diff --git a/docs/core-architecture.md b/docs/core-architecture.md
index 0b0abf17..ecf07bf5 100644
--- a/docs/core-architecture.md
+++ b/docs/core-architecture.md
@@ -552,6 +552,13 @@ optional `tracing` feature selects the tokio-console subscriber integration;
 only that diagnostic profile pulls the main crate's `tracing-subscriber` and
 `console-subscriber` dependencies.
 
+The native CLI enables the `CORE` and `easytier_core::instance::manager` console
+targets by default. Instance startup failures are reported immediately with the
+instance ID and complete error chain, including the listener URL for bind
+failures. When all instances stop, the CLI's failure summary retains each failed
+instance's ID and saved error. Explicit console levels and `RUST_LOG` directives
+still control which records are emitted.
+
 Contrib applications and platform integrations may have independent logging
 requirements and are not implicitly wired to the native process logger.
 
diff --git a/easytier-core/src/instance/manager.rs b/easytier-core/src/instance/manager.rs
index 64b47900..d6a936ea 100644
--- a/easytier-core/src/instance/manager.rs
+++ b/easytier-core/src/instance/manager.rs
@@ -387,7 +387,11 @@ where
         let instance_state_changes = self.instance_state_changes.clone();
         runtime.spawn(async move {
             if let Err(error) = instance.start().await {
-                tracing::error!(%error, %instance_id, "instance failed to start");
+                tracing::error!(
+                    error = %format_args!("{error:#}"),
+                    %instance_id,
+                    "instance failed to start"
+                );
             }
             instance_state_changes.mark_changed();
             notifier.notify_one();
diff --git a/easytier-core/src/listener/mod.rs b/easytier-core/src/listener/mod.rs
index e59247bf..1d1007bf 100644
--- a/easytier-core/src/listener/mod.rs
+++ b/easytier-core/src/listener/mod.rs
@@ -342,10 +342,11 @@ where
     Accepted: Send + 'static,
 {
     let mut listener = creator();
-    match listener.listen().await {
-        Ok(()) => Ok(listener),
-        Err(error) => Err(error),
-    }
+    listener
+        .listen()
+        .await
+        .with_context(|| format!("failed to listen on {}", listener.local_url()))?;
+    Ok(listener)
 }
 
 async fn run_listener<Accepted, H>(
@@ -782,7 +783,8 @@ mod tests {
             true,
         );
 
-        assert!(manager.run().await.is_err());
+        let error = manager.run().await.unwrap_err();
+        assert!(format!("{error:#}").contains("mock://second"));
         crate::foundation::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20)).await;
         assert!(handler.accepted.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
         assert!(
diff --git a/easytier/src/core.rs b/easytier/src/core.rs
index af96ca95..fde9fa58 100644
--- a/easytier/src/core.rs
+++ b/easytier/src/core.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use rust_i18n::t;
 use serde_json::{Value, json};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::{
+    fmt::Write as _,
     net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr},
     path::PathBuf,
     process::ExitCode,
@@ -1211,7 +1212,11 @@ fn win_service_main(arg: Vec<std::ffi::OsString>) {
 
 async fn run_main(cli: Cli) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     defer!(dump_profile(0););
-    log::init(&cli.logging_options, true)?;
+    log::init_with_default_console_targets(
+        &cli.logging_options,
+        true,
+        &["CORE", "easytier_core::instance::manager"],
+    )?;
 
     let manager = Arc::new(native_cli_instance_manager().with_config_path(cli.config_dir.clone()));
 
@@ -1360,10 +1365,17 @@ async fn run_main(cli: Cli) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     tokio::select! {
         _ = manager.wait() => {
             let infos = manager.collect_network_infos().await?;
-            if infos
-                .into_values()
-                .filter_map(|info| info.error_msg).next().is_some() {
-                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("some instances stopped with errors"));
+            let mut errors = String::new();
+            for (instance_id, info) in infos {
+                if let Some(error) = info.error_msg {
+                    if errors.is_empty() {
+                        errors.push_str("some instances stopped with errors:");
+                    }
+                    write!(errors, "\n{instance_id}: {error}").unwrap();
+                }
+            }
+            if !errors.is_empty() {
+                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(errors));
             }
         }
         _ = tokio::signal::ctrl_c() => {
@@ -1489,7 +1501,7 @@ pub async fn main() -> ExitCode {
     let mut ret_code = 0;
 
     if let Err(error) = run_main(cli).await {
-        log::error!(%error);
+        log::error!(error = %format_args!("{error:#}"));
         ret_code = 1;
     }