diff --git a/cmd/picoclaw/internal/gateway/command.go b/cmd/picoclaw/internal/gateway/command.go
index 4812f1bee..7fa588c5c 100644
--- a/cmd/picoclaw/internal/gateway/command.go
+++ b/cmd/picoclaw/internal/gateway/command.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func NewGatewayCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			return nil
 		},
 		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-			return gateway.Run(debug, internal.GetConfigPath(), allowEmpty)
+			return gateway.Run(debug, internal.GetPicoclawHome(), internal.GetConfigPath(), allowEmpty)
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/gateway/gateway.go b/pkg/gateway/gateway.go
index 454ee2c48..fc2465747 100644
--- a/pkg/gateway/gateway.go
+++ b/pkg/gateway/gateway.go
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ const (
 	serviceShutdownTimeout  = 30 * time.Second
 	providerReloadTimeout   = 30 * time.Second
 	gracefulShutdownTimeout = 15 * time.Second
+
+	logPath   = "logs"
+	panicFile = "gateway_panic.log"
+	logFile   = "gateway.log"
 )
 
 type services struct {
@@ -79,7 +83,19 @@ func (p *startupBlockedProvider) GetDefaultModel() string {
 }
 
 // Run starts the gateway runtime using the configuration loaded from configPath.
-func Run(debug bool, configPath string, allowEmptyStartup bool) error {
+func Run(debug bool, homePath, configPath string, allowEmptyStartup bool) error {
+	panicPath := filepath.Join(homePath, logPath, panicFile)
+	panicFunc, err := logger.InitPanic(panicPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error initializing panic log: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer panicFunc()
+
+	if err = logger.EnableFileLogging(filepath.Join(homePath, logPath, logFile)); err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("error enabling file logging: %v", err))
+	}
+	defer logger.DisableFileLogging()
+
 	cfg, err := config.LoadConfig(configPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error loading config: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/logger/panic.go b/pkg/logger/panic.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e53e4351a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/logger/panic.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime/debug"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func InitPanic(filePath string) (func(), error) {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(filePath), 0o755); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create log directory: %w", err)
+	}
+	writer := initPanicFile(filePath)
+	if writer == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create log file: %s", filePath)
+	}
+	return func() {
+		defer writer.Close()
+		if err := recover(); err != nil {
+			now := time.Now().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05")
+			stack := debug.Stack()
+			logMsg := "\n\n====================\n[" + now + "] PANIC OCCURRED: " + fmt.Sprintf(
+				"%v",
+				err,
+			) + "\n" + string(
+				stack,
+			)
+
+			writer.Write([]byte(logMsg))
+
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/logger/panic_unix.go b/pkg/logger/panic_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1178f6a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/logger/panic_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//go:build !windows
+// +build !windows
+
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func initPanicFile(panicFile string) io.WriteCloser {
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(panicFile, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND|os.O_SYNC, 0o600)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("error in open panic: %v", err))
+	}
+	if err = Dup2(int(file.Fd()), int(os.Stderr.Fd())); err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("error in syscall.Dup2: %v", err))
+	}
+	return file
+}
diff --git a/pkg/logger/panic_win.go b/pkg/logger/panic_win.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29d3f21d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/logger/panic_win.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+//go:build windows
+// +build windows
+
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+)
+
+func initPanicFile(panicFile string) io.WriteCloser {
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(panicFile, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC|os.O_APPEND, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("error in open panic: %v", err))
+	}
+	err = windows.SetStdHandle(windows.STD_ERROR_HANDLE, windows.Handle(file.Fd()))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to redirect stderr to file: %v", err))
+	}
+	os.Stderr = file
+	return file
+}
diff --git a/pkg/logger/syscall_amd64.go b/pkg/logger/syscall_amd64.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e862b4578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/logger/syscall_amd64.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//go:build linux && amd64
+// +build linux,amd64
+
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func Dup2(oldfd int, newfd int) error {
+	return syscall.Dup2(oldfd, newfd)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/logger/syscall_arm64.go b/pkg/logger/syscall_arm64.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9854bc85e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/logger/syscall_arm64.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//go:build linux && arm64
+// +build linux,arm64
+
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func Dup2(oldfd int, newfd int) error {
+	return syscall.Dup3(oldfd, newfd, 0)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/logger/syscall_darwin.go b/pkg/logger/syscall_darwin.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80306b521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/logger/syscall_darwin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//go:build darwin
+// +build darwin
+
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func Dup2(oldfd int, newfd int) error {
+	return syscall.Dup2(oldfd, newfd)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/logger/syscall_loong64.go b/pkg/logger/syscall_loong64.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f36d26a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/logger/syscall_loong64.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//go:build linux && loong64
+// +build linux,loong64
+
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func Dup2(oldfd int, newfd int) error {
+	return syscall.Dup3(oldfd, newfd, 0)
+}
diff --git a/web/backend/main.go b/web/backend/main.go
index b1db3c57a..8183731fe 100644
--- a/web/backend/main.go
+++ b/web/backend/main.go
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	appName = "PicoClaw"
+
+	logPath   = "logs"
+	panicFile = "launcher_panic.log"
+	logFile   = "launcher.log"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -72,6 +76,14 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Initialize logger
 	picoHome := utils.GetPicoclawHome()
+
+	f := filepath.Join(picoHome, logPath, panicFile)
+	panicFunc, err := logger.InitPanic(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("error initializing panic log: %v", err))
+	}
+	defer panicFunc()
+
 	// By default, detect terminal to decide console log behavior
 	// If -console-logs flag is explicitly set, it overrides the detection
 	enableConsole := *console
@@ -79,11 +91,9 @@ func main() {
 		// Disable console logging by setting level to Fatal (no output)
 		logger.SetConsoleLevel(logger.FATAL)
 
-		logPath := filepath.Join(picoHome, "logs", "web.log")
-		if err := logger.EnableFileLogging(logPath); err != nil {
-			// FIXME: https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/issues/1734
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Failed to initialize logger: %v\n", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
+		f := filepath.Join(picoHome, logPath, logFile)
+		if err = logger.EnableFileLogging(f); err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("error enabling file logging: %v", err))
 		}
 		defer logger.DisableFileLogging()
 	}