diff --git a/breadd/src/core/subscriptions.rs b/breadd/src/core/subscriptions.rs
index a95d388..9b218ff 100644
--- a/breadd/src/core/subscriptions.rs
+++ b/breadd/src/core/subscriptions.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ impl SubscriptionTable {
         // swap_remove moves the last element into `idx`. We need to update by_id
         // for that element. But first, remove its stale entry (it was at the last
         // position before the swap); then re-insert it at the new position.
-        let _last_idx = self.entries.len() - 1;
         self.entries.swap_remove(idx);
 
         if idx < self.entries.len() {
diff --git a/breadd/src/ipc/mod.rs b/breadd/src/ipc/mod.rs
index f4aa092..f99ea74 100644
--- a/breadd/src/ipc/mod.rs
+++ b/breadd/src/ipc/mod.rs
@@ -313,9 +313,67 @@ impl Server {
 }
 
 fn matches_filter(event_name: &str, pattern: &str) -> bool {
+    // Delegate to the same glob logic used by the subscription table so that
+    // `bread events --filter "bread.device.**"` behaves identically to
+    // `bread.on("bread.device.**", ...)` in Lua.
     if pattern.ends_with(".*") {
         let prefix = &pattern[..pattern.len() - 1];
         return event_name.starts_with(prefix);
     }
-    event_name == pattern
+
+    if let Some(prefix) = pattern.strip_suffix(".**") {
+        if event_name == prefix || event_name.starts_with(&format!("{prefix}.")) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    matches_glob_filter(pattern.as_bytes(), event_name.as_bytes())
+}
+
+fn matches_glob_filter(pattern: &[u8], text: &[u8]) -> bool {
+    if pattern.is_empty() {
+        return text.is_empty();
+    }
+
+    if pattern.len() >= 2 && pattern[0] == b'*' && pattern[1] == b'*' {
+        let rest = &pattern[2..];
+        if rest.is_empty() {
+            return true;
+        }
+        for offset in 0..=text.len() {
+            if matches_glob_filter(rest, &text[offset..]) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    match pattern[0] {
+        b'*' => {
+            let mut offset = 0;
+            loop {
+                if matches_glob_filter(&pattern[1..], &text[offset..]) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                if offset == text.len() || text[offset] == b'.' {
+                    break;
+                }
+                offset += 1;
+            }
+            false
+        }
+        b'?' => {
+            if text.is_empty() || text[0] == b'.' {
+                return false;
+            }
+            matches_glob_filter(&pattern[1..], &text[1..])
+        }
+        ch => {
+            if text.first().copied() != Some(ch) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            matches_glob_filter(&pattern[1..], &text[1..])
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/breadd/src/lua/mod.rs b/breadd/src/lua/mod.rs
index cf94a57..9acc814 100644
--- a/breadd/src/lua/mod.rs
+++ b/breadd/src/lua/mod.rs
@@ -840,6 +840,8 @@ impl LuaEngine {
         globals.set("bread", bread)?;
         self.install_require_loader()?;
         self.install_wait_helper()?;
+        self.install_log_helpers()?;
+        self.install_debounce()?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -1188,6 +1190,90 @@ impl LuaEngine {
         }
     }
 
+    fn install_log_helpers(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        // bread.log(msg)   → tracing::info
+        // bread.warn(msg)  → tracing::warn
+        // bread.error(msg) → tracing::error
+        //
+        // Each accepts any Lua value and coerces it to a string via tostring()
+        // so callers can do bread.log(some_table) without a crash.
+        self.lua.load(r#"
+            local _bread = bread
+
+            local function stringify(v)
+                if type(v) == "string" then
+                    return v
+                end
+                return tostring(v)
+            end
+
+            function _bread.log(msg)
+                _bread.__log_info(stringify(msg))
+            end
+
+            function _bread.warn(msg)
+                _bread.__log_warn(stringify(msg))
+            end
+
+            function _bread.error(msg)
+                _bread.__log_error(stringify(msg))
+            end
+        "#).exec()?;
+
+        // Register the raw Rust-backed log functions that the Lua wrappers call.
+        let globals = self.lua.globals();
+        let bread: mlua::Table = globals.get("bread")?;
+
+        let info_fn = self.lua.create_function(|_, msg: String| {
+            tracing::info!(target: "bread.lua", "{}", msg);
+            Ok(())
+        })?;
+        bread.set("__log_info", info_fn)?;
+
+        let warn_fn = self.lua.create_function(|_, msg: String| {
+            tracing::warn!(target: "bread.lua", "{}", msg);
+            Ok(())
+        })?;
+        bread.set("__log_warn", warn_fn)?;
+
+        let error_fn = self.lua.create_function(|_, msg: String| {
+            tracing::error!(target: "bread.lua", "{}", msg);
+            Ok(())
+        })?;
+        bread.set("__log_error", error_fn)?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn install_debounce(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        // bread.debounce(delay_ms, fn) → wrapped_fn
+        //
+        // Returns a new function. When that function is called, it resets a
+        // timer. The original function is only called once the timer expires
+        // without being reset. Useful for rapid hardware events (e.g. monitor
+        // topology changes that fire multiple events in quick succession).
+        //
+        // Because the Lua runtime is single-threaded, we implement this in
+        // pure Lua using bread.cancel / bread.after.
+        self.lua.load(r#"
+            function bread.debounce(delay_ms, fn)
+                local timer_id = nil
+                return function(...)
+                    local args = { ... }
+                    if timer_id then
+                        bread.cancel(timer_id)
+                        timer_id = nil
+                    end
+                    timer_id = bread.after(delay_ms, function()
+                        timer_id = nil
+                        fn(table.unpack(args))
+                    end)
+                end
+            end
+        "#).exec()?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn scan_module_decl(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<ModuleDecl> {
         const MODULE_DECL_ABORT: &str = "__bread_module_decl__";
         let lua = Lua::new();