diff --git a/src/app/api/import/apple-health-export/__tests__/route.test.ts b/src/app/api/import/apple-health-export/__tests__/route.test.ts
index 8acfc3b04..fb762f7fa 100644
--- a/src/app/api/import/apple-health-export/__tests__/route.test.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/import/apple-health-export/__tests__/route.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/auth/audit", () => ({
   auditLog: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
 }));
 vi.mock("@/lib/logging/transports", () => ({ emitIfSampled: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("@/lib/logging/signal", async (importOriginal) => ({
+  ...(await importOriginal<typeof import("@/lib/logging/signal")>()),
+  emitSignal: vi.fn(),
+}));
 vi.mock("@/lib/db-compat", () => ({
   ensureDbCompatibility: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
 }));
@@ -78,6 +82,8 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/db", () => ({
 
 import { POST } from "../route";
 import { getSession } from "@/lib/auth/session";
+import { auditLog } from "@/lib/auth/audit";
+import { emitSignal } from "@/lib/logging/signal";
 
 const SESSION_OK = {
   session: { id: "sess-1", expiresAt: new Date(Date.now() + 3_600_000) },
@@ -144,6 +150,18 @@ describe("POST /api/import/apple-health-export", () => {
     );
     const res = await POST(req);
     expect(res.status).toBe(413);
+    // A refused upload is an operational outcome, not an account action: a
+    // signal, never an audit row.
+    expect(auditLog).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "import.apple-health.kickoff.denied",
+      expect.anything(),
+    );
+    expect(emitSignal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        action: "import.apple-health.kickoff.denied",
+        meta: expect.objectContaining({ reason: "content_length_exceeded" }),
+      }),
+    );
   });
 
   it("returns 429 when the rate-limit window is exhausted", async () => {
diff --git a/src/app/api/import/apple-health-export/route.ts b/src/app/api/import/apple-health-export/route.ts
index eb3c81f50..20eb69061 100644
--- a/src/app/api/import/apple-health-export/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/import/apple-health-export/route.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { apiHandler, requireAuth, HttpError } from "@/lib/api-handler";
 import { apiError, apiSuccess, getClientIp } from "@/lib/api-response";
 import { annotate } from "@/lib/logging/context";
 import { auditLog } from "@/lib/auth/audit";
+import { emitSignal } from "@/lib/logging/signal";
 import { checkRateLimit } from "@/lib/rate-limit";
 import { getGlobalBoss } from "@/lib/jobs/boss-instance";
 import {
@@ -77,12 +78,12 @@ export const POST = apiHandler(async (request: NextRequest) => {
   // content-length cannot bypass it.
   const declaredBytes = Number(request.headers.get("content-length") ?? 0);
   if (declaredBytes > MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES) {
-    await auditLog("import.apple-health.kickoff.denied", {
-      userId: user.id,
-      ipAddress: getClientIp(request),
-      details: {
+    emitSignal({
+      action: "import.apple-health.kickoff.denied",
+      level: "warn",
+      meta: {
         reason: "content_length_exceeded",
-        contentLength: declaredBytes,
+        content_length: declaredBytes,
       },
     });
     return apiError("Upload exceeds 1.5 GB limit", 413);
@@ -107,10 +108,10 @@ export const POST = apiHandler(async (request: NextRequest) => {
     );
   } catch (err) {
     const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : "upload_failed";
-    await auditLog("import.apple-health.kickoff.denied", {
-      userId: user.id,
-      ipAddress: getClientIp(request),
-      details: { reason: "stream_to_disk_failed", message },
+    emitSignal({
+      action: "import.apple-health.kickoff.denied",
+      level: "warn",
+      meta: { reason: "stream_to_disk_failed", message },
     });
     return apiError(`Multipart upload failed: ${message}`, 422);
   }
@@ -150,10 +151,10 @@ export const POST = apiHandler(async (request: NextRequest) => {
 
   const boss = getGlobalBoss();
   if (!boss) {
-    await auditLog("import.apple-health.kickoff.denied", {
-      userId: user.id,
-      ipAddress: getClientIp(request),
-      details: { reason: "worker_not_running" },
+    emitSignal({
+      action: "import.apple-health.kickoff.denied",
+      level: "warn",
+      meta: { reason: "worker_not_running" },
     });
     // Nothing will ever read the staged export; it must not stay in /tmp.
     await discardStagedUpload(uploaded.filePath);
diff --git a/src/app/api/import/health-connect-export/route.ts b/src/app/api/import/health-connect-export/route.ts
index 04177f556..d8eb2b6b8 100644
--- a/src/app/api/import/health-connect-export/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/import/health-connect-export/route.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { apiHandler, requireAuth, HttpError } from "@/lib/api-handler";
 import { apiError, apiSuccess, getClientIp } from "@/lib/api-response";
 import { annotate } from "@/lib/logging/context";
 import { auditLog } from "@/lib/auth/audit";
+import { emitSignal } from "@/lib/logging/signal";
 import { checkRateLimit } from "@/lib/rate-limit";
 import { getGlobalBoss } from "@/lib/jobs/boss-instance";
 import {
@@ -67,12 +68,12 @@ export const POST = apiHandler(async (request: NextRequest) => {
 
   const declaredBytes = Number(request.headers.get("content-length") ?? 0);
   if (declaredBytes > HEALTH_CONNECT_MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES) {
-    await auditLog("import.health-connect.kickoff.denied", {
-      userId: user.id,
-      ipAddress: getClientIp(request),
-      details: {
+    emitSignal({
+      action: "import.health-connect.kickoff.denied",
+      level: "warn",
+      meta: {
         reason: "content_length_exceeded",
-        contentLength: declaredBytes,
+        content_length: declaredBytes,
       },
     });
     return apiError("Upload exceeds the 1 GB limit", 413);
@@ -94,10 +95,10 @@ export const POST = apiHandler(async (request: NextRequest) => {
     );
   } catch (err) {
     const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : "upload_failed";
-    await auditLog("import.health-connect.kickoff.denied", {
-      userId: user.id,
-      ipAddress: getClientIp(request),
-      details: { reason: "stream_to_disk_failed" },
+    emitSignal({
+      action: "import.health-connect.kickoff.denied",
+      level: "warn",
+      meta: { reason: "stream_to_disk_failed" },
     });
     return apiError(`Multipart upload failed: ${message}`, 422);
   }
@@ -123,10 +124,10 @@ export const POST = apiHandler(async (request: NextRequest) => {
 
   const boss = getGlobalBoss();
   if (!boss) {
-    await auditLog("import.health-connect.kickoff.denied", {
-      userId: user.id,
-      ipAddress: getClientIp(request),
-      details: { reason: "worker_not_running" },
+    emitSignal({
+      action: "import.health-connect.kickoff.denied",
+      level: "warn",
+      meta: { reason: "worker_not_running" },
     });
     await discardStagedUpload(uploaded.filePath);
     throw new HttpError(503, "Background worker is not running");