diff --git a/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/docker/docker-compose.yml b/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 842866e526..c07d1ec2d1 100644
--- a/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ x-kernel-standard: &kernel-standard
   networks: [ocap-e2e]
   volumes:
     - ocap-run:/run/ocap
-    - ocap-logs:/logs
+    - ../logs:/logs
   entrypoint:
     - node
     - '--conditions'
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ services:
     ports: ['8545:8545']
     volumes:
       - ocap-run:/run/ocap
-      - ocap-logs:/logs
+      - ../logs:/logs
     healthcheck:
       test: ['CMD', 'test', '-f', '/run/ocap/contracts.json']
       interval: 3s
@@ -211,4 +211,3 @@ networks:
 
 volumes:
   ocap-run:
-  ocap-logs:
diff --git a/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/docker/entrypoint-kernel.mjs b/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/docker/entrypoint-kernel.mjs
index aca16dacb7..1bff567268 100644
--- a/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/docker/entrypoint-kernel.mjs
+++ b/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/docker/entrypoint-kernel.mjs
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ import { NodejsPlatformServices } from '@metamask/kernel-node-runtime';
 import { startRpcSocketServer } from '@metamask/kernel-node-runtime/daemon';
 import { makeSQLKernelDatabase } from '@metamask/kernel-store/sqlite/nodejs';
 import { Kernel } from '@metamask/ocap-kernel';
-import { mkdirSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import {
+  createWriteStream,
+  mkdirSync,
+  unlinkSync,
+  writeFileSync,
+} from 'node:fs';
 import { dirname } from 'node:path';
 
 const NAME = process.env.SERVICE_NAME ?? 'kernel';
@@ -27,6 +32,19 @@ const { SOCKET_PATH } = process.env;
 const QUIC_ADDR = process.env.QUIC_LISTEN_ADDRESS;
 const { READY_FILE } = process.env;
 
+// Tee stdout/stderr to a file so logs are accessible on the host via the
+// bind-mounted logs directory even after the container exits.
+mkdirSync('/logs', { recursive: true });
+const logStream = createWriteStream(`/logs/${NAME}.log`, { flags: 'w' });
+for (const stream of [process.stdout, process.stderr]) {
+  const original = stream.write.bind(stream);
+  // eslint-disable-next-line jsdoc/require-jsdoc
+  stream.write = (chunk, ...args) => {
+    logStream.write(chunk);
+    return original(chunk, ...args);
+  };
+}
+
 if (!SOCKET_PATH) {
   console.error(`[${NAME}] FATAL: SOCKET_PATH is required`);
   process.exit(1);
diff --git a/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/package.json b/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/package.json
index 6f7550cc86..7036dd9234 100644
--- a/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/package.json
+++ b/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/package.json
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@
     "docker:compose:interactive": "node docker/run-interactive-compose.mjs",
     "docker:build": "yarn docker:compose build",
     "docker:build:force": "yarn docker:compose build --no-cache",
-    "docker:up": "yarn docker:compose up",
+    "docker:ensure-logs": "mkdir -p logs",
+    "docker:up": "yarn docker:ensure-logs && yarn docker:compose up",
     "docker:down": "yarn docker:compose down",
-    "docker:interactive:up": "node docker/run-interactive-compose.mjs up --build",
+    "docker:interactive:up": "yarn docker:ensure-logs && node docker/run-interactive-compose.mjs up --build",
     "docker:interactive:down": "node docker/run-interactive-compose.mjs down",
     "docker:setup:wallets": "yarn tsx test/e2e/docker/setup-wallets.ts",
     "docker:interactive:setup": "node docker/interactive-setup.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/vitest.config.docker.ts b/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/vitest.config.docker.ts
index a3b09d5818..ce3808e60d 100644
--- a/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/vitest.config.docker.ts
+++ b/packages/evm-wallet-experiment/vitest.config.docker.ts
@@ -14,5 +14,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
     testTimeout: 180_000,
     // No setupFiles — we need real fetch (not mocked) and no lockdown shims.
     setupFiles: [],
+    // Write structured results to logs/ so agents and CI can inspect failures
+    // without parsing terminal output. Kernel service logs land alongside in
+    // logs/<service-name>.log via the entrypoint tee.
+    reporters: ['default', 'json'],
+    outputFile: 'logs/test-results.json',
   },
 });