diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/session/prompt.ts b/packages/opencode/src/session/prompt.ts
index fd7f8aa72a5..2c512fa8407 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/session/prompt.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/session/prompt.ts
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ export namespace SessionPrompt {
         )
         let executionError: Error | undefined
         const taskAgent = await Agent.get(task.agent)
+        const toolLogger = Log.create({ service: "tool" })
         const taskCtx: Tool.Context = {
           agent: task.agent,
           messageID: assistantMessage.id,
@@ -400,6 +401,9 @@ export namespace SessionPrompt {
               ruleset: PermissionNext.merge(taskAgent.permission, session.permission ?? []),
             })
           },
+          log(level, message, extra) {
+            toolLogger[level](message, extra)
+          },
         }
         const result = await taskTool.execute(taskArgs, taskCtx).catch((error) => {
           executionError = error
@@ -640,6 +644,7 @@ export namespace SessionPrompt {
   }) {
     using _ = log.time("resolveTools")
     const tools: Record<string, AITool> = {}
+    const toolLogger = Log.create({ service: "tool" })
 
     const context = (args: any, options: ToolCallOptions): Tool.Context => ({
       sessionID: input.session.id,
@@ -673,6 +678,9 @@ export namespace SessionPrompt {
           ruleset: PermissionNext.merge(input.agent.permission, input.session.permission ?? []),
         })
       },
+      log(level, message, extra) {
+        toolLogger[level](message, extra)
+      },
     })
 
     for (const item of await ToolRegistry.tools(input.model.providerID)) {
@@ -884,6 +892,7 @@ export namespace SessionPrompt {
             return pieces
           }
           const url = new URL(part.url)
+          const toolLogger = Log.create({ service: "tool" })
           switch (url.protocol) {
             case "data:":
               if (part.mime === "text/plain") {
@@ -983,6 +992,9 @@ export namespace SessionPrompt {
                       extra: { bypassCwdCheck: true, model },
                       metadata: async () => {},
                       ask: async () => {},
+                      log(level, message, extra) {
+                        toolLogger[level](message, extra)
+                      },
                     }
                     const result = await t.execute(args, readCtx)
                     pieces.push({
@@ -1044,6 +1056,9 @@ export namespace SessionPrompt {
                   extra: { bypassCwdCheck: true },
                   metadata: async () => {},
                   ask: async () => {},
+                  log(level, message, extra) {
+                    toolLogger[level](message, extra)
+                  },
                 }
                 const result = await ListTool.init().then((t) => t.execute(args, listCtx))
                 return [
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/tool/tool.ts b/packages/opencode/src/tool/tool.ts
index 434a3d42660..3695a3c92f7 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/tool/tool.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/tool/tool.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export namespace Tool {
     extra?: { [key: string]: any }
     metadata(input: { title?: string; metadata?: M }): void
     ask(input: Omit<PermissionNext.Request, "id" | "sessionID" | "tool">): Promise<void>
+    log(level: "debug" | "info" | "warn" | "error", message: string, extra?: Record<string, unknown>): void
   }
   export interface Info<Parameters extends z.ZodType = z.ZodType, M extends Metadata = Metadata> {
     id: string
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/tool/bash.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/tool/bash.test.ts
index 2eb17a9fc94..fc2b7da0e14 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/tool/bash.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/tool/bash.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const ctx = {
   abort: AbortSignal.any([]),
   metadata: () => {},
   ask: async () => {},
+  log: () => {},
 }
 
 const projectRoot = path.join(__dirname, "../..")
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/tool/grep.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/tool/grep.test.ts
index a79d931575c..efb8dbae01a 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/tool/grep.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/tool/grep.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const ctx = {
   abort: AbortSignal.any([]),
   metadata: () => {},
   ask: async () => {},
+  log: () => {},
 }
 
 const projectRoot = path.join(__dirname, "../..")
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/tool/patch.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/tool/patch.test.ts
index 3d3ec574e60..7e136cc2346 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/tool/patch.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/tool/patch.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const ctx = {
   abort: AbortSignal.any([]),
   metadata: () => {},
   ask: async () => {},
+  log: () => {},
 }
 
 const patchTool = await PatchTool.init()
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/tool/read.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/tool/read.test.ts
index 826fa03f6ca..2d26cd32bf7 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/tool/read.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/tool/read.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const ctx = {
   abort: AbortSignal.any([]),
   metadata: () => {},
   ask: async () => {},
+  log: () => {},
 }
 
 describe("tool.read external_directory permission", () => {
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/tool.ts b/packages/plugin/src/tool.ts
index 37e802ac408..5d29dd5d2a6 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/tool.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/tool.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export type ToolContext = {
   messageID: string
   agent: string
   abort: AbortSignal
+  log(level: "debug" | "info" | "warn" | "error", message: string, extra?: Record<string, unknown>): void
 }
 
 export function tool<Args extends z.ZodRawShape>(input: {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/content/docs/plugins.mdx b/packages/web/src/content/docs/plugins.mdx
index bf26744f6c4..ac9344f028a 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/content/docs/plugins.mdx
+++ b/packages/web/src/content/docs/plugins.mdx
@@ -105,7 +105,12 @@ export const MyPlugin = async (ctx) => {
 
 ```js title=".opencode/plugin/example.js"
 export const MyPlugin = async ({ project, client, $, directory, worktree }) => {
-  console.log("Plugin initialized!")
+  // Use client.app.log() instead of console.log to avoid leaking output
+  await client.app.log({
+    service: "my-plugin",
+    level: "info",
+    message: "Plugin initialized",
+  })
 
   return {
     // Hook implementations go here
@@ -290,7 +295,11 @@ Your custom tools will be available to opencode alongside built-in tools.
 
 ### Logging
 
-Use `client.app.log()` instead of `console.log` for structured logging:
+Use structured logging instead of `console.log` to avoid output leaking to stdout.
+
+#### In plugins
+
+Use `client.app.log()` for logging in plugin initialization and hooks:
 
 ```ts title=".opencode/plugin/my-plugin.ts"
 export const MyPlugin = async ({ client }) => {
@@ -303,6 +312,29 @@ export const MyPlugin = async ({ client }) => {
 }
 ```
 
+#### In custom tools
+
+Use `ctx.log()` for logging in custom tool implementations:
+
+```ts title=".opencode/plugin/custom-tool.ts"
+import { type Plugin, tool } from "@opencode-ai/plugin"
+
+export const CustomToolPlugin: Plugin = async (ctx) => {
+  return {
+    tool: {
+      mytool: tool({
+        description: "A tool that logs",
+        args: { name: tool.schema.string() },
+        async execute(args, ctx) {
+          ctx.log("info", "Tool executed", { name: args.name })
+          return `Hello ${args.name}!`
+        },
+      }),
+    },
+  }
+}
+```
+
 Levels: `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`. See [SDK documentation](https://opencode.ai/docs/sdk) for details.
 
 ---