diff --git a/src/dashboard/app.py b/src/dashboard/app.py
index 262aa8b..db7e115 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/app.py
+++ b/src/dashboard/app.py
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
 
         register_error_recorder(get_session_logger().record_error)
     except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("Failed to register error recorder")
 
     logger.info("✓ Dashboard ready for requests")
 
diff --git a/src/dashboard/routes/agents.py b/src/dashboard/routes/agents.py
index ac2e00b..6c9ebfb 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/routes/agents.py
+++ b/src/dashboard/routes/agents.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ async def chat_agent(request: Request, message: str = Form(...)):
 
         thinking_engine.record_user_input()
     except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("Failed to record user input for thinking engine")
 
     timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S")
     response_text = None
diff --git a/src/dashboard/routes/chat_api.py b/src/dashboard/routes/chat_api.py
index b77fbeb..604394f 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/routes/chat_api.py
+++ b/src/dashboard/routes/chat_api.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ async def api_chat(request: Request):
 
         thinking_engine.record_user_input()
     except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("Failed to record user input for thinking engine")
 
     timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S")
 
diff --git a/src/dashboard/routes/system.py b/src/dashboard/routes/system.py
index 9beb3dc..af638b7 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/routes/system.py
+++ b/src/dashboard/routes/system.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ async def api_briefing_status():
         if cached:
             last_generated = cached.generated_at.isoformat()
     except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("Failed to read briefing cache")
 
     return JSONResponse(
         {
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ async def api_memory_status():
         stats = get_memory_stats()
         indexed_files = stats.get("total_entries", 0)
     except Exception:
+        logger.debug("Failed to get memory stats")
         indexed_files = 0
 
     return JSONResponse(
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ async def api_swarm_status():
             ).fetchone()
             pending_tasks = row["cnt"] if row else 0
     except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("Failed to count pending tasks")
 
     return JSONResponse(
         {
diff --git a/src/dashboard/routes/world.py b/src/dashboard/routes/world.py
index a316e92..528b472 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/routes/world.py
+++ b/src/dashboard/routes/world.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ async def _heartbeat(websocket: WebSocket) -> None:
             await asyncio.sleep(_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL)
             await websocket.send_text(json.dumps({"type": "ping"}))
     except Exception:
-        pass  # connection gone — receive loop will clean up
+        logger.debug("Heartbeat stopped — connection gone")
 
 
 @router.websocket("/ws")
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ async def world_ws(websocket: WebSocket) -> None:
             raw = await websocket.receive_text()
             await _handle_client_message(raw)
     except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("WebSocket receive loop ended")
     finally:
         ping_task.cancel()
         if websocket in _ws_clients:
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ async def _broadcast(message: str) -> None:
         try:
             await ws.send_text(message)
         except Exception:
+            logger.debug("Pruning dead WebSocket client")
             dead.append(ws)
     for ws in dead:
         if ws in _ws_clients:
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ async def _bark_and_broadcast(visitor_text: str) -> None:
 
         pip_familiar.on_event("visitor_spoke")
     except Exception:
-        pass  # Pip is optional
+        logger.debug("Pip familiar notification failed (optional)")
 
     _refresh_ground(visitor_text)
     _tick_commitments()
diff --git a/src/timmy/memory_system.py b/src/timmy/memory_system.py
index 5b809b7..59caef1 100644
--- a/src/timmy/memory_system.py
+++ b/src/timmy/memory_system.py
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ class HotMemory:
             if len(lines) > 1:
                 return "\n".join(lines)
         except Exception:
-            pass
+            logger.debug("DB context read failed, falling back to file")
 
         # Fallback to file if DB unavailable
         if self.path.exists():