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MPV/pipeline_helper.py

@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ def _run_op(op: str, data: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
 
 
 def _append_helper_log(text: str) -> None:
-    """Log to database instead of file. This provides unified logging with rest of system."""
+    """Log helper diagnostics to file, database, and the mpv console emitter."""
     payload = (text or "").rstrip()
     if not payload:
         return
@@ -1129,6 +1129,12 @@ def _append_helper_log(text: str) -> None:
     if len(_HELPER_LOG_BACKLOG) > _HELPER_LOG_BACKLOG_LIMIT:
         del _HELPER_LOG_BACKLOG[:-_HELPER_LOG_BACKLOG_LIMIT]
 
+    try:
+        with open(_helper_log_path(), "a", encoding="utf-8", errors="replace") as fh:
+            fh.write(f"[{time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}] {payload}\n")
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
     try:
         # Try database logging first (best practice: unified logging)
         from SYS.database import log_to_db