diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/CMakeLists.txt b/tooling/pipeline/CMakeLists.txt
index f64db59..c2d907b 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
 # --- biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator ---
 target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
         src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/log_results.cc
-        src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/biergarten_data_generator.cc
+        src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator.cc
         src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/generate_breweries.cc
         src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/run.cc
         src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/query_cities_with_countries.cc
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
 
 # --- services: logging ---
 target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
-	"src/services/logging/channel_logger.cc"
-        src/services/logging/log_consumer.cc
+	"src/services/logging/log_producer.cc"
+        src/services/logging/log_dispatcher.cc
 )
 
 # --- services (top-level) ---
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/includes/biergarten_data_generator.h b/tooling/pipeline/includes/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator.h
similarity index 94%
rename from tooling/pipeline/includes/biergarten_data_generator.h
rename to tooling/pipeline/includes/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator.h
index 573df8a..4be0d41 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/includes/biergarten_data_generator.h
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/includes/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include "services/database/export_service.h"
 #include "services/enrichment/enrichment_service.h"
 
+#include "services/logging/logger.h"
+
 /**
  * @brief Main data generator class for the Biergarten pipeline.
  *
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ class BiergartenPipelineOrchestrator {
  * @param application_options CLI configuration and paths.
  */
   BiergartenPipelineOrchestrator(
+      std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger,
       std::unique_ptr<IEnrichmentService> context_service,
       std::unique_ptr<DataGenerator> generator,
       std::unique_ptr<IExportService> exporter,
@@ -53,6 +56,9 @@ class BiergartenPipelineOrchestrator {
   bool Run();
 
  private:
+  /// @brief Logger instance for emitting pipeline messages.
+  std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger_;
+
   /// @brief Owning context provider dependency.
   std::unique_ptr<IEnrichmentService> context_service_;
 
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/includes/data_generation/llama_generator.h b/tooling/pipeline/includes/data_generation/llama_generator.h
index 35c1340..40b5a11 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/includes/data_generation/llama_generator.h
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/includes/data_generation/llama_generator.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "data_generation/data_generator.h"
 #include "data_generation/prompt_formatting/prompt_formatter.h"
 #include "data_model/models.h"
+#include "services/logging/logger.h"
 
 struct llama_model;
 struct llama_context;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class LlamaGenerator final : public DataGenerator {
    */
   LlamaGenerator(const ApplicationOptions& options,
                  const std::string& model_path,
+                 std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger,
                  std::unique_ptr<IPromptFormatter> prompt_formatter,
                  std::unique_ptr<IPromptDirectory> prompt_directory);
 
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ class LlamaGenerator final : public DataGenerator {
   std::mt19937 rng_;
   uint32_t n_ctx_ = kDefaultContextSize;
   int n_gpu_layers_ = 0;
+  std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger_;
   std::unique_ptr<IPromptFormatter> prompt_formatter_;
   std::unique_ptr<IPromptDirectory> prompt_directory_;
 };
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/includes/data_model/models.h b/tooling/pipeline/includes/data_model/models.h
index 9346b01..40c0d62 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/includes/data_model/models.h
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/includes/data_model/models.h
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@
 #include <boost/program_options.hpp>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <memory>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
+class ILogger;
+
 namespace prog_opts = boost::program_options;
 
 // ============================================================================
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ struct ApplicationOptions {
 // Function Declarations
 // ============================================================================
 
-std::optional<ApplicationOptions> ParseArguments(const int argc, char** argv);
+std::optional<ApplicationOptions> ParseArguments(const int argc, char** argv,
+                                                std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger = nullptr);
 
 #endif  // BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_DATA_MODEL_MODELS_H_
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/includes/json_handling/json_loader.h b/tooling/pipeline/includes/json_handling/json_loader.h
index 6cf288f..3fc9bba 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/includes/json_handling/json_loader.h
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/includes/json_handling/json_loader.h
@@ -7,16 +7,19 @@
  */
 
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "data_model/models.h"
+#include "services/logging/logger.h"
 
 /// @brief Loads curated world locations from a JSON file into memory.
 class JsonLoader {
  public:
   /// @brief Parses a JSON array file and returns all location records.
   static std::vector<Location> LoadLocations(
-      const std::filesystem::path& filepath);
+      const std::filesystem::path& filepath,
+      std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger = nullptr);
 };
 
 #endif  // BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_JSON_HANDLING_JSON_LOADER_H_
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/enrichment/wikipedia_service.h b/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/enrichment/wikipedia_service.h
index c51ff28..82a97aa 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/enrichment/wikipedia_service.h
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/enrichment/wikipedia_service.h
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 #include "enrichment_service.h"
+#include "services/logging/logger.h"
 #include "web_client/web_client.h"
 
 /// @brief Provides Wikipedia summary lookups backed by cached raw extracts.
 class WikipediaEnrichmentService final : public IEnrichmentService {
  public:
   /// @brief Creates a new Wikipedia service with the provided web client.
-  explicit WikipediaEnrichmentService(std::unique_ptr<WebClient> client);
+  explicit WikipediaEnrichmentService(std::unique_ptr<WebClient> client,
+                                      std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger);
 
   /// @brief Returns the Wikipedia-derived context for a location.
   [[nodiscard]] std::string GetLocationContext(const Location& loc) override;
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ class WikipediaEnrichmentService final : public IEnrichmentService {
  private:
   std::string FetchExtract(std::string_view query);
   std::unique_ptr<WebClient> client_;
+  std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger_;
   /// @brief Canonical cache for raw Wikipedia query extracts.
   std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> extract_cache_;
 };
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/channel_logger.h b/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/channel_logger.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d2b5bfa..0000000
--- a/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/channel_logger.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @file services/logging/channel_logger.h
- * @brief Channel-backed producer for asynchronous pipeline logging.
- *
- * Intent: Decouple logging from synchronous I/O by forwarding entries to a
- * bounded channel. LogConsumer drains the channel on a dedicated thread.
- */
-
-#ifndef BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_CHANNEL_LOGGER_H_
-#define BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_CHANNEL_LOGGER_H_
-
-#include <string_view>
-
-#include "concurrency/bounded_channel.h"
-#include "services/logging/log_entry.h"
-#include "services/logging/logger.h"
-
-/**
- * @class ChannelLogger
- * @brief ILogger implementation that sends entries to a BoundedChannel.
- *
- * Non-copyable, non-movable. Holds a non-owning reference to the channel.
- */
-class ChannelLogger final : public ILogger {
- public:
-   /**
-    * @brief Construct a channel-backed logger.
-    *
-    * @param channel Reference to bounded channel for log entry transfer.
-    *                Channel must outlive this logger instance.
-    */
-   explicit ChannelLogger(BoundedChannel<LogEntry>& channel);
-
-   ChannelLogger(const ChannelLogger&) = delete;
-   ChannelLogger& operator=(const ChannelLogger&) = delete;
-   ChannelLogger(ChannelLogger&&) = delete;
-   ChannelLogger& operator=(ChannelLogger&&) = delete;
-
-   ~ChannelLogger() override = default;
-
-   /**
-    * @brief Queue a log entry for asynchronous processing.
-    *
-    * Blocks if the channel is full (backpressure). Returns immediately
-    * if the channel is closed.
-    */
-   void Log(LogLevel level, PipelinePhase phase,
-            std::string_view message) override;
-
- private:
-   BoundedChannel<LogEntry>& channel_;
-};
-
-#endif  // BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_CHANNEL_LOGGER_H_
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/log_consumer.h b/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/log_consumer.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 1865e1e..0000000
--- a/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/log_consumer.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @file services/logging/log_consumer.h
- * @brief Dedicated log consumer/drain for asynchronous pipeline logging.
- *
- * Intent: Dequeue LogEntry values from a BoundedChannel on a dedicated thread
- * and forward them to spdlog for I/O and formatting. Decouples application
- * logic from logging latency.
- */
-
-#ifndef BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_LOG_CONSUMER_H_
-#define BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_LOG_CONSUMER_H_
-
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
-
-#include <string>
-
-#include "concurrency/bounded_channel.h"
-#include "services/logging/log_entry.h"
-
-/**
- * @class LogConsumer
- * @brief Consumes log entries from channel and forwards to spdlog.
- *
- * Non-copyable, non-movable. Designed to run on its own dedicated std::thread.
- * Drains the channel until closure, then exits cleanly.
- */
-class LogConsumer {
- public:
-   /**
-    * @brief Construct a log consumer.
-    *
-    * @param channel Reference to bounded channel for log entry retrieval.
-    *                Channel must outlive this consumer instance.
-    */
-   explicit LogConsumer(BoundedChannel<LogEntry>& channel);
-
-   LogConsumer(const LogConsumer&) = delete;
-   LogConsumer& operator=(const LogConsumer&) = delete;
-   LogConsumer(LogConsumer&&) = delete;
-   LogConsumer& operator=(LogConsumer&&) = delete;
-
-   /**
-    * @brief Main loop: drain channel and forward entries to spdlog.
-    *
-    * Intended to be called once on a dedicated thread. Returns when:
-    * - Channel is closed AND all queued entries are drained.
-    *
-    * Thread-safe for use from multiple ChannelLogger instances on other threads.
-    */
-   void Run();
-
- private:
-   BoundedChannel<LogEntry>& channel_;
-
-   static spdlog::level::level_enum ToSpdlogLevel(LogLevel level);
-   static std::string ToString(PipelinePhase phase);
-};
-
-#endif  // BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_LOG_CONSUMER_H_
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/log_dispatcher.h b/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/log_dispatcher.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..823a37e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/log_dispatcher.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/**
+ * @file services/logging/log_dispatcher.h
+ * @brief Dedicated log dispatcher for asynchronous pipeline logging.
+ *
+ * The dispatcher drains LogEntry values from a bounded channel and forwards
+ * them to spdlog on a dedicated thread.
+ */
+
+#ifndef BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_LOG_CONSUMER_H_
+#define BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_LOG_CONSUMER_H_
+
+#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+
+#include "concurrency/bounded_channel.h"
+#include "services/logging/log_entry.h"
+
+/**
+ * @class LogDispatcher
+ * @brief Consumes log entries from a channel and forwards them to spdlog.
+ *
+ * Non-copyable and non-movable. Intended to run on its own dedicated thread
+ * and exit once the channel has been closed and drained.
+ */
+class LogDispatcher {
+ public:
+   /**
+     * @brief Construct a log dispatcher.
+    *
+     * @param channel Reference to the bounded channel used for log retrieval.
+    */
+   explicit LogDispatcher(BoundedChannel<LogEntry>& channel);
+
+   LogDispatcher(const LogDispatcher&) = delete;
+   LogDispatcher& operator=(const LogDispatcher&) = delete;
+   LogDispatcher(LogDispatcher&&) = delete;
+   LogDispatcher& operator=(LogDispatcher&&) = delete;
+   ~LogDispatcher() = default;
+
+   /**
+     * @brief Drain the channel and forward entries to spdlog.
+    *
+     * Intended to be called once on a dedicated thread. The loop returns after
+     * the channel has been closed and all queued entries have been processed.
+    */
+   void Run();
+
+ private:
+   BoundedChannel<LogEntry>& channel_;
+
+   static spdlog::level::level_enum ToSpdlogLevel(LogLevel level);
+};
+
+#endif  // BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_LOG_CONSUMER_H_
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/log_entry.h b/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/log_entry.h
index 5b47677..aa6e50c 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/log_entry.h
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/log_entry.h
@@ -1,65 +1,68 @@
 /**
  * @file services/logging/log_entry.h
- * @brief POD log entry structure for asynchronous pipeline logging.
+ * @brief Structured log record shared by the pipeline logging infra.
  *
- * Intent: Lightweight, move-safe data transfer between logging producer
- * (ChannelLogger) and consumer (LogConsumer) via BoundedChannel<LogEntry>.
+ * LogEntry is a lightweight value type that can be passed safely between the
+ * logging producer and dispatcher through BoundedChannel<LogEntry>.
  */
 
 #ifndef BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_LOG_ENTRY_H_
 #define BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_LOG_ENTRY_H_
 
 #include <chrono>
+#include <thread>
 #include <string>
 
 /**
  * @enum LogLevel
- * @brief Severity levels for log entries.
+ * @brief Severity levels supported by the logging infra.
  */
 enum class LogLevel {
-   Debug,  ///< Development/debugging information.
-   Info,   ///< General informational messages.
-   Warn,   ///< Warning conditions.
-   Error,  ///< Error conditions.
+  Debug,  ///< Development/debugging information.
+  Info,   ///< General informational messages.
+  Warn,   ///< Warning conditions.
+  Error,  ///< Error conditions.
 };
 
 /**
  * @enum PipelinePhase
- * @brief Execution phases for contextual logging.
+ * @brief Pipeline execution phases used to tag log records.
  *
- * Used to tag log entries by their processing stage, enabling phase-specific
- * analysis and filtering of the execution timeline.
+ * The phase tag makes it easier to correlate log output with the part of the
+ * pipeline that emitted it.
  */
 enum class PipelinePhase {
-   Startup,                      ///< Initialization and validation.
-   UserGeneration,               ///< User profile generation.
-   BreweryAndBeerGeneration,     ///< Brewery and beer data generation.
-   CheckinGeneration,            ///< Checkin (visit) record generation.
-   RatingGeneration,             ///< Rating and review generation.
-   FollowGeneration,             ///< Follow relationship generation.
-   Teardown,                     ///< Finalization and cleanup.
+  Startup,                   ///< Initialization and validation.
+  UserGeneration,            ///< User profile generation.
+  BreweryAndBeerGeneration,  ///< Brewery and beer data generation.
+  CheckinGeneration,         ///< Checkin (visit) record generation.
+  RatingGeneration,          ///< Rating and review generation.
+  FollowGeneration,          ///< Follow relationship generation.
+  Teardown,                  ///< Finalization and cleanup.
 };
 
 /**
  * @struct LogEntry
- * @brief Single log event for asynchronous processing.
+ * @brief Single structured log event.
  *
- * All fields are value types, allowing safe move semantics across
- * BoundedChannel without shared ownership or synchronization overhead.
+ * All fields are value types, which keeps transfer across the bounded channel
+ * simple and avoids shared ownership.
  */
 struct LogEntry {
-   /// @brief Timestamp when entry was created.
-   std::chrono::system_clock::time_point timestamp =
-       std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+  /// @brief Timestamp when the entry was created.
+  std::chrono::system_clock::time_point timestamp =
+      std::chrono::system_clock::now();
 
-   /// @brief Severity level of this entry.
-   LogLevel level;
 
-   /// @brief Pipeline phase when entry was logged.
-   PipelinePhase phase;
+  /// @brief Severity level of this entry.
+  LogLevel level;
+
+  /// @brief Pipeline phase associated with the entry.
+  PipelinePhase phase;
+
+  /// @brief Log message text.
+  std::string message;
 
-   /// @brief Log message text.
-   std::string message;
 };
 
 #endif  // BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_LOG_ENTRY_H_
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/log_producer.h b/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/log_producer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9eb941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/log_producer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/**
+ * @file services/logging/log_producer.h
+ * @brief Channel-backed log producer for asynchronous pipeline logging.
+ *
+ * The producer captures log records from application code and forwards them to
+ * a bounded channel for later processing by the dispatcher.
+ */
+
+#ifndef BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_CHANNEL_LOGGER_H_
+#define BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_CHANNEL_LOGGER_H_
+
+#include <string_view>
+
+#include "concurrency/bounded_channel.h"
+#include "services/logging/log_entry.h"
+#include "services/logging/logger.h"
+
+/**
+ * @class LogProducer
+ * @brief ILogger implementation that forwards entries to a bounded channel.
+ *
+ * Non-copyable and non-movable. The channel reference is non-owning and must
+ * remain valid for the lifetime of the producer.
+ */
+class LogProducer final : public ILogger {
+ public:
+   /**
+     * @brief Construct a channel-backed producer.
+    *
+     * @param channel Reference to the bounded channel used for log transfer.
+    */
+   explicit LogProducer(BoundedChannel<LogEntry>& channel);
+
+   LogProducer(const LogProducer&) = delete;
+   LogProducer& operator=(const LogProducer&) = delete;
+   LogProducer(LogProducer&&) = delete;
+   LogProducer& operator=(LogProducer&&) = delete;
+
+   ~LogProducer() override = default;
+
+   /**
+     * @brief Queue a log message for asynchronous processing.
+    *
+     * Blocks while the channel applies backpressure.
+    */
+   void Log(LogLevel level, PipelinePhase phase,
+            std::string_view message) override;
+
+ private:
+   BoundedChannel<LogEntry>& channel_;
+};
+
+#endif  // BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_CHANNEL_LOGGER_H_
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/logger.h b/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/logger.h
index 71a61e8..c2bd78b 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/logger.h
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/logging/logger.h
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /**
  * @file services/logging/logger.h
- * @brief Abstract logging interface for pipeline components.
+ * @brief Abstract logging interface used by pipeline components.
  *
- * Intent: Decouple logging from channel/worker implementation details.
- * All pipeline components depend on ILogger, enabling swappable backends.
+ * The interface keeps application code independent from the concrete logging
+ * transport, buffering, and formatting implementation.
  */
 
 #ifndef BIERGARTEN_PIPELINE_INCLUDES_SERVICES_LOGGING_LOGGER_H_
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 
 /**
  * @class ILogger
- * @brief Minimal interface for submitting log entries.
+ * @brief Minimal interface for submitting structured log messages.
  *
- * Non-copyable and non-movable. Implementations are typically short-lived,
- * created and owned by the composition root.
+ * Implementations are non-copyable and non-movable. They are typically owned
+ * by the composition root and injected into services that emit diagnostics.
  */
 class ILogger {
  public:
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ class ILogger {
    virtual ~ILogger() = default;
 
    /**
-    * @brief Submit a log entry to the logging subsystem.
+     * @brief Submit a log message to the logging subsystem.
     *
-    * @param level Log level (Debug, Info, Warn, Error).
-    * @param phase Pipeline execution phase (Startup, Generation, Teardown, etc.).
-    * @param message Log message text.
+     * @param level Severity of the message.
+     * @param phase Pipeline execution phase associated with the message.
+     * @param message Log message text.
     */
    virtual void Log(LogLevel level, PipelinePhase phase,
                     std::string_view message) = 0;
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/prompting/prompt_directory.h b/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/prompting/prompt_directory.h
index 8b2d4c6..973c715 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/prompting/prompt_directory.h
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/includes/services/prompting/prompt_directory.h
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@
  */
 
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <memory>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
+#include "services/logging/logger.h"
+
 /**
  * @brief Interface for loading named prompt files.
  */
@@ -56,6 +59,8 @@ class PromptDirectory final : public IPromptDirectory {
    *         directory.
    */
   explicit PromptDirectory(const std::filesystem::path& prompt_dir);
+  PromptDirectory(const std::filesystem::path& prompt_dir,
+                  std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger);
 
   /**
    * @brief Loads the prompt for @p key, caching the result.
@@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ class PromptDirectory final : public IPromptDirectory {
 
  private:
   std::filesystem::path prompt_dir_;
+  std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger_;
   std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> cache_;
 };
 
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/includes/web_client/http_web_client.h b/tooling/pipeline/includes/web_client/http_web_client.h
index a38beba..803169a 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/includes/web_client/http_web_client.h
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/includes/web_client/http_web_client.h
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@
 
 
 #include "web_client/web_client.h"
+#include "services/logging/logger.h"
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <string>
+#include <utility>
 
 /**
  * @brief WebClient implementation backed by cpp-httplib.
@@ -24,7 +27,8 @@
  */
 class HttpWebClient final : public WebClient {
 public:
-  HttpWebClient() = default;
+  explicit HttpWebClient(std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger)
+      : logger_(std::move(logger)) {}
   ~HttpWebClient() override = default;
 
   /**
@@ -43,6 +47,9 @@ public:
    * @return Percent-encoded string safe for use in a URL.
    */
   std::string EncodeURL(const std::string& value) override;
+
+ private:
+  std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger_;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/application_options/parse_arguments.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/application_options/parse_arguments.cc
index b2995d1..5cdf0b7 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/application_options/parse_arguments.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/application_options/parse_arguments.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+#include "services/logging/logger.h"
+#include <iostream>
 
 #include <optional>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -6,7 +7,8 @@
 
 #include "data_model/models.h"
 
-std::optional<ApplicationOptions> ParseArguments(const int argc, char** argv) {
+std::optional<ApplicationOptions> ParseArguments(const int argc, char** argv,
+                                                std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger) {
   prog_opts::options_description desc("Pipeline Options");
   auto opt = desc.add_options();
 
@@ -61,10 +63,18 @@ std::optional<ApplicationOptions> ParseArguments(const int argc, char** argv) {
 
   // No flags provided — treat as a help request rather than an error.
   if (argc == 1) {
-    spdlog::info("Biergarten Pipeline");
-    std::stringstream usage_stream;
-    usage_stream << "\nUsage: biergarten-pipeline [options]\n\n" << desc;
-    spdlog::info(usage_stream.str());
+    const std::string title = "Biergarten Pipeline";
+    const std::string usage = ([&] {
+      std::stringstream usage_stream;
+      usage_stream << "\nUsage: biergarten-pipeline [options]\n\n" << desc;
+      return usage_stream.str();
+    })();
+    if (logger) {
+      logger->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup, title);
+      logger->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup, usage);
+    } else {
+      std::cout << title << std::endl << usage << std::endl;
+    }
     return std::nullopt;
   }
 
@@ -76,7 +86,11 @@ std::optional<ApplicationOptions> ParseArguments(const int argc, char** argv) {
     if (var_map.contains("help")) {
       std::stringstream help_stream;
       help_stream << "\n" << desc;
-      spdlog::info(help_stream.str());
+      if (logger) {
+        logger->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup, help_stream.str());
+      } else {
+        std::cout << help_stream.str() << std::endl;
+      }
       return std::nullopt;
     }
 
@@ -94,23 +108,37 @@ std::optional<ApplicationOptions> ParseArguments(const int argc, char** argv) {
 
     // Enforce mutual exclusivity before any further configuration is applied.
     if (use_mocked && !model_path.empty()) {
-      spdlog::error(
-          "Invalid arguments: --mocked and --model are mutually exclusive");
+      const std::string msg =
+          "Invalid arguments: --mocked and --model are mutually exclusive";
+      if (logger) {
+        logger->Log(LogLevel::Error, PipelinePhase::Startup, msg);
+      } else {
+        std::cerr << msg << std::endl;
+      }
       return std::nullopt;
     }
 
     if (!use_mocked && model_path.empty()) {
-      spdlog::error(
-          "Invalid arguments: either --mocked or --model must be specified");
+      const std::string msg =
+          "Invalid arguments: either --mocked or --model must be specified";
+      if (logger) {
+        logger->Log(LogLevel::Error, PipelinePhase::Startup, msg);
+      } else {
+        std::cerr << msg << std::endl;
+      }
       return std::nullopt;
     }
 
     // Prompt directory is only meaningful for live inference — the mock
     // generator has no use for it and should not require it to be present.
     if (!use_mocked && options.pipeline.prompt_dir.empty()) {
-      spdlog::error(
-          "Invalid arguments: --prompt-dir is required when not using "
-          "--mocked");
+      const std::string msg =
+          "Invalid arguments: --prompt-dir is required when not using --mocked";
+      if (logger) {
+        logger->Log(LogLevel::Error, PipelinePhase::Startup, msg);
+      } else {
+        std::cerr << msg << std::endl;
+      }
       return std::nullopt;
     }
 
@@ -130,8 +158,14 @@ std::optional<ApplicationOptions> ParseArguments(const int argc, char** argv) {
     if (user_provided_sampling) {
       // Warn but do not fail — the run is still valid, the flags are just
       // silently irrelevant when no model is loaded.
-      if (use_mocked) {
-        spdlog::warn("Sampling parameters are ignored when using --mocked");
+        if (use_mocked) {
+        const std::string msg =
+            "Sampling parameters are ignored when using --mocked";
+        if (logger) {
+          logger->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::Startup, msg);
+        } else {
+          std::cerr << msg << std::endl;
+        }
       } else {
         SamplingOptions sampling;
         sampling.temperature = var_map["temperature"].as<float>();
@@ -148,11 +182,22 @@ std::optional<ApplicationOptions> ParseArguments(const int argc, char** argv) {
     return options;
 
   } catch (const std::exception& exception) {
-    spdlog::error("Failed to parse command-line arguments: {}",
-                  exception.what());
+    const std::string msg =
+        std::string("Failed to parse command-line arguments: ") +
+        exception.what();
+    if (logger) {
+      logger->Log(LogLevel::Error, PipelinePhase::Startup, msg);
+    } else {
+      std::cerr << msg << std::endl;
+    }
     return std::nullopt;
   } catch (...) {
-    spdlog::error("Failed to parse command-line arguments: unknown error");
+    const std::string msg = "Failed to parse command-line arguments: unknown error";
+    if (logger) {
+      logger->Log(LogLevel::Error, PipelinePhase::Startup, msg);
+    } else {
+      std::cerr << msg << std::endl;
+    }
     return std::nullopt;
   }
 }
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/biergarten_data_generator.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator.cc
similarity index 76%
rename from tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/biergarten_data_generator.cc
rename to tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator.cc
index c60bfac..31a158e 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/biergarten_data_generator.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator.cc
@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@
  * @brief BiergartenDataGenerator constructor implementation.
  */
 
-#include "biergarten_data_generator.h"
+#include "biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator.h"
 
 #include <utility>
 
 BiergartenPipelineOrchestrator::BiergartenPipelineOrchestrator(
+    std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger,
     std::unique_ptr<IEnrichmentService> context_service,
     std::unique_ptr<DataGenerator> generator,
     std::unique_ptr<IExportService> exporter,
     const ApplicationOptions &app_options)
-    : context_service_(std::move(context_service)),
+    : logger_(std::move(logger)),
+      context_service_(std::move(context_service)),
       generator_(std::move(generator)),
       exporter_(std::move(exporter)),
       application_options_(app_options) {}
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/generate_breweries.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/generate_breweries.cc
index 4401390..b80861a 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/generate_breweries.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/generate_breweries.cc
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
  * @brief BiergartenDataGenerator::GenerateBreweries() implementation.
  */
 
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
-
-#include "biergarten_data_generator.h"
+#include "services/logging/logger.h"
+#include "biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator.h"
 
 void BiergartenPipelineOrchestrator::GenerateBreweries(
     std::span<const EnrichedCity> cities) {
-  spdlog::info("\n=== SAMPLE BREWERY GENERATION ===");
+  logger_->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::BreweryAndBeerGeneration,
+               "=== SAMPLE BREWERY GENERATION ===");
 
   generated_breweries_.clear();
   size_t skipped_count = 0;
@@ -29,30 +29,33 @@ void BiergartenPipelineOrchestrator::GenerateBreweries(
       } catch (const std::exception& export_exception) {
         ++export_failed_count;
 
-        spdlog::warn(
-            "[Pipeline] Generated brewery for '{}' ({}) but SQLite export "
-            "failed: {}",
-            location.city, location.country, export_exception.what());
+        logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::BreweryAndBeerGeneration,
+                     std::string("[Pipeline] Generated brewery for '") +
+                         location.city + "' (" + location.country +
+                         ") but SQLite export failed: " +
+                         export_exception.what());
       }
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
       ++skipped_count;
 
-      spdlog::warn(
-          "[Pipeline] Skipping city '{}' ({}): brewery generation failed: "
-          "{}",
-          location.city, location.country, e.what());
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::BreweryAndBeerGeneration,
+                   std::string("[Pipeline] Skipping city '") + location.city +
+                       " (" + location.country + "): brewery generation failed: " +
+                       e.what());
     }
   }
 
   if (skipped_count > 0) {
-    spdlog::warn("[Pipeline] Skipped {} city/cities due to generation errors",
-                 skipped_count);
+    logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::BreweryAndBeerGeneration,
+                 std::string("[Pipeline] Skipped ") +
+                     std::to_string(skipped_count) +
+                     " city/cities due to generation errors");
   }
 
   if (export_failed_count > 0) {
-    spdlog::warn(
-        "[Pipeline] Failed to export {} generated brewery/breweries to "
-        "SQLite",
-        export_failed_count);
+    logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::Teardown,
+                 std::string("[Pipeline] Failed to export ") +
+                     std::to_string(export_failed_count) +
+                     " generated brewery/breweries to SQLite");
   }
 }
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/log_results.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/log_results.cc
index 340490f..7206426 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/log_results.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/log_results.cc
@@ -3,24 +3,29 @@
  * @brief BiergartenDataGenerator::LogResults() implementation.
  */
 
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+#include "services/logging/logger.h"
 
-#include "biergarten_data_generator.h"
+#include "biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator.h"
+#include <sstream>
 
 void BiergartenPipelineOrchestrator::LogResults() const {
-  spdlog::info("\n=== GENERATED DATA DUMP ===");
+  std::ostringstream msg;
+  msg << "GENERATED DATA DUMP\n";
   size_t index = 1;
   for (const auto& [location, brewery] : generated_breweries_) {
-    spdlog::info(
-        "{}. city=\"{}\" country=\"{}\" state=\"{}\" "
-        "iso3166_2={} lat={} lon={}",
-        index, location.city, location.country, location.state_province,
-        location.iso3166_2, location.latitude, location.longitude);
-    spdlog::info("   brewery_name_en=\"{}\"", brewery.name_en);
-    spdlog::info("   brewery_description_en=\"{}\"", brewery.description_en);
-    spdlog::info("   brewery_name_local=\"{}\"", brewery.name_local);
-    spdlog::info("   brewery_description_local=\"{}\"",
-                 brewery.description_local);
+    msg << index << ". city=\"" << location.city << "\" country=\""
+        << location.country << "\" state=\"" << location.state_province
+        << "\" iso3166_2=" << location.iso3166_2 << " lat="
+        << location.latitude << " lon=" << location.longitude << "\n";
+
+    msg << "   brewery_name_en=\"" << brewery.name_en << "\"\n";
+    msg << "   brewery_description_en=\"" << brewery.description_en
+        << "\"\n";
+    msg << "   brewery_name_local=\"" << brewery.name_local << "\"\n";
+    msg << "   brewery_description_local=\"" << brewery.description_local
+        << "\"\n";
     ++index;
   }
+
+  logger_->Log(LogLevel::Debug, PipelinePhase::Teardown, msg.str());
 }
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/query_cities_with_countries.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/query_cities_with_countries.cc
index 4920693..3ee644a 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/query_cities_with_countries.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/query_cities_with_countries.cc
@@ -3,23 +3,25 @@
  * @brief BiergartenDataGenerator::QueryCitiesWithCountries() implementation.
  */
 
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+#include "services/logging/logger.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <format>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <random>
 
-#include "biergarten_data_generator.h"
+#include "biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator.h"
 #include "json_handling/json_loader.h"
 
 std::vector<Location> BiergartenPipelineOrchestrator::QueryCitiesWithCountries() {
-  spdlog::info("\n=== GEOGRAPHIC DATA OVERVIEW ===");
+  logger_->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
+               "=== GEOGRAPHIC DATA OVERVIEW ===");
 
   const std::filesystem::path locations_path = "locations.json";
 
-  auto all_locations = JsonLoader::LoadLocations(locations_path);
-  spdlog::info("  Locations available: {}", all_locations.size());
+  auto all_locations = JsonLoader::LoadLocations(locations_path, logger_);
+
 
   const size_t sample_count = std::min(
       static_cast<size_t>(application_options_.pipeline.location_count),
@@ -36,6 +38,9 @@ std::vector<Location> BiergartenPipelineOrchestrator::QueryCitiesWithCountries()
   std::ranges::sample(all_locations, std::back_inserter(sampled_locations),
                       sample_count_signed, random_generator);
 
-  spdlog::info("  Sampled locations: {}", sampled_locations.size());
+  logger_->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
+               std::format("  Locations available: {}", all_locations.size()));
+  logger_->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
+               std::format("  Sampled locations: {}", sampled_locations.size()));
   return sampled_locations;
 }
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/run.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/run.cc
index c3a42e1..1888d76 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/run.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator/run.cc
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
  * @brief BiergartenDataGenerator::Run() implementation.
  */
 
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+#include "services/logging/logger.h"
 
 #include <utility>
 
-#include "biergarten_data_generator.h"
+#include "biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator.h"
 
 bool BiergartenPipelineOrchestrator::Run() {
   try {
@@ -21,24 +21,27 @@ bool BiergartenPipelineOrchestrator::Run() {
     for (auto& city : cities) {
       try {
         std::string region_context = context_service_->GetLocationContext(city);
-        // spdlog::debug("[Pipeline] Context for '{}' ({}) gathered:\n{}",
-        //               city.city, city.iso3166_2, region_context);
+        // logger_->Log(LogLevel::Debug, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+        //              "[Pipeline] Context for '" + city.city + "' (" +
+        //              city.iso3166_2 + ") gathered:\n" + region_context);
 
         enriched.push_back(
             EnrichedCity{.location = std::move(city),
                          .region_context = std::move(region_context)});
       } catch (const std::exception& exception) {
         ++skipped_count;
-        spdlog::warn(
-            "[Pipeline] Skipping city '{}' ({}): context lookup failed: {}",
-            city.city, city.country, exception.what());
+        logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                     std::string("[Pipeline] Skipping city '") + city.city +
+                         " (" + city.country + "): context lookup failed: " +
+                         exception.what());
       }
     }
 
     if (skipped_count > 0) {
-      spdlog::warn(
-          "[Pipeline] Skipped {} city/cities due to context lookup errors",
-          skipped_count);
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                   std::string("[Pipeline] Skipped ") +
+                       std::to_string(skipped_count) +
+                       " city/cities due to context lookup errors");
     }
 
     this->GenerateBreweries(enriched);
@@ -46,7 +49,9 @@ bool BiergartenPipelineOrchestrator::Run() {
     this->LogResults();
     return true;
   } catch (const std::exception& e) {
-    spdlog::error("Pipeline execution failed with error: {}", e.what());
+    logger_->Log(LogLevel::Error, PipelinePhase::Teardown,
+                 std::string("Pipeline execution failed with error: ") +
+                     e.what());
     return false;
   }
 }
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/generate_brewery.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/generate_brewery.cc
index 569036b..c7d5022 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/generate_brewery.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/generate_brewery.cc
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
  * inference, and validates structured JSON output for brewery records.
  */
 
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
-
 #include <format>
 #include <optional>
 #include <stdexcept>
@@ -100,8 +98,11 @@ BreweryResult LlamaGenerator::GenerateBrewery(
     // Generate brewery data from LLM
     raw = this->Infer(system_prompt, user_prompt, max_tokens,
                       kBreweryJsonGrammar);
-    spdlog::debug("LlamaGenerator: raw output (attempt {}): {}", attempt + 1,
-                  raw);
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Debug, PipelinePhase::BreweryAndBeerGeneration,
+                   std::string("LlamaGenerator: raw output (attempt ") +
+                       std::to_string(attempt + 1) + "): " + raw);
+    }
 
     // Validate output: parse JSON and check required fields
 
@@ -112,9 +113,12 @@ BreweryResult LlamaGenerator::GenerateBrewery(
     if (!validation_error.has_value()) {
       // Success: return parsed brewery data
 
-      spdlog::info(
-          "LlamaGenerator: successfully generated brewery data on attempt {}",
-          attempt + 1);
+      if (logger_) {
+        logger_->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::BreweryAndBeerGeneration,
+                     std::string(
+                         "LlamaGenerator: successfully generated brewery data on attempt ") +
+                         std::to_string(attempt + 1));
+      }
 
       return brewery;
     }
@@ -122,8 +126,11 @@ BreweryResult LlamaGenerator::GenerateBrewery(
     // Validation failed: log error and prepare corrective feedback
 
     last_error = *validation_error;
-    spdlog::warn("LlamaGenerator: malformed brewery JSON (attempt {}): {}",
-                 attempt + 1, *validation_error);
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::BreweryAndBeerGeneration,
+                   std::string("LlamaGenerator: malformed brewery JSON (attempt ") +
+                       std::to_string(attempt + 1) + "): " + *validation_error);
+    }
 
     // Update prompt with error details to guide LLM toward correct output.
     user_prompt = std::format(
@@ -140,9 +147,11 @@ BreweryResult LlamaGenerator::GenerateBrewery(
   }
 
   // All retry attempts exhausted: log failure and throw exception
-  spdlog::error(
-      "LlamaGenerator: malformed brewery response after {} attempts: "
-      "{}",
-      max_attempts, last_error.empty() ? raw : last_error);
+  if (logger_) {
+    logger_->Log(LogLevel::Error, PipelinePhase::BreweryAndBeerGeneration,
+                 std::string("LlamaGenerator: malformed brewery response after ") +
+                     std::to_string(max_attempts) + " attempts: " +
+                     (last_error.empty() ? raw : last_error));
+  }
   throw std::runtime_error("LlamaGenerator: malformed brewery response");
 }
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/generate_user.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/generate_user.cc
index 7ed6426..9013282 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/generate_user.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/generate_user.cc
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
  * retry handling, and output sanitization for downstream parsing.
  */
 
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 
-#include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "data_generation/llama_generator.h"
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/infer.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/infer.cc
index dc06d0b..03c6f46 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/infer.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/infer.cc
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
  * output tokens back to text for system+user chat prompts.
  */
 
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
-
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <memory>
 #include <stdexcept>
@@ -171,10 +169,14 @@ std::string LlamaGenerator::InferFormatted(const std::string& formatted_prompt,
    */
   prompt_tokens.resize(static_cast<size_t>(token_count));
   if (token_count > prompt_budget) {
-    spdlog::warn(
-        "LlamaGenerator: prompt too long ({} tokens), truncating to {} "
-        "tokens to fit n_batch/n_ctx limits",
-        token_count, prompt_budget);
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(
+          LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::BreweryAndBeerGeneration,
+          std::string("LlamaGenerator: prompt too long (") +
+              std::to_string(token_count) + ") tokens, truncating to " +
+              std::to_string(prompt_budget) +
+              " tokens to fit n_batch/n_ctx limits");
+    }
     prompt_tokens.resize(static_cast<size_t>(prompt_budget));
     token_count = prompt_budget;
   }
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/llama_generator.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/llama_generator.cc
index d780f2f..cc095dd 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/llama_generator.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/llama_generator.cc
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ void LlamaGenerator::ContextDeleter::operator()(
 
 LlamaGenerator::LlamaGenerator(
     const ApplicationOptions& options, const std::string& model_path,
+    std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger,
     std::unique_ptr<IPromptFormatter> prompt_formatter,
     std::unique_ptr<IPromptDirectory> prompt_directory)
     : rng_(std::random_device{}()),
+      logger_(std::move(logger)),
       prompt_formatter_(std::move(prompt_formatter)),
       prompt_directory_(std::move(prompt_directory)) {
   if (model_path.empty()) {
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/load.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/load.cc
index 0829efb..7066001 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/load.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/data_generation/llama/load.cc
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
  * context, and resets prior resources during model initialization.
  */
 
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
-
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
@@ -49,5 +47,8 @@ void LlamaGenerator::Load(const std::string& model_path) {
   model_ = std::move(loaded_model);
   context_ = std::move(loaded_context);
 
-  spdlog::info("[LlamaGenerator] Loaded model: {}", model_path);
+  if (logger_) {
+    logger_->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
+                 std::string("[LlamaGenerator] Loaded model: ") + model_path);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/json_handling/json_loader.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/json_handling/json_loader.cc
index 5ca70e9..3ebdbd4 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/json_handling/json_loader.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/json_handling/json_loader.cc
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
 #include "json_handling/json_loader.h"
 
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+#include "services/logging/logger.h"
+#include <iostream>
 
 #include <boost/json.hpp>
 #include <fstream>
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ static std::vector<std::string> ReadRequiredStringArray(
 }
 
 std::vector<Location> JsonLoader::LoadLocations(
-    const std::filesystem::path& filepath) {
+    const std::filesystem::path& filepath, std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger) {
   std::ifstream input(filepath);
   if (!input.is_open()) {
     throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open locations file: " +
@@ -104,7 +105,5 @@ std::vector<Location> JsonLoader::LoadLocations(
     });
   }
 
-  spdlog::info("[JsonLoader] Loaded {} locations from {}", locations.size(),
-               filepath.string());
   return locations;
 }
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/main.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/main.cc
index 4d84a3f..f586f4d 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/main.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/main.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+#include <spdlog/fmt/fmt.h>
 
 #include <boost/di.hpp>
 #include <boost/program_options.hpp>
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <thread>
 
-#include "biergarten_data_generator.h"
+#include "biergarten_pipeline_orchestrator.h"
 #include "concurrency/bounded_channel.h"
 #include "data_generation/llama_generator.h"
 #include "data_generation/mock_generator.h"
@@ -27,9 +28,9 @@
 #include "services/enrichment/enrichment_service.h"
 #include "services/enrichment/mock_enrichment.h"
 #include "services/enrichment/wikipedia_service.h"
-#include "services/logging/channel_logger.h"
-#include "services/logging/log_consumer.h"
+#include "services/logging/log_dispatcher.h"
 #include "services/logging/log_entry.h"
+#include "services/logging/log_producer.h"
 #include "services/logging/logger.h"
 #include "services/prompting/prompt_directory.h"
 #include "web_client/http_web_client.h"
@@ -37,128 +38,141 @@
 namespace di = boost::di;
 
 static constexpr size_t kLogMaxCount = 512;
+
 int main(const int argc, char** argv) {
-  auto log_channel = std::make_shared<BoundedChannel<LogEntry>>(kLogMaxCount);
-  ChannelLogger channel_logger(*log_channel);
-  LogConsumer log_worker(*log_channel);
-  std::thread log_thread([&log_worker] { log_worker.Run(); });
+  spdlog::set_level(spdlog::level::debug);
+  spdlog::set_pattern("│ %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%e │ %^%-7l%$ │ %v");
+  BoundedChannel<LogEntry> log_channel(kLogMaxCount);
+  auto log_dispatcher = std::make_unique<LogDispatcher>(log_channel);
+  std::thread log_thread([&log_dispatcher] { log_dispatcher->Run(); });
+
+  std::shared_ptr<ILogger> log_producer =
+      std::make_shared<LogProducer>(log_channel);
+
+  auto shutdown = [&](const int exit_code) {
+    log_channel.Close();
+    log_thread.join();
+    return exit_code;
+  };
 
   try {
     Timer timer;
-    spdlog::set_pattern("[%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%e] [%^%l%$] %v");
 
 #ifndef BIERGARTEN_MOCK_ONLY
     const LlamaBackendState llama_backend_state;
 #endif
-#ifdef DEBUG
-    spdlog::set_level(spdlog::level::debug);
-#endif
+
+    log_producer->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup, "STARTING PIPELINE");
 
     const std::optional<ApplicationOptions> parsed_options =
-        ParseArguments(argc, argv);
+        ParseArguments(argc, argv, log_producer);
 
     if (!parsed_options.has_value()) {
-      log_channel->Close();
-      log_thread.join();
-      return 0;
+      return shutdown(0);
     }
 
     const auto options = *parsed_options;
     const std::string model_path = options.generator.model_path.string();
-    const auto sampling =
-        options.generator.sampling.value_or(SamplingOptions{});
+    const auto sampling = options.generator.sampling.value_or(SamplingOptions{});
 
-    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Prompt directory
-    // Conditionally constructed before the injector; moved into LlamaGenerator.
-    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     std::unique_ptr<IPromptDirectory> prompt_directory;
+
     if (!options.generator.use_mocked) {
       try {
-        prompt_directory =
-            std::make_unique<PromptDirectory>(options.pipeline.prompt_dir);
+        prompt_directory = std::make_unique<PromptDirectory>(
+            options.pipeline.prompt_dir, log_producer);
       } catch (const std::exception& dir_error) {
-        channel_logger.Log(
-            LogLevel::Error, PipelinePhase::Startup,
-            std::string("Invalid --prompt-dir: ") + dir_error.what());
-        log_channel->Close();
-        log_thread.join();
-        return 1;
+        log_producer->Log(LogLevel::Error, PipelinePhase::Startup,
+                          fmt::format("Invalid --prompt-dir: {}", dir_error.what()));
+        return shutdown(1);
       }
     }
 
-    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Dependency injection
-    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     const auto injector = di::make_injector(
+        di::bind<ILogger>().to(log_producer),
         di::bind<ApplicationOptions>().to(options),
         di::bind<std::string>().to(model_path),
-        di::bind<WebClient>().to<HttpWebClient>(),
         di::bind<IExportService>().to<SqliteExportService>(),
-        di::bind<IPromptFormatter>().to<Gemma4JinjaPromptFormatter>(),
-        di::bind<ILogger>().to(
-            [log_channel](const auto&) -> std::unique_ptr<ILogger> {
-              return std::make_unique<ChannelLogger>(*log_channel);
-            }),
-        di::bind<IEnrichmentService>().to(
-            [options](const auto& inj) -> std::unique_ptr<IEnrichmentService> {
+        di::bind<IPromptFormatter>().to(
+            [options, log_producer] {
               if (options.generator.use_mocked) {
+                log_producer->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
+                                  "Prompt formatter: none (mock mode)");
+                return std::unique_ptr<IPromptFormatter>(nullptr);
+              }
+              log_producer->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
+                                "Prompt formatter: Gemma4JinjaPromptFormatter");
+              return std::unique_ptr<IPromptFormatter>(
+                  std::make_unique<Gemma4JinjaPromptFormatter>());
+            }),
+        di::bind<WebClient>().to([options, log_producer] {
+          if (options.generator.use_mocked) {
+            log_producer->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
+                              "Web client: none (mock mode)");
+            return std::unique_ptr<WebClient>(nullptr);
+          }
+          log_producer->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
+                            "Web client: HttpWebClient");
+          return std::unique_ptr<WebClient>(
+              std::make_unique<HttpWebClient>(log_producer));
+        }),
+        di::bind<IEnrichmentService>().to(
+            [options, &log_producer](
+                const auto& inj) -> std::unique_ptr<IEnrichmentService> {
+              if (options.generator.use_mocked) {
+                log_producer->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
+                                  "Enrichment: mock");
                 return std::make_unique<MockEnrichmentService>();
               }
+              log_producer->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
+                                "Enrichment: Wikipedia");
               return std::make_unique<WikipediaEnrichmentService>(
-                  inj.template create<std::unique_ptr<WebClient>>());
+                  inj.template create<std::unique_ptr<WebClient>>(),
+                  log_producer);
             }),
         di::bind<DataGenerator>().to(
             [&options, &model_path, &sampling, &prompt_directory,
-             &channel_logger](
-                const auto& inj) -> std::unique_ptr<DataGenerator> {
+             &log_producer](const auto& inj) -> std::unique_ptr<DataGenerator> {
               if (options.generator.use_mocked) {
-                channel_logger.Log(
-                    LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
-                    "Using MockGenerator (no model path provided)");
+                log_producer->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
+                                  "Generator: mock");
                 return std::make_unique<MockGenerator>();
               }
-              channel_logger.Log(
+              log_producer->Log(
                   LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
-                  "Using LlamaGenerator: " + model_path +
-                      " (temperature=" + std::to_string(sampling.temperature) +
-                      ", top-p=" + std::to_string(sampling.top_p) +
-                      ", top-k=" + std::to_string(sampling.top_k) +
-                      ", n_ctx=" + std::to_string(sampling.n_ctx) +
-                      ", seed=" + std::to_string(sampling.seed) + ")");
+                  fmt::format(
+                      "Generator: LlamaGenerator | model={} | temp={:.2f} top_p={:.2f} top_k={} n_ctx={} seed={}",
+                      model_path,
+                      sampling.temperature,
+                      sampling.top_p,
+                      sampling.top_k,
+                      sampling.n_ctx,
+                      sampling.seed));
               return std::make_unique<LlamaGenerator>(
-                  options, model_path,
+                  options, model_path, log_producer,
                   inj.template create<std::unique_ptr<IPromptFormatter>>(),
                   std::move(prompt_directory));
             }));
 
-    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Pipeline execution
-    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     const auto orchestrator =
         injector.create<std::unique_ptr<BiergartenPipelineOrchestrator>>();
 
     if (!orchestrator->Run()) {
-      channel_logger.Log(LogLevel::Error, PipelinePhase::Teardown,
-                         "Pipeline execution failed");
-      log_channel->Close();
-      log_thread.join();
-      return 1;
+      log_producer->Log(LogLevel::Error, PipelinePhase::Teardown,
+                        "Pipeline execution failed");
+      return shutdown(1);
     }
 
-    channel_logger.Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Teardown,
-                       "Pipeline executed successfully in " +
-                           std::to_string(timer.Elapsed()) + " ms");
+    log_producer->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Teardown,
+                      fmt::format("Pipeline complete in {} ms", timer.Elapsed()));
 
-    log_channel->Close();
-    log_thread.join();
-    return 0;
+    return shutdown(0);
 
   } catch (const std::exception& exception) {
-    // Channel may be in an unknown state; fall back to spdlog directly.
-    spdlog::critical("Unhandled fatal error in main: {}", exception.what());
-    log_channel->Close();
-    log_thread.join();
-    return 1;
+    if (log_producer) {
+      log_producer->Log(LogLevel::Error, PipelinePhase::Teardown,
+                        fmt::format("Unhandled fatal error: {}", exception.what()));
+    }
+    return shutdown(1);
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/services/enrichment/wikipedia/fetch_extract.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/services/enrichment/wikipedia/fetch_extract.cc
index 94f2f1e..281db66 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/services/enrichment/wikipedia/fetch_extract.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/services/enrichment/wikipedia/fetch_extract.cc
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @file wikipedia/fetch_extract.cc
  */
 
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
-
 #include <boost/json.hpp>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <format>
@@ -22,7 +20,10 @@ std::string WikipediaEnrichmentService::FetchExtract(std::string_view query) {
   // 1. Cache Lookup
   if (const auto cache_it = this->extract_cache_.find(cache_key);
       cache_it != this->extract_cache_.end()) {
-    spdlog::debug("Wikipedia: Cache hit for {}!", cache_key);
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Debug, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                   std::string("Wikipedia: Cache hit for ") + cache_key + "!");
+    }
     return cache_it->second;
   }
 
@@ -44,15 +45,22 @@ std::string WikipediaEnrichmentService::FetchExtract(std::string_view query) {
   json::value doc = json::parse(body, ec);
 
   if (ec) {
-    spdlog::warn("WikipediaService: JSON parse error for '{}': {}", query,
-                 ec.message());
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                   std::string("WikipediaService: JSON parse error for '") +
+                       std::string(query) + "': " + ec.message());
+    }
     return {};
   }
 
   // 3. Safe Extraction
   const json::object* obj = doc.if_object();
   if (obj == nullptr) {
-    spdlog::warn("WikipediaService: Expected root object for '{}'", query);
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                   std::string("WikipediaService: Expected root object for '") +
+                       std::string(query) + "'");
+    }
     return {};
   }
 
@@ -63,14 +71,22 @@ std::string WikipediaEnrichmentService::FetchExtract(std::string_view query) {
           : nullptr;
 
   if ((pages_ptr == nullptr) || !pages_ptr->is_object()) {
-    spdlog::warn("WikipediaService: Missing query.pages for '{}'", query);
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                   std::string("WikipediaService: Missing query.pages for '") +
+                       std::string(query) + "'");
+    }
     return {};
   }
 
   const json::object& pages = pages_ptr->get_object();
 
   if (pages.empty()) {
-    spdlog::warn("WikipediaService: No pages returned for '{}'", query);
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                   std::string("WikipediaService: No pages returned for '") +
+                       std::string(query) + "'");
+    }
     this->extract_cache_.emplace(cache_key, "");
     return {};
   }
@@ -80,7 +96,11 @@ std::string WikipediaEnrichmentService::FetchExtract(std::string_view query) {
   const json::value& page_val = pages.begin()->value();
 
   if (!page_val.is_object()) {
-    spdlog::warn("WikipediaService: Unexpected page format for '{}'", query);
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                   std::string("WikipediaService: Unexpected page format for '") +
+                       std::string(query) + "'");
+    }
     return {};
   }
 
@@ -88,7 +108,11 @@ std::string WikipediaEnrichmentService::FetchExtract(std::string_view query) {
 
   // Handle 404/Missing status
   if (page.contains("missing")) {
-    spdlog::warn("WikipediaService: Page '{}' does not exist", query);
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                   std::string("WikipediaService: Page '") + std::string(query) +
+                       "' does not exist");
+    }
     this->extract_cache_.emplace(cache_key, "");
     return {};
   }
@@ -96,15 +120,23 @@ std::string WikipediaEnrichmentService::FetchExtract(std::string_view query) {
   const json::value* extract_ptr = page.if_contains("extract");
 
   if ((extract_ptr == nullptr) || !extract_ptr->is_string()) {
-    spdlog::warn("WikipediaService: No extract string found for '{}'", query);
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                   std::string("WikipediaService: No extract string found for '") +
+                       std::string(query) + "'");
+    }
     this->extract_cache_.emplace(cache_key, "");
     return {};
   }
 
   // 4. Success
   std::string extract(extract_ptr->as_string());
-  spdlog::info("WikipediaService: Fetched {} chars for '{}'", extract.size(),
-                query);
+  if (logger_) {
+    logger_->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                 std::string("WikipediaService: Fetched ") +
+                     std::to_string(extract.size()) + " chars for '" +
+                     std::string(query) + "'");
+  }
 
   this->extract_cache_.insert_or_assign(cache_key, extract);
 
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/services/enrichment/wikipedia/get_summary.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/services/enrichment/wikipedia/get_summary.cc
index d19a420..ac22d19 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/services/enrichment/wikipedia/get_summary.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/services/enrichment/wikipedia/get_summary.cc
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
  * @brief WikipediaService::GetLocationContext() implementation.
  */
 
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
-
 #include <chrono>
 #include <format>
 #include <string>
@@ -15,7 +13,10 @@
 std::string WikipediaEnrichmentService::GetLocationContext(const Location& loc) {
   using namespace std::literals::chrono_literals;
   if (!this->client_) {
-    spdlog::warn("Client is nullptr.");
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Warn, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                   "Wikipedia client is nullptr.");
+    }
     return {};
   }
 
@@ -46,13 +47,19 @@ std::string WikipediaEnrichmentService::GetLocationContext(const Location& loc)
   try {
     append_extract(FetchExtract(brewing_query));
     append_extract(FetchExtract(beer_query));
-    spdlog::info("Done fetching for {}. Sleeping for 10 seconds.",
-                 location_query);
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                   std::string("Done fetching for ") + location_query +
+                       ". Sleeping for 10 seconds.");
+    }
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(10s);
 
   } catch (const std::runtime_error& e) {
-    spdlog::debug("WikipediaService lookup failed for '{}': {}", location_query,
-                  e.what());
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Debug, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                   std::string("WikipediaService lookup failed for '") +
+                       location_query + "': " + e.what());
+    }
   }
   return result;
 }
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/services/enrichment/wikipedia/wikipedia_service.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/services/enrichment/wikipedia/wikipedia_service.cc
index dbccd5e..df32618 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/services/enrichment/wikipedia/wikipedia_service.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/services/enrichment/wikipedia/wikipedia_service.cc
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 WikipediaEnrichmentService::WikipediaEnrichmentService(
-    std::unique_ptr<WebClient> client)
-    : client_(std::move(client)) {}
+    std::unique_ptr<WebClient> client, std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger)
+    : client_(std::move(client)), logger_(std::move(logger)) {}
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/services/logging/log_consumer.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/services/logging/log_consumer.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e27f80..0000000
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/services/logging/log_consumer.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @file services/logging/log_consumer.cc
- * @brief Dedicated log drain worker implementation.
- *
- * LogConsumer drains LogEntry items from a BoundedChannel and forwards them
- * to spdlog for final output.
- */
-
-#include "services/logging/log_consumer.h"
-
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
-
-#include <string>
-
-#include "concurrency/bounded_channel.h"
-#include "services/logging/log_entry.h"
-
-LogConsumer::LogConsumer(BoundedChannel<LogEntry>& channel)
-    : channel_(channel) {}
-
-void LogConsumer::Run() {
-  while (true) {
-    auto entry = channel_.Receive();
-    if (!entry.has_value()) {
-      // Channel is closed and drained.
-      break;
-    }
-
-    const LogEntry& log_entry = entry.value();
-    auto logger = spdlog::default_logger();
-
-    const std::string formatted_message = [&] {
-      std::string msg = std::string(log_entry.message);
-      msg += " [phase=" + ToString(log_entry.phase) + "]";
-      return msg;
-    }();
-
-    logger->log(ToSpdlogLevel(log_entry.level), formatted_message);
-  }
-}
-
-spdlog::level::level_enum LogConsumer::ToSpdlogLevel(LogLevel level) {
-  switch (level) {
-    case LogLevel::Debug:
-      return spdlog::level::debug;
-    case LogLevel::Info:
-      return spdlog::level::info;
-    case LogLevel::Warn:
-      return spdlog::level::warn;
-    case LogLevel::Error:
-      return spdlog::level::err;
-  }
-  return spdlog::level::info;
-}
-
-std::string LogConsumer::ToString(PipelinePhase phase) {
-  switch (phase) {
-    case PipelinePhase::Startup:
-      return "Startup";
-    case PipelinePhase::UserGeneration:
-      return "UserGeneration";
-    case PipelinePhase::BreweryAndBeerGeneration:
-      return "BreweryAndBeerGeneration";
-    case PipelinePhase::CheckinGeneration:
-      return "CheckinGeneration";
-    case PipelinePhase::RatingGeneration:
-      return "RatingGeneration";
-    case PipelinePhase::FollowGeneration:
-      return "FollowGeneration";
-    case PipelinePhase::Teardown:
-      return "Teardown";
-  }
-  return "Unknown";
-}
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/services/logging/log_dispatcher.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/services/logging/log_dispatcher.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..421e337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/services/logging/log_dispatcher.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/**
+ * @brief LogDispatcher implementation for asynchronous pipeline logging.
+ *
+ * LogDispatcher drains LogEntry items from a BoundedChannel and forwards them
+ * to spdlog for final output.
+ */
+#include "services/logging/log_dispatcher.h"
+
+#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "concurrency/bounded_channel.h"
+#include "services/logging/log_entry.h"
+
+LogDispatcher::LogDispatcher(BoundedChannel<LogEntry>& channel)
+    : channel_(channel) {}
+
+void LogDispatcher::Run() {
+  auto logger = spdlog::default_logger();
+
+  while (true) {
+    auto entry = channel_.Receive();
+    if (!entry.has_value()) {
+      // Channel is closed and drained.
+      break;
+    }
+
+    const auto& log = entry.value();
+
+    logger->log(ToSpdlogLevel(log.level), log.message);
+  }
+}
+
+spdlog::level::level_enum LogDispatcher::ToSpdlogLevel(LogLevel level) {
+  switch (level) {
+    case LogLevel::Debug:
+      return spdlog::level::debug;
+    case LogLevel::Info:
+      return spdlog::level::info;
+    case LogLevel::Warn:
+      return spdlog::level::warn;
+    case LogLevel::Error:
+      return spdlog::level::err;
+  }
+  return spdlog::level::info;
+}
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/services/logging/channel_logger.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/services/logging/log_producer.cc
similarity index 55%
rename from tooling/pipeline/src/services/logging/channel_logger.cc
rename to tooling/pipeline/src/services/logging/log_producer.cc
index d9f7039..c15d592 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/services/logging/channel_logger.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/services/logging/log_producer.cc
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 /**
- * @file services/logging/channel_logger.cc
+ * @file src/services/logging/log_producer.cc
+ * @brief LogProducer implementation for asynchronous pipeline logging.
  */
 
+#include "services/logging/log_producer.h"
+
 #include <chrono>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 
 #include "concurrency/bounded_channel.h"
-#include "services/logging/channel_logger.h"
 #include "services/logging/log_entry.h"
 
-ChannelLogger::ChannelLogger(BoundedChannel<LogEntry>& channel)
+LogProducer::LogProducer(BoundedChannel<LogEntry>& channel)
     : channel_(channel) {}
 
-void ChannelLogger::Log(LogLevel level, PipelinePhase phase,
-                         const std::string_view message) {
+void LogProducer::Log(LogLevel level, PipelinePhase phase,
+                      const std::string_view message) {
   channel_.Send(LogEntry{.timestamp = std::chrono::system_clock::now(),
                          .level = level,
                          .phase = phase,
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/services/prompt_directory.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/services/prompt_directory.cc
index 7583f2e..40b0423 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/services/prompt_directory.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/services/prompt_directory.cc
@@ -6,20 +6,23 @@
 
 #include "services/prompting/prompt_directory.h"
 
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
-
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
+#include <utility>
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // PromptDirectory
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 PromptDirectory::PromptDirectory(const std::filesystem::path& prompt_dir)
-    : prompt_dir_(prompt_dir) {
+    : PromptDirectory(prompt_dir, nullptr) {}
+
+PromptDirectory::PromptDirectory(const std::filesystem::path& prompt_dir,
+                                 std::shared_ptr<ILogger> logger)
+    : prompt_dir_(prompt_dir), logger_(std::move(logger)) {
   std::error_code ec;
 
   // Scenario 4: directory must exist.
@@ -44,8 +47,11 @@ PromptDirectory::PromptDirectory(const std::filesystem::path& prompt_dir)
         prompt_dir_.string() + " (" + ec.message() + ")");
   }
 
-  spdlog::info("[PromptDirectory] Resolved prompt directory: {}",
-               prompt_dir_.string());
+  if (logger_) {
+    logger_->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
+                 std::string("[PromptDirectory] Resolved prompt directory: ") +
+                     prompt_dir_.string());
+  }
 }
 
 std::string PromptDirectory::Load(std::string_view key) {
@@ -77,8 +83,12 @@ std::string PromptDirectory::Load(std::string_view key) {
                              key_str + "' is empty: " + file_path.string());
   }
 
-  spdlog::info("[PromptDirectory] Loaded prompt '{}' from '{}' ({} chars)",
-               key_str, file_path.string(), content.size());
+  if (logger_) {
+    logger_->Log(LogLevel::Info, PipelinePhase::Startup,
+                 std::string("[PromptDirectory] Loaded prompt '") + key_str +
+                     "' from '" + file_path.string() + "' (" +
+                     std::to_string(content.size()) + " chars)");
+  }
 
   cache_.emplace(key_str, content);
   return content;
diff --git a/tooling/pipeline/src/web_client/http_web_client.cc b/tooling/pipeline/src/web_client/http_web_client.cc
index 4653102..d5dc076 100644
--- a/tooling/pipeline/src/web_client/http_web_client.cc
+++ b/tooling/pipeline/src/web_client/http_web_client.cc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
 
-#include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
+#include "services/logging/logger.h"
 
 namespace {
 constexpr time_t kConnectionTimeoutSeconds = 5;
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ std::string HttpWebClient::Get(const std::string& url) {
   }
 
   if (result->status < kSuccessMin || result->status >= kSuccessMax) {
-    spdlog::error("[HttpWebClient] Request failed for URL: " + url);
+    if (logger_) {
+      logger_->Log(LogLevel::Error, PipelinePhase::UserGeneration,
+                   std::string("[HttpWebClient] Request failed for URL: ") +
+                       url);
+    }
     throw std::runtime_error(
         "[HttpWebClient] HTTP " + std::to_string(result->status) +
         " for URL: " + url);