diff --git a/Tools/Manual-Tools.md b/Tools/Manual-Tools.md
index fe2d333..20f4484 100644
--- a/Tools/Manual-Tools.md
+++ b/Tools/Manual-Tools.md
@@ -24,6 +24,23 @@ making any changes.
 
 ---
 
+## Output Tiers
+
+All tools have two output levels controlled by `--log`.
+
+Without `--log`, each script processes and always concludes with a summary block
+showing identity, duration, counts, and a status line. Warnings and errors are
+always visible. State-display scripts (watchdog_skip_list_manager, zfs_pool_scrub
+`--status`, fallback_state_reset current-state section) always show their state
+output — `--log` adds configuration detail and per-item resolution within each
+section.
+
+With `--log`, per-item detail appears: individual items added/skipped, per-database
+check results, per-pool scan lines, per-container stop/start state, per-directory
+creation results. Use when debugging unexpected results or confirming a first run.
+
+---
+
 ## emby_to_lidarr_sync.sh
 
 One-shot bootstrap tool. Scans Emby play history, finds artists you've actually
diff --git a/Tools/container_data_export.sh b/Tools/container_data_export.sh
index 86a7af2..0e186d4 100644
--- a/Tools/container_data_export.sh
+++ b/Tools/container_data_export.sh
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ echo ""
 if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
     warn "DRY RUN — no changes made"
 elif [[ "$ARCHIVE_VERIFIED" == true && "$RESTART_OK" == true ]]; then
-    log "$ICON_DONE Status: done — $ARCHIVE_NAME"
+    echo "$ICON_DONE Status: done — $ARCHIVE_NAME"
 elif [[ "$ARCHIVE_VERIFIED" == false ]]; then
     echo "$ICON_ERROR Status: archive verification FAILED — check backup before relying on it"
 else
diff --git a/Tools/emby_database_repair.sh b/Tools/emby_database_repair.sh
index 2c02060..a0e8550 100644
--- a/Tools/emby_database_repair.sh
+++ b/Tools/emby_database_repair.sh
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ echo "$ICON_TIME    Duration:   $(format_duration $(( END - START )))"
 echo ""
 echo "  $ICON_SUCCESS Passed:  ${#PASS_DBS[@]}"
 [[ ${#FAIL_DBS[@]} -gt 0 ]]    && echo "  $ICON_ERROR  Failed:  ${#FAIL_DBS[@]}"
-[[ ${#MISSING_DBS[@]} -gt 0 ]] && log "Skipped: ${#MISSING_DBS[@]} (not found)"
+[[ ${#MISSING_DBS[@]} -gt 0 ]] && echo "  Skipped: ${#MISSING_DBS[@]} (not found)"
 echo ""
 
 [[ ${#PASS_DBS[@]} -gt 0 ]] && for db in "${PASS_DBS[@]}"; do log "  $ICON_SUCCESS $db"; done
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ elif [[ ${#FAIL_DBS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     notify "Emby database CORRUPTION on $(hostname) — failed: ${FAIL_DBS[*]} — manual intervention needed" \
         "Emby DB Repair" "warning"
 else
-    log "$ICON_DONE Status: all ${#PASS_DBS[@]} databases healthy ✅"
+    echo "$ICON_DONE Status: all ${#PASS_DBS[@]} databases healthy ✅"
 fi
 echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
 
diff --git a/Tools/emby_to_lidarr_sync.sh b/Tools/emby_to_lidarr_sync.sh
index 4fe5930..f64378f 100755
--- a/Tools/emby_to_lidarr_sync.sh
+++ b/Tools/emby_to_lidarr_sync.sh
@@ -224,13 +224,13 @@ IFS=$'\n' MISSING=($(printf '%s\n' "${MISSING[@]}" | sort))
 echo "  Already tracked: $ALREADY | Missing from Lidarr: ${#MISSING[@]}"
 
 if [[ "${#MISSING[@]}" -eq 0 ]]; then
-    log "Lidarr already tracks everything played on Emby"
+    echo "Lidarr already tracks everything played on Emby"
     exit 0
 fi
 
 echo ""
 echo "━━━ $ICON_SUMMARY Artists to add (${#MISSING[@]}) ━━━"
-for a in "${MISSING[@]}"; do echo "  $a"; done
+for a in "${MISSING[@]}"; do log "  $a"; done
 
 if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
     warn "DRY RUN complete — run without --dry-run to add these artists"
diff --git a/Tools/emby_to_radarr_sync.sh b/Tools/emby_to_radarr_sync.sh
index ad0b178..ce0f1bc 100644
--- a/Tools/emby_to_radarr_sync.sh
+++ b/Tools/emby_to_radarr_sync.sh
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ IFS=$'\n' SORTED_MISSING=($(printf '%s\n' "${!MISSING[@]}" | sort))
 echo "  Already tracked: $ALREADY | Missing from Radarr: ${#MISSING[@]}"
 
 if [[ "${#MISSING[@]}" -eq 0 ]]; then
-    log "Radarr already tracks everything in Emby"
+    echo "Radarr already tracks everything in Emby"
     exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ echo ""
 echo "━━━ $ICON_SUMMARY Movies to add (${#MISSING[@]}) ━━━"
 for name in "${SORTED_MISSING[@]}"; do
     _tmdb="${MISSING[$name]}"
-    echo "  $name${_tmdb:+ (TMDB: $_tmdb)}"
+    log "  $name${_tmdb:+ (TMDB: $_tmdb)}"
 done
 
 if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
diff --git a/Tools/emby_to_sonarr_sync.sh b/Tools/emby_to_sonarr_sync.sh
index 7497a23..be497a7 100644
--- a/Tools/emby_to_sonarr_sync.sh
+++ b/Tools/emby_to_sonarr_sync.sh
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ IFS=$'\n' SORTED_MISSING=($(printf '%s\n' "${!MISSING[@]}" | sort))
 echo "  Already tracked: $ALREADY | Missing from Sonarr: ${#MISSING[@]}"
 
 if [[ "${#MISSING[@]}" -eq 0 ]]; then
-    log "Sonarr already tracks everything in Emby"
+    echo "Sonarr already tracks everything in Emby"
     exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ echo ""
 echo "━━━ $ICON_SUMMARY Series to add (${#MISSING[@]}) ━━━"
 for name in "${SORTED_MISSING[@]}"; do
     _tvdb="${MISSING[$name]}"
-    echo "  $name${_tvdb:+ (TVDB: $_tvdb)}"
+    log "  $name${_tvdb:+ (TVDB: $_tvdb)}"
 done
 
 if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
diff --git a/Tools/fallback_state_reset.sh b/Tools/fallback_state_reset.sh
index b58ee11..138d539 100644
--- a/Tools/fallback_state_reset.sh
+++ b/Tools/fallback_state_reset.sh
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ if pgrep -f "fallback.sh" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo ""
     warn "If you are sure you want to proceed anyway, confirm below"
 else
-    log "fallback.sh is not running — safe to reset ✅"
+    echo "fallback.sh is not running — safe to reset ✅"
 fi
 
 # Check current state — if already NORMAL warn user
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
     warn "DRY RUN — no changes made"
 else
     warn "$ICON_DONE State reset to NORMAL"
-    log "fallback.sh will resume from NORMAL on next cycle"
-    log "No containers were started or stopped"
+    echo "fallback.sh will resume from NORMAL on next cycle"
+    echo "No containers were started or stopped"
     echo ""
     [[ "$FALLBACK_RUNNING" == true ]] && \
         warn "⚠️  fallback.sh was running during reset — monitor next cycle carefully"
diff --git a/Tools/recreate_shares.sh b/Tools/recreate_shares.sh
index 95fe1ab..822d10d 100644
--- a/Tools/recreate_shares.sh
+++ b/Tools/recreate_shares.sh
@@ -293,6 +293,6 @@ elif [[ ${#FAILED[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
         "Recreate Shares" "warning"
     exit 1
 else
-    log "$ICON_DONE Status: done — ${#CREATED[@]} created, ${#SKIPPED[@]} skipped"
+    echo "$ICON_DONE Status: done — ${#CREATED[@]} created, ${#SKIPPED[@]} skipped"
 fi
 echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Tools/watchdog_skip_list_manager.sh b/Tools/watchdog_skip_list_manager.sh
index e915530..8a2964c 100644
--- a/Tools/watchdog_skip_list_manager.sh
+++ b/Tools/watchdog_skip_list_manager.sh
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ fi
 
 echo ""
 if [[ "$SKIP_COUNT" -eq 0 ]]; then
-    log "Skip list: empty — all containers monitored normally ✅"
+    echo "Skip list: empty — all containers monitored normally ✅"
 else
     warn "$SKIP_COUNT container(s) on skip list — manual intervention needed:"
     echo ""
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ fi
 echo ""
 echo "━━━ $ICON_WATCHDOG Restart History ━━━"
 if [[ "$RESTART_COUNT" -eq 0 ]]; then
-    log "No restart history"
+    echo "No restart history"
 else
-    log "$RESTART_COUNT restart entries (window: ${WATCHDOG_CONTAINER_RESTART_WINDOW}h)"
+    echo "$RESTART_COUNT restart entries (window: ${WATCHDOG_CONTAINER_RESTART_WINDOW}h)"
     echo ""
     awk -F'|' '{counts[$1]++} END {
         for (c in counts)
diff --git a/Tools/zfs_pool_scrub.sh b/Tools/zfs_pool_scrub.sh
index 8febee2..1bf7b05 100644
--- a/Tools/zfs_pool_scrub.sh
+++ b/Tools/zfs_pool_scrub.sh
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ for pool in "${STARTED[@]}"; do
         error "  $ERRORS"
         POOLS_ERRORS+=("$pool")
     else
-        log "$pool — $SCAN_LINE"
+        echo "$pool — $SCAN_LINE"
         POOLS_OK+=("$pool")
     fi
 done
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ if [[ ${#POOLS_ERRORS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     notify "ZFS scrub errors on $(hostname) ($MY_ID) — pools with errors: ${POOLS_ERRORS[*]}" \
         "ZFS Scrub" "warning"
 elif [[ ${#POOLS_OK[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
-    log "$ICON_DONE Status: all ${#POOLS_OK[@]} pools clean ✅"
+    echo "$ICON_DONE Status: all ${#POOLS_OK[@]} pools clean ✅"
 fi
 echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"