diff --git a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests/CollectLogsQuickConfigOpsEventTests.cs b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests/CollectLogsQuickConfigOpsEventTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3f2247b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests/CollectLogsQuickConfigOpsEventTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Functions.Config;
+using AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Services;
+using AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Services.Notifications;
+using AutopilotMonitor.Shared.DataAccess;
+using AutopilotMonitor.Shared.Models;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The targeted push signal: "someone clicked Collect Logs and switched on Hosted upload
+/// through the quick-config dialog" must land as its own ops event type, while every other
+/// enable path keeps the generic type — an alert rule filters by EventType only.
+/// </summary>
+public class CollectLogsQuickConfigOpsEventTests
+{
+    private static (OpsEventService Service, List<OpsEventEntry> Saved) Rig()
+    {
+        var saved = new List<OpsEventEntry>();
+        var opsRepo = new Mock<IOpsEventRepository>();
+        opsRepo.Setup(r => r.SaveOpsEventAsync(It.IsAny<OpsEventEntry>()))
+            .Callback<OpsEventEntry>(e => { lock (saved) saved.Add(e); })
+            .Returns(Task.CompletedTask);
+        var adminConfig = new Mock<AdminConfigurationService>(
+            Mock.Of<IConfigRepository>(), NullLogger<AdminConfigurationService>.Instance,
+            new MemoryCache(new MemoryCacheOptions())) { CallBase = false };
+        var alertDispatch = new OpsAlertDispatchService(
+            adminConfig.Object,
+            new TelegramNotificationService(new HttpClient(), Mock.Of<IConfigRepository>(),
+                NullLogger<TelegramNotificationService>.Instance),
+            new WebhookNotificationService(new HttpClient(), NullLogger<WebhookNotificationService>.Instance),
+            NullLogger<OpsAlertDispatchService>.Instance);
+        return (new OpsEventService(opsRepo.Object, NullLogger<OpsEventService>.Instance, alertDispatch), saved);
+    }
+
+    private static DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange EnableFlip() =>
+        DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.Detect(
+            new TenantConfiguration { TenantId = "t1", DiagnosticsUploadMode = "Off" },
+            new TenantConfiguration { TenantId = "t1", DiagnosticsUploadMode = "OnFailure", DiagnosticsUploadDestination = "Hosted" })!;
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("collect-logs", UpdateTenantConfigurationFunction.CollectLogsSource)]
+    [InlineData("COLLECT-LOGS", UpdateTenantConfigurationFunction.CollectLogsSource)]
+    [InlineData(null, "portal-put")]
+    [InlineData("", "portal-put")]
+    [InlineData("something-else", "portal-put")]
+    public void ResolveWriteSource_only_honours_the_allow_listed_intent(string? intent, string expected)
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(expected, UpdateTenantConfigurationFunction.ResolveWriteSource(intent));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Quick_config_enable_lands_as_its_own_event_type()
+    {
+        var (service, saved) = Rig();
+
+        await service.RecordDiagnosticsUploadConfigChangedAsync(
+            "t1", "contoso.com", EnableFlip(), "admin@contoso.com", UpdateTenantConfigurationFunction.CollectLogsSource);
+
+        var evt = Assert.Single(saved);
+        Assert.Equal("CollectLogsQuickConfigEnabled", evt.EventType);
+        Assert.Equal(OpsEventCategory.Tenant, evt.Category);
+        Assert.Contains("admin@contoso.com", evt.Message);
+        Assert.Contains("Hosted", evt.Message);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("portal-put")]
+    [InlineData("mcp-patch")]
+    public async Task Other_enable_paths_keep_the_generic_event_type(string source)
+    {
+        var (service, saved) = Rig();
+
+        await service.RecordDiagnosticsUploadConfigChangedAsync("t1", "contoso.com", EnableFlip(), "admin@contoso.com", source);
+
+        Assert.Equal("DiagnosticsUploadEnabled", Assert.Single(saved).EventType);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Quick_config_source_on_a_disable_is_the_generic_disabled_type()
+    {
+        var (service, saved) = Rig();
+        var disable = DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.Detect(
+            new TenantConfiguration { TenantId = "t1", DiagnosticsUploadMode = "Always", DiagnosticsUploadDestination = "Hosted" },
+            new TenantConfiguration { TenantId = "t1", DiagnosticsUploadMode = "Off", DiagnosticsUploadDestination = "Hosted" })!;
+
+        await service.RecordDiagnosticsUploadConfigChangedAsync("t1", null, disable, "ga@x", UpdateTenantConfigurationFunction.CollectLogsSource);
+
+        Assert.Equal("DiagnosticsUploadDisabled", Assert.Single(saved).EventType);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests/DiagnosticsUploadConfigChangeTests.cs b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests/DiagnosticsUploadConfigChangeTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f249ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests/DiagnosticsUploadConfigChangeTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+using AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Services;
+using AutopilotMonitor.Shared.Models;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The Collect Logs capability flip that feeds the DiagnosticsUploadEnabled/Disabled ops
+/// events: only a change of "would an on-demand upload work" counts, never a plain edit.
+/// </summary>
+public class DiagnosticsUploadConfigChangeTests
+{
+    private static TenantConfiguration Cfg(string? mode, string? destination = null, string? sas = null) => new()
+    {
+        TenantId = "t1",
+        DiagnosticsUploadMode = mode!,
+        DiagnosticsUploadDestination = destination!,
+        DiagnosticsBlobSasUrl = sas!,
+    };
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(null, null, null, false)]
+    [InlineData("Off", "Hosted", null, false)]
+    [InlineData("OnFailure", null, null, false)]
+    [InlineData("OnFailure", "Hosted", null, true)]
+    [InlineData("Always", "CustomerSas", "https://x.blob.core.windows.net/c?sig=1", true)]
+    [InlineData("Always", null, "https://x.blob.core.windows.net/c?sig=1", true)]
+    public void IsConfigured_mirrors_the_feature_flag_semantics(string? mode, string? dest, string? sas, bool expected)
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(expected, DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.IsConfigured(Cfg(mode, dest, sas)));
+        Assert.False(DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.IsConfigured(null));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Detect_quick_config_flip_reports_enabled_with_destination_and_mode()
+    {
+        // The Collect Logs quick-config dialog: Off/unset -> Hosted + OnFailure.
+        var change = DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.Detect(Cfg("Off"), Cfg("OnFailure", "Hosted"));
+
+        Assert.NotNull(change);
+        Assert.True(change!.Enabled);
+        Assert.Equal("Hosted", change.Destination);
+        Assert.Equal("OnFailure", change.Mode);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Detect_missing_before_row_counts_as_not_configured()
+    {
+        var change = DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.Detect(null, Cfg("Always", "Hosted"));
+        Assert.True(change?.Enabled);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Detect_reports_disabled_when_mode_goes_off()
+    {
+        var change = DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.Detect(Cfg("Always", "Hosted"), Cfg("Off", "Hosted"));
+
+        Assert.NotNull(change);
+        Assert.False(change!.Enabled);
+        Assert.Equal("Off", change.Mode);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Detect_ignores_edits_that_keep_the_capability_state()
+    {
+        // Mode change while staying on: no flip.
+        Assert.Null(DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.Detect(Cfg("OnFailure", "Hosted"), Cfg("Always", "Hosted")));
+        // Destination not yet usable in both states: no flip.
+        Assert.Null(DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.Detect(Cfg("Off"), Cfg("OnFailure")));
+        // Unchanged.
+        Assert.Null(DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.Detect(Cfg("Off"), Cfg("Off")));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests/TenantConfigPatchServiceTests.cs b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests/TenantConfigPatchServiceTests.cs
index de5bca5d..1ac8f5f2 100644
--- a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests/TenantConfigPatchServiceTests.cs
+++ b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Tests/TenantConfigPatchServiceTests.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AutopilotMonitor.Functions.DataAccess.TableStorage;
 using AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Functions.Admin;
 using AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Services;
+using AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Services.Notifications;
 using AutopilotMonitor.Shared;
 using AutopilotMonitor.Shared.DataAccess;
 using AutopilotMonitor.Shared.Models;
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ public class TenantConfigPatchServiceTests
         public Mock<IConfigRepository> Repo { get; } = new();
         public Mock<IConfigBackupRepository> Backup { get; } = new();
         public Mock<IMaintenanceRepository> Maintenance { get; } = new();
+        public Mock<IOpsEventRepository> OpsRepo { get; } = new();
+        public List<OpsEventEntry> OpsEvents { get; } = new();
         public TenantConfigPatchService Sut { get; }
 
         public TenantConfiguration? Current;
@@ -89,8 +93,23 @@ public class TenantConfigPatchServiceTests
                 Repo.Object, NullLogger<TenantConfigurationService>.Instance,
                 new MemoryCache(new MemoryCacheOptions()));
 
+            OpsRepo.Setup(r => r.SaveOpsEventAsync(It.IsAny<OpsEventEntry>()))
+                .Callback<OpsEventEntry>(e => { lock (OpsEvents) OpsEvents.Add(e); })
+                .Returns(Task.CompletedTask);
+            var adminConfig = new Mock<AdminConfigurationService>(
+                Mock.Of<IConfigRepository>(), NullLogger<AdminConfigurationService>.Instance,
+                new MemoryCache(new MemoryCacheOptions())) { CallBase = false };
+            var alertDispatch = new OpsAlertDispatchService(
+                adminConfig.Object,
+                new TelegramNotificationService(new HttpClient(), Mock.Of<IConfigRepository>(),
+                    NullLogger<TelegramNotificationService>.Instance),
+                new WebhookNotificationService(new HttpClient(),
+                    NullLogger<WebhookNotificationService>.Instance),
+                NullLogger<OpsAlertDispatchService>.Instance);
+            var opsService = new OpsEventService(OpsRepo.Object, NullLogger<OpsEventService>.Instance, alertDispatch);
+
             Sut = new TenantConfigPatchService(
-                Repo.Object, Backup.Object, configService, Maintenance.Object,
+                Repo.Object, Backup.Object, configService, Maintenance.Object, opsService,
                 NullLogger<TenantConfigPatchService>.Instance);
         }
 
@@ -116,6 +135,41 @@ public class TenantConfigPatchServiceTests
         return o;
     }
 
+    // ── Ops visibility: Collect Logs capability flip ────────────────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Patch_EnablingDiagnosticsUpload_EmitsOpsEvent_OnlyOnTheFlip()
+    {
+        var stored = Stored();
+        stored.DiagnosticsUploadMode = "Off";
+        var harness = new Harness(stored);
+
+        // Settings page / MCP: turn the capability on (mode + Hosted destination).
+        var on = await harness.Sut.ApplyFieldPatchAsync(
+            TenantId, Fields(("diagnosticsUploadMode", "OnFailure"), ("diagnosticsUploadDestination", "Hosted")),
+            Ga, "mcp-patch", "enable collect logs");
+        Assert.True(on.Success, on.Error);
+
+        var enabled = Assert.Single(harness.OpsEvents);
+        Assert.Equal("DiagnosticsUploadEnabled", enabled.EventType);
+        Assert.Equal(TenantId, enabled.TenantId);
+        Assert.Contains("contoso.com", enabled.Message);
+        Assert.Contains("mcp-patch", enabled.Message);
+
+        // A further edit that keeps it on is not a flip.
+        var tweak = await harness.Sut.ApplyFieldPatchAsync(
+            TenantId, Fields(("diagnosticsUploadMode", "Always")), Ga, "mcp-patch", null);
+        Assert.True(tweak.Success, tweak.Error);
+        Assert.Single(harness.OpsEvents);
+
+        // Turning it off is the opposite flip.
+        var off = await harness.Sut.ApplyFieldPatchAsync(
+            TenantId, Fields(("diagnosticsUploadMode", "Off")), Ga, "mcp-patch", null);
+        Assert.True(off.Success, off.Error);
+        Assert.Equal(2, harness.OpsEvents.Count);
+        Assert.Equal("DiagnosticsUploadDisabled", harness.OpsEvents[1].EventType);
+    }
+
     // ── Happy path ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     [Fact]
diff --git a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Config/GetTenantFeatureFlagsFunction.cs b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Config/GetTenantFeatureFlagsFunction.cs
index 5e65be9f..4b9d673b 100644
--- a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Config/GetTenantFeatureFlagsFunction.cs
+++ b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Config/GetTenantFeatureFlagsFunction.cs
@@ -86,10 +86,7 @@ namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Functions.Config
                 // succeed right now (mode not Off + a usable destination). Members below Admin cannot
                 // read the full config, so this boolean is their only signal. Deliberately exposes no
                 // destination detail — just "would an upload work".
-                diagnosticsUploadConfigured =
-                    !string.Equals(config.DiagnosticsUploadMode ?? "Off", "Off", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                    && GetAgentConfigFunction.ResolveDiagnosticsUploadEnabled(
-                        config.DiagnosticsBlobSasUrl, config.DiagnosticsUploadDestination),
+                diagnosticsUploadConfigured = DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.IsConfigured(config),
                 // Drives the "Autopilot Device Validation disabled" dashboard banner
                 // (useTenantSecurityConfig).
                 validateAutopilotDevice = config.ValidateAutopilotDevice,
diff --git a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Config/UpdateTenantConfigurationFunction.cs b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Config/UpdateTenantConfigurationFunction.cs
index d8f421eb..7849f557 100644
--- a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Config/UpdateTenantConfigurationFunction.cs
+++ b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Config/UpdateTenantConfigurationFunction.cs
@@ -21,17 +21,32 @@ namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Functions.Config
         private readonly ILogger<UpdateTenantConfigurationFunction> _logger;
         private readonly TenantConfigurationService _configService;
         private readonly IMaintenanceRepository _maintenanceRepo;
+        private readonly OpsEventService _opsEventService;
 
         public UpdateTenantConfigurationFunction(
             ILogger<UpdateTenantConfigurationFunction> logger,
             TenantConfigurationService configService,
-            IMaintenanceRepository maintenanceRepo)
+            IMaintenanceRepository maintenanceRepo,
+            OpsEventService opsEventService)
         {
             _logger = logger;
             _configService = configService;
             _maintenanceRepo = maintenanceRepo;
+            _opsEventService = opsEventService;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Write-path label for the session-detail Collect Logs quick-config dialog. The dialog
+        /// sends <c>?intent=collect-logs</c> so the backup snapshot and the ops event can name
+        /// the path — a plain Settings/Admin PUT is <c>portal-put</c>. Allow-listed, never echoed
+        /// from arbitrary input.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal const string CollectLogsIntent = "collect-logs";
+        internal const string CollectLogsSource = "portal-collect-logs";
+
+        internal static string ResolveWriteSource(string? intent) =>
+            string.Equals(intent, CollectLogsIntent, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ? CollectLogsSource : "portal-put";
+
         [Function("UpdateTenantConfiguration")]
         public async Task<HttpResponseData> Run(
             [HttpTrigger(AuthorizationLevel.Anonymous, "put", "post", Route = "config/{tenantId}")] HttpRequestData req,
@@ -183,7 +198,8 @@ namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Functions.Config
                 config.TrialGrantedBy = existingConfig.TrialGrantedBy;
 
                 // Save configuration (retention cap already enforced by ValidateModel above)
-                await _configService.SaveConfigurationAsync(config, "portal-put", null);
+                var writeSource = ResolveWriteSource(req.Query["intent"]);
+                await _configService.SaveConfigurationAsync(config, writeSource, null);
 
                 var changes = ConfigDiffHelper.GetChanges(existingConfig, config);
                 await _maintenanceRepo.LogAuditEntryAsync(
@@ -195,6 +211,15 @@ namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Functions.Config
                     changes.Count > 0 ? changes : null
                 );
 
+                // Operator visibility for the Collect Logs capability flip (the quick-config
+                // dialog writes through this PUT). OpsEventService never throws.
+                var diagChange = DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.Detect(existingConfig, config);
+                if (diagChange != null)
+                {
+                    await _opsEventService.RecordDiagnosticsUploadConfigChangedAsync(
+                        requestCtx.TargetTenantId, config.DomainName, diagChange, userIdentifier ?? "unknown", writeSource);
+                }
+
                 var response = req.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK);
                 await response.WriteAsJsonAsync(new
                 {
diff --git a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Sessions/QueueSessionActionFunction.cs b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Sessions/QueueSessionActionFunction.cs
index f0702482..4d8e469a 100644
--- a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Sessions/QueueSessionActionFunction.cs
+++ b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Sessions/QueueSessionActionFunction.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Helpers;
+using AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Services;
 using AutopilotMonitor.Shared.DataAccess;
 using AutopilotMonitor.Shared.Models;
 using Microsoft.ApplicationInsights;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Functions.Sessions
         private readonly ILogger<QueueSessionActionFunction> _logger;
         private readonly ISessionRepository _sessionRepo;
         private readonly TelemetryClient _telemetryClient;
+        private readonly OpsEventService _opsEventService;
 
         private static readonly HashSet<string> AllowedTypes = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
         {
@@ -57,11 +59,13 @@ namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Functions.Sessions
         public QueueSessionActionFunction(
             ILogger<QueueSessionActionFunction> logger,
             ISessionRepository sessionRepo,
-            TelemetryClient telemetryClient)
+            TelemetryClient telemetryClient,
+            OpsEventService opsEventService)
         {
             _logger = logger;
             _sessionRepo = sessionRepo;
             _telemetryClient = telemetryClient;
+            _opsEventService = opsEventService;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -131,6 +135,11 @@ namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Functions.Sessions
                     return notFound;
                 }
 
+                // Ops feed: who uses the on-demand session controls (Collect Logs, quick-config,
+                // terminate). App Insights alone is invisible to alert rules. Never throws.
+                await _opsEventService.RecordSessionActionQueuedAsync(
+                    tenantId, sessionId, action.Type, action.Reason, userIdentifier ?? "unknown");
+
                 _telemetryClient.TrackEvent("ServerActionQueued", new Dictionary<string, string>
                 {
                     { "tenantId", tenantId },
diff --git a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Services/DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.cs b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Services/DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44d54aa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Services/DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+using System;
+using AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Functions.Config;
+using AutopilotMonitor.Shared.Models;
+
+namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Services
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// "Can an on-demand diagnostics upload succeed for this tenant?" — the single definition
+    /// behind the session-detail Collect Logs button (feature flag
+    /// <c>diagnosticsUploadConfigured</c>) and the ops-event tripwire that reports when a
+    /// tenant admin turns that capability on or off (portal Settings, the Collect Logs
+    /// quick-config dialog, MCP <c>update_tenant_config</c>, or a config revert).
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange
+    {
+        public bool Enabled { get; }
+        public string? Destination { get; }
+        public string Mode { get; }
+
+        private DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange(bool enabled, string? destination, string mode)
+        {
+            Enabled = enabled;
+            Destination = destination;
+            Mode = mode;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Mode not Off AND a usable destination (customer SAS or Hosted). Mirrors the agent's
+        /// own gate (<c>DiagnosticsUploadMode</c> + <c>DiagnosticsUploadEnabled</c>), so
+        /// "configured" here means the agent would actually build and upload a package.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static bool IsConfigured(TenantConfiguration? config)
+        {
+            if (config == null) return false;
+            return !string.Equals(config.DiagnosticsUploadMode ?? "Off", "Off", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                && GetAgentConfigFunction.ResolveDiagnosticsUploadEnabled(
+                    config.DiagnosticsBlobSasUrl, config.DiagnosticsUploadDestination);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the flip when <paramref name="after"/> changes the configured state relative
+        /// to <paramref name="before"/>; null when the capability did not change (including
+        /// destination/mode edits that keep it on). A missing <paramref name="before"/> row
+        /// counts as "not configured".
+        /// </summary>
+        public static DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange? Detect(TenantConfiguration? before, TenantConfiguration after)
+        {
+            if (after == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(after));
+
+            var wasConfigured = IsConfigured(before);
+            var isConfigured = IsConfigured(after);
+            if (wasConfigured == isConfigured) return null;
+
+            return new DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange(
+                isConfigured,
+                after.DiagnosticsUploadDestination,
+                after.DiagnosticsUploadMode ?? "Off");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Services/OpsEventService.cs b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Services/OpsEventService.cs
index e42b01f3..4eb11619 100644
--- a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Services/OpsEventService.cs
+++ b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Services/OpsEventService.cs
@@ -717,8 +717,52 @@ namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Services
                     lift,
                 });
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A tenant admin turned on-demand diagnostics upload on or off — the capability behind
+        /// the session-detail Collect Logs button (portal Settings, the Collect Logs quick-config
+        /// dialog, MCP update_tenant_config, or a config revert). Fires only on the flip, not on
+        /// every diagnostics edit (<see cref="DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.Detect"/>).
+        /// Info-tier. The Collect Logs quick-config dialog (source <c>portal-collect-logs</c>)
+        /// gets its own type <c>CollectLogsQuickConfigEnabled</c> so a rule can push on exactly
+        /// "someone clicked Collect Logs and switched on Hosted upload" without also firing on
+        /// Settings-page edits; every other enable path is <c>DiagnosticsUploadEnabled</c>.
+        /// Dual-register per memory feedback_ops_event_types_dual_register.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Task RecordDiagnosticsUploadConfigChangedAsync(
+            string tenantId, string? domainName, DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange change, string changedBy, string source)
+        {
+            var tenantLabel = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(domainName) ? tenantId : $"{domainName} ({tenantId})";
+            var quickConfig = string.Equals(source, Functions.Config.UpdateTenantConfigurationFunction.CollectLogsSource, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            if (change.Enabled && quickConfig)
+            {
+                return WriteAsync(OpsEventCategory.Tenant, "CollectLogsQuickConfigEnabled", OpsEventSeverity.Info,
+                    $"Collect Logs: {changedBy} enabled diagnostics upload for tenant {tenantLabel} via the session quick-config dialog (destination {change.Destination ?? "?"}, mode {change.Mode})",
+                    tenantId, changedBy, new { domainName, change.Destination, change.Mode, source });
+            }
+
+            return change.Enabled
+                ? WriteAsync(OpsEventCategory.Tenant, "DiagnosticsUploadEnabled", OpsEventSeverity.Info,
+                    $"Diagnostics upload enabled for tenant {tenantLabel} (destination {change.Destination ?? "?"}, mode {change.Mode}) via {source} by {changedBy}",
+                    tenantId, changedBy, new { domainName, change.Destination, change.Mode, source })
+                : WriteAsync(OpsEventCategory.Tenant, "DiagnosticsUploadDisabled", OpsEventSeverity.Info,
+                    $"Diagnostics upload disabled for tenant {tenantLabel} (mode {change.Mode}) via {source} by {changedBy}",
+                    tenantId, changedBy, new { domainName, change.Destination, change.Mode, source });
+        }
+
         // ── Agent ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A portal user queued a ServerAction for a live session (Collect Logs =
+        /// <c>request_diagnostics</c>, quick-config = <c>rotate_config</c>, admin
+        /// <c>terminate_session</c>). Rule-engine-queued actions do NOT pass through here —
+        /// this is the "who uses the on-demand controls, and how often" signal.
+        /// Dual-register per memory feedback_ops_event_types_dual_register.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Task RecordSessionActionQueuedAsync(string tenantId, string sessionId, string actionType, string? reason, string queuedBy)
+            => WriteAsync(OpsEventCategory.Agent, "SessionActionQueued", OpsEventSeverity.Info,
+                $"Server action '{actionType}' queued for session {sessionId} by {queuedBy}: {reason}",
+                tenantId, queuedBy, new { sessionId, actionType, reason });
+
         public Task RecordSessionTimeoutsAsync(string tenantId, int sessionCount, int timeoutHours)
             => WriteAsync(OpsEventCategory.Agent, "SessionTimeouts", OpsEventSeverity.Info,
                 $"{sessionCount} session(s) timed out after {timeoutHours}h",
diff --git a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Services/TenantConfigPatchService.cs b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Services/TenantConfigPatchService.cs
index 41d939be..9e299967 100644
--- a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Services/TenantConfigPatchService.cs
+++ b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Services/TenantConfigPatchService.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Services
         private readonly IConfigBackupRepository _backupRepo;
         private readonly TenantConfigurationService _configService;
         private readonly IMaintenanceRepository _maintenanceRepo;
+        private readonly OpsEventService _opsEventService;
         private readonly ILogger<TenantConfigPatchService> _logger;
 
         public TenantConfigPatchService(
@@ -99,12 +100,14 @@ namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Services
             IConfigBackupRepository backupRepo,
             TenantConfigurationService configService,
             IMaintenanceRepository maintenanceRepo,
+            OpsEventService opsEventService,
             ILogger<TenantConfigPatchService> logger)
         {
             _configRepo = configRepo;
             _backupRepo = backupRepo;
             _configService = configService;
             _maintenanceRepo = maintenanceRepo;
+            _opsEventService = opsEventService;
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
@@ -421,6 +424,15 @@ namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Services
             await _maintenanceRepo.LogAuditEntryAsync(
                 tenantId, auditAction, "TenantConfiguration", tenantId, updatedBy, auditDetails);
 
+            // Operator visibility for the Collect Logs capability flip — the verified re-read is
+            // the truth of what landed, so detect on it rather than on the candidate.
+            var diagChange = DiagnosticsUploadConfigChange.Detect(initial, reread.Value.Config);
+            if (diagChange != null)
+            {
+                await _opsEventService.RecordDiagnosticsUploadConfigChangedAsync(
+                    tenantId, reread.Value.Config.DomainName, diagChange, updatedBy, source);
+            }
+
             var applied = expected.OrderBy(f => f, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase).ToList();
             return new PatchOutcome(true, PatchFailure.None, null, backupId, applied, maskedDiff, null);
         }
diff --git a/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/app/admin/components/OpsAlertRulesSection.tsx b/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/app/admin/components/OpsAlertRulesSection.tsx
index 260984e0..61868ba6 100644
--- a/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/app/admin/components/OpsAlertRulesSection.tsx
+++ b/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/app/admin/components/OpsAlertRulesSection.tsx
@@ -156,6 +156,17 @@ const OPS_EVENT_TYPES: Record<string, string[]> = {
     "WelcomeEmailSent",
     "WelcomeEmailSkipped",
     "WelcomeEmailFailed",
+    // A tenant admin turned on-demand diagnostics upload (the Collect Logs capability) on or
+    // off — portal Settings, the Collect Logs quick-config dialog, MCP update_tenant_config,
+    // or a config revert. Fires on the flip only. Backend
+    // RecordDiagnosticsUploadConfigChangedAsync. Dual-register per memory
+    // feedback_ops_event_types_dual_register.
+    "DiagnosticsUploadEnabled",
+    "DiagnosticsUploadDisabled",
+    // Someone clicked Collect Logs on a session and switched on Hosted diagnostics upload
+    // through the quick-config dialog (PUT ?intent=collect-logs). Replaces
+    // DiagnosticsUploadEnabled for that path only — the targeted push signal.
+    "CollectLogsQuickConfigEnabled",
   ],
   Agent: [
     "BlobStorageMissing",
@@ -178,6 +189,11 @@ const OPS_EVENT_TYPES: Record<string, string[]> = {
     // EventIngestProcessor (RecordCmTraceTimeSkewRegressionAsync). Dual-register per memory
     // feedback_ops_event_types_dual_register.
     "CmTraceTimeSkewRegression",
+    // A portal user queued a server action for a live session — Collect Logs
+    // (request_diagnostics), quick-config (rotate_config) or terminate_session. Emitted by
+    // QueueSessionActionFunction (RecordSessionActionQueuedAsync); rule-engine actions are
+    // not included. Dual-register per memory feedback_ops_event_types_dual_register.
+    "SessionActionQueued",
   ],
   Platform: [
     // Azure Monitor alerts relayed through POST ops/alert-webhook (Common Alert Schema →
diff --git a/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/app/sessions/components/CollectLogsButton.tsx b/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/app/sessions/components/CollectLogsButton.tsx
index 015a4ef0..178995e1 100644
--- a/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/app/sessions/components/CollectLogsButton.tsx
+++ b/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/app/sessions/components/CollectLogsButton.tsx
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export default function CollectLogsButton({
             : config.diagnosticsUploadMode,
       };
 
-      const putRes = await authenticatedFetch(api.config.tenant(effectiveTenantId), getAccessToken, {
+      const putRes = await authenticatedFetch(api.config.tenantCollectLogsQuickConfig(effectiveTenantId), getAccessToken, {
         method: "PUT",
         headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
         body: JSON.stringify(updated),
diff --git a/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/lib/api.ts b/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/lib/api.ts
index 67f3b759..c4613cd8 100644
--- a/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/lib/api.ts
+++ b/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/lib/api.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ export const api = {
   config: {
     all: () => `${API_BASE_URL}/api/config/all`,
     tenant: (tenantId: string) => `${API_BASE_URL}/api/config/${tenantId}`,
+    // Same PUT, labelled: the session-detail Collect Logs quick-config dialog. The backend
+    // maps the intent to write source "portal-collect-logs" and emits the dedicated
+    // CollectLogsQuickConfigEnabled ops event instead of the generic DiagnosticsUploadEnabled.
+    tenantCollectLogsQuickConfig: (tenantId: string) => `${API_BASE_URL}/api/config/${tenantId}?intent=collect-logs`,
     /**
      * PATCH — transactional field-level config write (TenantAdminOrGA, own row):
      * { fields: { <wireFieldName>: value | null, ... }, reason?: string }. The backend