diff --git a/src/channels/allowlists/resolve-utils.test.ts b/src/channels/allowlists/resolve-utils.test.ts
index 346cd182787..8702fbd46a7 100644
--- a/src/channels/allowlists/resolve-utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/channels/allowlists/resolve-utils.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import {
   addAllowlistUserEntriesFromConfigEntry,
   buildAllowlistResolutionSummary,
   canonicalizeAllowlistWithResolvedIds,
   patchAllowlistUsersInConfigEntries,
+  summarizeMapping,
 } from "./resolve-utils.js";
 
 describe("buildAllowlistResolutionSummary", () => {
@@ -94,3 +95,23 @@ describe("patchAllowlistUsersInConfigEntries", () => {
     expect((patched.beta as { users: string[] }).users).toEqual(["*"]);
   });
 });
+
+describe("summarizeMapping", () => {
+  it("logs sampled resolved and unresolved entries", () => {
+    const runtime = { log: vi.fn() };
+
+    summarizeMapping("discord allowlist", ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g"], ["x", "y"], runtime);
+
+    expect(runtime.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "discord allowlist resolved: a, b, c, d, e, f (+1)\ndiscord allowlist unresolved: x, y",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("skips logging when both lists are empty", () => {
+    const runtime = { log: vi.fn() };
+
+    summarizeMapping("discord allowlist", [], [], runtime);
+
+    expect(runtime.log).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/channels/allowlists/resolve-utils.ts b/src/channels/allowlists/resolve-utils.ts
index 5ec898c1a1a..2199eaf4ecf 100644
--- a/src/channels/allowlists/resolve-utils.ts
+++ b/src/channels/allowlists/resolve-utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { mapAllowFromEntries } from "../../plugin-sdk/channel-config-helpers.js";
 import type { RuntimeEnv } from "../../runtime.js";
+import { summarizeStringEntries } from "../../shared/string-sample.js";
 
 export type AllowlistUserResolutionLike = {
   input: string;
@@ -150,15 +151,10 @@ export function summarizeMapping(
 ): void {
   const lines: string[] = [];
   if (mapping.length > 0) {
-    const sample = mapping.slice(0, 6);
-    const suffix = mapping.length > sample.length ? ` (+${mapping.length - sample.length})` : "";
-    lines.push(`${label} resolved: ${sample.join(", ")}${suffix}`);
+    lines.push(`${label} resolved: ${summarizeStringEntries({ entries: mapping, limit: 6 })}`);
   }
   if (unresolved.length > 0) {
-    const sample = unresolved.slice(0, 6);
-    const suffix =
-      unresolved.length > sample.length ? ` (+${unresolved.length - sample.length})` : "";
-    lines.push(`${label} unresolved: ${sample.join(", ")}${suffix}`);
+    lines.push(`${label} unresolved: ${summarizeStringEntries({ entries: unresolved, limit: 6 })}`);
   }
   if (lines.length > 0) {
     runtime.log?.(lines.join("\n"));
diff --git a/src/discord/monitor/provider.ts b/src/discord/monitor/provider.ts
index 2a9791d2642..b0825d03345 100644
--- a/src/discord/monitor/provider.ts
+++ b/src/discord/monitor/provider.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import { createDiscordRetryRunner } from "../../infra/retry-policy.js";
 import { createSubsystemLogger } from "../../logging/subsystem.js";
 import { getPluginCommandSpecs } from "../../plugins/commands.js";
 import { createNonExitingRuntime, type RuntimeEnv } from "../../runtime.js";
+import { summarizeStringEntries } from "../../shared/string-sample.js";
 import { resolveDiscordAccount } from "../accounts.js";
 import { fetchDiscordApplicationId } from "../probe.js";
 import { normalizeDiscordToken } from "../token.js";
@@ -103,25 +104,6 @@ export type MonitorDiscordOpts = {
   setStatus?: DiscordMonitorStatusSink;
 };
 
-function summarizeAllowList(list?: string[]) {
-  if (!list || list.length === 0) {
-    return "any";
-  }
-  const sample = list.slice(0, 4).map((entry) => String(entry));
-  const suffix = list.length > sample.length ? ` (+${list.length - sample.length})` : "";
-  return `${sample.join(", ")}${suffix}`;
-}
-
-function summarizeGuilds(entries?: Record<string, unknown>) {
-  if (!entries || Object.keys(entries).length === 0) {
-    return "any";
-  }
-  const keys = Object.keys(entries);
-  const sample = keys.slice(0, 4);
-  const suffix = keys.length > sample.length ? ` (+${keys.length - sample.length})` : "";
-  return `${sample.join(", ")}${suffix}`;
-}
-
 function formatThreadBindingDurationForConfigLabel(durationMs: number): string {
   const label = formatThreadBindingDurationLabel(durationMs);
   return label === "disabled" ? "off" : label;
@@ -402,8 +384,23 @@ export async function monitorDiscordProvider(opts: MonitorDiscordOpts = {}) {
   allowFrom = allowlistResolved.allowFrom;
 
   if (shouldLogVerbose()) {
+    const allowFromSummary = summarizeStringEntries({
+      entries: allowFrom ?? [],
+      limit: 4,
+      emptyText: "any",
+    });
+    const groupDmChannelSummary = summarizeStringEntries({
+      entries: groupDmChannels ?? [],
+      limit: 4,
+      emptyText: "any",
+    });
+    const guildSummary = summarizeStringEntries({
+      entries: Object.keys(guildEntries ?? {}),
+      limit: 4,
+      emptyText: "any",
+    });
     logVerbose(
-      `discord: config dm=${dmEnabled ? "on" : "off"} dmPolicy=${dmPolicy} allowFrom=${summarizeAllowList(allowFrom)} groupDm=${groupDmEnabled ? "on" : "off"} groupDmChannels=${summarizeAllowList(groupDmChannels)} groupPolicy=${groupPolicy} guilds=${summarizeGuilds(guildEntries)} historyLimit=${historyLimit} mediaMaxMb=${Math.round(mediaMaxBytes / (1024 * 1024))} native=${nativeEnabled ? "on" : "off"} nativeSkills=${nativeSkillsEnabled ? "on" : "off"} accessGroups=${useAccessGroups ? "on" : "off"} threadBindings=${threadBindingsEnabled ? "on" : "off"} threadIdleTimeout=${formatThreadBindingDurationForConfigLabel(threadBindingIdleTimeoutMs)} threadMaxAge=${formatThreadBindingDurationForConfigLabel(threadBindingMaxAgeMs)}`,
+      `discord: config dm=${dmEnabled ? "on" : "off"} dmPolicy=${dmPolicy} allowFrom=${allowFromSummary} groupDm=${groupDmEnabled ? "on" : "off"} groupDmChannels=${groupDmChannelSummary} groupPolicy=${groupPolicy} guilds=${guildSummary} historyLimit=${historyLimit} mediaMaxMb=${Math.round(mediaMaxBytes / (1024 * 1024))} native=${nativeEnabled ? "on" : "off"} nativeSkills=${nativeSkillsEnabled ? "on" : "off"} accessGroups=${useAccessGroups ? "on" : "off"} threadBindings=${threadBindingsEnabled ? "on" : "off"} threadIdleTimeout=${formatThreadBindingDurationForConfigLabel(threadBindingIdleTimeoutMs)} threadMaxAge=${formatThreadBindingDurationForConfigLabel(threadBindingMaxAgeMs)}`,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/shared/string-sample.test.ts b/src/shared/string-sample.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4cff7957fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/string-sample.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { summarizeStringEntries } from "./string-sample.js";
+
+describe("summarizeStringEntries", () => {
+  it("returns emptyText for empty lists", () => {
+    expect(summarizeStringEntries({ entries: [], emptyText: "any" })).toBe("any");
+  });
+
+  it("joins short lists without a suffix", () => {
+    expect(summarizeStringEntries({ entries: ["a", "b"], limit: 4 })).toBe("a, b");
+  });
+
+  it("adds a remainder suffix when truncating", () => {
+    expect(
+      summarizeStringEntries({
+        entries: ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"],
+        limit: 4,
+      }),
+    ).toBe("a, b, c, d (+1)");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/shared/string-sample.ts b/src/shared/string-sample.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1529b06b04a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/string-sample.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+export function summarizeStringEntries(params: {
+  entries?: ReadonlyArray<string> | null;
+  limit?: number;
+  emptyText?: string;
+}): string {
+  const entries = params.entries ?? [];
+  if (entries.length === 0) {
+    return params.emptyText ?? "";
+  }
+  const limit = Math.max(1, Math.floor(params.limit ?? 6));
+  const sample = entries.slice(0, limit);
+  const suffix = entries.length > sample.length ? ` (+${entries.length - sample.length})` : "";
+  return `${sample.join(", ")}${suffix}`;
+}