diff --git a/docs/api/cautious-journey.remoteoptions.logger.md b/docs/api/cautious-journey.remoteoptions.logger.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77e8748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/cautious-journey.remoteoptions.logger.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index.md) &gt; [cautious-journey](./cautious-journey.md) &gt; [RemoteOptions](./cautious-journey.remoteoptions.md) &gt; [logger](./cautious-journey.remoteoptions.logger.md)
+
+## RemoteOptions.logger property
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+logger: Logger;
+```
diff --git a/docs/api/cautious-journey.remoteoptions.md b/docs/api/cautious-journey.remoteoptions.md
index 1a14cdd..82e4104 100644
--- a/docs/api/cautious-journey.remoteoptions.md
+++ b/docs/api/cautious-journey.remoteoptions.md
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ export interface RemoteOptions
 |  --- | --- | --- |
 |  [data](./cautious-journey.remoteoptions.data.md) | Record&lt;string, string&gt; | Arbitrary key-value data for this remote, usually credentials and base URLs. |
 |  [dryrun](./cautious-journey.remoteoptions.dryrun.md) | boolean | If set, do not make any real changes. |
+|  [logger](./cautious-journey.remoteoptions.logger.md) | Logger |  |
 |  [type](./cautious-journey.remoteoptions.type.md) | string | Remote class/type name. |
 
diff --git a/docs/api/cautious-journey.syncoptions.logger.md b/docs/api/cautious-journey.syncoptions.logger.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e275254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/cautious-journey.syncoptions.logger.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index.md) &gt; [cautious-journey](./cautious-journey.md) &gt; [SyncOptions](./cautious-journey.syncoptions.md) &gt; [logger](./cautious-journey.syncoptions.logger.md)
+
+## SyncOptions.logger property
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+logger: Logger;
+```
diff --git a/docs/api/cautious-journey.syncoptions.md b/docs/api/cautious-journey.syncoptions.md
index caa118b..d6d7900 100644
--- a/docs/api/cautious-journey.syncoptions.md
+++ b/docs/api/cautious-journey.syncoptions.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export interface SyncOptions
 |  Property | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- |
 |  [flags](./cautious-journey.syncoptions.flags.md) | Array&lt;[FlagLabel](./cautious-journey.flaglabel.md)<!-- -->&gt; |  |
+|  [logger](./cautious-journey.syncoptions.logger.md) | Logger |  |
 |  [project](./cautious-journey.syncoptions.project.md) | string |  |
 |  [remote](./cautious-journey.syncoptions.remote.md) | [Remote](./cautious-journey.remote.md) |  |
 |  [states](./cautious-journey.syncoptions.states.md) | Array&lt;[StateLabel](./cautious-journey.statelabel.md)<!-- -->&gt; |  |
diff --git a/src/config/index.ts b/src/config/index.ts
index 1777258..64206cf 100644
--- a/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/src/config/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { LogLevel } from 'noicejs';
+
 import { FlagLabel, StateLabel } from '../labels';
 import { RemoteOptions } from '../remote';
 
@@ -5,6 +7,10 @@ import { RemoteOptions } from '../remote';
  * Config data for the app, loaded from CLI or DOM.
  */
 export interface ConfigData {
+  logger: {
+    level: LogLevel;
+    name: string;
+  };
   projects: Array<{
     /**
      * Color palette for labels without their own.
diff --git a/src/logger/BunyanLogger.ts b/src/logger/BunyanLogger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5457f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logger/BunyanLogger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { constructorName } from '@apextoaster/js-utils';
+import bunyan from 'bunyan';
+import { Logger } from 'noicejs';
+
+/**
+ * Attach bunyan to the Logger. Does very little, since bunyan matches the Logger interface.
+ */
+export class BunyanLogger {
+  public static create(options: bunyan.LoggerOptions): Logger {
+    return bunyan.createLogger({
+      ...options,
+      serializers: {
+        ...bunyan.stdSerializers,
+        container: constructorName,
+        logger: constructorName,
+        module: constructorName,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index dac3477..32ec15f 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { join } from 'path';
 
 import { ConfigData } from './config';
 import { Commands, createParser } from './config/args';
+import { BunyanLogger } from './logger/BunyanLogger';
 import { GithubRemote } from './remote/github';
 import { syncIssues, syncLabels, SyncOptions } from './sync';
 import { VERSION_INFO } from './version';
@@ -46,26 +47,27 @@ export async function main(argv: Array<string>): Promise<number> {
   const parser = createParser((argMode) => mode = argMode as Commands);
   const args = parser.parse(argv.slice(SLICE_ARGS));
   const config = await loadConfig(args.config);
-  // TODO: create logger
+  const logger = BunyanLogger.create(config.logger);
 
-  /* eslint-disable-next-line no-console */
-  console.log({
+  logger.info({
     args,
     config,
     mode,
     version: VERSION_INFO,
-  });
+  }, 'startup environment');
 
   for (const project of config.projects) {
     const remote = new GithubRemote({
       ...project.remote,
       dryrun: args.dryrun,
+      logger,
     });
     await remote.connect();
 
     // mode switch
     const options: SyncOptions = {
       flags: project.flags,
+      logger,
       project: project.name,
       remote,
       states: project.states,
diff --git a/src/remote/github.ts b/src/remote/github.ts
index c369473..3d084a9 100644
--- a/src/remote/github.ts
+++ b/src/remote/github.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ export class GithubRemote implements Remote {
   constructor(options: RemoteOptions) {
     this.options = options;
 
-    /* eslint-disable-next-line */
-    console.log('options:', options);
+    options.logger.debug({ options }, 'github remote');
   }
 
   public async connect() {
+    this.options.logger.info('connecting to github');
     this.request = new Octokit({
       auth: {
         id: parseInt(mustExist(this.options.data.id), 10),
diff --git a/src/remote/index.ts b/src/remote/index.ts
index 7dba3b2..00afa65 100644
--- a/src/remote/index.ts
+++ b/src/remote/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { Logger } from 'noicejs';
+
 export interface ProjectQuery {
   project: string;
 }
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ export interface RemoteOptions {
    */
   dryrun: boolean;
 
+  logger: Logger;
+
   /**
    * Remote class/type name.
    */
diff --git a/src/sync.ts b/src/sync.ts
index e95fa41..b9b5f9b 100644
--- a/src/sync.ts
+++ b/src/sync.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 import { doesExist, mustExist } from '@apextoaster/js-utils';
+import { Logger } from 'noicejs';
 
 import { FlagLabel, getLabelNames, StateLabel, valueName } from './labels';
 import { LabelUpdate, Remote } from './remote';
 import { resolveLabels } from './resolve';
 import { defaultTo } from './utils';
 
-// TODO: turn this back on/remove the disable pragma
-/* eslint-disable no-console */
-
 export interface SyncOptions {
   flags: Array<FlagLabel>;
+  logger: Logger;
   project: string;
   remote: Remote;
   states: Array<StateLabel>;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ export async function syncIssues(options: SyncOptions): Promise<unknown> {
   });
 
   for (const issue of issues) {
-    console.log('issue:', issue);
+    options.logger.info({ issue }, 'issue');
 
     const resolution = resolveLabels({
       flags: options.flags,
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ export async function syncIssues(options: SyncOptions): Promise<unknown> {
 
     // TODO: prompt user to update this particular issue
     if (resolution.changes.length > 0) {
-      console.log('updating issue:', issue, resolution);
+      options.logger.info({ issue, resolution }, 'updating issue');
       await options.remote.updateIssue({
         ...issue,
         labels: resolution.labels,
@@ -54,14 +53,19 @@ export async function syncLabels(options: SyncOptions): Promise<unknown> {
   for (const label of combined) {
     const exists = present.has(label);
     const expected = desired.has(label);
-    console.log('label:', label, exists, expected);
+
+    options.logger.info({
+      exists,
+      expected,
+      label,
+    }, 'label');
 
     if (exists) {
       if (expected) {
         const data = mustExist(labels.find((l) => l.name === label));
         await syncSingleLabel(options, data);
       } else {
-        console.log('remove label:', label);
+        options.logger.warn({ label }, 'remove label');
         await options.remote.deleteLabel({
           name: label,
           project: options.project,
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ export async function syncLabels(options: SyncOptions): Promise<unknown> {
       }
     } else {
       if (expected) {
-        console.log('create label:', label);
+        options.logger.info({ label }, 'create label');
         await createLabel(options, label);
       } else {
         // skip
@@ -122,11 +126,11 @@ export async function syncLabelDiff(options: SyncOptions, current: LabelUpdate,
       project: options.project,
     };
 
-    console.log('update label:', current, expected, body);
+    options.logger.debug({ body, current, expected }, 'update label');
 
     const resp = await options.remote.updateLabel(body);
 
-    console.log('update resp:', resp);
+    options.logger.debug({ resp }, 'update resp');
   }
 }