diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/protocol.rs b/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/protocol.rs
index e3c122c1f7..7cf1144b66 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/protocol.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/protocol.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use crate::outgoing_message::OutgoingMessage;
+use codex_app_server_protocol::ClientResponsePayload;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::JSONRPCMessage;
+use codex_app_server_protocol::RequestId;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::io;
@@ -169,6 +171,20 @@ pub enum ServerEvent {
 }
 
 impl ServerEvent {
+    pub(super) fn item_list_response_id(&self) -> Option<&RequestId> {
+        if let Self::ServerMessage { message } = self
+            && let OutgoingMessage::Response(response) = message.as_ref()
+            && matches!(
+                response.result.as_ref(),
+                ClientResponsePayload::ThreadItemsList(_)
+            )
+        {
+            Some(&response.id)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn segment_id(&self) -> Option<usize> {
         match self {
             Self::ServerMessageChunk { segment_id, .. } => Some(*segment_id),
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/websocket.rs b/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/websocket.rs
index 106e0b97f3..8daf45e4d0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/websocket.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/websocket.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::io;
 use std::io::ErrorKind;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::Instant;
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio::sync::oneshot;
@@ -1050,7 +1051,18 @@ impl RemoteControlWebsocket {
                     }
                 }
             };
-            let (payloads, write_complete_tx) = {
+            let item_page = queued_server_envelope
+                .event
+                .item_list_response_id()
+                .filter(|_| tracing::enabled!(tracing::Level::DEBUG))
+                .map(|id| {
+                    (
+                        id.clone(),
+                        queued_server_envelope.stream_id.clone(),
+                        Instant::now(),
+                    )
+                });
+            let (payloads, seq_id) = {
                 let mut state = state.lock().await;
                 let seq_key = (
                     queued_server_envelope.client_id.clone(),
@@ -1090,20 +1102,49 @@ impl RemoteControlWebsocket {
                     .next_seq_id_by_stream
                     .insert(seq_key, seq_id.saturating_add(1));
 
-                (payloads, queued_server_envelope.write_complete_tx)
+                (payloads, seq_id)
             };
 
+            let log_item_page_write = item_page.map(|(request_id, stream_id, prepare_started)| {
+                let frame_count = payloads.len();
+                let wire_bytes = payloads.iter().map(String::len).sum::<usize>();
+                let write_started = Instant::now();
+                move |outcome: &str| {
+                    tracing::debug!(
+                        %request_id,
+                        stream_id = %stream_id.0,
+                        seq_id,
+                        frame_count,
+                        wire_bytes,
+                        prepare_ms = (write_started - prepare_started).as_millis() as u64,
+                        write_ms = write_started.elapsed().as_millis() as u64,
+                        outcome,
+                        "remote control item page write finished"
+                    )
+                }
+            });
             for payload in payloads {
                 tokio::select! {
-                    _ = shutdown_token.cancelled() => return Ok(()),
+                    _ = shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
+                        if let Some(log) = log_item_page_write {
+                            log("interrupted");
+                        }
+                        return Ok(());
+                    }
                     send_result = websocket_writer.send(tungstenite::Message::Text(payload.into())) => {
                         if let Err(err) = send_result {
+                            if let Some(log) = log_item_page_write {
+                                log("write_error");
+                            }
                             return Err(io::Error::other(err));
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
-            if let Some(write_complete_tx) = write_complete_tx {
+            if let Some(log) = log_item_page_write {
+                log("success");
+            }
+            if let Some(write_complete_tx) = queued_server_envelope.write_complete_tx {
                 let _ = write_complete_tx.send(());
             }
         }
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/message_processor.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/message_processor.rs
index 024dca4205..c9f7c69a38 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/message_processor.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/message_processor.rs
@@ -1620,7 +1620,9 @@ impl MessageProcessor {
                 self.thread_processor.thread_turns_list(params).await
             }
             ClientRequest::ThreadItemsList { params, .. } => {
-                self.thread_processor.thread_items_list(params).await
+                self.thread_processor
+                    .thread_items_list(&request_id, params)
+                    .await
             }
             ClientRequest::ThreadItemsRead { params, .. } => {
                 self.thread_processor.thread_items_read(params).await
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/request_processors/thread_processor.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/request_processors/thread_processor.rs
index a467629654..d1253a06a8 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/request_processors/thread_processor.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/request_processors/thread_processor.rs
@@ -1001,11 +1001,29 @@ impl ThreadRequestProcessor {
 
     pub(crate) async fn thread_items_list(
         &self,
+        request_id: &ConnectionRequestId,
         params: ThreadItemsListParams,
     ) -> Result<Option<ClientResponsePayload>, JSONRPCErrorError> {
-        self.thread_items_list_response_inner(params)
-            .await
-            .map(|response| Some(response.into()))
+        let cursor_kind = match &params.cursor {
+            None => "none",
+            Some(ThreadItemsListCursor::Opaque(_)) => "opaque",
+            Some(ThreadItemsListCursor::Anchor(ThreadItemsListAnchor::Item { .. })) => {
+                "item_anchor"
+            }
+        };
+        let started = std::time::Instant::now();
+        let result = self.thread_items_list_response_inner(params).await;
+        let page = result.as_ref().ok();
+        tracing::debug!(
+            request_id = %request_id.request_id,
+            cursor_kind,
+            item_count = page.map(|page| page.data.len()),
+            has_next_page = page.map(|page| page.next_cursor.is_some()),
+            duration_ms = started.elapsed().as_millis() as u64,
+            success = result.is_ok(),
+            "thread/items/list finished"
+        );
+        result.map(|response| Some(response.into()))
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn thread_items_read(