diff --git a/src/specify_cli/events/__init__.py b/src/specify_cli/events/__init__.py
index 613dba5702..2fdfffede7 100644
--- a/src/specify_cli/events/__init__.py
+++ b/src/specify_cli/events/__init__.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 directly, without requiring a persistent `specify` executable on PATH.
 """
 import json
+import logging
 import os
 import re
 import shlex
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path, PurePosixPath, PureWindowsPath
 
+logger = logging.getLogger("specify.events.dispatcher")
+
 
 def _script_under_base(base, token, project_root):
     """Return token resolved under base, or None if it leaves the project."""
@@ -316,10 +319,10 @@ def _run_inline(command_name, payload, project_root, timeout, envelope="plain",
             return result.returncode
         return 0
     except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
-        print(f"Event {command_name} timed out", file=sys.stderr)
+        logger.error("Event %s timed out", command_name)
         return 2
     except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Event {command_name} error: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        logger.error("Event %s error: %s", command_name, e)
         return 2
 
 
@@ -1371,9 +1374,8 @@ def install_integration_events(
         if ev in canonical_to_native:
             filtered[ev] = handlers
         else:
-            print(
-                f"\u26a0\ufe0f  {integration.key} does not support '{ev}' events; skipping",
-                file=sys.stderr,
+            logger.warning(
+                "%s does not support '%s' events; skipping", integration.key, ev,
             )
 
     # #3: an empty resolved map (--events false, or override disabling events)
diff --git a/tests/integrations/test_integration_vibe.py b/tests/integrations/test_integration_vibe.py
index c2189a4b84..6be90136f6 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/test_integration_vibe.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/test_integration_vibe.py
@@ -217,14 +217,14 @@ def test_wildcard_matcher_omitted(self, tmp_path):
         (hook,) = self._parse(tmp_path)["hooks"]
         assert "match" not in hook
 
-    def test_unsupported_events_are_skipped(self, tmp_path, capsys):
+    def test_unsupported_events_are_skipped(self, tmp_path, caplog):
         self._install(tmp_path, {
             "session_start": [{"command": "speckit.agent-context.update"}],
             "pre_tool_use": [{"command": "speckit.tdd.validate"}],
         })
         hooks = self._parse(tmp_path)["hooks"]
         assert [h["type"] for h in hooks] == ["pre_tool"]
-        assert "does not support 'session_start'" in capsys.readouterr().err
+        assert "does not support 'session_start'" in caplog.text
 
     def test_multiple_handlers_get_unique_names(self, tmp_path):
         """Vibe drops duplicate hook names, so shared command stems must not collide."""
diff --git a/tests/specify_cli/events/test_events.py b/tests/specify_cli/events/test_events.py
index c92e9e30ad..9379295b5d 100644
--- a/tests/specify_cli/events/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/specify_cli/events/test_events.py
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import logging
 import os
 import platform
 import shlex
+import subprocess
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path, PurePath
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
@@ -3194,3 +3197,65 @@ def test_refresh_failure_preserves_existing_config(self, tmp_path):
         # The pre-existing config was NOT destroyed before the failure
         # (install handles cleanup atomically; refresh no longer pre-strips).
         assert config_path.read_text() == original
+
+
+class TestGeneratedDispatcherLogger:
+    """The generated dispatcher is standalone: it must define its own logger.
+
+    Regression for the logger conversion that reached into
+    ``_EVENTS_DISPATCHER_TEMPLATE`` without adding a logger to the generated
+    script, turning every timeout or launch failure into a ``NameError``.
+    """
+
+    def _exec_dispatcher(self, tmp_path):
+        from specify_cli.events import _EVENTS_DISPATCHER_TEMPLATE
+
+        namespace = {"__name__": "generated_events_dispatcher"}
+        exec(compile(_EVENTS_DISPATCHER_TEMPLATE, "events.py", "exec"), namespace)
+        namespace["_find_command_template"] = lambda name, root: (
+            tmp_path / "noop.md",
+            None,
+        )
+        namespace["_resolve_argv"] = lambda path, root, ext: [
+            sys.executable,
+            "-c",
+            "pass",
+        ]
+        return namespace
+
+    def test_dispatcher_defines_logger(self):
+        from specify_cli.events import _EVENTS_DISPATCHER_TEMPLATE
+
+        namespace = {"__name__": "generated_events_dispatcher"}
+        exec(compile(_EVENTS_DISPATCHER_TEMPLATE, "events.py", "exec"), namespace)
+
+        assert namespace["logger"].name == "specify.events.dispatcher"
+
+    def test_dispatcher_logs_timeout_through_logger(
+        self, tmp_path, monkeypatch, caplog
+    ):
+        namespace = self._exec_dispatcher(tmp_path)
+
+        def _timeout(*args, **kwargs):
+            raise subprocess.TimeoutExpired(cmd="demo", timeout=1)
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(namespace["subprocess"], "run", _timeout)
+        caplog.set_level(logging.ERROR, logger="specify.events.dispatcher")
+
+        assert namespace["_run_inline"]("demo", "{}", str(tmp_path), 5) == 2
+        assert "Event demo timed out" in caplog.text
+
+    def test_dispatcher_logs_launch_error_through_logger(
+        self, tmp_path, monkeypatch, caplog
+    ):
+        namespace = self._exec_dispatcher(tmp_path)
+
+        def _fails(*args, **kwargs):
+            raise OSError("executable not found")
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(namespace["subprocess"], "run", _fails)
+        caplog.set_level(logging.ERROR, logger="specify.events.dispatcher")
+
+        assert namespace["_run_inline"]("demo", "{}", str(tmp_path), 5) == 2
+        assert "Event demo error: executable not found" in caplog.text
+