diff --git a/crates/skate-core/src/physics/board_runtime.rs b/crates/skate-core/src/physics/board_runtime.rs
index f63de2f3..7590cec8 100644
--- a/crates/skate-core/src/physics/board_runtime.rs
+++ b/crates/skate-core/src/physics/board_runtime.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ pub struct BoardRuntime {
 }
 
 impl BoardRuntime {
+    /// Opt-in inspection of completed rows; capture never changes solver inputs.
+    pub fn take_solver_diagnostics(&mut self, enabled: bool) -> Option<String> {
+        self.step.diagnostic_capture = enabled;
+        self.step.diagnostic_snapshot.take()
+    }
     /// `authored` contains part poses in board space. `spawn` places the deck
     /// part in world space, and moves the other parts by the same rigid delta.
     /// All mass properties come from the caller's physical data producer.
diff --git a/crates/skate-core/src/physics/board_step.rs b/crates/skate-core/src/physics/board_step.rs
index f61023da..1c705eaa 100644
--- a/crates/skate-core/src/physics/board_step.rs
+++ b/crates/skate-core/src/physics/board_step.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ pub struct BoardStep {
     contacts: Vec<RetailContactJacobian>,
     reports: Vec<BoardContactReport>,
     reactions: Vec<RetailReactionCorrections>,
+    pub diagnostic_capture: bool,
+    diagnostic_tick: u64,
+    pub diagnostic_snapshot: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl BoardStep {
@@ -206,6 +209,21 @@ impl BoardStep {
             &mut self.reactions,
             settings.iterations,
         );
+        self.diagnostic_tick = self.diagnostic_tick.wrapping_add(1);
+        if self.diagnostic_capture && self.diagnostic_tick % 6 == 0 {
+            let deck = BodyId::Deck.index();
+            self.diagnostic_snapshot = Some(format!(
+                "tick={} body={:?} hook={:?} reaction={:?} joints={:?} drives={:?}",
+                self.diagnostic_tick, bodies[deck], hook, self.reactions[deck],
+                constraints.joints.iter().enumerate()
+                    .filter(|(_, j)| j.reaction_a == deck || j.reaction_b == deck)
+                    .map(|(i, j)| (i, j.reaction_a, j.reaction_b, j.jacobian.words.map(f32::from_bits)))
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+                constraints.drives.iter().enumerate()
+                    .filter(|(_, d)| d.frame_a_body.reaction_index == deck || d.frame_b_body.reaction_index == deck)
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            ));
+        }
         // Every solver family finishes before ANY body integrates. The native
         // job tree places BatchIntegrator after all island solver jobs.
         for (body, reaction) in bodies
diff --git a/crates/skate-game/src/physics/riding_outputs.rs b/crates/skate-game/src/physics/riding_outputs.rs
index 6ebf3aaa..1faeb045 100644
--- a/crates/skate-game/src/physics/riding_outputs.rs
+++ b/crates/skate-game/src/physics/riding_outputs.rs
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ impl RidingOutputs {
         processed_flags_2468: u32,
         time_step: f32,
     ) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let capture = bevy::log::tracing::enabled!(target: "skate_game::riding_trace", bevy::log::tracing::Level::DEBUG);
+        if let Some(snapshot) = board.take_solver_diagnostics(capture) {
+            bevy::log::debug!(target: "skate_game::riding_trace", "RIDING_SOLVER {snapshot}");
+        }
         self.ground.update(
             board.contact_reports(),
             &self.wheel_lines,