diff --git a/config/instance-config.js b/config/instance-config.js
index dfa246ec..493e6931 100644
--- a/config/instance-config.js
+++ b/config/instance-config.js
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@
  */
 export const IS_DEV_MODE = true;
 
+/**
+ * Whether development builds should surface extra verbose diagnostics.
+ *
+ * Set this to `true` to keep high-volume development warnings (like COUNT
+ * request failures) visible in the console. Flip it to `false` when you want
+ * a quieter dev mode without disabling other development helpers entirely.
+ */
+export const IS_VERBOSE_DEV_MODE = true;
+
 /**
  * Whether the current deployment should operate in lockdown mode.
  *
diff --git a/js/config.js b/js/config.js
index 7a07c770..2864a36d 100644
--- a/js/config.js
+++ b/js/config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 import {
   IS_DEV_MODE,
+  IS_VERBOSE_DEV_MODE,
   IS_LOCKDOWN_MODE,
   ADMIN_SUPER_NPUB,
   ADMIN_DM_IMAGE_URL,
@@ -43,11 +44,15 @@ import {
 export const isDevMode = Boolean(IS_DEV_MODE);
 export { IS_DEV_MODE };
 
+export const isVerboseDevMode = Boolean(IS_VERBOSE_DEV_MODE);
+export { IS_VERBOSE_DEV_MODE };
+
 export const isLockdownMode = Boolean(IS_LOCKDOWN_MODE);
 export { IS_LOCKDOWN_MODE };
 
 if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
   window.__BITVID_DEV_MODE__ = isDevMode;
+  window.__BITVID_VERBOSE_DEV_MODE__ = isVerboseDevMode;
   window.__BITVID_LOCKDOWN_MODE__ = isLockdownMode;
 }
 
diff --git a/js/nostr/client.js b/js/nostr/client.js
index 27249fc3..822de47f 100644
--- a/js/nostr/client.js
+++ b/js/nostr/client.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // js/nostr/client.js
 
-import { isDevMode } from "../config.js";
+import { isDevMode, isVerboseDevMode } from "../config.js";
 import { FEATURE_PUBLISH_NIP71 } from "../constants.js";
 import { accessControl } from "../accessControl.js";
 // 🔧 merged conflicting changes from codex/update-video-publishing-and-parsing-logic vs unstable
@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ function withRequestTimeout(promise, timeoutMs, onTimeout, message = "Request ti
         try {
           onTimeout();
         } catch (cleanupError) {
-          devLogger.warn("[nostr] COUNT timeout cleanup failed:", cleanupError);
+          if (isVerboseDevMode) {
+            devLogger.warn("[nostr] COUNT timeout cleanup failed:", cleanupError);
+          }
         }
       }
       reject(new Error(message));
@@ -5744,10 +5746,12 @@ export class NostrClient {
             if (isUnsupported) {
               this.countUnsupportedRelays.add(url);
             } else {
-              devLogger.warn(
-                `[nostr] COUNT request failed on ${url}:`,
-                error,
-              );
+              if (isVerboseDevMode) {
+                devLogger.warn(
+                  `[nostr] COUNT request failed on ${url}:`,
+                  error,
+                );
+              }
             }
             return { url, ok: false, error, unsupported: isUnsupported };
           }
diff --git a/js/nostr/publishHelpers.js b/js/nostr/publishHelpers.js
index 077dde60..38eea286 100644
--- a/js/nostr/publishHelpers.js
+++ b/js/nostr/publishHelpers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   ENSURE_PRESENCE_REBROADCAST_COOLDOWN_SECONDS,
+  isVerboseDevMode,
 } from "../config.js";
 import {
   publishEventToRelays,
@@ -1023,7 +1024,9 @@ export async function rebroadcastEvent({ client, eventId, options = {} }) {
             })
           : null;
     } catch (error) {
-      devLogger.warn("[nostr] COUNT request for rebroadcast failed:", error);
+      if (isVerboseDevMode) {
+        devLogger.warn("[nostr] COUNT request for rebroadcast failed:", error);
+      }
     }
 
     if (countResult?.total && Number(countResult.total) > 0) {
diff --git a/js/nostr/viewEvents.js b/js/nostr/viewEvents.js
index 723b93b0..e0e50563 100644
--- a/js/nostr/viewEvents.js
+++ b/js/nostr/viewEvents.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   VIEW_COUNT_DEDUPE_WINDOW_SECONDS,
   VIEW_COUNT_BACKFILL_MAX_DAYS,
+  isVerboseDevMode,
 } from "../config.js";
 import { VIEW_FILTER_INCLUDE_LEGACY_VIDEO } from "../constants.js";
 import {
@@ -590,7 +591,9 @@ export async function countVideoViewEvents(client, pointer, options = {}) {
     }
   } catch (error) {
     if (error?.code !== "count-unsupported") {
-      devLogger.warn("[nostr] COUNT view request failed:", error);
+      if (isVerboseDevMode) {
+        devLogger.warn("[nostr] COUNT view request failed:", error);
+      }
     }
   }