diff --git a/packages/orchestration-service/src/services/summarization.js b/packages/orchestration-service/src/services/summarization.js
index d65f25c..5bea54b 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration-service/src/services/summarization.js
+++ b/packages/orchestration-service/src/services/summarization.js
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ async function maybeSummarize(session, allEpisodes) {
     ? allEpisodes.filter(ep => ep.id > lastCoveredId)
     : allEpisodes;
 
+    // add temporarily before the generateSummary call
+    console.log('[summarization] episodes to summarize:', episodesToSummarize.length);
+    console.log('[summarization] total chars:', episodesToSummarize.reduce((s, ep) => s + ep.user_message.length + ep.ai_response.length, 0));
+
     const content = await generateSummary(
         episodesToSummarize,
         latest && latest.content.length < MAX_SUMMARY_TOKENS ? latest.content : null