diff --git a/src/ai_client.py b/src/ai_client.py
index 7cc3897..557d3b1 100644
--- a/src/ai_client.py
+++ b/src/ai_client.py
@@ -2089,6 +2089,7 @@ def send(
 ) -> str:
  monitor = performance_monitor.get_monitor()
  if monitor.enabled: monitor.start_component("ai_client.send")
+ _append_comms("OUT", "request", {"prompt": user_message, "system": _get_combined_system_prompt()})
  with _send_lock:
   if _provider == "gemini":
    res = _send_gemini(
diff --git a/src/app_controller.py b/src/app_controller.py
index 2d3c84b..74ea325 100644
--- a/src/app_controller.py
+++ b/src/app_controller.py
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ class AppController:
    "output_tokens": 0,
    "cache_read_input_tokens": 0,
    "cache_creation_input_tokens": 0,
+   "total_tokens": 0,
    "last_latency": 0.0
   }
   self.mma_tier_usage: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {