diff --git a/internal/logger/doc.go b/internal/logger/doc.go
index 1136abf96..6b47be0da 100644
--- a/internal/logger/doc.go
+++ b/internal/logger/doc.go
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 //     for per-server logs
 //
 // These APIs target different sinks and can be used together when a message should
-// appear in multiple outputs.
+// appear in multiple outputs. The unified file and markdown helper families
+// share a common sink-dispatch path so new sink fan-out behavior stays
+// centralized.
 //
 // # Per-type setup and error-handler functions
 //
diff --git a/internal/logger/file_logger.go b/internal/logger/file_logger.go
index a4cf72ecc..bba59f5d2 100644
--- a/internal/logger/file_logger.go
+++ b/internal/logger/file_logger.go
@@ -95,14 +95,12 @@ func (fl *FileLogger) GetWriter() io.Writer {
 
 // Global logging functions that use the global file logger
 
-// logWithLevel is a helper that reduces code duplication for logging at different levels.
-// It uses the withGlobalLogger helper from global_helpers.go to handle mutex locking and
-// nil-checking, eliminating the need for repeated RWMutex lock/unlock patterns across
-// LogInfo, LogWarn, LogError, and LogDebug.
+var fileLevelSink = newGlobalLevelSink(&globalLoggerMu, &globalFileLogger)
+
+// logWithLevel is a helper that reduces code duplication for logging at
+// different levels by delegating to the shared sink dispatcher.
 func logWithLevel(level LogLevel, category, format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	withGlobalLogger(&globalLoggerMu, &globalFileLogger, func(logger *FileLogger) {
-		logger.Log(level, category, format, args...)
-	})
+	dispatchLevelToSinks(level, category, format, args, fileLevelSink)
 }
 
 // The exported wrappers below follow the Log-Level Quad-Function Pattern
diff --git a/internal/logger/global_state.go b/internal/logger/global_state.go
index ea0df5b96..06cb6aa52 100644
--- a/internal/logger/global_state.go
+++ b/internal/logger/global_state.go
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ import (
 // Info/Warn/Error/Debug closures is centralized here.
 //
 // The shared logFuncs map below centralises the LogLevel → log-function
-// mapping so that the internal helpers (logWithMarkdown, logWithLevelAndServer)
-// do not need their own switch-on-level blocks.
+// mapping so that internal helpers like logWithLevelAndServer do not need
+// their own switch-on-level blocks.
 //
 // If a new LogLevel constant is ever added (e.g., LogLevelTrace), update all
 // required locations to keep the public API consistent:
@@ -214,10 +214,10 @@ import (
 //  6. Update TestLogLevelWrappers_CoverAllRegisteredLevels in log_level_wrappers_test.go.
 //
 // logFuncs maps each LogLevel to its corresponding global log function.
-// This eliminates repeated switch-on-level blocks in logWithMarkdown
-// (markdown_logger.go) and logWithLevelAndServer (server_file_logger.go).
-// When adding a new LogLevel constant, add a corresponding entry here so
-// that all dispatch sites automatically support the new level.
+// This eliminates repeated switch-on-level blocks in helpers like
+// logWithLevelAndServer (server_file_logger.go). When adding a new LogLevel
+// constant, add a corresponding entry here so that all dispatch sites
+// automatically support the new level.
 
 // logFuncSet is a generic bundle of per-level logging closures all sharing the
 // same function signature F. It is the single source of truth for the
@@ -274,6 +274,40 @@ var logFuncs = map[LogLevel]func(string, string, ...interface{}){
 	LogLevelDebug: LogDebug,
 }
 
+// globalLevelLogger captures logger types whose Log method accepts the shared
+// (level, category, format, args...) signature used by the unified file and
+// markdown sinks.
+type globalLevelLogger interface {
+	closableLogger
+	Log(LogLevel, string, string, ...interface{})
+}
+
+// levelSinkFunc writes a single log entry to one destination.
+type levelSinkFunc func(LogLevel, string, string, ...interface{})
+
+// newGlobalLevelSink adapts a global logger pointer plus its mutex into a
+// reusable levelSinkFunc. This lets the file and markdown helper families share
+// the same sink-dispatch helper instead of each open-coding their own
+// withGlobalLogger wrapper.
+func newGlobalLevelSink[T globalLevelLogger](mu *sync.RWMutex, logger *T) levelSinkFunc {
+	return func(level LogLevel, category, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+		withGlobalLogger(mu, logger, func(l T) {
+			l.Log(level, category, format, args...)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// dispatchLevelToSinks writes the same log entry to each provided sink in
+// order. Nil sinks are ignored so callers can build destination lists without
+// extra conditionals.
+func dispatchLevelToSinks(level LogLevel, category, format string, args []interface{}, sinks ...levelSinkFunc) {
+	for _, sink := range sinks {
+		if sink != nil {
+			sink(level, category, format, args...)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Global Logger RWMutex Access Pattern
 //
 // All access to global logger instances uses the withGlobalLogger helper function
@@ -295,8 +329,7 @@ var logFuncs = map[LogLevel]func(string, string, ...interface{}){
 //	})
 //
 // The withGlobalLogger helper is used in:
-//   - file_logger.go: logWithLevel (for FileLogger)
-//   - markdown_logger.go: logWithMarkdown (for MarkdownLogger)
+//   - global_state.go: newGlobalLevelSink (used by FileLogger and MarkdownLogger sinks)
 //   - jsonl_logger.go: LogRPCMessageJSONLWithTags and logRPCMessageJSONLWithTagsAndSanitized (for JSONLLogger)
 //   - server_file_logger.go: logWithLevelAndServer (for ServerFileLogger)
 //   - tools_logger.go: LogToolsForServer (for ToolsLogger)
diff --git a/internal/logger/helper_functions_test.go b/internal/logger/helper_functions_test.go
index b89edd974..02402b1c7 100644
--- a/internal/logger/helper_functions_test.go
+++ b/internal/logger/helper_functions_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,29 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+func TestDispatchLevelToSinks(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("writes to each sink in order", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var calls []string
+
+		dispatchLevelToSinks(LogLevelWarn, "startup", "message %d", []interface{}{1},
+			func(level LogLevel, category, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+				calls = append(calls, string(level)+":"+category+":"+format)
+				assert.Equal(t, []interface{}{1}, args)
+			},
+			nil,
+			func(level LogLevel, category, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+				calls = append(calls, string(level)+":"+category+":"+format)
+				assert.Equal(t, []interface{}{1}, args)
+			},
+		)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{
+			"WARN:startup:message %d",
+			"WARN:startup:message %d",
+		}, calls)
+	})
+}
+
 // TestLogWithLevel verifies the logWithLevel helper function works correctly
 // and eliminates duplicate code in file_logger.go
 func TestLogWithLevel(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/logger/markdown_logger.go b/internal/logger/markdown_logger.go
index 28cc9ecae..c81dfac3e 100644
--- a/internal/logger/markdown_logger.go
+++ b/internal/logger/markdown_logger.go
@@ -156,17 +156,13 @@ func (ml *MarkdownLogger) Log(level LogLevel, category, format string, args ...i
 
 // Global logging functions that also write to markdown logger
 
+var markdownLevelSink = newGlobalLevelSink(&globalMarkdownMu, &globalMarkdownLogger)
+
 // logWithMarkdown is a helper that logs to both regular and markdown loggers.
-// It uses the withGlobalLogger helper from global_helpers.go to handle mutex locking
-// and nil-checking for the markdown logger access.
+// It delegates sink fan-out to dispatchLevelToSinks so the unified file sink and
+// markdown sink share the same dispatch path.
 func logWithMarkdown(level LogLevel, category, format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	// Log to regular logger
-	logFuncs[level](category, format, args...)
-
-	// Log to markdown logger using withGlobalLogger helper
-	withGlobalLogger(&globalMarkdownMu, &globalMarkdownLogger, func(logger *MarkdownLogger) {
-		logger.Log(level, category, format, args...)
-	})
+	dispatchLevelToSinks(level, category, format, args, fileLevelSink, markdownLevelSink)
 }
 
 // The exported wrappers below follow the Log-Level Quad-Function Pattern