diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/me/eternal/purrfectsnap/core/features/impl/global/CompanionServer.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/me/eternal/purrfectsnap/core/features/impl/global/CompanionServer.kt
index 4f07329f..8f8d9877 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/me/eternal/purrfectsnap/core/features/impl/global/CompanionServer.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/me/eternal/purrfectsnap/core/features/impl/global/CompanionServer.kt
@@ -381,6 +381,12 @@ class CompanionServer : Feature("CompanionServer") {
                                 }
                             }
                         }
+                        // If still 0 and response is large enough to contain stories, dump hex for inspection
+                        if (parsed == 0 && buffer.size > 1000) {
+                            val hexPreview = buffer.take(128).joinToString(" ") { "%02x".format(it) }
+                            pushStoryDebug("no_match", mapOf("endpoint" to endpoint, "hex_preview" to hexPreview, "bytes" to buffer.size))
+                            context.log.warn("CompanionServer: [$endpoint] ${buffer.size}B parsed 0 — hex: $hexPreview", "CompanionServer")
+                        }
                     }
 
                     context.log.info("CompanionServer: [$endpoint] parsed $parsed new stories (total=${capturedStories.values.sumOf { it.size }})", "CompanionServer")