diff --git a/doc/contributors/extensions/events.json.js b/doc/contributors/extensions/events.json.js
index a60bd0788..d104902c8 100644
--- a/doc/contributors/extensions/events.json.js
+++ b/doc/contributors/extensions/events.json.js
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 export default [
     {
-        id: 'ai.prompt.check-usage',
-        description: `
-            This event is emitted for ai prompt check usage operations.
-        `,
         properties: {
             completionId: {
                 type: 'any',
diff --git a/doc/contributors/extensions/events.md b/doc/contributors/extensions/events.md
index 59ed9e677..40c1cbd70 100644
--- a/doc/contributors/extensions/events.md
+++ b/doc/contributors/extensions/events.md
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-### `ai.prompt.check-usage`
-
-This event is emitted for ai prompt check usage operations.
-
 #### Property `completionId`
 
 completionId
diff --git a/mods/mods_available/testex.js b/mods/mods_available/testex.js
index 5b17973ae..fab529003 100644
--- a/mods/mods_available/testex.js
+++ b/mods/mods_available/testex.js
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 // Test extension for event listeners
 
-extension.on('ai.prompt.check-usage', event => {
-    console.log('GOT AI.PROMPT.CHECK-USAGE EVENT', event);
-});
-
 extension.on('ai.prompt.complete', event => {
     console.log('GOT AI.PROMPT.COMPLETE EVENT', event);
 });
diff --git a/src/backend/doc/howto_make_driver.md b/src/backend/doc/howto_make_driver.md
index f1e4d5993..ca8bad7c2 100644
--- a/src/backend/doc/howto_make_driver.md
+++ b/src/backend/doc/howto_make_driver.md
@@ -118,15 +118,11 @@ class PrankGreetService extends BaseService {
         await new Promise(rslv => setTimeout(rslv), 5000);
 
         // Display a log message
-        this.log.noticeme('Hello from PrankGreetService!');
+        console.debug('Hello from PrankGreetService!');
     }
 }
 ```
 
-Typically you'll use `this.log.info('some message')` in your logs
-as opposed to `this.log.noticeme(...)`, but the `noticeme` log
-level is helpful when debugging.
-
 ## Part 4: Implement the Driver Interface in your Service
 
 Now that it has been verified that the service is loaded, we can
diff --git a/src/backend/doc/services/log.md b/src/backend/doc/services/log.md
index 5a1aa858e..bf7310b3d 100644
--- a/src/backend/doc/services/log.md
+++ b/src/backend/doc/services/log.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Logging in Services
 
+# NOTE: You can, and maybe should, just use console log methods, as they are overriden to log through our logger
+
 Services all have a logger available at `this.log`.
 
 ```javascript
diff --git a/src/backend/src/Kernel.js b/src/backend/src/Kernel.js
index 8293f3de7..eaafae326 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/Kernel.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/Kernel.js
@@ -222,6 +222,15 @@ class Kernel extends AdvancedBase {
 
         await services.emit('boot.activation');
         await services.emit('boot.ready');
+
+        // Notify process managers (e.g., PM2 wait_ready) that boot completed
+        if ( typeof process.send === 'function' ) {
+            try {
+                process.send('ready');
+            } catch ( err ) {
+                this.bootLogger?.error?.('failed to send ready signal', err);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     async install_extern_mods_ () {
diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/core/LogService.js b/src/backend/src/modules/core/LogService.js
index 73473233a..fabb645db 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/core/LogService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/core/LogService.js
@@ -565,9 +565,12 @@ class LogService extends BaseService {
                     return util.inspect(arg, undefined, undefined, true);
                 }).join(' '));
             };
+
             logconsole.log = logfn('info');
+            logconsole.info = logfn('info');
             logconsole.warn = logfn('warn');
             logconsole.error = logfn('error');
+            logconsole.debug = logfn('debug');
 
             globalThis.console = logconsole;
         }
diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/web/WebServerService.js b/src/backend/src/modules/web/WebServerService.js
index 88530646a..93a397781 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/web/WebServerService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/web/WebServerService.js
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class WebServerService extends BaseService {
                     // }, 1000);
                     next();
                 } catch (e) {
-                    console.log('socket auth err', e);
+                    console.warn('socket auth err', e);
                 }
             }
         });
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js b/src/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js
index 1a2b031c7..96c08f4fa 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class SqliteDatabaseAccessService extends BaseDatabaseAccessService {
 
         for ( const [v_lt_or_eq, files] of available_migrations ) {
             if ( v_lt_or_eq + 1 >= TARGET_VERSION && TARGET_VERSION !== HIGHEST_VERSION ) {
-                this.log.noticeme(`Early exit: target version set to ${TARGET_VERSION}`);
+                console.warn(`Early exit: target version set to ${TARGET_VERSION}`);
                 break;
             }
             if ( user_version <= v_lt_or_eq ) {
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/database/sqlite_setup/0025_system-user.dbmig.js b/src/backend/src/services/database/sqlite_setup/0025_system-user.dbmig.js
index 6f3b33914..58457ef0d 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/database/sqlite_setup/0025_system-user.dbmig.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/database/sqlite_setup/0025_system-user.dbmig.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if ( existing_user ) {
         replace_name = `system_${ replace_num++}`;
     }
 
-    log.noticeme('updating existing user called system', {
+    console.debug('updating existing user called system', {
         replace_num,
         replace_name,
     });