diff --git a/agent-node/VERSION b/agent-node/VERSION
index eea6f62..be1dcc8 100644
--- a/agent-node/VERSION
+++ b/agent-node/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.72
+1.0.73
diff --git a/agent-node/src/agent_node/core/watcher.py b/agent-node/src/agent_node/core/watcher.py
index 3ad635d..3f50201 100644
--- a/agent-node/src/agent_node/core/watcher.py
+++ b/agent-node/src/agent_node/core/watcher.py
@@ -61,10 +61,14 @@
             if rel_path.endswith(".cortex_tmp") or rel_path.endswith(".cortex_lock"):
                 return
                 
+            print(f"    [📁🤔] Watcher on_deleted eval: event.src={event.src_path}, real_src={real_src}, root={self.root_path}, rel={rel_path}, last_sync={self.last_sync.get(rel_path)}", flush=True)
+
             if self.last_sync.get(rel_path) == "__DELETED__":
+                print(f"    [📁🛑] Watcher Suppressing echo delete for: {rel_path}", flush=True)
                 return
                 
             if not self.ignore_filter.is_ignored(rel_path):
+                print(f"    [📁⚠️] Watcher EMITTING DELETE to SERVER for: {rel_path}", flush=True)
                 self.callback(self.session_id, agent_pb2.FileSyncMessage(
                     session_id=self.session_id,
                     control=agent_pb2.SyncControl(action=agent_pb2.SyncControl.DELETE, path=rel_path)
@@ -207,10 +211,10 @@
             self.stop_watching(session_id)
             
         if not HAS_WATCHDOG:
-            print(f"[!] Warning: 'watchdog' not installed. File sync disabled for session {session_id}")
+            print(f"[!] Warning: 'watchdog' not installed. File sync disabled for session {session_id}", flush=True)
             return
 
-        print(f"[*] Starting Watcher for Session {session_id} at {root_path}")
+        print(f"[*] Starting Watcher for Session {session_id} at {root_path} (realpath: {os.path.realpath(root_path)})", flush=True)
         os.makedirs(root_path, exist_ok=True)
         
         handler = SyncEventHandler(session_id, root_path, self.callback)
@@ -241,6 +245,7 @@
     def acknowledge_remote_delete(self, session_id, rel_path):
         """Updates the internal hash record to match a remote delete, preventing an echo-back."""
         if session_id in self.observers:
+            print(f"[*] Watcher explicitly acknowledging REMOTE DELETE for: {rel_path} in session {session_id}", flush=True)
             _, handler = self.observers[session_id]
             handler.last_sync[rel_path] = "__DELETED__"