diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 2685f40..b1a75a8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ services:
       --reload-dir /app/src
     depends_on:
       - qdrant
+    networks:
+      - maicro-network
     healthcheck:
       test:
         ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:8000/api/v1/health || exit 1"]
@@ -44,8 +46,49 @@ services:
       - "6334:6334"
     volumes:
       - qdrant_data:/qdrant/storage
+    networks:
+      - maicro-network
     healthcheck:
       disable: true
 
+  prometheus:
+    image: prom/prometheus:latest
+    container_name: prometheus_dev
+    ports:
+      - "9090:9090"
+    volumes:
+      - ./prometheus.yml:/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
+      - prometheus_data:/prometheus
+    command:
+      - '--config.file=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml'
+      - '--storage.tsdb.path=/prometheus'
+    networks:
+      - maicro-network
+    depends_on:
+      - maicro
+
+  grafana:
+    image: grafana/grafana:latest
+    container_name: grafana_dev
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    environment:
+      - GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_USER=${GRAFANA_ADMIN_USER:-admin}
+      - GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=${GRAFANA_ADMIN_PASSWORD:-admin}
+    volumes:
+      - grafana_data:/var/lib/grafana
+      - ./grafana/provisioning:/etc/grafana/provisioning:ro
+      - ./grafana/dashboards:/var/lib/grafana/dashboards:ro
+    networks:
+      - maicro-network
+    depends_on:
+      - prometheus
+
 volumes:
   qdrant_data:
+  prometheus_data:
+  grafana_data:
+
+networks:
+  maicro-network:
+    driver: bridge
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d475ec1..55746e4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - .env
     restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - maicro-network
     healthcheck:
       test:
         [
@@ -20,3 +22,46 @@ services:
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
+
+  prometheus:
+    image: prom/prometheus:latest
+    container_name: prometheus
+    ports:
+      - "9090:9090"
+    volumes:
+      - ./prometheus.yml:/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml:ro
+      - prometheus_data:/prometheus
+    command:
+      - "--config.file=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml"
+      - "--storage.tsdb.path=/prometheus"
+    depends_on:
+      - maicro
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - maicro-network
+
+  grafana:
+    image: grafana/grafana:latest
+    container_name: grafana
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    environment:
+      GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_USER: ${GRAFANA_ADMIN_USER:-admin}
+      GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD: ${GRAFANA_ADMIN_PASSWORD:-admin}
+    volumes:
+      - grafana_data:/var/lib/grafana
+      - ./grafana/provisioning:/etc/grafana/provisioning:ro
+      - ./grafana/dashboards:/var/lib/grafana/dashboards:ro
+    depends_on:
+      - prometheus
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - maicro-network
+
+volumes:
+  prometheus_data:
+  grafana_data:
+
+networks:
+  maicro-network:
+    driver: bridge
diff --git a/grafana/dashboards/maicro-overview.json b/grafana/dashboards/maicro-overview.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d511efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grafana/dashboards/maicro-overview.json
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+{
+  "annotations": {
+    "list": [
+      {
+        "builtIn": 1,
+        "datasource": {
+          "type": "grafana",
+          "uid": "-- Grafana --"
+        },
+        "enable": true,
+        "hide": true,
+        "iconColor": "rgba(0, 211, 255, 1)",
+        "name": "Annotations & Alerts",
+        "type": "dashboard"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "editable": true,
+  "fiscalYearStartMonth": 0,
+  "graphTooltip": 0,
+  "links": [],
+  "panels": [
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "thresholds"
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "red",
+                "value": 0
+              },
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": 1
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 8,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 0
+      },
+      "id": 1,
+      "options": {
+        "colorMode": "value",
+        "graphMode": "none",
+        "justifyMode": "center",
+        "orientation": "auto",
+        "reduceOptions": {
+          "calcs": [
+            "lastNotNull"
+          ],
+          "fields": "",
+          "values": false
+        },
+        "textMode": "auto"
+      },
+      "pluginVersion": "11.0.0",
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "up{job=\"maicro\"}",
+          "legendFormat": "",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "mAIcro Up",
+      "type": "stat"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisBorderShow": false,
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 10,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "insertNulls": false,
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 2,
+            "pointSize": 4,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "type": "linear"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": false,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": null
+              },
+              {
+                "color": "red",
+                "value": 80
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "unit": "short"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 16,
+        "x": 8,
+        "y": 0
+      },
+      "id": 2,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [],
+          "displayMode": "list",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "single",
+          "sort": "none"
+        }
+      },
+      "pluginVersion": "11.0.0",
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "up{job=\"maicro\"}",
+          "legendFormat": "up",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "mAIcro Availability (Time Series)",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    }
+  ],
+  "refresh": "10s",
+  "schemaVersion": 39,
+  "style": "dark",
+  "tags": [
+    "maicro",
+    "observability"
+  ],
+  "templating": {
+    "list": []
+  },
+  "time": {
+    "from": "now-15m",
+    "to": "now"
+  },
+  "timepicker": {},
+  "timezone": "",
+  "title": "mAIcro Overview",
+  "uid": "maicro-overview",
+  "version": 1,
+  "weekStart": ""
+}
diff --git a/grafana/provisioning/dashboards/dashboards.yml b/grafana/provisioning/dashboards/dashboards.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71fd7e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grafana/provisioning/dashboards/dashboards.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: 1
+
+providers:
+  - name: mAIcro Dashboards
+    orgId: 1
+    folder: mAIcro
+    type: file
+    disableDeletion: false
+    editable: true
+    options:
+      path: /var/lib/grafana/dashboards
diff --git a/grafana/provisioning/datasources/prometheus.yml b/grafana/provisioning/datasources/prometheus.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a57b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grafana/provisioning/datasources/prometheus.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+apiVersion: 1
+
+datasources:
+  - name: Prometheus
+    type: prometheus
+    access: proxy
+    url: http://prometheus:9090
+    isDefault: true
+    editable: true
diff --git a/prometheus.yml b/prometheus.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8f8822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prometheus.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+global:
+  scrape_interval: 15s
+  evaluation_interval: 15s
+
+scrape_configs:
+  - job_name: 'maicro'
+    static_configs:
+      - targets: ['maicro:8000']
+    metrics_path: '/metrics'
+
+  - job_name: 'qdrant'
+    static_configs:
+      - targets: ['qdrant:6333']
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/core/log.py b/src/core/log.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abb6fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/log.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+
+import logging
+
+
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="%(asctime)s | %(levelname)s | %(name)s | %(message)s",
+)
+
+
+def get_logger(name: str) -> logging.Logger:
+    """Get a logger instance with the app's default configuration."""
+    return logging.getLogger(name)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 294c615..055cc1a 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI
+from core.log import get_logger
 
 from api.error_handlers import register_exception_handlers
 from api.routes import router
@@ -12,13 +13,7 @@
 from core.ingestion import ingest_from_discord, run_startup_audit
 import logging
 
-logging.basicConfig(
-    level=logging.INFO,
-    format="%(asctime)s | %(levelname)s | %(name)s | %(message)s",
-)
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
+logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):