diff --git a/run_agent.py b/run_agent.py
index 854d9b9f..e29ee85e 100644
--- a/run_agent.py
+++ b/run_agent.py
@@ -1207,6 +1207,19 @@ class AIAgent:
             logging.getLogger('openai._base_client').setLevel(logging.ERROR)
             logging.getLogger('httpx').setLevel(logging.ERROR)
             logging.getLogger('httpcore').setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+            if self.quiet_mode:
+                # In quiet mode (CLI default), suppress all tool/infra log
+                # noise. The TUI has its own rich display for status; logger
+                # INFO/WARNING messages just clutter it.
+                for quiet_logger in [
+                    'tools',               # all tools.* (terminal, browser, web, file, etc.)
+                    'minisweagent',         # mini-swe-agent execution backend
+                    'run_agent',            # agent runner internals
+                    'trajectory_compressor',
+                    'cron',                 # scheduler (only relevant in daemon mode)
+                    'hermes_cli',           # CLI helpers
+                ]:
+                    logging.getLogger(quiet_logger).setLevel(logging.ERROR)
         
         # Initialize OpenAI client - defaults to OpenRouter
         client_kwargs = {}
diff --git a/tools/terminal_tool.py b/tools/terminal_tool.py
index 6b06d342..eec2b673 100644
--- a/tools/terminal_tool.py
+++ b/tools/terminal_tool.py
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ def _get_scratch_dir() -> Path:
         logger.info("Using /scratch for sandboxes: %s", user_scratch)
         return user_scratch
     
-    # Fall back to /tmp
-    logger.warning("/scratch not available, using /tmp (limited space)")
+    # Fall back to /tmp (only relevant for Singularity/HPC sandboxes)
+    logger.debug("/scratch not available, using /tmp for sandboxes")
     return Path(tempfile.gettempdir())