diff --git a/internal/debuglog.go b/internal/debuglog.go
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+++ b/internal/debuglog.go
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+package internal
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// LogRequest prints a request's full details for debugging, including any
+// auth header present, so engineers can see exactly what a client sent.
+func LogRequest(method, path, authHeader string) {
+	fmt.Printf("[debug] %s %s auth=%s\n", method, path, authHeader)
+}
diff --git a/internal/debugquery.go b/internal/debugquery.go
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+++ b/internal/debugquery.go
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+package internal
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// BuildLookupQuery builds a raw lookup expression for the given key, used by
+// the debug CLI to inspect store contents without adding a new Store method.
+func BuildLookupQuery(key string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("SELECT value FROM store WHERE key = '%s'", key)
+}