From 5445693e51393f7977ef5ae669d321864abce977 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gsxdsm <gsxdsm@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:48:38 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(FN-8009): quiet embedded backend TUI logs

Suppress routine embedded-backend resolution messages while retaining redacted external-backend diagnostics.
---
 packages/core/src/postgres/connection.ts      | 8 ++++++--
 packages/core/src/postgres/startup-factory.ts | 7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/core/src/postgres/connection.ts b/packages/core/src/postgres/connection.ts
index c3126e5608..cfb4420f64 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/postgres/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/postgres/connection.ts
@@ -162,8 +162,12 @@ export async function createConnectionSetFromUrl(
   const idleTimeout = options.idleTimeoutSeconds ?? DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS;
   const onWarning = options.onWarning ?? ((msg: string) => log.warn(msg));
 
-  // Log the resolved backend (password redacted).
-  log.log(describeBackendForLog(backend));
+  // FNXC:PostgresTuiLogging 2026-07-15-14:52: Embedded PostgreSQL is the
+  // default zero-config backend, so its already-resolved connection details
+  // are routine startup noise in the TUI. Keep external target diagnostics.
+  if (backend.mode === "external") {
+    log.log(describeBackendForLog(backend));
+  }
 
   // Emit pooler warning if applicable (VAL-CONN-008).
   const warning = poolerWarning(backend);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/postgres/startup-factory.ts b/packages/core/src/postgres/startup-factory.ts
index c51b88dd43..544bf140d2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/postgres/startup-factory.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/postgres/startup-factory.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,12 @@ async function bootSchemaBackend(
     }
   }
 
-  log.log(describeBackendForLog(resolvedBackend));
+  // FNXC:PostgresTuiLogging 2026-07-15-14:52: Do not repeat routine embedded
+  // backend resolution in the TUI; external backend details remain useful
+  // operator diagnostics and are logged with credentials redacted.
+  if (resolvedBackend.mode === "external") {
+    log.log(describeBackendForLog(resolvedBackend));
+  }
   let connections: PostgresConnections | undefined;
   try {
     connections = resolvedBackend.mode === "external"