diff --git a/crates/haku-wasm/src/lib.rs b/crates/haku-wasm/src/lib.rs
index 511e7ed..78c13ac 100644
--- a/crates/haku-wasm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/haku-wasm/src/lib.rs
@@ -337,11 +337,20 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn haku_compile_brush(
         return StatusCode::SourceCodeTooLong;
     };
 
+    debug!("compiling: lexing");
+
     let mut lexer = Lexer::new(Lexis::new(instance.limits.max_tokens), code);
     if lex(&mut lexer).is_err() {
+        info!("compiling failed: too many tokens");
         return StatusCode::TooManyTokens;
     };
 
+    debug!(
+        "compiling: lexed successfully to {} tokens",
+        lexer.lexis.len()
+    );
+    debug!("compiling: parsing");
+
     let mut ast = Ast::new(instance.limits.ast_capacity);
     let mut parser = Parser::new(
         &lexer.lexis,
@@ -352,10 +361,21 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn haku_compile_brush(
     parser::toplevel(&mut parser);
     let (root, mut parser_diagnostics) = match parser.into_ast(&mut ast) {
         Ok((r, d)) => (r, d),
-        Err(IntoAstError::NodeAlloc(_)) => return StatusCode::TooManyAstNodes,
-        Err(IntoAstError::UnbalancedEvents) => return StatusCode::ParserUnbalancedEvents,
+        Err(IntoAstError::NodeAlloc(_)) => {
+            info!("compiling failed: too many AST nodes");
+            return StatusCode::TooManyAstNodes;
+        }
+        Err(IntoAstError::UnbalancedEvents) => {
+            info!("compiling failed: parser produced unbalanced events");
+            return StatusCode::ParserUnbalancedEvents;
+        }
     };
 
+    debug!(
+        "compiling: parsed successfully into {} AST nodes",
+        ast.len()
+    );
+
     let src = Source {
         code,
         ast: &ast,
@@ -366,7 +386,10 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn haku_compile_brush(
     let mut compiler = Compiler::new(&mut instance.defs, &mut chunk);
     if let Err(error) = compile_expr(&mut compiler, &src, root) {
         match error {
-            CompileError::Emit => return StatusCode::ChunkTooBig,
+            CompileError::Emit => {
+                info!("compiling failed: chunk overflowed while emitting code");
+                return StatusCode::ChunkTooBig;
+            }
         }
     }
     let closure_spec = compiler.closure_spec();
@@ -376,9 +399,16 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn haku_compile_brush(
     diagnostics.append(&mut compiler.diagnostics);
     if !diagnostics.is_empty() {
         brush.diagnostics = diagnostics;
+        debug!("compiling failed: diagnostics were emitted");
         return StatusCode::DiagnosticsEmitted;
     }
 
+    debug!(
+        "compiling: chunk has {} bytes of bytecode",
+        chunk.bytecode.len()
+    );
+    debug!("compiling: {closure_spec:?}");
+
     let chunk_id = match instance.system.add_chunk(chunk) {
         Ok(chunk_id) => chunk_id,
         Err(_) => return StatusCode::TooManyChunks,
diff --git a/crates/haku/src/ast.rs b/crates/haku/src/ast.rs
index 843708c..903c919 100644
--- a/crates/haku/src/ast.rs
+++ b/crates/haku/src/ast.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ impl Ast {
         ast
     }
 
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.kinds.len()
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.len() == 0
+    }
+
     pub fn alloc(&mut self, kind: NodeKind, span: Span) -> Result<NodeId, NodeAllocError> {
         if self.kinds.len() >= self.kinds.capacity() {
             return Err(NodeAllocError);
diff --git a/crates/rkgk/src/api/wall.rs b/crates/rkgk/src/api/wall.rs
index 67039f8..18ababf 100644
--- a/crates/rkgk/src/api/wall.rs
+++ b/crates/rkgk/src/api/wall.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use tokio::{
     select,
     sync::{mpsc, oneshot},
 };
-use tracing::{error, instrument};
+use tracing::{error, info, info_span, instrument};
 
 use crate::{
     haku::{Haku, Limits},
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use crate::{
     schema::Vec2,
     wall::{
         self, auto_save::AutoSave, chunk_images::ChunkImages, chunk_iterator::ChunkIterator,
-        database::ChunkDataPair, ChunkPosition, JoinError, SessionHandle, UserInit, Wall,
+        database::ChunkDataPair, ChunkPosition, JoinError, SessionHandle, UserInit, Wall, WallId,
     },
 };
 
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ async fn fallible_websocket(api: Arc<Api>, ws: &mut WebSocket) -> eyre::Result<(
     // to remind us about unexpected nulls.
 
     SessionLoop::start(
+        wall_id,
         open_wall.wall,
         open_wall.chunk_images,
         open_wall.auto_save,
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ async fn fallible_websocket(api: Arc<Api>, ws: &mut WebSocket) -> eyre::Result<(
 }
 
 struct SessionLoop {
+    wall_id: WallId,
     wall: Arc<Wall>,
     chunk_images: Arc<ChunkImages>,
     auto_save: Arc<AutoSave>,
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@ enum RenderCommand {
 
 impl SessionLoop {
     async fn start(
+        wall_id: WallId,
         wall: Arc<Wall>,
         chunk_images: Arc<ChunkImages>,
         auto_save: Arc<AutoSave>,
@@ -253,11 +256,17 @@ impl SessionLoop {
             .name(String::from("haku render thread"))
             .spawn({
                 let wall = Arc::clone(&wall);
-                move || Self::render_thread(wall, limits, render_commands_rx)
+                move || {
+                    let _span =
+                        info_span!("render_thread", %wall_id, session_id = ?handle.session_id)
+                            .entered();
+                    Self::render_thread(wall, limits, render_commands_rx)
+                }
             })
             .context("could not spawn render thread")?;
 
         Ok(Self {
+            wall_id,
             wall,
             chunk_images,
             auto_save,
@@ -269,6 +278,7 @@ impl SessionLoop {
         })
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip(self, ws), fields(wall_id = %self.wall_id, session_id = ?self.handle.session_id))]
     async fn event_loop(&mut self, ws: &mut WebSocket) -> eyre::Result<()> {
         loop {
             select! {
@@ -317,10 +327,18 @@ impl SessionLoop {
                                 // Theoretically this will yield much better responsiveness, but it _will_
                                 // result in some visual glitches if we're getting bottlenecked.
                                 let (done_tx, done_rx) = oneshot::channel();
-                                _ = self.render_commands_tx.try_send(RenderCommand::Plot {
-                                    points: points.clone(),
-                                    done: done_tx,
-                                });
+                                let send_result =
+                                    self.render_commands_tx.try_send(RenderCommand::Plot {
+                                        points: points.clone(),
+                                        done: done_tx,
+                                    });
+
+                                if send_result.is_err() {
+                                    info!(
+                                        ?points,
+                                        "render thread is overloaded, dropping request to draw points"
+                                    );
+                                }
 
                                 let auto_save = Arc::clone(&self.auto_save);
                                 tokio::spawn(async move {
diff --git a/crates/rkgk/src/haku.rs b/crates/rkgk/src/haku.rs
index 73656ba..da62300 100644
--- a/crates/rkgk/src/haku.rs
+++ b/crates/rkgk/src/haku.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use haku::{
     vm::{Vm, VmImage, VmLimits},
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use tracing::{info, instrument, Level};
 
 use crate::schema::Vec2;
 
@@ -91,7 +92,10 @@ impl Haku {
         self.defs.restore_image(&self.defs_image);
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip(self, code), err)]
     pub fn set_brush(&mut self, code: &str) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+        info!(?code);
+
         self.reset();
 
         let code = SourceCode::limited_len(code, self.limits.max_source_code_len)
@@ -127,15 +131,19 @@ impl Haku {
             || !parser_diagnostics.is_empty()
             || !compiler.diagnostics.is_empty()
         {
+            info!(?lexer.diagnostics, ?parser_diagnostics, ?compiler.diagnostics, "diagnostics were emitted");
             bail!("diagnostics were emitted");
         }
 
         let chunk_id = self.system.add_chunk(chunk).context("too many chunks")?;
         self.brush = Some((chunk_id, closure_spec));
 
+        info!("brush set successfully");
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip(self), err(level = Level::INFO))]
     pub fn eval_brush(&mut self) -> eyre::Result<Value> {
         let (chunk_id, closure_spec) = self
             .brush
@@ -156,6 +164,7 @@ impl Haku {
         Ok(scribble)
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip(self, pixmap, value, translation), err(level = Level::INFO))]
     pub fn render_value(
         &self,
         pixmap: &mut Pixmap,
diff --git a/static/online-users.js b/static/online-users.js
index de5b82d..42311b3 100644
--- a/static/online-users.js
+++ b/static/online-users.js
@@ -20,13 +20,23 @@ export class User {
     }
 
     setBrush(brush) {
+        console.group("setBrush", this.nickname);
         let compileResult = this.haku.setBrush(brush);
+        console.log("compiling brush complete", compileResult);
+        console.groupEnd();
+
         this.isBrushOk = compileResult.status == "ok";
+
         return compileResult;
     }
 
     renderBrushToChunks(wall, x, y) {
-        return this.painter.renderBrushToWall(this.haku, x, y, wall);
+        console.group("renderBrushToChunks", this.nickname);
+        let result = this.painter.renderBrushToWall(this.haku, x, y, wall);
+        console.log("rendering brush to chunks complete");
+        console.groupEnd();
+
+        return result;
     }
 }