diff --git a/changelog.d/865.changed.md b/changelog.d/865.changed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53080365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/865.changed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+**A launch whose only armed instrument is a logpoint no longer says "no breakpoints"** — `start_debugging` (and `wait_for_stop`) answered a still-running program with "nothing is armed to stop it (no breakpoints, no entry stop, no caught-exception filter)" even when a logpoint was set and firing; both halves were true, since a logpoint never stops the program, but "no breakpoints" reads as "your logpoint was not registered" — the first thing a caller checks when a logpoint seems silent. Logpoints the adapter runs on are now named apart from what is armed to stop the program: "1 logpoint(s) that log without stopping is armed (read get_output for the messages), and nothing is armed to stop it (no pausing breakpoints, …)"; with breakpoints as well, both are named. Logpoints downgraded to pausing breakpoints (adapters without `supportsLogPoints`) are still counted as armed, as before (#865)
diff --git a/docs/tool-reference.md b/docs/tool-reference.md
index f6678874..5be38fcb 100644
--- a/docs/tool-reference.md
+++ b/docs/tool-reference.md
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ Starts debugging a script.
 
 - **The program stops** — `state: "paused"` with `reason` (the example above). A breakpoint reached as the program starts is answered here, in the one call.
 - **The program ends** — `state: "stopped"` with the run-to-completion summary and `exitCode` below.
-- **The hold elapses** — `state: "running"` with **`pending: true`** (top level and in `data`, like `step_over`) and a `message` that says what is armed: `…has not reached 2 breakpoint(s) yet. Nothing was cancelled: what is armed stays armed…`; or, with nothing armed (the `"uncaught"` default does not count — a crash is not a stop you are waiting for), `…nothing is armed to stop it (no breakpoints, no entry stop, no caught-exception filter)…`; or, for a `noDebug` launch, that the debugger is off. What is armed is read when the answer is built, so a breakpoint set while the launch was in flight is named.
+- **The hold elapses** — `state: "running"` with **`pending: true`** (top level and in `data`, like `step_over`) and a `message` that says what is armed: `…has not reached 2 breakpoint(s) yet. Nothing was cancelled: what is armed stays armed…`; or, with nothing armed (the `"uncaught"` default does not count — a crash is not a stop you are waiting for), `…nothing is armed to stop it (no breakpoints, no entry stop, no caught-exception filter)…`; or, for a `noDebug` launch, that the debugger is off. Logpoints the adapter runs on never stop the program, so they are named apart: `…1 logpoint(s) that log without stopping is armed (read get_output for the messages), and nothing is armed to stop it (no pausing breakpoints, …)…`. What is armed is read when the answer is built, so a breakpoint set while the launch was in flight is named.
 
 The hold is not a limit on the program. Nothing is cancelled when it elapses: breakpoints and exception filters stay armed for the life of the process, and the program pauses when it reaches one — in a second or in a day. The hold only decides whether this call reports the first stop itself. It is deliberately short (about a second, sized from the measured time each adapter takes from launch to a first breakpoint; the number is a tunable, not part of this contract), so that a launch whose breakpoint needs an outside trigger — a request handler in a server — hands control back at once. To wait for the stop, call [`wait_for_stop`](#wait_for_stop), which blocks until the program stops or ends for as long as you say; `list_debug_sessions` reports the state without waiting.
 
diff --git a/src/session/execution/execution-controller.ts b/src/session/execution/execution-controller.ts
index 22ad16e7..6fa04b1a 100644
--- a/src/session/execution/execution-controller.ts
+++ b/src/session/execution/execution-controller.ts
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ export class ExecutionController {
           state === SessionState.INITIALIZING ? 'initializing' : 'running',
           {
             ...(arming.armed ? { armedSummary: arming.summary } : {}),
+            ...(arming.loggingSummary ? { loggingSummary: arming.loggingSummary } : {}),
             ...(debuggerOffWhy(session) ? { debuggerOffWhy: debuggerOffWhy(session) } : {})
           }
         ),
diff --git a/src/session/launch/debug-launcher.ts b/src/session/launch/debug-launcher.ts
index e9ef4bba..bffa9b95 100644
--- a/src/session/launch/debug-launcher.ts
+++ b/src/session/launch/debug-launcher.ts
@@ -717,7 +717,8 @@ export class DebugLauncher {
         const arming = describeLaunchArming(finalSession, effectiveLaunchArgs?.stopOnEntry);
         stillRunning = ErrorMessages.launchStillRunning(
           arming.armed ? arming.summary : undefined,
-          debuggerOnAnyway ? undefined : debuggerOffWhy(finalSession)
+          debuggerOnAnyway ? undefined : debuggerOffWhy(finalSession),
+          arming.loggingSummary
         );
       }
 
diff --git a/src/session/launch/launch-arming.ts b/src/session/launch/launch-arming.ts
index a68c7a6a..86228c13 100644
--- a/src/session/launch/launch-arming.ts
+++ b/src/session/launch/launch-arming.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ export interface LaunchArming {
   pausesOnCaughtExceptions: boolean;
   /** The armed clauses in one phrase ("2 breakpoint(s) and an entry stop"); '' when unarmed. */
   summary: string;
+  /**
+   * Logpoints the adapter runs on (issue #865). They never stop the program,
+   * so they are not armed and not in `summary` — but an answer that says
+   * "no breakpoints" to a caller who set one reads as "it was not
+   * registered", so they are counted and worded apart.
+   */
+  logpoints: number;
+  /** "1 logpoint(s) that log without stopping"; undefined when there are none. */
+  loggingSummary?: string;
 }
 
 export function describeLaunchArming(session: ArmingSession, stopOnEntry: boolean | undefined): LaunchArming {
@@ -41,10 +50,13 @@ export function describeLaunchArming(session: ArmingSession, stopOnEntry: boolea
   const logpointsRunOn = session.adapterCapabilities?.supportsLogPoints === true;
   let lineBreakpoints = 0;
   let logpointsThatPause = 0;
+  let logpoints = 0;
   for (const bp of session.breakpoints.values()) {
     if (bp.logMessage === undefined) {
       lineBreakpoints++;
-    } else if (!logpointsRunOn) {
+    } else if (logpointsRunOn) {
+      logpoints++;
+    } else {
       logpointsThatPause++;
     }
   }
@@ -76,7 +88,9 @@ export function describeLaunchArming(session: ArmingSession, stopOnEntry: boolea
     functionBreakpoints,
     stopOnEntry: entry,
     pausesOnCaughtExceptions,
-    summary: joinClauses(clauses)
+    summary: joinClauses(clauses),
+    logpoints,
+    ...(logpoints > 0 ? { loggingSummary: `${logpoints} logpoint(s) that log without stopping` } : {})
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/error-messages.ts b/src/utils/error-messages.ts
index 3dc8e6f7..6b7b7434 100644
--- a/src/utils/error-messages.ts
+++ b/src/utils/error-messages.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ const DEBUGGER_OFF_FOR_LAUNCH =
   'the debugger is off for this launch (noDebug is true): breakpoints cannot bind and no stop is expected; ' +
   'drop noDebug and launch again to debug';
 
+/**
+ * The clause naming logpoints the adapter runs on (issue #865): they never
+ * stop the program, so a launch or wait_for_stop answer names them apart
+ * from what is armed to stop it, with where their messages go.
+ */
+const loggingClause = (loggingSummary: string): string =>
+  `${loggingSummary} ${loggingSummary.startsWith('1 ') ? 'is' : 'are'} armed (read get_output for the messages)`;
+
 export const ErrorMessages = {
   /**
    * Error message for DAP request timeouts
@@ -179,7 +187,7 @@ export const ErrorMessages = {
   waitForStopPending: (
     seconds: number,
     state: 'running' | 'initializing',
-    why: { armedSummary?: string; debuggerOffWhy?: string } = {}
+    why: { armedSummary?: string; debuggerOffWhy?: string; loggingSummary?: string } = {}
   ) => {
     if (state === 'initializing') {
       return `The session is still starting after ${seconds}s (its launch or attach has not completed). ` +
@@ -189,15 +197,19 @@ export const ErrorMessages = {
       return `The program is still running after ${seconds}s — ${why.debuggerOffWhy}. ` +
         `Call wait_for_stop again to wait for it to end.`;
     }
+    // Logpoints the adapter runs on never stop the program, so they are
+    // named apart from what is armed to stop it (issue #865): a caller who
+    // set one reads "no breakpoint is armed" as "it was not registered".
+    const logging = why.loggingSummary ? `; ${loggingClause(why.loggingSummary)}` : '';
     if (why.armedSummary) {
-      return `The program is still running after ${seconds}s without reaching ${why.armedSummary}. ` +
+      return `The program is still running after ${seconds}s without reaching ${why.armedSummary}${logging}. ` +
         `Nothing was cancelled: what is armed stays armed, and the session becomes 'paused' when the program ` +
         `gets there. Call wait_for_stop again to keep waiting, or pause_execution to interrupt it.`;
     }
-    return `The program is still running after ${seconds}s, and no breakpoint or caught-exception filter is armed ` +
-      `to stop it: unless a step or a pause is still in flight, it will stop only for an uncaught exception the ` +
-      `debugger catches by default, or report its exit. Call wait_for_stop again to wait for either, or ` +
-      `pause_execution to interrupt it.`;
+    return `The program is still running after ${seconds}s${logging}, and no ${why.loggingSummary ? 'pausing ' : ''}breakpoint ` +
+      `or caught-exception filter is armed to stop it: unless a step or a pause is still in flight, it will stop ` +
+      `only for an uncaught exception the debugger catches by default, or report its exit. Call wait_for_stop ` +
+      `again to wait for either, or pause_execution to interrupt it.`;
   },
 
   /**
@@ -228,20 +240,25 @@ export const ErrorMessages = {
    * Used in: src/session/launch/debug-launcher.ts
    * @param armedSummary - The armed clauses ("2 breakpoint(s) and an entry stop"); undefined when nothing is armed
    * @param debuggerOffWhy - The debugger-off sentence, when it applies
+   * @param loggingSummary - Logpoints the adapter runs on ("1 logpoint(s) that log without stopping"), named apart
+   *   because they never stop the program (issue #865); undefined when there are none
    */
-  launchStillRunning: (armedSummary: string | undefined, debuggerOffWhy?: string) => {
+  launchStillRunning: (armedSummary: string | undefined, debuggerOffWhy?: string, loggingSummary?: string) => {
     if (debuggerOffWhy) {
       return `The program is running — ${debuggerOffWhy}. ` +
         `Call wait_for_stop to wait for it to end, or read get_output.`;
     }
+    const logging = loggingSummary ? `; ${loggingClause(loggingSummary)}` : '';
     if (armedSummary) {
-      return `The program is running and has not reached ${armedSummary} yet. ` +
+      return `The program is running and has not reached ${armedSummary} yet${logging}. ` +
         `Nothing was cancelled: what is armed stays armed, and the session will report 'paused' when the program ` +
         `gets there — call wait_for_stop to block until then, or pause_execution to interrupt.`;
     }
-    return `The program is running and nothing is armed to stop it ` +
-      `(no breakpoints, no entry stop, no caught-exception filter): it will stop only for an uncaught ` +
-      `exception the debugger catches by default, or report its exit. Call wait_for_stop to wait for ` +
+    // "no breakpoints" to a caller who set a logpoint reads as "it was not
+    // registered" — the first thing checked when a logpoint seems silent.
+    return `The program is running${logging}${loggingSummary ? ',' : ''} and nothing is armed to stop it ` +
+      `(no ${loggingSummary ? 'pausing ' : ''}breakpoints, no entry stop, no caught-exception filter): it will stop only ` +
+      `for an uncaught exception the debugger catches by default, or report its exit. Call wait_for_stop to wait for ` +
       `either, read get_output, or set breakpoints — they take effect on the running program.`;
   },
 
diff --git a/tests/core/unit/session/launch/launch-arming.test.ts b/tests/core/unit/session/launch/launch-arming.test.ts
index 0dd2b1e6..25cd77f2 100644
--- a/tests/core/unit/session/launch/launch-arming.test.ts
+++ b/tests/core/unit/session/launch/launch-arming.test.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,36 @@ describe('describeLaunchArming', () => {
     expect(describeLaunchArming(unknown, false).armed).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it('names logpoints the adapter runs on as logging without stopping, apart from the armed summary (issue #865)', () => {
+    const s = session({ adapterCapabilities: { supportsLogPoints: true } });
+    s.breakpoints.set('lp1', lineBp('lp1', 'x={x}'));
+    s.breakpoints.set('lp2', lineBp('lp2', 'y={y}'));
+    const arming = describeLaunchArming(s, false);
+
+    // They do not stop the program: not armed, not in the armed summary...
+    expect(arming.armed).toBe(false);
+    expect(arming.summary).toBe('');
+    // ...but counted and worded, so the answer can say what IS set.
+    expect(arming.logpoints).toBe(2);
+    expect(arming.loggingSummary).toBe('2 logpoint(s) that log without stopping');
+
+    // Alongside a pausing breakpoint, both summaries stand.
+    s.breakpoints.set('bp', lineBp('bp'));
+    const both = describeLaunchArming(s, false);
+    expect(both.armed).toBe(true);
+    expect(both.summary).toBe('1 breakpoint(s)');
+    expect(both.loggingSummary).toBe('2 logpoint(s) that log without stopping');
+
+    // Nothing to say when there are none.
+    expect(describeLaunchArming(session(), false).logpoints).toBe(0);
+    expect(describeLaunchArming(session(), false).loggingSummary).toBeUndefined();
+    // A downgraded logpoint is a pausing breakpoint, not a logging one.
+    const downgraded = session({ adapterCapabilities: { supportsLogPoints: false } });
+    downgraded.breakpoints.set('lp', lineBp('lp', 'x={x}'));
+    expect(describeLaunchArming(downgraded, false).logpoints).toBe(0);
+    expect(describeLaunchArming(downgraded, false).loggingSummary).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
   it('lists every armed clause in one summary', () => {
     const s = session({ effectiveBreakOnExceptions: 'all' });
     s.breakpoints.set('a', lineBp('a'));
diff --git a/tests/core/unit/session/session-manager-launch-contract.test.ts b/tests/core/unit/session/session-manager-launch-contract.test.ts
index 3902e4ae..402fa8a5 100644
--- a/tests/core/unit/session/session-manager-launch-contract.test.ts
+++ b/tests/core/unit/session/session-manager-launch-contract.test.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,24 @@ describe('SessionManager - launch contract (issues #823, #826, #851)', () => {
     expect(result?.data?.message).toContain('wait_for_stop');
   });
 
+  it('names an armed logpoint instead of saying "no breakpoints" when only logpoints are set (issue #865)', async () => {
+    const sessionId = await createSession();
+    const started = launch(sessionId);
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(300);
+    // The handshake has said logpoints run on; a logpoint is then set.
+    proxy().simulateEvent('adapter-capabilities', { supportsLogPoints: true });
+    await sessionManager.setBreakpoint(sessionId, { file: 'test.py', line: 5, logMessage: 'x={x}' });
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(HOLD_MS);
+
+    const result = started.result();
+    expect(result).toMatchObject({ success: true, state: SessionState.RUNNING });
+    expect(result?.data?.pending).toBe(true);
+    expect(result?.data?.message).toMatch(/1 logpoint\(s\) that log without stopping/);
+    expect(result?.data?.message).toContain('get_output');
+    expect(result?.data?.message).toMatch(/nothing is armed to stop it/);
+    expect(result?.data?.message).not.toMatch(/\(no breakpoints,/);
+  });
+
   it('answers stopped with the exit code for a program that ends inside the hold', async () => {
     const sessionId = await createSession();
     const started = launch(sessionId);
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/error-messages.test.ts b/tests/unit/utils/error-messages.test.ts
index 70df8e6a..07a23325 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/error-messages.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/error-messages.test.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,25 @@ describe('ErrorMessages', () => {
       expect(message).toContain('get_output');
     });
 
+    it('a launch still running with only logpoints names them and points at get_output (issue #865)', () => {
+      const message = ErrorMessages.launchStillRunning(undefined, undefined, '1 logpoint(s) that log without stopping');
+      expect(message).toMatch(/1 logpoint\(s\) that log without stopping/);
+      expect(message).toMatch(/nothing is armed to stop it/i);
+      // "no breakpoints" would read as "your logpoint was not registered"
+      expect(message).not.toMatch(/\(no breakpoints,/);
+      expect(message).toMatch(/no pausing breakpoint/);
+      expect(message).toContain('get_output');
+      expect(message).toContain('wait_for_stop');
+    });
+
+    it('a launch still running with breakpoints and logpoints names both (issue #865)', () => {
+      const message = ErrorMessages.launchStillRunning('2 breakpoint(s)', undefined, '1 logpoint(s) that log without stopping');
+      expect(message).toMatch(/has not reached 2 breakpoint\(s\) yet/);
+      expect(message).toMatch(/1 logpoint\(s\) that log without stopping/);
+      expect(message).toContain('get_output');
+      expect(message).toMatch(/Nothing was cancelled/);
+    });
+
     it('a launch still running with the debugger off promises no stop', () => {
       const message = ErrorMessages.launchStillRunning('2 breakpoint(s)', ErrorMessages.debuggerOffForLaunch);
       expect(message).toContain(ErrorMessages.debuggerOffForLaunch);
@@ -215,6 +234,16 @@ describe('ErrorMessages', () => {
       expect(message).toContain('wait_for_stop');
     });
 
+    it('wait_for_stop with only logpoints armed names them (issue #865)', () => {
+      const message = ErrorMessages.waitForStopPending(30, 'running', { loggingSummary: '1 logpoint(s) that log without stopping' });
+      expect(message).toMatch(/still running after 30s/);
+      expect(message).toMatch(/1 logpoint\(s\) that log without stopping/);
+      expect(message).toContain('get_output');
+      expect(message).toMatch(/no pausing breakpoint or caught-exception filter is armed/);
+      expect(message).not.toMatch(/stays? armed/);
+      expect(message).toContain('wait_for_stop');
+    });
+
     it('wait_for_stop with the debugger off waits for the exit and promises no stop', () => {
       const message = ErrorMessages.waitForStopPending(30, 'running', { debuggerOffWhy: ErrorMessages.debuggerOffForLaunch });
       expect(message).toContain(ErrorMessages.debuggerOffForLaunch);