researchers/web/trace.py

@@ -14,27 +14,6 @@ import uuid
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
-from obs import get_logger
-
-# Actions that get promoted to INFO in the operational log. Everything
-# else logs at DEBUG so the default INFO level shows ~6-8 milestones per
-# research call instead of 20+ chatty per-step events. Set
-# MARCHWARDEN_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG to see all steps.
-_INFO_ACTIONS = frozenset(
-    {
-        "start",
-        "iteration_start",
-        "synthesis_start",
-        "synthesis_complete",
-        "synthesis_error",
-        "synthesis_build_error",
-        "budget_exhausted",
-        "complete",
-    }
-)
-
-_log = get_logger("marchwarden.researcher.trace")
-
 
 class TraceLogger:
     """Logs research steps to a JSONL file.
@@ -95,14 +74,6 @@ class TraceLogger:
 
         self._writer.write(json.dumps(entry, default=str) + "\n")
         self._writer.flush()
-
-        # Mirror the trace step into the operational logger so admins
-        # can watch progress in real time. trace_id and researcher are
-        # already bound in contextvars by WebResearcher.research, so
-        # they automatically appear on every line.
-        log_method = _log.info if action in _INFO_ACTIONS else _log.debug
-        log_method(action, step=self._step_counter, decision=decision, **kwargs)
-
         return entry
 
     def read_entries(self) -> list[dict]: