diff --git a/agent/agent.py b/agent/agent.py
index 11aa5b4..3e7e02a 100644
--- a/agent/agent.py
+++ b/agent/agent.py
@@ -217,8 +217,18 @@ def execute_skill(script_path, args):
 TOOLS, SKILL_SCRIPTS = discover_skills()
 
 
+LOG_FILE = f"{WORKSPACE}/agent.log" if os.path.isdir(WORKSPACE) else None
+
+
 def log(msg):
-    print(f"[agent:{NICK}] {msg}", flush=True)
+    line = f"[{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] {msg}"
+    print(f"[agent:{NICK}] {line}", flush=True)
+    if LOG_FILE:
+        try:
+            with open(LOG_FILE, "a") as f:
+                f.write(line + "\n")
+        except Exception:
+            pass
 
 
 log(f"Loaded {len(TOOLS)} skills: {', '.join(SKILL_SCRIPTS.keys())}")