diff --git a/src/middleware/loggingMiddleware.ts b/src/middleware/loggingMiddleware.ts
index d22c4a63..761f1ac6 100644
--- a/src/middleware/loggingMiddleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/loggingMiddleware.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 
+const LOG_LEVELS = ["debug", "info", "warn", "error"] as const;
+type LogLevel = typeof LOG_LEVELS[number];
+
+function currentLevelIndex(): number {
+    const raw = (process.env.LOG_LEVEL ?? "info") as LogLevel;
+    const idx = LOG_LEVELS.indexOf(raw);
+    return idx === -1 ? 1 : idx;
+}
+
+const STATUS_PATH_RE = /\/api\/agent\/[^/]+\/status\/?$/;
+
 export function loggingMiddleware(request: NextRequest) {
     if (request.url.includes('/api')) {
-        console.log(`[API] Received ${request.method} request : ${request.url} at ${new Date()}`);
+        const isStatusPing = STATUS_PATH_RE.test(request.nextUrl.pathname);
+        // Status pings are debug-level; all other API calls are info-level.
+        const requiredIndex = isStatusPing ? 0 : 1;
+        if (currentLevelIndex() <= requiredIndex) {
+            console.log(`[API] Received ${request.method} request : ${request.url} at ${new Date()}`);
+        }
     }
     return NextResponse.next();
 }
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