diff --git a/bionemo-recipes/recipes/esm2_native_te/fp8_stats.yaml b/bionemo-recipes/recipes/esm2_native_te/fp8_stats.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54b0bd0ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bionemo-recipes/recipes/esm2_native_te/fp8_stats.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+example_fp8_tensor_stat_collection:
+    enabled: True
+    layers:
+        layer_types: [self_attention]
+    transformer_engine:
+        LogFp8TensorStats:
+            enabled: True
+            tensors_struct:
+            - tensor: activation
+              stats: [mxfp8_underflows%]
+              freq: 1
+            - tensor: activation
+              stats: [mxfp8_overflows%]
+              freq: 1
+            - tensor: activation
+              stats: [mxfp8_scale_inv_min]
+              freq: 1
+            - tensor: activation
+              stats: [mxfp8_scale_inv_max]
+              freq: 1
+            - tensor: activation
+              stats: [mxfp8_mse]
+              freq: 1
+            - tensor: gradient
+              stats: [underflows%]
+              freq: 5
+              start_step: 0
+              end_step: 80
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diff --git a/bionemo-recipes/recipes/esm2_native_te/train_fsdp2.py b/bionemo-recipes/recipes/esm2_native_te/train_fsdp2.py
index 293eafe84d..9a3c72474b 100644
--- a/bionemo-recipes/recipes/esm2_native_te/train_fsdp2.py
+++ b/bionemo-recipes/recipes/esm2_native_te/train_fsdp2.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 from perf_logger import PerfLogger
 from scheduler import get_linear_schedule_with_warmup
 
+import nvdlfw_inspect.api as debug_api
+
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
@@ -84,6 +86,16 @@ def main(args: DictConfig) -> float | None:
 
     logger.info("Initialized Model:\n%s", model)
 
+    # TE Debug feature logging
+    debug_api.initialize(
+        config_file="/workspaces/bionemo-framework/bionemo-recipes/recipes/esm2_native_te/fp8_stats.yaml",
+        feature_dirs=["/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/transformer_engine/debug/features/"],
+        log_dir="./log",
+        default_logging_enabled=True
+    )
+
+    debug_api.infer_and_assign_layer_names(model)
+
     # We call the transformer stack "layers" in our TE models, but it's called "layer" in the original ESM-2 models.
     transformer_stack = model.esm.encoder.layers if hasattr(model.esm.encoder, "layers") else model.esm.encoder.layer
     for layer in transformer_stack:
@@ -126,6 +138,9 @@ def main(args: DictConfig) -> float | None:
 
     perf_logger = PerfLogger(dist_config, args)
 
+    
+
+
     # Training loop
     step = start_step
     while step < args.num_train_steps:
@@ -146,6 +161,9 @@ def main(args: DictConfig) -> float | None:
             # Step optimizer.
             optimizer.step()
             scheduler.step()
+
+            debug_api.step()
+            
             optimizer.zero_grad()
 
             perf_logger.log_step(
@@ -169,6 +187,7 @@ def main(args: DictConfig) -> float | None:
                     max_checkpoints=args.checkpoint.max_checkpoints,
                 )
 
+            
             step += 1
             if step >= args.num_train_steps:
                 break