diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index bc74bcbeb6..c33efd501d 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+version: 2
+
 linters:
     disable:
         - unused
diff --git a/pkg/aiusechat/openai/openai-backend.go b/pkg/aiusechat/openai/openai-backend.go
index d667234227..a61b31f8d2 100644
--- a/pkg/aiusechat/openai/openai-backend.go
+++ b/pkg/aiusechat/openai/openai-backend.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/launchdarkly/eventsource"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/aiusechat/chatstore"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/aiusechat/uctypes"
+	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/util/logutil"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/util/utilfn"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/wcore"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/web/sse"
@@ -503,7 +504,7 @@ func parseOpenAIHTTPError(resp *http.Response) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("openai %s: failed to read error response: %v", resp.Status, err)
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("full error: %s\n", body)
+	logutil.DevPrintf("openai full error: %s\n", body)
 
 	// Try to parse as OpenAI error format first
 	var errorResp openAIErrorResponse
@@ -836,8 +837,7 @@ func handleOpenAIEvent(
 		return nil, nil
 
 	default:
-		// log unknown events for debugging
-		log.Printf("OpenAI: unknown event: %s, data: %s", eventName, data)
+		logutil.DevPrintf("OpenAI: unknown event: %s, data: %s", eventName, data)
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/aiusechat/openai/openai-convertmessage.go b/pkg/aiusechat/openai/openai-convertmessage.go
index 8c9559d699..4a32c12af3 100644
--- a/pkg/aiusechat/openai/openai-convertmessage.go
+++ b/pkg/aiusechat/openai/openai-convertmessage.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/aiusechat/uctypes"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/util/utilfn"
+	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/wavebase"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -129,6 +130,9 @@ func ConvertToolDefinitionToOpenAI(tool uctypes.ToolDefinition) OpenAIRequestToo
 }
 
 func debugPrintReq(req *OpenAIRequest, endpoint string) {
+	if !wavebase.IsDevMode() {
+		return
+	}
 	var toolNames []string
 	for _, tool := range req.Tools {
 		toolNames = append(toolNames, tool.Name)
diff --git a/pkg/aiusechat/usechat.go b/pkg/aiusechat/usechat.go
index cdad22db6e..a5cd8e8974 100644
--- a/pkg/aiusechat/usechat.go
+++ b/pkg/aiusechat/usechat.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/telemetry"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/telemetry/telemetrydata"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/util/ds"
+	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/util/logutil"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/util/utilfn"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/waveobj"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/web/sse"
@@ -143,7 +144,6 @@ func shouldUsePremium() bool {
 }
 
 func updateRateLimit(info *uctypes.RateLimitInfo) {
-	log.Printf("updateRateLimit: %#v\n", info)
 	if info == nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func processToolCall(toolCall uctypes.WaveToolCall, chatOpts uctypes.WaveChatOpt
 	}
 
 	inputJSON, _ := json.Marshal(toolCall.Input)
-	log.Printf("TOOLUSE name=%s id=%s input=%s approval=%q\n", toolCall.Name, toolCall.ID, utilfn.TruncateString(string(inputJSON), 40), toolCall.ToolUseData.Approval)
+	logutil.DevPrintf("TOOLUSE name=%s id=%s input=%s approval=%q\n", toolCall.Name, toolCall.ID, utilfn.TruncateString(string(inputJSON), 40), toolCall.ToolUseData.Approval)
 
 	if toolCall.ToolUseData.Status == uctypes.ToolUseStatusError {
 		errorMsg := toolCall.ToolUseData.ErrorMessage
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ func processToolCalls(stopReason *uctypes.WaveStopReason, chatOpts uctypes.WaveC
 }
 
 func RunAIChat(ctx context.Context, sseHandler *sse.SSEHandlerCh, chatOpts uctypes.WaveChatOpts) (*uctypes.AIMetrics, error) {
-	log.Printf("RunAIChat\n")
 	if !activeChats.SetUnless(chatOpts.ChatId, true) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("chat %s is already running", chatOpts.ChatId)
 	}
@@ -488,7 +487,6 @@ func ResolveToolCall(toolCall uctypes.WaveToolCall, chatOpts uctypes.WaveChatOpt
 }
 
 func WaveAIPostMessageWrap(ctx context.Context, sseHandler *sse.SSEHandlerCh, message *uctypes.AIMessage, chatOpts uctypes.WaveChatOpts) error {
-	log.Printf("WaveAIPostMessageWrap\n")
 	startTime := time.Now()
 
 	// Convert AIMessage to Anthropic chat message
@@ -531,7 +529,7 @@ func WaveAIPostMessageWrap(ctx context.Context, sseHandler *sse.SSEHandlerCh, me
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		log.Printf("metrics: requests=%d tools=%d premium=%d proxy=%d images=%d pdfs=%d textdocs=%d textlen=%d duration=%dms error=%v\n",
+		log.Printf("WaveAI call metrics: requests=%d tools=%d premium=%d proxy=%d images=%d pdfs=%d textdocs=%d textlen=%d duration=%dms error=%v\n",
 			metrics.RequestCount, metrics.ToolUseCount, metrics.PremiumReqCount, metrics.ProxyReqCount,
 			metrics.ImageCount, metrics.PDFCount, metrics.TextDocCount, metrics.TextLen, metrics.RequestDuration, metrics.HadError)
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/logutil/logutil.go b/pkg/util/logutil/logutil.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f023cd62cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util/logutil/logutil.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright 2025, Command Line Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package logutil
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/pkg/wavebase"
+)
+
+// DevPrintf logs using log.Printf only if running in dev mode
+func DevPrintf(format string, v ...any) {
+	if wavebase.IsDevMode() {
+		log.Printf(format, v...)
+	}
+}
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