log_branch(q, None, "tool.started", "todo")
+        line = q.get_nowait()
+        assert line.endswith("todo:")
+        assert '"' not in line
+
+    def test_log_none_falls_through(self):
+        assert _log_branch(None, None, "tool.started", "terminal") == "fell-through"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_write_tool_log_writes_and_rotates_handler(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """The writer coroutine drains the queue into logs/tool_calls.log."""
+    import gateway.run as gateway_run
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_run, "_hermes_home", tmp_path)
+
+    log_queue: queue.Queue = queue.Queue()
+    log_queue.put("2026-07-02 10:00:00  terminal: \"echo hi\"")
+    log_queue.put("2026-07-02 10:00:01  read_file: \"foo.py\"")
+
+    # Minimal inline copy of write_tool_log wiring (the real coroutine is a
+    # closure inside _run_agent); exercise the same handler configuration.
+    import logging
+    from logging.handlers import RotatingFileHandler
+
+    from agent.redact import RedactingFormatter
+
+    log_dir = tmp_path / "logs"
+    log_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    handler = RotatingFileHandler(
+        log_dir / "tool_calls.log", maxBytes=5 * 1024 * 1024, backupCount=3,
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    handler.setFormatter(RedactingFormatter("%(message)s"))
+    tool_logger = logging.getLogger(f"hermes.tool_calls.test.{id(log_queue)}")
+    tool_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    tool_logger.propagate = False
+    tool_logger.addHandler(handler)
+    try:
+        while True:
+            try:
+                tool_logger.info("%s", log_queue.get_nowait())
+            except queue.Empty:
+                break
+    finally:
+        tool_logger.removeHandler(handler)
+        handler.flush()
+        handler.close()
+
+    content = (log_dir / "tool_calls.log").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    assert "terminal" in content
+    assert "read_file" in content
+    assert content.count("\n") == 2
+    await asyncio.sleep(0)  # keep the asyncio marker honest
+
+
+def test_log_mode_disables_chat_progress():
+    """tool_progress_enabled must be False in log mode (silent in chat)."""
+    for mode, expected in [("all", True), ("log", False), ("off", False)]:
+        enabled = mode not in {"off", "log"}
+        assert enabled is expected
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_verbose_command.py b/tests/gateway/test_verbose_command.py
index 04399b1da508..a5da0e114381 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_verbose_command.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_verbose_command.py
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ async def test_cycles_through_all_modes(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.setattr(gateway_run, "_hermes_home", hermes_home)
         runner = _make_runner()
 
-        # off -> new -> all -> verbose -> off
-        expected = ["new", "all", "verbose", "off"]
+        # off -> new -> all -> verbose -> log -> off
+        expected = ["new", "all", "verbose", "log", "off"]
         for mode in expected:
             result = await runner._handle_verbose_command(_make_event())
             saved = yaml.safe_load(config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))