diff --git a/cmd/nook/main.go b/cmd/nook/main.go
index 77f16e3..9bba275 100644
--- a/cmd/nook/main.go
+++ b/cmd/nook/main.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ func main() {
 		err = transfer(args, asJSON)
 	case "versions":
 		err = versions(args, asJSON)
+	case "logs":
+		err = logs(args, asJSON)
 	case "rollback":
 		err = rollback(args, asJSON)
 	case "export":
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ func usage() {
 more:
   unshare [nook] <email>       mode [nook] <private|org|link|public>
   transfer [nook] <email>      versions [nook]      rollback [nook] [version]
+  logs [nook] [-n lines]       what a nook with a run command has printed
   export [nook] [-o file]      import <file> [--name n] [--share]
   data <nook> list|get|create|update|delete|export|import <collection> ...
   secret set|list|unset [nook] KEY      values come from stdin or a prompt, never argv
@@ -183,6 +187,10 @@ var helpText = map[string]string{
 	"transfer": `nook transfer [nook] <email>
   make someone else the owner. you stay on as an editor. any secrets are cleared and the
   new owner is told which names to set.`,
+	"logs": `nook logs [nook] [-n lines]
+  what a nook with a run command has printed: its own output, its scheduled jobs, and the
+  supervisor's restart notes. the last 200 lines unless -n says otherwise. only the owner may
+  read them. a nook without a run command has no logs; its code runs in the browser.`,
 	"versions": `nook versions [nook]
   every deploy of the nook, newest first, with its version number.`,
 	"rollback": `nook rollback [nook] [version]
@@ -966,6 +974,34 @@ func importNook(args []string, asJSON bool) error {
 	return emit(asJSON, out, fmt.Sprintf("imported %v (%v files, %v documents)\n%v", out["name"], out["files"], out["documents"], out["url"]))
 }
 
+func logs(args []string, asJSON bool) error {
+	n, rest := flagValue(args, "-n")
+	name, _, err := nookName(rest, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	q := ""
+	if n != "" {
+		q = "?lines=" + url.QueryEscape(n)
+	}
+	out, err := call(http.MethodGet, "/v1/nooks/"+name+"/logs"+q, nil, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if asJSON {
+		return json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout).Encode(out)
+	}
+	lines, _ := out["lines"].([]any)
+	if len(lines) == 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "no logs yet for %s (%v)\n", name, out["source"])
+		return nil
+	}
+	for _, l := range lines {
+		fmt.Println(l)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func versions(args []string, asJSON bool) error {
 	name, _, err := nookName(args, nil)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/nook/mcp.go b/cmd/nook/mcp.go
index 9a7d614..850dc25 100644
--- a/cmd/nook/mcp.go
+++ b/cmd/nook/mcp.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ var mcpTools = []mcpTool{
 	{"nook_data_create", "Create a document (a JSON object) in a nook collection.", obj(map[string]any{"nook": str("nook name"), "collection": str("collection name"), "data": map[string]any{"type": "object", "description": "the document"}}, "nook", "collection", "data")},
 	{"nook_data_update", "Merge fields into an existing document.", obj(map[string]any{"nook": str("nook name"), "collection": str("collection name"), "id": str("document id"), "data": map[string]any{"type": "object"}}, "nook", "collection", "id", "data")},
 	{"nook_data_delete", "Delete a document.", obj(map[string]any{"nook": str("nook name"), "collection": str("collection name"), "id": str("document id")}, "nook", "collection", "id")},
+	{"nook_logs", "What a nook with a run command has printed on its server: the last lines of its output, scheduled jobs, and restarts. Owner only.", obj(map[string]any{"nook": str("nook name"), "lines": map[string]any{"type": "integer", "description": "how many recent lines (default 200)"}}, "nook")},
 	{"nook_rollback", "Roll a nook back to a previous version (default: the one before current).", obj(map[string]any{"nook": str("nook name"), "version": map[string]any{"type": "integer"}}, "nook")},
 	{"nook_remix", "Copy a nook the user can open into one they own, with its files and none of its data.", obj(map[string]any{"nook": str("source nook name"), "name": str("name for the copy (optional)")}, "nook")},
 	{"nook_pull", "Download a nook's current files into a directory so they can be edited and redeployed.", obj(map[string]any{"nook": str("nook name"), "dir": str("target directory (default: the nook name)")}, "nook")},
@@ -161,6 +162,12 @@ func mcpCall(name string, a map[string]any) (string, bool) {
 		return res(call(http.MethodDelete, "/v1/nooks/"+argStr(a, "nook")+"/share/"+argStr(a, "email"), nil, ""))
 	case "nook_mode":
 		return res(callJSON(http.MethodPut, "/v1/nooks/"+argStr(a, "nook")+"/mode", map[string]string{"mode": argStr(a, "mode")}))
+	case "nook_logs":
+		q := ""
+		if n, ok := a["lines"].(float64); ok && n > 0 {
+			q = fmt.Sprintf("?lines=%d", int(n))
+		}
+		return res(call(http.MethodGet, "/v1/nooks/"+argStr(a, "nook")+"/logs"+q, nil, ""))
 	case "nook_rollback":
 		v, _ := a["version"].(float64)
 		return res(callJSON(http.MethodPost, "/v1/nooks/"+argStr(a, "nook")+"/rollback", map[string]int{"version": int(v)}))