diff --git a/modules/gitea/index.ts b/modules/gitea/index.ts
index 9db8955..3dcafd2 100644
--- a/modules/gitea/index.ts
+++ b/modules/gitea/index.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ async function pollMerged(client: GiteaClient): Promise<void> {
           clone_url: repo.clone_url,
           html_url: pull.html_url,
         });
+        // Said, because a trigger that fires silently is indistinguishable from one that did not
+        // fire (novox/hq 04-ISSUES/131) — this line is how an operator knows the mesh was told.
+        console.log(`[gitea] announced merge ${repo.full_name}#${pull.number} (${pull.merge_commit_sha.slice(0, 8)}) into ${pull.base}`);
       }
       announced.add(pull.merge_commit_sha);
       changed = true;