diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ee50197..caa2656 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ Primary consumer: `apps/pearcord/index.js` sidecar reading pear-pipe JSON.
 
 **v0.8.400:** `createChannelWebhook`/`deleteChannelWebhook`/`executeChannelWebhook` log `webhook.*` spans and errors; `registerSlashCommands`/`deleteSlashCommand`/`executeSlashCommand` log `slash.*` spans and errors.
 
+**v0.8.401:** `createGuildCustomRole`/`updateGuildCustomRole`/`deleteGuildCustomRole`/`reorderGuildCustomRoles`/`setMemberCustomRoles` log `role.*` spans and errors; `upsertChannelPermissionOverwrite`/`deleteChannelPermissionOverwrite` log `permission.overwrite*` spans and errors.
+
 **v0.8.252:** Guild search mesh skipped when `guildOpenNoViewableChannels`; emoji batch prefetch skips negative miss TTL; sticker gossip prefetch gated on `attachments`; `session.startup` logs INFO when initial guild mesh flush was bounded. Smoke: `test:guild-search-no-viewable-skip`, `test:sticker-prefetch-attachments-ready`.
 
 **v0.8.248:** Guild open filters unread/last picks with `_canViewChannel`; sets `guildOpenNoViewableChannels` when none accessible; defers `_ensureGuildModules` via `setTimeout(0)` after channel pick; emoji mesh prefetch clears miss cache on success. Smokes: `test:guild-viewable-channel-pick`, `test:guild-open-no-viewable`, `test:guild-plain-beats-dual-combo`.
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 91e4b36..871bba5 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -4896,87 +4896,142 @@ class PearcordPlatform extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   async createGuildCustomRole ({ name, color, permissions } = {}) {
-    if (!this.guild?.guild) throw new Error('no guild')
-    if (!(await this._hasPerm(PERMISSION.MANAGE_GUILD))) {
-      throw new Error('no permission to manage roles')
+    const span = this.log.time('role.create', { name: String(name || '').slice(0, 32) })
+    try {
+      if (!this.guild?.guild) throw new Error('no guild')
+      if (!(await this._hasPerm(PERMISSION.MANAGE_GUILD))) {
+        throw new Error('no permission to manage roles')
+      }
+      await this._initGuildRoles(this.guild.guild.id)
+      const row = await this.guildRoles.createRole(this.guild.guild.id, {
+        name,
+        color,
+        permissions
+      })
+      this.guild.gossipRoleUpsert(row)
+      await this._audit('role.create', {
+        guildId: this.guild.guild.id,
+        targetId: row.id
+      })
+      this.emit('guild-role', row)
+      span.end({ roleId: row.id })
+      return row
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.error('role.create error', {
+        name: String(name || '').slice(0, 32),
+        error: err?.message || String(err)
+      })
+      span.fail(err)
+      throw err
     }
-    await this._initGuildRoles(this.guild.guild.id)
-    const row = await this.guildRoles.createRole(this.guild.guild.id, {
-      name,
-      color,
-      permissions
-    })
-    this.guild.gossipRoleUpsert(row)
-    await this._audit('role.create', {
-      guildId: this.guild.guild.id,
-      targetId: row.id
-    })
-    this.emit('guild-role', row)
-    return row
   }
 
   async updateGuildCustomRole (roleId, patch = {}) {
-    if (!this.guild?.guild) throw new Error('no guild')
-    if (!(await this._hasPerm(PERMISSION.MANAGE_GUILD))) {
-      throw new Error('no permission to manage roles')
+    const span = this.log.time('role.update', { roleId })
+    try {
+      if (!this.guild?.guild) throw new Error('no guild')
+      if (!(await this._hasPerm(PERMISSION.MANAGE_GUILD))) {
+        throw new Error('no permission to manage roles')
+      }
+      await this._initGuildRoles(this.guild.guild.id)
+      const row = await this.guildRoles.updateRole(this.guild.guild.id, roleId, patch)
+      this.guild.gossipRoleUpsert(row)
+      this.emit('guild-role', row)
+      span.end({ roleId: row?.id || roleId })
+      return row
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.error('role.update error', {
+        roleId,
+        error: err?.message || String(err)
+      })
+      span.fail(err)
+      throw err
     }
-    await this._initGuildRoles(this.guild.guild.id)
-    const row = await this.guildRoles.updateRole(this.guild.guild.id, roleId, patch)
-    this.guild.gossipRoleUpsert(row)
-    this.emit('guild-role', row)
-    return row
   }
 
   async deleteGuildCustomRole (roleId) {
-    if (!this.guild?.guild) throw new Error('no guild')
-    if (!(await this._hasPerm(PERMISSION.MANAGE_GUILD))) {
-      throw new Error('no permission to manage roles')
+    const span = this.log.time('role.delete', { roleId })
+    try {
+      if (!this.guild?.guild) throw new Error('no guild')
+      if (!(await this._hasPerm(PERMISSION.MANAGE_GUILD))) {
+        throw new Error('no permission to manage roles')
+      }
+      await this._initGuildRoles(this.guild.guild.id)
+      const prev = await this.guildRoles.deleteRole(this.guild.guild.id, roleId)
+      if (prev) {
+        this.guild.gossipRoleDelete({ guildId: this.guild.guild.id, id: roleId })
+        this.emit('guild-role-delete', { guildId: this.guild.guild.id, id: roleId })
+      }
+      span.end({ roleId })
+      return prev
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.error('role.delete error', {
+        roleId,
+        error: err?.message || String(err)
+      })
+      span.fail(err)
+      throw err
     }
-    await this._initGuildRoles(this.guild.guild.id)
-    const prev = await this.guildRoles.deleteRole(this.guild.guild.id, roleId)
-    if (prev) {
-      this.guild.gossipRoleDelete({ guildId: this.guild.guild.id, id: roleId })
-      this.emit('guild-role-delete', { guildId: this.guild.guild.id, id: roleId })
-    }
-    return prev
   }
 
   async reorderGuildCustomRoles (roleIds = []) {
-    if (!this.guild?.guild) throw new Error('no guild')
-    if (!(await this._hasPerm(PERMISSION.MANAGE_GUILD))) {
-      throw new Error('no permission to manage roles')
+    const span = this.log.time('role.reorder', { count: (roleIds || []).length })
+    try {
+      if (!this.guild?.guild) throw new Error('no guild')
+      if (!(await this._hasPerm(PERMISSION.MANAGE_GUILD))) {
+        throw new Error('no permission to manage roles')
+      }
+      await this._initGuildRoles(this.guild.guild.id)
+      const rows = await this.guildRoles.reorderRoles(this.guild.guild.id, roleIds)
+      for (const row of rows) {
+        if (row.updatedAt) this.guild.gossipRoleUpsert(row)
+      }
+      this.emit('guild-role-reorder', { guildId: this.guild.guild.id, roleIds })
+      span.end({ count: rows.length })
+      return rows
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.error('role.reorder error', {
+        count: (roleIds || []).length,
+        error: err?.message || String(err)
+      })
+      span.fail(err)
+      throw err
     }
-    await this._initGuildRoles(this.guild.guild.id)
-    const rows = await this.guildRoles.reorderRoles(this.guild.guild.id, roleIds)
-    for (const row of rows) {
-      if (row.updatedAt) this.guild.gossipRoleUpsert(row)
-    }
-    this.emit('guild-role-reorder', { guildId: this.guild.guild.id, roleIds })
-    return rows
   }
 
   async setMemberCustomRoles (userId, roleIds = []) {
-    if (!this.guild?.guild) throw new Error('no guild')
-    if (!(await this._hasPerm(PERMISSION.MANAGE_GUILD))) {
-      throw new Error('no permission to manage roles')
+    const span = this.log.time('role.member', { userId })
+    try {
+      if (!this.guild?.guild) throw new Error('no guild')
+      if (!(await this._hasPerm(PERMISSION.MANAGE_GUILD))) {
+        throw new Error('no permission to manage roles')
+      }
+      if (userId === this.guild.guild.ownerId) {
+        throw new Error('cannot change owner role assignments')
+      }
+      await this._initGuildRoles(this.guild.guild.id)
+      const link = await this.guildRoles.setMemberRoleIds(
+        this.guild.guild.id,
+        userId,
+        roleIds
+      )
+      this.guild.gossipMemberCustomRoles(link)
+      this.emit('guild-member-roles', link)
+      await this._fanoutAppEvent(APP_EVENTS.MEMBER_ROLE_UPDATE, { memberRoles: link })
+      this.emit('member', await this.db.get(COLLECTIONS.MEMBERS, {
+        guildId: this.guild.guild.id,
+        userId
+      }))
+      span.end({ userId, roleCount: (roleIds || []).length })
+      return link
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.error('role.member error', {
+        userId,
+        error: err?.message || String(err)
+      })
+      span.fail(err)
+      throw err
     }
-    if (userId === this.guild.guild.ownerId) {
-      throw new Error('cannot change owner role assignments')
-    }
-    await this._initGuildRoles(this.guild.guild.id)
-    const link = await this.guildRoles.setMemberRoleIds(
-      this.guild.guild.id,
-      userId,
-      roleIds
-    )
-    this.guild.gossipMemberCustomRoles(link)
-    this.emit('guild-member-roles', link)
-    await this._fanoutAppEvent(APP_EVENTS.MEMBER_ROLE_UPDATE, { memberRoles: link })
-    this.emit('member', await this.db.get(COLLECTIONS.MEMBERS, {
-      guildId: this.guild.guild.id,
-      userId
-    }))
-    return link
   }
 
   async getChannelSettings (channelId, guildId) {
@@ -5132,69 +5187,96 @@ class PearcordPlatform extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   async upsertChannelPermissionOverwrite (channelId, payload = {}) {
-    if (!this.guild?.guild) throw new Error('no guild')
-    if (!(await this._hasPerm(PERMISSION.MANAGE_CHANNELS))) {
-      throw new Error('no permission to edit channel permissions')
-    }
-    const chId = channelId || this.activeChannelId
-    if (!chId) throw new Error('channelId required')
-    const ch = await this.db.get(COLLECTIONS.CHANNELS, {
-      guildId: this.guild.guild.id,
-      id: chId
+    const span = this.log.time('permission.overwrite', {
+      channelId: channelId || this.activeChannelId,
+      targetType: payload.targetType
     })
-    if (!ch) throw new Error('channel not found')
-    await this._initChannelPermissions(this.guild.guild.id)
-    const allow =
-      payload.allow !== undefined
-        ? Number(payload.allow) || 0
-        : viewToMask(payload.allowView || {})
-    const deny =
-      payload.deny !== undefined
-        ? Number(payload.deny) || 0
-        : viewToMask(payload.denyView || {})
-    const row = await this.channelPermissions.upsertOverwrite(
-      this.guild.guild.id,
-      chId,
-      {
-        targetType: payload.targetType,
-        targetId: payload.targetId,
-        allow,
-        deny
+    try {
+      if (!this.guild?.guild) throw new Error('no guild')
+      if (!(await this._hasPerm(PERMISSION.MANAGE_CHANNELS))) {
+        throw new Error('no permission to edit channel permissions')
       }
-    )
-    this.guild.gossipChannelOverwriteUpsert(row)
-    await this._audit('channel.overwrite', { guildId: this.guild.guild.id, targetId: chId })
-    this.emit('channel-overwrite', row)
-    await this._fanoutAppEvent(APP_EVENTS.CHANNEL_PERMISSION_UPDATE, { overwrite: row })
-    return row
+      const chId = channelId || this.activeChannelId
+      if (!chId) throw new Error('channelId required')
+      const ch = await this.db.get(COLLECTIONS.CHANNELS, {
+        guildId: this.guild.guild.id,
+        id: chId
+      })
+      if (!ch) throw new Error('channel not found')
+      await this._initChannelPermissions(this.guild.guild.id)
+      const allow =
+        payload.allow !== undefined
+          ? Number(payload.allow) || 0
+          : viewToMask(payload.allowView || {})
+      const deny =
+        payload.deny !== undefined
+          ? Number(payload.deny) || 0
+          : viewToMask(payload.denyView || {})
+      const row = await this.channelPermissions.upsertOverwrite(
+        this.guild.guild.id,
+        chId,
+        {
+          targetType: payload.targetType,
+          targetId: payload.targetId,
+          allow,
+          deny
+        }
+      )
+      this.guild.gossipChannelOverwriteUpsert(row)
+      await this._audit('channel.overwrite', { guildId: this.guild.guild.id, targetId: chId })
+      this.emit('channel-overwrite', row)
+      await this._fanoutAppEvent(APP_EVENTS.CHANNEL_PERMISSION_UPDATE, { overwrite: row })
+      span.end({ channelId: chId, targetId: payload.targetId })
+      return row
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.error('permission.overwrite error', {
+        channelId: channelId || this.activeChannelId,
+        error: err?.message || String(err)
+      })
+      span.fail(err)
+      throw err
+    }
   }
 
   async deleteChannelPermissionOverwrite (channelId, targetType, targetId) {
-    if (!this.guild?.guild) throw new Error('no guild')
-    if (!(await this._hasPerm(PERMISSION.MANAGE_CHANNELS))) {
-      throw new Error('no permission to edit channel permissions')
-    }
-    const chId = channelId || this.activeChannelId
-    await this._initChannelPermissions(this.guild.guild.id)
-    const prev = await this.channelPermissions.deleteOverwrite(
-      this.guild.guild.id,
-      chId,
-      targetType,
-      targetId
-    )
-    if (prev && this.guild) {
-      this.guild.gossipChannelOverwriteDelete({
-        guildId: this.guild.guild.id,
-        channelId: chId,
-        targetType: prev.targetType,
-        targetId: prev.targetId
+    const span = this.log.time('permission.overwrite.delete', { channelId, targetType, targetId })
+    try {
+      if (!this.guild?.guild) throw new Error('no guild')
+      if (!(await this._hasPerm(PERMISSION.MANAGE_CHANNELS))) {
+        throw new Error('no permission to edit channel permissions')
+      }
+      const chId = channelId || this.activeChannelId
+      await this._initChannelPermissions(this.guild.guild.id)
+      const prev = await this.channelPermissions.deleteOverwrite(
+        this.guild.guild.id,
+        chId,
+        targetType,
+        targetId
+      )
+      if (prev && this.guild) {
+        this.guild.gossipChannelOverwriteDelete({
+          guildId: this.guild.guild.id,
+          channelId: chId,
+          targetType: prev.targetType,
+          targetId: prev.targetId
+        })
+      }
+      this.emit('channel-overwrite-delete', { channelId: chId, targetType, targetId })
+      await this._fanoutAppEvent(APP_EVENTS.CHANNEL_PERMISSION_DELETE, {
+        delete: { channelId: chId, targetType, targetId }
       })
+      span.end({ channelId: chId, targetId })
+      return prev
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.error('permission.overwrite.delete error', {
+        channelId,
+        targetType,
+        targetId,
+        error: err?.message || String(err)
+      })
+      span.fail(err)
+      throw err
     }
-    this.emit('channel-overwrite-delete', { channelId: chId, targetType, targetId })
-    await this._fanoutAppEvent(APP_EVENTS.CHANNEL_PERMISSION_DELETE, {
-      delete: { channelId: chId, targetType, targetId }
-    })
-    return prev
   }
 
   async _assertVoiceCapacity (channelId) {