diff --git a/write-server/src/app/api/posts/route.ts b/write-server/src/app/api/posts/route.ts
index 1f776d1b..1b21d587 100644
--- a/write-server/src/app/api/posts/route.ts
+++ b/write-server/src/app/api/posts/route.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { listPosts, createPost, getPostCount } from "@/lib/posts";
 import { cleanExpired } from "@/lib/recycle";
+import { CONTENT_DIR, BLOG_ROOT } from "@/lib/config";
+import fs from "fs";
 
 export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
   try {
+    // Debug logging
+    console.log("[api/posts] BLOG_ROOT:", BLOG_ROOT);
+    console.log("[api/posts] CONTENT_DIR:", CONTENT_DIR);
+    console.log("[api/posts] cwd:", process.cwd());
+    console.log("[api/posts] env BLOG_ROOT:", process.env.BLOG_ROOT);
+    console.log("[api/posts] CONTENT_DIR exists:", fs.existsSync(CONTENT_DIR));
+
     cleanExpired(); // housekeeping on each request
 
     const { searchParams } = request.nextUrl;
@@ -15,8 +24,11 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
     const result = listPosts({ search, page, perPage, includeDrafts });
     const totalCount = getPostCount();
 
+    console.log("[api/posts] result:", result.total, "posts");
+
     return NextResponse.json({ ...result, totalCount });
   } catch (error: unknown) {
+    console.error("[api/posts] error:", error);
     return NextResponse.json(
       { error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error" },
       { status: 500 }