diff --git a/tools/rrc-log-dump.py b/tools/rrc-log-dump.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Dump the contents of rrc on-disk room history logs.
+
+Usage:
+    rrc-log-dump.py <path>
+
+<path> may be:
+  - a single .log file
+  - a hub directory under rrc_history/
+  - the rrc_history/ root (or any ancestor; .log files are found recursively)
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+
+SCRIPT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(SCRIPT_DIR, "..", "nomadnet", "vendor"))
+import cbor
+
+
+H_KIND    = "k"
+H_SRC     = "s"
+H_NICK    = "n"
+H_TEXT    = "t"
+H_TS      = "ts"
+H_MENTION = "m"
+
+KIND_COLOR = {
+    "msg":    "",
+    "system": "\033[2m",
+    "notice": "\033[36m",
+    "error":  "\033[31m",
+}
+RESET = "\033[0m"
+
+
+def _fmt_ts(ts_ms):
+    try:
+        return time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", time.localtime(int(ts_ms) // 1000))
+    except Exception:
+        return "????-??-?? ??:??:??"
+
+
+def _fmt_speaker(entry):
+    nick = entry.get(H_NICK)
+    src  = entry.get(H_SRC)
+    src_hex = src.hex()[:12] if isinstance(src, (bytes, bytearray)) else None
+    if nick and src_hex:
+        return "%s (%s)" % (nick, src_hex)
+    if nick:
+        return nick
+    if src_hex:
+        return src_hex
+    return ""
+
+
+def dump_file(path, use_color):
+    print("=== %s ===" % path)
+    count = 0
+    truncated = False
+    with open(path, "rb") as f:
+        while True:
+            try:
+                entry = cbor.load(f)
+            except EOFError:
+                break
+            except Exception as ex:
+                truncated = True
+                print("  [corrupt record after entry %d: %s]" % (count, ex), file=sys.stderr)
+                break
+            if not isinstance(entry, dict):
+                print("  [skipping non-dict entry: %r]" % (entry,), file=sys.stderr)
+                continue
+            kind    = entry.get(H_KIND) or "msg"
+            ts      = _fmt_ts(entry.get(H_TS, 0))
+            speaker = _fmt_speaker(entry)
+            text    = entry.get(H_TEXT) or ""
+            mention = " *" if entry.get(H_MENTION) else "  "
+            color   = KIND_COLOR.get(kind, "") if use_color else ""
+            end     = RESET if (color and use_color) else ""
+            line = "%s  %-6s%s  %-32s  %s" % (ts, kind, mention, speaker, text)
+            print(color + line + end)
+            count += 1
+    suffix = " (truncated)" if truncated else ""
+    print("--- %d entries%s ---" % (count, suffix))
+
+
+def main(argv):
+    if len(argv) != 2 or argv[1] in ("-h", "--help"):
+        print(__doc__, file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+    target = argv[1]
+    use_color = sys.stdout.isatty()
+    if os.path.isfile(target):
+        dump_file(target, use_color)
+        return 0
+    if os.path.isdir(target):
+        files = []
+        for root, _dirs, names in os.walk(target):
+            for name in names:
+                if name.endswith(".log"):
+                    files.append(os.path.join(root, name))
+        files.sort()
+        if not files:
+            print("no .log files found under %s" % target, file=sys.stderr)
+            return 1
+        for i, path in enumerate(files):
+            if i > 0:
+                print()
+            dump_file(path, use_color)
+        return 0
+    print("not a file or directory: %s" % target, file=sys.stderr)
+    return 1
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv))