diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/features/store/hybrid_search.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/features/store/hybrid_search.py
index e1b8f402c8..b10bfbcc06 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/features/store/hybrid_search.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/api/features/store/hybrid_search.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Includes BM25 reranking for improved lexical relevance.
 
 import logging
 import re
+import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any, Literal
 
@@ -362,7 +363,11 @@ async def unified_hybrid_search(
         LIMIT {limit_param} OFFSET {offset_param}
     """
 
-    results = await query_raw_with_schema(sql_query, *params)
+    try:
+        results = await query_raw_with_schema(sql_query, *params)
+    except Exception as e:
+        await _log_vector_error_diagnostics(e)
+        raise
 
     total = results[0]["total_count"] if results else 0
     # Apply BM25 reranking
@@ -686,7 +691,11 @@ async def hybrid_search(
         LIMIT {limit_param} OFFSET {offset_param}
     """
 
-    results = await query_raw_with_schema(sql_query, *params)
+    try:
+        results = await query_raw_with_schema(sql_query, *params)
+    except Exception as e:
+        await _log_vector_error_diagnostics(e)
+        raise
 
     total = results[0]["total_count"] if results else 0
 
@@ -718,6 +727,87 @@ async def hybrid_search_simple(
     return await hybrid_search(query=query, page=page, page_size=page_size)
 
 
+# ============================================================================
+# Diagnostics
+# ============================================================================
+
+# Rate limit: only log vector error diagnostics once per this interval
+_VECTOR_DIAG_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 60
+_last_vector_diag_time: float = 0
+
+
+async def _log_vector_error_diagnostics(error: Exception) -> None:
+    """Log diagnostic info when 'type vector does not exist' error occurs.
+
+    Note: Diagnostic queries use query_raw_with_schema which may run on a different
+    pooled connection than the one that failed. Session-level search_path can differ,
+    so these diagnostics show cluster-wide state, not necessarily the failed session.
+
+    Includes rate limiting to avoid log spam - only logs once per minute.
+    Caller should re-raise the error after calling this function.
+    """
+    global _last_vector_diag_time
+
+    # Check if this is the vector type error
+    error_str = str(error).lower()
+    if not (
+        "type" in error_str and "vector" in error_str and "does not exist" in error_str
+    ):
+        return
+
+    # Rate limit: only log once per interval
+    now = time.time()
+    if now - _last_vector_diag_time < _VECTOR_DIAG_INTERVAL_SECONDS:
+        return
+    _last_vector_diag_time = now
+
+    try:
+        diagnostics: dict[str, object] = {}
+
+        try:
+            search_path_result = await query_raw_with_schema("SHOW search_path")
+            diagnostics["search_path"] = search_path_result
+        except Exception as e:
+            diagnostics["search_path"] = f"Error: {e}"
+
+        try:
+            schema_result = await query_raw_with_schema("SELECT current_schema()")
+            diagnostics["current_schema"] = schema_result
+        except Exception as e:
+            diagnostics["current_schema"] = f"Error: {e}"
+
+        try:
+            user_result = await query_raw_with_schema(
+                "SELECT current_user, session_user, current_database()"
+            )
+            diagnostics["user_info"] = user_result
+        except Exception as e:
+            diagnostics["user_info"] = f"Error: {e}"
+
+        try:
+            # Check pgvector extension installation (cluster-wide, stable info)
+            ext_result = await query_raw_with_schema(
+                "SELECT extname, extversion, nspname as schema "
+                "FROM pg_extension e "
+                "JOIN pg_namespace n ON e.extnamespace = n.oid "
+                "WHERE extname = 'vector'"
+            )
+            diagnostics["pgvector_extension"] = ext_result
+        except Exception as e:
+            diagnostics["pgvector_extension"] = f"Error: {e}"
+
+        logger.error(
+            f"Vector type error diagnostics:\n"
+            f"  Error: {error}\n"
+            f"  search_path: {diagnostics.get('search_path')}\n"
+            f"  current_schema: {diagnostics.get('current_schema')}\n"
+            f"  user_info: {diagnostics.get('user_info')}\n"
+            f"  pgvector_extension: {diagnostics.get('pgvector_extension')}"
+        )
+    except Exception as diag_error:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to collect vector error diagnostics: {diag_error}")
+
+
 # Backward compatibility alias - HybridSearchWeights maps to StoreAgentSearchWeights
 # for existing code that expects the popularity parameter
 HybridSearchWeights = StoreAgentSearchWeights