diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 9e8a6b6..0c40113 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ The Coolify OpenAPI docs are unreliable — always test against the real API. Kn
 - **Validation errors vary in format** — The `errors` field in API error responses can contain `string[]` or plain `string` values. The client handles both.
 - **`/deployments/applications/{uuid}` returns a wrapper, not an array** — OpenAPI claims `type: array`, but real Coolify returns `{ count, deployments: [...] }`. The client normalizes this in `listApplicationDeployments` (also accepts `{ data: [...] }` and bare arrays as fallbacks). See issue #24.
 - **`docker_compose_domains` for docker-compose Applications** — Applications using the dockercompose build pack cannot use `domains`/`fqdn`; they require `docker_compose_domains: [{name: "service-name", domain: "https://..."}]`. Passing `domains` returns 422 `The domains field cannot be used for dockercompose applications.`. This is distinct from Coolify Service type (which needs `docker_compose_raw` Traefik labels). See issue #36.
+- **`/applications/{uuid}/logs` returns a wrapper, not a bare string** — OpenAPI/naming suggests the endpoint returns raw log text, but real Coolify returns `{ "logs": "..." }`. The client extracts `.logs` in `getApplicationLogs`. See issue #120.
 
 ## TypeScript Standards
 
diff --git a/src/__tests__/coolify-client.test.ts b/src/__tests__/coolify-client.test.ts
index d766290..b6723cc 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/coolify-client.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/coolify-client.test.ts
@@ -1841,7 +1841,7 @@ describe('CoolifyClient', () => {
     });
 
     it('should get application logs', async () => {
-      mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse('log line 1\nlog line 2'));
+      mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse({ logs: 'log line 1\nlog line 2' }));
 
       const result = await client.getApplicationLogs('app-uuid', 50);
 
@@ -1852,6 +1852,22 @@ describe('CoolifyClient', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    it('accepts a bare string response for application logs (forward-compat)', async () => {
+      mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse('log line 1\nlog line 2'));
+
+      const result = await client.getApplicationLogs('app-uuid', 50);
+
+      expect(result).toBe('log line 1\nlog line 2');
+    });
+
+    it('throws on unrecognized application logs response shape', async () => {
+      mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse({ unexpected: true }));
+
+      await expect(client.getApplicationLogs('app-uuid', 50)).rejects.toThrow(
+        /unrecognized response shape/,
+      );
+    });
+
     it('should restart an application', async () => {
       mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse({ message: 'Restarted' }));
 
@@ -3521,7 +3537,7 @@ describe('CoolifyClient', () => {
       it('should aggregate all application data successfully', async () => {
         mockFetch
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockApp))
-          .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockLogs))
+          .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse({ logs: mockLogs }))
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockEnvVars))
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockDeployments));
 
@@ -3553,7 +3569,7 @@ describe('CoolifyClient', () => {
       it('completes diagnosis when deployments come back as a wrapper object (issue #24)', async () => {
         mockFetch
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockApp))
-          .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockLogs))
+          .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse({ logs: mockLogs }))
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockEnvVars))
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(
             mockResponse({ count: mockDeployments.length, deployments: mockDeployments }),
@@ -3572,7 +3588,7 @@ describe('CoolifyClient', () => {
         try {
           mockFetch
             .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockApp))
-            .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockLogs))
+            .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse({ logs: mockLogs }))
             .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockEnvVars))
             .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse({ foo: 'bar' }));
 
@@ -3591,7 +3607,7 @@ describe('CoolifyClient', () => {
         const unhealthyApp = { ...mockApp, status: 'exited:unhealthy' };
         mockFetch
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(unhealthyApp))
-          .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockLogs))
+          .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse({ logs: mockLogs }))
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockEnvVars))
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse([]));
 
@@ -3608,7 +3624,7 @@ describe('CoolifyClient', () => {
         ];
         mockFetch
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockApp))
-          .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockLogs))
+          .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse({ logs: mockLogs }))
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockEnvVars))
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(failedDeployments));
 
@@ -3651,7 +3667,7 @@ describe('CoolifyClient', () => {
         mockFetch
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockApps)) // listApplications for lookup
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockApp))
-          .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockLogs))
+          .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse({ logs: mockLogs }))
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockEnvVars))
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockDeployments));
 
@@ -3671,7 +3687,7 @@ describe('CoolifyClient', () => {
         mockFetch
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockApps)) // listApplications for lookup
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockApp))
-          .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockLogs))
+          .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse({ logs: mockLogs }))
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockEnvVars))
           .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(mockDeployments));
 
diff --git a/src/lib/coolify-client.ts b/src/lib/coolify-client.ts
index 98fcb41..b02b24b 100644
--- a/src/lib/coolify-client.ts
+++ b/src/lib/coolify-client.ts
@@ -374,6 +374,28 @@ function normalizeDeploymentsResponse(raw: unknown): Deployment[] {
   return [];
 }
 
+// Coolify normally wraps logs as `{ logs: string }`, but also accepts a bare
+// string for forward-compat with any endpoint variant that returns raw text.
+function normalizeApplicationLogsResponse(raw: unknown): string {
+  if (typeof raw === 'string') return raw;
+  if (
+    raw !== null &&
+    typeof raw === 'object' &&
+    typeof (raw as { logs?: unknown }).logs === 'string'
+  ) {
+    return (raw as { logs: string }).logs;
+  }
+  const summary =
+    raw === null
+      ? 'null'
+      : raw === undefined
+        ? 'undefined'
+        : typeof raw === 'object'
+          ? `object keys=${JSON.stringify(Object.keys(raw as object))}`
+          : typeof raw;
+  throw new Error(`[coolify-mcp] getApplicationLogs: unrecognized response shape (${summary})`);
+}
+
 function toDeploymentEssential(dep: Deployment): DeploymentEssential {
   return {
     uuid: dep.uuid,
@@ -855,7 +877,10 @@ export class CoolifyClient {
   }
 
   async getApplicationLogs(uuid: string, lines: number = 200): Promise<string> {
-    return this.request<string>(`/applications/${encodeURIComponent(uuid)}/logs?lines=${lines}`);
+    const raw = await this.request<unknown>(
+      `/applications/${encodeURIComponent(uuid)}/logs?lines=${lines}`,
+    );
+    return normalizeApplicationLogsResponse(raw);
   }
 
   async startApplication(