diff --git a/crates/storage/src/database.rs b/crates/storage/src/database.rs
index 7009ad1..85e827a 100644
--- a/crates/storage/src/database.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/src/database.rs
@@ -1155,6 +1155,26 @@ pub struct ErrorLogRow {
     pub metadata: Option<String>,
 }
 
+/// Delete `error_log` rows older than `keep_days` whole days. Returns the
+/// row count removed.
+///
+/// Called once on app startup so the table doesn't grow unbounded across
+/// months of dogfooding — without this it would eventually balloon the
+/// diagnostic-bundle export and slow the `list_recent_errors` query.
+/// 90 days is the default: long enough to triage a "this happened a few
+/// weeks ago" report, short enough that the table stays kilobyte-scale.
+pub async fn prune_error_log(pool: &SqlitePool, keep_days: i64) -> Result<u64> {
+    let result = sqlx::query(
+        "DELETE FROM error_log \
+         WHERE timestamp < datetime('now', ?)",
+    )
+    .bind(format!("-{keep_days} days"))
+    .execute(pool)
+    .await
+    .map_err(|e| KonError::StorageError(format!("Prune error_log failed: {e}")))?;
+    Ok(result.rows_affected())
+}
+
 pub async fn list_recent_errors(pool: &SqlitePool, limit: i64) -> Result<Vec<ErrorLogRow>> {
     let rows = sqlx::query(
         "SELECT id, timestamp, context, error_code, message, metadata \
@@ -2471,4 +2491,44 @@ mod tests {
             "must fail when DB file does not exist (no create_if_missing)",
         );
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn prune_error_log_removes_old_rows_only() {
+        let pool = test_pool().await;
+
+        // Three rows: one from now, one 30 days old, one 200 days old.
+        sqlx::query(
+            "INSERT INTO error_log (timestamp, context, error_code, message) VALUES \
+             (datetime('now'), 'recent', NULL, 'now'), \
+             (datetime('now', '-30 days'), 'older', NULL, '30d'), \
+             (datetime('now', '-200 days'), 'oldest', NULL, '200d')",
+        )
+        .execute(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+        // Default 90-day retention removes only the 200-day row.
+        let removed = prune_error_log(&pool, 90).await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(removed, 1, "only the 200-day row should be pruned");
+
+        let remaining: Vec<String> = sqlx::query_scalar(
+            "SELECT context FROM error_log ORDER BY id ASC",
+        )
+        .fetch_all(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(remaining, vec!["recent".to_string(), "older".to_string()]);
+
+        // A 14-day window prunes the 30-day row too.
+        let removed = prune_error_log(&pool, 14).await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(removed, 1);
+
+        let remaining: Vec<String> = sqlx::query_scalar(
+            "SELECT context FROM error_log",
+        )
+        .fetch_all(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(remaining, vec!["recent".to_string()]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/storage/src/lib.rs b/crates/storage/src/lib.rs
index a344d57..214b1d1 100644
--- a/crates/storage/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ pub use database::{
     insert_transcript, list_feedback_examples, list_implementation_rules, list_profile_terms,
     list_profiles, list_recent_completions, list_recent_errors, list_subtasks, list_tasks,
     list_transcripts, list_transcripts_paged, log_error, mark_implementation_rule_fired,
-    record_feedback, search_transcripts, set_implementation_rule_enabled, set_setting,
+    prune_error_log, record_feedback, search_transcripts, set_implementation_rule_enabled,
+    set_setting,
     set_task_energy, uncomplete_task, update_profile, update_task, update_transcript,
     update_transcript_meta, DailyCompletionCount, ErrorLogRow, FeedbackRow, FeedbackTargetType,
     ImplementationRuleRow, InsertTranscriptParams, ProfileRow, ProfileTermRow,
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 19391cf..969ab9f 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ use tauri::Manager;
 
 use kon_core::types::EngineName;
 use kon_llm::LlmEngine;
-use kon_storage::{database_path, get_setting, init as init_db, set_setting};
+use kon_storage::{
+    database_path, get_setting, init as init_db, prune_error_log, set_setting,
+};
+
+/// How long to retain `error_log` rows. Pruned once on startup.
+/// 90 days is long enough to triage "this happened a few weeks ago"
+/// reports and short enough that the table stays kilobyte-scale.
+const ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS: i64 = 90;
 use kon_transcription::LocalEngine;
 
 /// Shared app state holding the transcription engines and database pool.
@@ -158,6 +165,22 @@ pub fn run() {
                 .map_err(|e| Box::new(e) as Box<dyn std::error::Error>)?;
             eprintln!("[startup] DB init: {:?}", t0.elapsed());
 
+            // Prune old `error_log` rows so the table doesn't grow unbounded
+            // across months of dogfooding. Best-effort — a prune failure is
+            // not worth blocking startup over.
+            let t_prune = Instant::now();
+            let pruned = tauri::async_runtime::block_on(async {
+                prune_error_log(&db, ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS).await
+            });
+            match pruned {
+                Ok(n) if n > 0 => eprintln!(
+                    "[startup] Error log prune: {n} rows removed (>{ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS}d) in {:?}",
+                    t_prune.elapsed()
+                ),
+                Ok(_) => {}
+                Err(e) => eprintln!("[startup] Error log prune failed: {e}"),
+            }
+
             // Load saved preferences for webview injection
             let t1 = Instant::now();
             let prefs_json = tauri::async_runtime::block_on(async {