diff --git a/config/windows-config.example.json b/config/windows-config.example.json
index 78dcd09..7fdb060 100644
--- a/config/windows-config.example.json
+++ b/config/windows-config.example.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
         "NODE_ENV": "production",
         "PYTHONPATH": "C:\\Program Files\\KiCad\\9.0\\bin\\Lib\\site-packages",
         "LOG_LEVEL": "info",
-        "KICAD_AUTO_LAUNCH": "false"
+        "KICAD_AUTO_LAUNCH": "false",
+        "KICAD_MCP_DEV": "0"
       },
       "description": "KiCAD PCB Design Assistant - Note: PYTHONPATH auto-detected if venv exists"
     }
diff --git a/python/commands/export.py b/python/commands/export.py
index 5c74a66..2307506 100644
--- a/python/commands/export.py
+++ b/python/commands/export.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import pcbnew
 import logging
 from typing import Dict, Any, Optional, List, Tuple
 import base64
+import shutil
+from datetime import datetime
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("kicad_interface")
 
@@ -122,6 +124,13 @@ class ExportCommands:
                 else:
                     logger.warning("kicad-cli not available for drill file generation")
 
+            # DEV MODE: copy MCP server log into project folder for later analysis
+            if os.environ.get("KICAD_MCP_DEV") == "1":
+                try:
+                    self._dev_copy_mcp_log(output_dir)
+                except Exception as dev_err:
+                    logger.warning(f"[DEV] Could not copy MCP log: {dev_err}")
+
             return {
                 "success": True,
                 "message": "Exported Gerber files",
@@ -643,3 +652,51 @@ class ExportCommands:
                 return path
 
         return None
+
+    def _dev_copy_mcp_log(self, output_dir: str) -> None:
+        """DEV MODE: Copy the MCP server log for the current session into the project folder.
+
+        Activated by env var KICAD_MCP_DEV=1.
+        The log is placed alongside the Gerber output as:
+            <project_dir>/mcp_log_<YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS>.txt
+
+        Only lines from the current server session (today's date) are included
+        to keep the file focused on the relevant run.
+        """
+        import platform
+
+        # Resolve Claude log path per platform
+        system = platform.system()
+        if system == "Windows":
+            log_dir = os.path.join(os.environ.get("APPDATA", ""), "Claude", "logs")
+        elif system == "Darwin":
+            log_dir = os.path.expanduser("~/Library/Logs/Claude")
+        else:
+            log_dir = os.path.expanduser("~/.config/Claude/logs")
+
+        log_src = os.path.join(log_dir, "mcp-server-kicad.log")
+        if not os.path.exists(log_src):
+            logger.warning(f"[DEV] MCP log not found at: {log_src}")
+            return
+
+        # Project dir = parent of outputDir (the Gerber subfolder)
+        project_dir = os.path.dirname(output_dir)
+
+        # Extract only lines from the current session start (find last "Initializing server")
+        with open(log_src, "r", encoding="utf-8", errors="replace") as f:
+            all_lines = f.readlines()
+
+        # Find last occurrence of server start so we get only the current run
+        session_start = 0
+        for i, line in enumerate(all_lines):
+            if "Initializing server" in line:
+                session_start = i
+
+        session_lines = all_lines[session_start:]
+
+        timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
+        dest = os.path.join(project_dir, f"mcp_log_{timestamp}.txt")
+        with open(dest, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.writelines(session_lines)
+
+        logger.info(f"[DEV] MCP session log saved to: {dest} ({len(session_lines)} lines)")