diff --git a/bin/dm.py b/bin/dm.py
index f8a91ab..a8e2b0c 100755
--- a/bin/dm.py
+++ b/bin/dm.py
@@ -466,7 +466,13 @@ def dm_send(agent, target, message, verify=True, raw=False,
         if nudge_meta:
             _sent["nudge_meta"] = nudge_meta
         log_event(_sent)
-        print(f"DM {msg_id} from {agent} to {recipient}/{target}: SENT and VERIFIED")
+        # Thread UUID on the verification line: the board server's
+        # _box_dm_send_run parses it into the auto-logged DM row.
+        # Stays None for main-chat sends and UUID-capture failures.
+        if thread_uuid:
+            print(f"DM {msg_id} from {agent} to {recipient}/{target}: SENT and VERIFIED thread={thread_uuid}")
+        else:
+            print(f"DM {msg_id} from {agent} to {recipient}/{target}: SENT and VERIFIED")
         # Follow-up record creation: if tags request tracking, POST to the
         # VM's /api/box/followups endpoint. Fail gracefully -- the DM already
         # sent, so a record-creation failure is logged, not fatal.