diff --git a/docs/auth-operations.md b/docs/auth-operations.md
index be14502..747b585 100644
--- a/docs/auth-operations.md
+++ b/docs/auth-operations.md
@@ -73,6 +73,23 @@ Non-secret defaults live in `wrangler.jsonc`:
 - `MAIL_FROM`
 - `CAPTCHA_PROVIDER`
 
+Performance-related non-secret defaults also live in `wrangler.jsonc`:
+
+- `BETTER_AUTH_SESSION_COOKIE_CACHE_MAX_AGE`: Better Auth session cookie cache TTL in seconds. Default is `300`. Lower it if session revocation or role changes must propagate faster.
+- `API_KEY_DEFER_UPDATES`: When `true`, API key request counters and timestamps are deferred through Better Auth background tasks and Worker `waitUntil`.
+
+Auth request latency is logged as structured JSON with:
+
+- `event=auth_request`
+- `method`
+- `path`
+- `status`
+- `durationMs`
+- optional `colo`
+- optional `cfRay`
+
+Do not log request bodies, cookies, authorization headers, API keys, emails, phone numbers, or OTP codes.
+
 Set secrets with Wrangler:
 
 ```bash
@@ -111,3 +128,14 @@ pnpm deploy
 ```
 
 After deploy, repeat the runtime smoke checks against the production `BETTER_AUTH_URL`.
+
+## Performance Validation
+
+After deployment, compare p50, p95, and p99 for:
+
+- `/api/auth/get-session`
+- `/api/auth/api-key/verify`
+- phone OTP endpoints
+- organization invitation endpoints
+
+Enable Cloudflare Smart Placement only after logs show that latency is dominated by D1 or external provider round trips. Evaluate D1 read replication or secondary storage only after the first-stage cache and deferred-update changes are measured in production.
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 5aca853..43fc541 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Hono } from "hono";
 import { cors } from "hono/cors";
 import { createAuth } from "./auth";
 import { trustedOrigins, type Env } from "./env";
+import { withAuthRequestLogging } from "./observability";
 
 const app = new Hono<{ Bindings: Env }>();
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ app.on(["POST", "GET"], "/api/auth/*", (c) => {
       c.executionCtx.waitUntil(promise);
     },
   });
-  return auth.handler(c.req.raw);
+  return withAuthRequestLogging(c.req.raw, () => auth.handler(c.req.raw));
 });
 
 export default app;
diff --git a/src/observability.ts b/src/observability.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1468dc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/observability.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+export type AuthRequestHandler = () => Response | Promise<Response>;
+
+export async function withAuthRequestLogging(
+  request: Request,
+  handler: AuthRequestHandler,
+): Promise<Response> {
+  const startedAt = Date.now();
+  let status = 500;
+
+  try {
+    const response = await handler();
+    status = response.status;
+    return response;
+  } finally {
+    logAuthRequest(request, status, Date.now() - startedAt);
+  }
+}
+
+function logAuthRequest(request: Request, status: number, durationMs: number): void {
+  try {
+    const event = {
+      event: "auth_request",
+      method: request.method,
+      path: new URL(request.url).pathname,
+      status,
+      durationMs,
+      colo: request.cf?.colo,
+      cfRay: request.headers.get("cf-ray") ?? undefined,
+    };
+
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(event));
+  } catch {
+    // Observability must not affect auth responses.
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/auth-worker.test.ts b/tests/auth-worker.test.ts
index 9e9b059..74e98c0 100644
--- a/tests/auth-worker.test.ts
+++ b/tests/auth-worker.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import worker from "../src/index";
 import type { Env } from "../src/env";
 
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ const env: Env = {
   TRUSTED_ORIGINS: "http://localhost:8787",
 };
 
+let log: ReturnType<typeof vi.spyOn>;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  log = vi.spyOn(console, "log").mockImplementation(() => {});
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
 describe("cfw-auth worker", () => {
   it("does not expose a custom health endpoint", async () => {
     const response = await worker.fetch(new Request("http://auth.local/healthz"), env);
@@ -89,4 +99,39 @@ describe("cfw-auth worker", () => {
     );
     expect(response.status).toBe(404);
   });
+
+  it("logs auth request timing without changing the response", async () => {
+    const response = await worker.fetch(
+      new Request("http://auth.local/api/auth/reference", {
+        headers: {
+          "cf-ray": "test-ray",
+          Authorization: "Bearer secret-token",
+          Cookie: "better-auth.session_token=secret-cookie",
+        },
+      }),
+      env,
+    );
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(response.headers.get("content-type") ?? "").toContain("text/html");
+    expect(log).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    const [rawMessage] = log.mock.calls[0] ?? [];
+    expect(typeof rawMessage).toBe("string");
+    const message = String(rawMessage);
+    const event = JSON.parse(message) as Record<string, unknown>;
+
+    expect(event).toMatchObject({
+      event: "auth_request",
+      method: "GET",
+      path: "/api/auth/reference",
+      status: 200,
+      cfRay: "test-ray",
+    });
+    expect(typeof event.durationMs).toBe("number");
+    expect(message).not.toContain("secret-token");
+    expect(message).not.toContain("secret-cookie");
+    expect(message.toLowerCase()).not.toContain("authorization");
+    expect(message.toLowerCase()).not.toContain("cookie");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/wrangler.jsonc b/wrangler.jsonc
index bfb8c4d..2e16217 100644
--- a/wrangler.jsonc
+++ b/wrangler.jsonc
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
 {
   "$schema": "node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json",
   "name": "cfw-auth",
+  "account_id": "67720b647ff2b55cf37ba3ef9e677083",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "compatibility_date": "2026-06-10",
   "compatibility_flags": [
     "nodejs_compat"
   ],
+  "observability": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "head_sampling_rate": 0.1
+  },
   "vars": {
     "BETTER_AUTH_URL": "http://localhost:8788",
     "TRUSTED_ORIGINS": "http://localhost:8787",
     "MAIL_PROVIDER": "resend",
     "MAIL_FROM": "noreply@example.com",
-    "CAPTCHA_PROVIDER": "cloudflare-turnstile"
+    "CAPTCHA_PROVIDER": "cloudflare-turnstile",
+    "BETTER_AUTH_SESSION_COOKIE_CACHE_MAX_AGE": "300",
+    "API_KEY_DEFER_UPDATES": "true"
   },
   "d1_databases": [
     {