diff --git a/artemis/core/diagnostics/emulator_manager.py b/artemis/core/diagnostics/emulator_manager.py
index 2a54f4d..9e26950 100644
--- a/artemis/core/diagnostics/emulator_manager.py
+++ b/artemis/core/diagnostics/emulator_manager.py
@@ -467,7 +467,9 @@ class EmulatorManager:
                         stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
                         timeout=5,
                     )
-                except Exception:
+                except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+                    # Graceful `adb emu kill` failed or timed out; the direct
+                    # process terminate/kill below still stops the emulator.
                     pass
 
             if self._proc and self._proc.poll() is None:
diff --git a/artemis/core/diagnostics/engine.py b/artemis/core/diagnostics/engine.py
index 37b010c..c5a9a43 100644
--- a/artemis/core/diagnostics/engine.py
+++ b/artemis/core/diagnostics/engine.py
@@ -194,8 +194,12 @@ class ReadinessEngine:
         if adb_result and adb_result.metadata.get("active_device"):
             try:
                 active_device = DeviceInfo(**adb_result.metadata["active_device"])
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+            except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
+                # Includes pydantic ValidationError (a ValueError subclass).
+                logger.warning(
+                    f"Malformed active_device metadata from ADB probe; readiness"
+                    f" report will omit the active device: {exc}"
+                )
 
         return SystemReadinessReport(
             overall_ready=overall_ready,
diff --git a/artemis/drivers/android/adb_driver.py b/artemis/drivers/android/adb_driver.py
index 2d4c58f..e775fc7 100644
--- a/artemis/drivers/android/adb_driver.py
+++ b/artemis/drivers/android/adb_driver.py
@@ -355,8 +355,9 @@ class AndroidAdbDriver(BaseDeviceDriver):
                     broadcast_cmd = f"am broadcast -a ADB_INPUT_B64 --es msg '{b64_text}'"
                     await asyncio.to_thread(self.device.shell, broadcast_cmd)
                     return True
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+            except Exception as e:
+                # ADBKeyboard probe/broadcast failed; fall through to native input.
+                logger.debug(f"ADBKeyboard IME path failed, falling back to ADB input: {e}")
 
             # 3. Tier 3: Universal Native ADB input text fallback
             lines = norm_text.split("\n")
@@ -410,8 +411,9 @@ class AndroidAdbDriver(BaseDeviceDriver):
                     app_info = await asyncio.to_thread(self.device.current_app)
                     if app_info and getattr(app_info, "package", None):
                         return app_info.package
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
+                except Exception as e:
+                    # current_app is unsupported on some devices; use dumpsys below.
+                    logger.debug(f"current_app query failed, falling back to dumpsys: {e}")
 
             # 2. Structured dumpsys extraction
             out = await asyncio.to_thread(
@@ -467,8 +469,10 @@ class AndroidAdbDriver(BaseDeviceDriver):
             try:
                 self._scrcpy_process.terminate()
                 await asyncio.wait_for(self._scrcpy_process.wait(), timeout=5.0)
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+            except (ProcessLookupError, OSError, asyncio.TimeoutError) as e:
+                # Already exited, or did not stop within the timeout; a lingering
+                # scrcpy may keep the MKV file locked on Windows.
+                logger.debug(f"scrcpy process did not terminate cleanly: {e}")
             self._scrcpy_process = None
 
         mkv = getattr(self, "_recording_mkv_path", None)
@@ -493,7 +497,8 @@ class AndroidAdbDriver(BaseDeviceDriver):
                 if mp4.exists() and mp4.stat().st_size > 0:
                     try:
                         mkv.unlink()
-                    except Exception:
+                    except OSError:
+                        # Best-effort cleanup of the intermediate MKV file.
                         pass
                     return str(mp4)
             except Exception as e:
diff --git a/artemis/drivers/android/input_ime.py b/artemis/drivers/android/input_ime.py
index 1cc14a5..723a85b 100644
--- a/artemis/drivers/android/input_ime.py
+++ b/artemis/drivers/android/input_ime.py
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ class AndroidInputIME:
                     broadcast_cmd = f"am broadcast -a ADB_INPUT_B64 --es msg '{b64_text}'"
                     await asyncio.to_thread(self.device.shell, broadcast_cmd)
                     return True
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+            except Exception as e:
+                # ADBKeyboard probe/broadcast failed; fall through to ADB input.
+                logger.debug(f"ADBKeyboard IME path failed, falling back to ADB input: {e}")
 
             # 4. Fallback: ADB input text
             lines = text.split("\n")
diff --git a/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/doctor.py b/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/doctor.py
index f9ac90d..4a69258 100644
--- a/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/doctor.py
+++ b/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/doctor.py
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ def doctor_command(
                     state = parts[1]
                     extra = " ".join(parts[2:])
                     devices_info.append((serial, state, extra))
-        except Exception:
+        except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+            # adb probe failed or timed out; report as "no devices detected".
             pass
 
     if devices_info:
diff --git a/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/init.py b/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/init.py
index c8fa063..46ae17b 100644
--- a/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/init.py
+++ b/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/init.py
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ def init_command() -> None:
                     serial = parts[0]
                     extra = " ".join(parts[2:])
                     detected_devices.append((serial, extra))
-        except Exception:
+        except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+            # adb probe failed or timed out; continue setup with no devices.
             pass
 
     selected_serial = ""
diff --git a/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/mcp.py b/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/mcp.py
index 5415655..6ec5d10 100644
--- a/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/mcp.py
+++ b/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/mcp.py
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ def _parse_json_lenient(text: str) -> dict | None:
     try:
         data = json.loads(text)
         return data if isinstance(data, dict) else None
-    except Exception:
+    except ValueError:
+        # Not strict JSON; fall through to the lenient JSONC cleanup below.
         pass
     # Remove // single-line comments
     cleaned = re.sub(r"//.*", "", text)
@@ -215,8 +216,11 @@ def _merge_json_file(
                 try:
                     backup_path.write_text(raw_text, encoding="utf-8")
                     logger.warning(f"Existing JSON in {file_path} could not be parsed; backup created at {backup_path}")
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
+                except OSError as exc:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        f"Existing JSON in {file_path} could not be parsed AND the backup to"
+                        f" {backup_path} failed ({exc}); the original content will be overwritten."
+                    )
 
         for remove_path in remove_paths:
             parent = data
@@ -316,8 +320,10 @@ def _merge_codex_toml(file_path: Path, server_config: dict) -> bool:
                 backup_path = file_path.with_suffix(file_path.suffix + ".bak")
                 backup_path.write_text(file_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), encoding="utf-8")
                 logger.warning(f"Could not update {file_path}; backup created at {backup_path}: {e}")
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+            except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError) as backup_exc:
+                logger.warning(
+                    f"Could not update {file_path} ({e}); backup also failed: {backup_exc}"
+                )
         else:
             logger.warning(f"Could not create Codex MCP config file {file_path}: {e}")
         return False
@@ -394,7 +400,8 @@ def _write_rule_file(file_path: Path, content: str) -> bool:
             try:
                 if file_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8") == new_text:
                     return True
-            except Exception:
+            except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+                # Unreadable existing file: skip the no-op check and rewrite it.
                 pass
         file_path.write_text(new_text, encoding="utf-8")
         return True
@@ -419,7 +426,8 @@ def _write_cursor_mdc(file_path: Path, content: str) -> bool:
             try:
                 if file_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8") == new_text:
                     return True
-            except Exception:
+            except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+                # Unreadable existing file: skip the no-op check and rewrite it.
                 pass
         file_path.write_text(new_text, encoding="utf-8")
         return True
diff --git a/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/run.py b/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/run.py
index fb1691c..34ba6e8 100644
--- a/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/run.py
+++ b/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/run.py
@@ -408,8 +408,9 @@ def run_command(
                 host=settings.ADB_HOST or "localhost",
                 port=settings.ADB_PORT or 5037,
             )
-    except Exception:
-        pass
+    except Exception as exc:
+        # Optional cosmetic device-status display; run continues without it.
+        logger.debug(f"Could not create ADB client for device status display: {exc}")
 
     display_device_status(console, adb_client=adb_client)
 
@@ -420,7 +421,9 @@ def run_command(
             original_sigterm = signal.signal(
                 signal.SIGTERM, lambda s, f: (_ for _ in ()).throw(KeyboardInterrupt())
             )
-    except Exception:
+    except (ValueError, OSError, RuntimeError):
+        # Not the main thread or platform does not support SIGTERM handlers;
+        # run proceeds without the graceful-cancel hook.
         pass
 
     try:
@@ -471,7 +474,8 @@ def run_command(
         try:
             if original_sigterm is not None and hasattr(signal, "SIGTERM"):
                 signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, original_sigterm)
-        except Exception:
+        except (ValueError, OSError, RuntimeError):
+            # Best-effort restore of the previous handler on the way out.
             pass
         if cancelled:
             raise SystemExit(130)
diff --git a/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/server_lifecycle.py b/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/server_lifecycle.py
index aadcae6..e745861 100644
--- a/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/server_lifecycle.py
+++ b/artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/server_lifecycle.py
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ def status_command(
             try:
                 dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(metadata["started_at"])
                 started_at_str = dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-            except Exception:
+            except (TypeError, ValueError, OSError, OverflowError):
+                # Malformed or out-of-range timestamp in metadata: show "Unknown".
                 pass
 
         table = Table(show_header=False, box=None, padding=(0, 2))
diff --git a/artemis/platform/windows.py b/artemis/platform/windows.py
index b8d1c22..a9de5f3 100644
--- a/artemis/platform/windows.py
+++ b/artemis/platform/windows.py
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ class WindowsPlatformProcess(IPlatformProcess):
             )
             if res.returncode == 0:
                 return True
-        except Exception:
+        except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+            # taskkill missing, not runnable, or timed out; try psutil below.
             pass
 
         # 2. Fallback to psutil
@@ -131,12 +132,14 @@ class WindowsPlatformProcess(IPlatformProcess):
         if hasattr(sys.stdout, "reconfigure"):
             try:
                 sys.stdout.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
-            except Exception:
+            except (OSError, ValueError):
+                # Stream is detached/closed or does not support reconfigure.
                 pass
         if hasattr(sys.stderr, "reconfigure"):
             try:
                 sys.stderr.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
-            except Exception:
+            except (OSError, ValueError):
+                # Stream is detached/closed or does not support reconfigure.
                 pass
         os.environ["PYTHONUTF8"] = "1"
 
diff --git a/artemis/runtime/daemon_client.py b/artemis/runtime/daemon_client.py
index ed7eb80..f300221 100644
--- a/artemis/runtime/daemon_client.py
+++ b/artemis/runtime/daemon_client.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def spawn_daemon(
         if log_handle is not subprocess.DEVNULL:
             try:
                 log_handle.close()
-            except Exception:
+            except OSError:
                 pass
 
 
diff --git a/artemis/runtime/device_pool.py b/artemis/runtime/device_pool.py
index a861d1c..c186ce1 100644
--- a/artemis/runtime/device_pool.py
+++ b/artemis/runtime/device_pool.py
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ class DevicePool:
             if proc is not None:
                 try:
                     proc.kill()
-                except Exception:
+                except (ProcessLookupError, OSError):
+                    # Process already exited; nothing left to clean up.
                     pass
             return None
 
@@ -256,7 +257,8 @@ class DevicePool:
             if proc is not None:
                 try:
                     proc.kill()
-                except Exception:
+                except (ProcessLookupError, OSError):
+                    # Process already exited; nothing left to clean up.
                     pass
 
     async def warm_up_async(
diff --git a/artemis/runtime/supervisor.py b/artemis/runtime/supervisor.py
index 4075db9..3aec1af 100644
--- a/artemis/runtime/supervisor.py
+++ b/artemis/runtime/supervisor.py
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@ class ProcessSupervisor:
             logger.debug(f"Failed graceful stop for process {proc}: {e}")
             try:
                 proc.kill()
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+            except (ProcessLookupError, OSError) as kill_exc:
+                # ProcessLookupError: already exited, nothing to do.
+                logger.debug(f"Failed to kill process {proc}: {kill_exc}")
 
 
 process_supervisor: ProcessSupervisor = ProcessSupervisor()
diff --git a/artemis/toolchain/descriptors.py b/artemis/toolchain/descriptors.py
index efe5bf9..2fd6a5b 100644
--- a/artemis/toolchain/descriptors.py
+++ b/artemis/toolchain/descriptors.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def _get_embedded_adb() -> str | None:
         if hasattr(adbutils, "adb_path"):
             return adbutils.adb_path()
     except Exception:
+        # Optional dependency probe: not installed or no bundled binary.
         pass
     return None
 
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ def _get_embedded_ffmpeg() -> str | None:
         if hasattr(imageio_ffmpeg, "get_ffmpeg_exe"):
             return imageio_ffmpeg.get_ffmpeg_exe()
     except Exception:
+        # Optional dependency probe: not installed, or imageio_ffmpeg raises
+        # RuntimeError when it ships no binary for this platform.
         pass
     return None
 
diff --git a/artemis/toolchain/resolver.py b/artemis/toolchain/resolver.py
index d445ea4..2096677 100644
--- a/artemis/toolchain/resolver.py
+++ b/artemis/toolchain/resolver.py
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ class ToolchainResolver:
                     self._cache[key] = resolved
                     return resolved
             except Exception:
+                # Probing an optional third-party embedded binary; any failure
+                # simply means "tool not found" and the caller handles None.
                 pass
 
         # Do not permanently cache negative lookups so dynamic installs are detected immediately
diff --git a/artemis/utils/coordinates.py b/artemis/utils/coordinates.py
index ad96e90..ba6d307 100644
--- a/artemis/utils/coordinates.py
+++ b/artemis/utils/coordinates.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def parse_swipe_parameters(
         if isinstance(p, (list, tuple)) and len(p) >= 2:
             try:
                 return [int(float(p[0])), int(float(p[1]))]
-            except Exception:
+            except (ValueError, TypeError):
                 pass
         if isinstance(p, str):
             nums = re.findall(r"-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?", p)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def parse_swipe_parameters(
             if len(c) == 4:
                 try:
                     return "coords", [int(float(x)) for x in c], duration_int
-                except Exception:
+                except (ValueError, TypeError):
                     pass
             elif (
                 len(c) == 2 and isinstance(c[0], (list, tuple)) and isinstance(c[1], (list, tuple))
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def parse_swipe_parameters(
                         pt2 = _parse_pt(parsed[1])
                         if pt1 and pt2:
                             return "coords", [pt1[0], pt1[1], pt2[0], pt2[1]], duration_int
-            except Exception:
+            except (ValueError, TypeError):
                 pass
 
             # Regex extract numbers
@@ -448,7 +448,9 @@ def normalize_step_actions(step_dict: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
                         import ast
 
                         seq = ast.literal_eval(seq)
-                    except Exception:
+                    except (ValueError, TypeError, SyntaxError):
+                        # Unparseable sequence string: leave it as-is; the
+                        # isinstance check below skips non-list values.
                         pass
                 if isinstance(seq, (list, tuple)):
                     item["sequence"] = list(seq)
@@ -481,7 +483,8 @@ def normalize_step_actions(step_dict: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         try:
             action_taken = json.loads(action_taken)
             step_dict["action_taken"] = action_taken
-        except Exception:
+        except ValueError:
+            # Not JSON: keep the raw string; downstream isinstance checks skip it.
             pass
 
     if isinstance(action_taken, dict):
diff --git a/artemis/utils/credentials_validator.py b/artemis/utils/credentials_validator.py
index 4636805..03b14f4 100644
--- a/artemis/utils/credentials_validator.py
+++ b/artemis/utils/credentials_validator.py
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ def _extract_error_message(resp: httpx.Response) -> str:
                 return str(data["message"])
             if "detail" in data:
                 return str(data["detail"])
-    except Exception:
+    except ValueError:
+        # Response body is not valid JSON; fall through to the text fallback.
         pass
 
     # Fallback to response text or HTTP status
diff --git a/artemis/utils/notes.py b/artemis/utils/notes.py
index c32a633..71b0e5f 100644
--- a/artemis/utils/notes.py
+++ b/artemis/utils/notes.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import re
 
 from artemis.data_engine.engine import _CURRENT_DATA_ENGINE
+from artemis.utils.logger import get_logger
+
+logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 # Centralized Description and Documentation Constants (Single Source of Truth)
 READ_NOTE_DOCSTRING = (
@@ -153,22 +156,30 @@ def save_note_content(base_dir: str | Path, key: str, content: str) -> None:
     if key == "task_plan" and file_path.exists():
         try:
             content_before = file_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-        except Exception:
-            pass
+        except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError) as exc:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Failed to read previous task_plan content from %s; subgoal"
+                " rename tracking will be skipped for this save: %s",
+                file_path,
+                exc,
+            )
 
     file_path.write_text(content, encoding="utf-8")
 
     if key == "task_plan":
         try:
             record_subgoal_hash_chain(base_dir, content_before, content)
-        except Exception:
-            pass
+        except Exception as exc:
+            # Hash-chain bookkeeping must never break a note save, but a
+            # missed record can later confuse plan ratchet validation.
+            logger.warning("Failed to record subgoal hash chain for task_plan: %s", exc)
 
     try:
         if _CURRENT_DATA_ENGINE:
             _CURRENT_DATA_ENGINE._publish("note_saved", {"key": key, "content": content})
-    except Exception:
-        pass
+    except Exception as exc:
+        # Telemetry side channel: publishing must never break a note save.
+        logger.debug("Failed to publish note_saved event for key '%s': %s", key, exc)
 
 
 def append_note_content(base_dir: str | Path, key: str, content: str) -> None:
@@ -186,7 +197,9 @@ def append_note_content(base_dir: str | Path, key: str, content: str) -> None:
                 last_char_bytes = f.read(1)
                 if last_char_bytes != b"\n":
                     prefix = "\n"
-            except Exception:
+            except OSError:
+                # Cannot inspect the last byte; worst case is a missing
+                # separator newline before the appended content.
                 pass
 
     with open(file_path, "a", encoding="utf-8") as f:
@@ -343,8 +356,10 @@ def update_note_content(
         if key == "task_plan":
             try:
                 record_subgoal_hash_chain(base_dir, content, new_content_to_write)
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+            except Exception as exc:
+                # Hash-chain bookkeeping must never break a note edit, but a
+                # missed record can later confuse plan ratchet validation.
+                logger.warning("Failed to record subgoal hash chain for task_plan: %s", exc)
         return warning
 
     raise ValueError(
@@ -410,8 +425,10 @@ def record_subgoal_hash_chain(
                 if line.strip().startswith("- [ ]"):
                     text = line.strip()[5:].strip()
                     return hashlib.md5(text.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
-        except Exception:
-            pass
+        except Exception as exc:
+            # Pure string/hash operations; a failure here is unexpected and
+            # silently disables subgoal rename tracking.
+            logger.warning("Failed to compute active subgoal hash: %s", exc)
         return None
 
     old_active = get_active_hash(content_before)
@@ -426,8 +443,13 @@ def record_subgoal_hash_chain(
         if chain_path.exists():
             try:
                 chain = json.loads(chain_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+            except (OSError, ValueError) as exc:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Failed to load subgoal hash chain %s (starting a fresh"
+                    " chain; previous rename history is lost): %s",
+                    chain_path,
+                    exc,
+                )
 
         # Record mapping: old -> new
         chain[old_active] = new_active
@@ -437,5 +459,12 @@ def record_subgoal_hash_chain(
                 json.dumps(chain, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False),
                 encoding="utf-8",
             )
-        except Exception:
-            pass
+        except OSError as exc:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Failed to persist subgoal hash chain to %s (rename %s -> %s"
+                " not recorded): %s",
+                chain_path,
+                old_active,
+                new_active,
+                exc,
+            )
diff --git a/artemis/utils/video.py b/artemis/utils/video.py
index 484284a..de1f5d2 100644
--- a/artemis/utils/video.py
+++ b/artemis/utils/video.py
@@ -703,7 +703,8 @@ def cleanup_video_segments(segments: list[Path], keep_path: Path | None = None)
                 segment.unlink()
                 if segment.parent.exists() and not any(segment.parent.iterdir()):
                     segment.parent.rmdir()
-        except Exception:
+        except OSError:
+            # Best-effort cleanup of temporary segments; leftovers are harmless.
             pass
 
 
diff --git a/artemis/utils/visualization.py b/artemis/utils/visualization.py
index e906262..5143559 100644
--- a/artemis/utils/visualization.py
+++ b/artemis/utils/visualization.py
@@ -600,7 +600,9 @@ def draw_action_overlay_on_image(
                         import ast
 
                         sequence = ast.literal_eval(sequence_str)
-                    except Exception:
+                    except (ValueError, TypeError, SyntaxError):
+                        # Unparseable sequence string: leave it as-is; the
+                        # isinstance check below skips non-list values.
                         pass
 
             if isinstance(sequence, list):
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_credentials_validator.py b/tests/unit/test_credentials_validator.py
index d4d3703..8ae63d8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_credentials_validator.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_credentials_validator.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def test_extract_error_message():
     assert _extract_error_message(resp_openai) == "Incorrect API key."
 
     resp_fallback = MagicMock()
-    resp_fallback.json.side_effect = Exception("JSON parse error")
+    resp_fallback.json.side_effect = ValueError("JSON parse error")
     resp_fallback.text = "Raw error text"
     assert _extract_error_message(resp_fallback) == "Raw error text"