diff --git a/dimos/core/log_viewer.py b/dimos/core/log_viewer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..563c244a96
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+++ b/dimos/core/log_viewer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+# Copyright 2025-2026 Dimensional Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Log viewer for per-run DimOS logs."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections import deque
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+import time
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from dimos.core.run_registry import get_most_recent, list_runs
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Callable, Iterator
+
+_STANDARD_KEYS = {"timestamp", "level", "logger", "event", "func_name", "lineno"}
+_LEVEL_COLORS = {"err": "\033[31m", "war": "\033[33m", "deb": "\033[2m"}
+_RESET = "\033[0m"
+
+
+def resolve_log_path(run_id: str = "") -> Path | None:
+    """Find the log file: specific run → alive run → most recent."""
+    if run_id:
+        for entry in list_runs(alive_only=False):
+            if entry.run_id == run_id:
+                return _log_path_if_exists(entry.log_dir)
+        return None
+
+    # Prefer alive run, fall back to most recent stopped run.
+    alive = get_most_recent(alive_only=True)
+    if alive is not None:
+        return _log_path_if_exists(alive.log_dir)
+    recent = get_most_recent(alive_only=False)
+    if recent is not None:
+        return _log_path_if_exists(recent.log_dir)
+    return None
+
+
+def format_line(raw: str, *, json_output: bool = False) -> str:
+    """Format a JSONL log line for display.
+
+    Default: ``HH:MM:SS [lvl] logger           event  k=v …``
+    """
+    if json_output:
+        return raw.rstrip()
+    try:
+        rec: dict[str, object] = json.loads(raw)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return raw.rstrip()
+
+    ts = str(rec.get("timestamp", ""))
+    hms = ts[11:19] if len(ts) >= 19 else ts
+    level = str(rec.get("level", "?"))[:3]
+    logger = Path(str(rec.get("logger", "?"))).name
+    event = str(rec.get("event", ""))
+    color = _LEVEL_COLORS.get(level, "")
+
+    extras = " ".join(f"{k}={v}" for k, v in rec.items() if k not in _STANDARD_KEYS)
+    line = f"{hms} {color}[{level}]{_RESET} {logger:17} {event}"
+    if extras:
+        line += f"  {extras}"
+    return line
+
+
+def read_log(path: Path, count: int | None = 50) -> list[str]:
+    """Read last *count* lines from a log file (``None`` = all)."""
+    if count is None:
+        return path.read_text().splitlines(keepends=True)
+    # Only keep the tail — avoids loading the full file into a list.
+    tail: deque[str] = deque(maxlen=count)
+    with open(path) as f:
+        for line in f:
+            tail.append(line)
+    return list(tail)
+
+
+def follow_log(path: Path, stop: Callable[[], bool] | None = None) -> Iterator[str]:
+    """Yield new lines as they appear (``tail -f`` style).
+
+    *stop* is an optional callable; when it returns ``True`` the
+    generator exits cleanly.
+    """
+    with open(path) as f:
+        f.seek(0, 2)
+        while stop is None or not stop():
+            line = f.readline()
+            if line:
+                yield line
+            else:
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+
+
+def _log_path_if_exists(log_dir: str) -> Path | None:
+    path = Path(log_dir) / "main.jsonl"
+    return path if path.exists() else None
diff --git a/dimos/robot/cli/dimos.py b/dimos/robot/cli/dimos.py
index 4d4f599568..1137a612f3 100644
--- a/dimos/robot/cli/dimos.py
+++ b/dimos/robot/cli/dimos.py
@@ -263,6 +263,43 @@ def stop(
     typer.echo(f"  {msg}")
 
 
+@main.command("log")
+def log_cmd(
+    follow: bool = typer.Option(False, "--follow", "-f", help="Follow log output"),
+    lines: int = typer.Option(50, "--lines", "-n", help="Number of lines to show"),
+    all_lines: bool = typer.Option(False, "--all", "-a", help="Show full log"),
+    json_output: bool = typer.Option(False, "--json", help="Raw JSONL output"),
+    run_id: str = typer.Option("", "--run", "-r", help="Specific run ID"),
+) -> None:
+    """View logs from a DimOS run."""
+    from dimos.core.log_viewer import follow_log, format_line, read_log, resolve_log_path
+
+    path = resolve_log_path(run_id)
+    if not path:
+        typer.echo("No log files found", err=True)
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    if follow:
+        import signal
+
+        _stop = False
+
+        def _on_sigint(_sig: int, _frame: object) -> None:
+            nonlocal _stop
+            _stop = True
+
+        prev = signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, _on_sigint)
+        try:
+            for line in follow_log(path, stop=lambda: _stop):
+                typer.echo(format_line(line, json_output=json_output))
+        finally:
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, prev)
+    else:
+        count = None if all_lines else lines
+        for line in read_log(path, count):
+            typer.echo(format_line(line, json_output=json_output))
+
+
 mcp_app = typer.Typer(help="Interact with the running MCP server")
 main.add_typer(mcp_app, name="mcp")