diff --git a/single_shot_inference.py b/single_shot_inference.py
index ea47af2a..5fbfd9dc 100644
--- a/single_shot_inference.py
+++ b/single_shot_inference.py
@@ -409,6 +409,11 @@ def forward_layer(X_l, w, li, cfg, rope_cos, rope_sin,
     q_heads = q.reshape(T, n_h, hd)       # (T, n_h, hd)
     kv_new = kv.reshape(T, 1, hd)          # (T, 1, hd) — 1 KV head
 
+    # Diagnostic: Q/KV norms
+    if MHC_DIAG and li < 3:
+        print(f"  L{li} Q: |q|={q_heads.abs().max().item():.2f} mean={q_heads.float().abs().mean().item():.4f}")
+        print(f"  L{li} KV: |kv|={kv_new.abs().max().item():.2f} mean={kv_new.float().abs().mean().item():.4f}")
+
     # -- Apply RoPE to Q (at current positions) --
     positions_dev = positions.to(device)
     q_heads = apply_rope_partial(q_heads, positions_dev, rope_cos, rope_sin, hd, rd)
@@ -455,6 +460,16 @@ def forward_layer(X_l, w, li, cfg, rope_cos, rope_sin,
             attn_out = torch.nn.functional.scaled_dot_product_attention(
                 q_input, k_expanded, v_expanded, scale=scale, is_causal=False)
         attn_out = attn_out.permute(1, 0, 2)  # (T, n_h, hd)
+        # Diagnostic: check attention entropy (how spread out the attention is)
+        if False:  # MHC_DIAG
+            with torch.no_grad():
+                scores = torch.matmul(q_input, k_expanded.transpose(-1, -2)) * scale  # (n_h, T, seq_len)
+                weights = torch.softmax(scores.float(), dim=-1)  # (n_h, 1, seq_len)
+                # For head 0: what positions get the most weight?
+                w0 = weights[0, 0]  # (seq_len,)
+                top3_pos = torch.topk(w0, min(3, seq_len))
+                entropy = -(w0 * (w0 + 1e-10).log()).sum().item()
+                print(f"  L{li} attn: seq_len={seq_len} entropy={entropy:.2f} top3_pos={top3_pos.indices.tolist()} top3_w={top3_pos.values.tolist()}")
     else:
         # Use FMHA kernel for longer sequences (padding effect is negligible)
         from dsv4.kernels.attention.fmha_multitile_op import fmha_multitile_decode_raw