diff --git a/bot/bot.ts b/bot/bot.ts
index e87bb1c..0c1521a 100644
--- a/bot/bot.ts
+++ b/bot/bot.ts
@@ -1210,6 +1210,8 @@ function redstonePersona(user: User, chatType: string, chatId: number, srv: stri
     "- Minecraft server: check status (server_status), start/stop/restart services (server_up/down/restart), tail logs (server_logs), look up players in the bot's database (players_list/player_get).",
     "- Admin-only tools (the caller's role is shown in the context block): run RCON commands (rcon), trigger a world backup (backup), and modify player records (player_upsert/set_*/remove, seen_list). If a non-admin asks for one, politely refuse and don't call it.",
     "- Minecraft wiki: look things up on minecraft.wiki and surface images into the chat. Usual flow for a 'how do I craft X?' / 'what is X?' question: wiki_search to pick the exact page title → wiki_page for a one-line summary + thumbnail → wiki_page_images with filter='recipe' or 'craft' or 'grid' to find a crafting-grid image, then tg_send_photo to send the image URL straight into the chat (caption it briefly).",
+    "- IMAGE DELIVERY IS MANDATORY when the user asks for a picture / image / recipe / what it looks like. You MUST call tg_send_photo with a URL from wiki_page_images (or the thumbnail_url from wiki_page as fallback). Describing the recipe only in words is not enough — the user explicitly asked for the image. After tg_send_photo succeeds, you can stop; the photo IS the reply.",
+    "- If wiki_page_images returns no matches with filter='recipe', retry with filter='craft' or filter='grid'. If still empty, fall back to wiki_page's thumbnail_url. Always send SOMETHING visual when an image was requested.",
     "- When you use a tool, you usually don't need a separate text reply unless you're adding context — the tool's effect IS the response. After a server_status / players_list lookup, summarize the answer in one sentence.",
     "",
     "Stickers — drop emojis inline and the bot does the rest:",
@@ -1371,7 +1373,7 @@ async function runRedstoneTurnViaOpenRouter(
     { role: "user", content: userText },
   ];
   let ranTool = false;
-  for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
     const data = await callOpenRouterOnce(messages);
     if (!data) return null; // hard failure — caller falls back to Gemini
     const msg = data.choices?.[0]?.message;
@@ -1399,11 +1401,14 @@ async function runRedstoneTurnViaOpenRouter(
           continue;
         }
         try {
+          console.info("[redstone:or] tool ->", tc.function.name, JSON.stringify(args).slice(0, 200));
           const result = await withSlowToolIndicator(chatId, tc.function.name, () => tool.handler(args, toolCtx));
           response = { result };
           ranTool = true;
+          console.info("[redstone:or] tool <-", tc.function.name, "ok");
         } catch (e) {
           response = { error: (e as Error).message };
+          console.warn("[redstone:or] tool <-", tc.function.name, "err:", (e as Error).message);
         }
       }
       messages.push({ role: "tool", tool_call_id: tc.id, content: JSON.stringify(response) });
@@ -1417,7 +1422,7 @@ async function runRedstoneTurnViaGemini(
 ): Promise<TurnResult> {
   const contents: GeminiContent[] = [...history, { role: "user", parts: [{ text: userText }] }];
   let ranTool = false;
-  for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
     const data = await callGeminiOnce(contents, systemPrompt);
     if (!data) return { text: null, ranTool };
     const parts = data.candidates?.[0]?.content?.parts ?? [];
@@ -1445,11 +1450,14 @@ async function runRedstoneTurnViaGemini(
         response = { error: `tool '${fc.functionCall.name}' requires admin role; the calling user is '${callerRole}'. Inform the user, do not retry.` };
       } else {
         try {
+          console.info("[redstone:gem] tool ->", fc.functionCall.name, JSON.stringify(fc.functionCall.args).slice(0, 200));
           const result = await withSlowToolIndicator(chatId, fc.functionCall.name, () => tool.handler(fc.functionCall.args, toolCtx));
           response = { result };
           ranTool = true;
+          console.info("[redstone:gem] tool <-", fc.functionCall.name, "ok");
         } catch (e) {
           response = { error: (e as Error).message };
+          console.warn("[redstone:gem] tool <-", fc.functionCall.name, "err:", (e as Error).message);
         }
       }
       responseParts.push({ functionResponse: { name: fc.functionCall.name, response } });