diff --git a/mcp_server/.env.example b/mcp_server/.env.example
index dd4677b29..a115a7be1 100644
--- a/mcp_server/.env.example
+++ b/mcp_server/.env.example
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ MODEL_NAME=gpt-4.1-mini
 # See README.md "Concurrency and LLM Provider 429 Rate Limit Errors" for details
 SEMAPHORE_LIMIT=10
 
+# MCP server logging level (default: INFO)
+# Controls verbosity of Graphiti MCP server logs only
+# Valid values: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL
+LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+
 # Optional: Path configuration for Docker
 # PATH=/root/.local/bin:${PATH}
 
diff --git a/mcp_server/README.md b/mcp_server/README.md
index b1bca95b7..ce99ca89d 100644
--- a/mcp_server/README.md
+++ b/mcp_server/README.md
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ The `config.yaml` file supports environment variable expansion using `${VAR_NAME
 - `AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION`: Optional Azure OpenAI API version
 - `USE_AZURE_AD`: Optional use Azure Managed Identities for authentication
 - `SEMAPHORE_LIMIT`: Episode processing concurrency. See [Concurrency and LLM Provider 429 Rate Limit Errors](#concurrency-and-llm-provider-429-rate-limit-errors)
+- `LOG_LEVEL`: MCP server logging verbosity (default: `INFO`). Valid values: `DEBUG`, `INFO`, `WARNING`, `ERROR`, `CRITICAL`
 
 You can set these variables in a `.env` file in the project directory.
 
diff --git a/mcp_server/src/graphiti_mcp_server.py b/mcp_server/src/graphiti_mcp_server.py
index 833bc5d93..4a5650eb3 100644
--- a/mcp_server/src/graphiti_mcp_server.py
+++ b/mcp_server/src/graphiti_mcp_server.py
@@ -79,8 +79,12 @@
 LOG_FORMAT = '%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'
 DATE_FORMAT = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
 
+# Log level from environment variable (default: INFO)
+# Valid values: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL
+LOG_LEVEL = os.getenv('LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO').upper()
+
 logging.basicConfig(
-    level=logging.INFO,
+    level=getattr(logging, LOG_LEVEL, logging.INFO),
     format=LOG_FORMAT,
     datefmt=DATE_FORMAT,
     stream=sys.stderr,
diff --git a/mcp_server/tests/test_configuration.py b/mcp_server/tests/test_configuration.py
index 5876c1ed4..b937cb36a 100644
--- a/mcp_server/tests/test_configuration.py
+++ b/mcp_server/tests/test_configuration.py
@@ -48,6 +48,41 @@ def test_config_loading():
     return config
 
 
+def test_log_level_environment_variable():
+    """Test LOG_LEVEL environment variable configuration for MCP server."""
+    import logging
+
+    print('\nTesting LOG_LEVEL environment variable...')
+
+    # Test default (INFO)
+    if 'LOG_LEVEL' in os.environ:
+        del os.environ['LOG_LEVEL']
+    log_level = os.getenv('LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO').upper()
+    assert getattr(logging, log_level, logging.INFO) == logging.INFO
+    print('✓ Default LOG_LEVEL is INFO')
+
+    # Test DEBUG override
+    os.environ['LOG_LEVEL'] = 'DEBUG'
+    log_level = os.getenv('LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO').upper()
+    assert getattr(logging, log_level, logging.INFO) == logging.DEBUG
+    print('✓ LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG works correctly')
+    del os.environ['LOG_LEVEL']
+
+    # Test invalid value falls back to INFO
+    os.environ['LOG_LEVEL'] = 'INVALID'
+    log_level = os.getenv('LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO').upper()
+    assert getattr(logging, log_level, logging.INFO) == logging.INFO
+    print('✓ Invalid LOG_LEVEL falls back to INFO')
+    del os.environ['LOG_LEVEL']
+
+    # Test case insensitivity
+    os.environ['LOG_LEVEL'] = 'warning'
+    log_level = os.getenv('LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO').upper()
+    assert getattr(logging, log_level, logging.INFO) == logging.WARNING
+    print('✓ LOG_LEVEL is case-insensitive')
+    del os.environ['LOG_LEVEL']
+
+
 def test_llm_factory(config: GraphitiConfig):
     """Test LLM client factory creation."""
     print('\nTesting LLM client factory...')
@@ -186,6 +221,9 @@ async def main():
         # Test configuration loading
         config = test_config_loading()
 
+        # Test LOG_LEVEL environment variable
+        test_log_level_environment_variable()
+
         # Test factories
         test_llm_factory(config)
         test_embedder_factory(config)