diff --git a/patchwork/cli.py b/patchwork/cli.py
index 8847ca2..cd51845 100644
--- a/patchwork/cli.py
+++ b/patchwork/cli.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from patchwork.synth_definitions import load_synth_definitions
 
 console = Console()
+stderr_console = Console(stderr=True)
 
 
 def _make_event_handler(verbose: bool, logger: logging.Logger):
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ async def handle_events(ctx: RunContext[PatchworkDeps], events: AsyncIterable) -
         async for event in events:
             if isinstance(event, FunctionToolCallEvent):
                 tool_name = event.part.tool_name
-                logger.info("tool call: %s", tool_name)
+                stderr_console.print(f"[dim]\U0001f6e0\ufe0f tool call: {tool_name}[/dim]")
 
                 if verbose:
                     try:
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ async def handle_events(ctx: RunContext[PatchworkDeps], events: AsyncIterable) -
                     except Exception:
                         args = event.part.args
                     logger.debug("tool args: %s %s", tool_name, json.dumps(args, default=str))
-                    console.print(f"[dim]⚙ {tool_name}[/dim]")
 
     return handle_events
 
diff --git a/tests/test_tool_logging.py b/tests/test_tool_logging.py
index 9db451e..3545360 100644
--- a/tests/test_tool_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_tool_logging.py
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ def logger():
 
 class TestToolCallEventHandler:
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_logs_tool_name(self, logger, caplog):
+    async def test_logs_tool_name_to_stderr(self, logger, capsys):
         handler = _make_event_handler(verbose=False, logger=logger)
         event = _make_mock_tool_call_event("send_cc")
         ctx = MagicMock()
 
-        with caplog.at_level(logging.INFO, logger=logger.name):
-            await handler(ctx, _to_async_iterable([event]))
+        await handler(ctx, _to_async_iterable([event]))
 
-        assert any("send_cc" in record.message for record in caplog.records)
+        captured = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert "send_cc" in captured.err
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_verbose_logs_args(self, logger, caplog):
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async def test_ignores_non_tool_events(self, logger, caplog):
         assert len(tool_records) == 0
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_handles_multiple_events(self, logger, caplog):
+    async def test_handles_multiple_events(self, logger, capsys):
         handler = _make_event_handler(verbose=False, logger=logger)
         events = [
             _make_mock_tool_call_event("list_synths"),
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ async def test_handles_multiple_events(self, logger, caplog):
         ]
         ctx = MagicMock()
 
-        with caplog.at_level(logging.INFO, logger=logger.name):
-            await handler(ctx, _to_async_iterable(events))
+        await handler(ctx, _to_async_iterable(events))
 
-        tool_records = [r for r in caplog.records if "tool call" in r.message]
-        assert len(tool_records) == 2
+        captured = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert "list_synths" in captured.err
+        assert "send_cc" in captured.err
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_non_verbose_does_not_print_tool_indicator(self, logger, capsys):
+    async def test_tool_indicator_prints_to_stderr(self, logger, capsys):
         handler = _make_event_handler(verbose=False, logger=logger)
         event = _make_mock_tool_call_event("send_cc")
         ctx = MagicMock()
@@ -95,4 +95,5 @@ async def test_non_verbose_does_not_print_tool_indicator(self, logger, capsys):
         await handler(ctx, _to_async_iterable([event]))
 
         captured = capsys.readouterr()
-        assert "⚙" not in captured.out
+        assert "\U0001f6e0\ufe0f" not in captured.out
+        assert "send_cc" in captured.err