diff --git a/src/gateway/server-startup-memory.test.ts b/src/gateway/server-startup-memory.test.ts
index ca37b027b86..bf1d040e6fb 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-startup-memory.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-startup-memory.test.ts
@@ -61,13 +61,9 @@ describe("startGatewayMemoryBackend", () => {
     expect(getMemorySearchManagerMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(getMemorySearchManagerMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, { cfg, agentId: "ops" });
     expect(getMemorySearchManagerMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, { cfg, agentId: "main" });
-    expect(log.info).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
-      1,
-      'qmd memory startup initialization armed for agent "ops"',
-    );
-    expect(log.info).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
-      2,
-      'qmd memory startup initialization armed for agent "main"',
+    expect(log.info).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(log.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'qmd memory startup initialization armed for 2 agents: "ops", "main"',
     );
     expect(log.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
@@ -85,7 +81,7 @@ describe("startGatewayMemoryBackend", () => {
       'qmd memory startup initialization failed for agent "main": qmd missing',
     );
     expect(log.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      'qmd memory startup initialization armed for agent "ops"',
+      'qmd memory startup initialization armed for 1 agent: "ops"',
     );
   });
 
@@ -105,7 +101,7 @@ describe("startGatewayMemoryBackend", () => {
     expect(getMemorySearchManagerMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(getMemorySearchManagerMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ cfg, agentId: "main" });
     expect(log.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      'qmd memory startup initialization armed for agent "main"',
+      'qmd memory startup initialization armed for 1 agent: "main"',
     );
     expect(log.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-startup-memory.ts b/src/gateway/server-startup-memory.ts
index acc99881918..ace12fe0113 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-startup-memory.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-startup-memory.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export async function startGatewayMemoryBackend(params: {
   log: { info?: (msg: string) => void; warn: (msg: string) => void };
 }): Promise<void> {
   const agentIds = listAgentIds(params.cfg);
+  const armedAgentIds: string[] = [];
   for (const agentId of agentIds) {
     if (!resolveMemorySearchConfig(params.cfg, agentId)) {
       continue;
@@ -30,6 +31,17 @@ export async function startGatewayMemoryBackend(params: {
       );
       continue;
     }
-    params.log.info?.(`qmd memory startup initialization armed for agent "${agentId}"`);
+    armedAgentIds.push(agentId);
+  }
+  if (armedAgentIds.length > 0) {
+    params.log.info?.(
+      `qmd memory startup initialization armed for ${formatAgentCount(armedAgentIds.length)}: ${armedAgentIds
+        .map((agentId) => `"${agentId}"`)
+        .join(", ")}`,
+    );
   }
 }
+
+function formatAgentCount(count: number): string {
+  return count === 1 ? "1 agent" : `${count} agents`;
+}