diff --git a/app/api/web-vitals/route.ts b/app/api/web-vitals/route.ts
index 468ce50..a1beafe 100644
--- a/app/api/web-vitals/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/web-vitals/route.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import fs from "fs";
 import path from "path";
+import { logger } from "../../../lib/logger";
 
 const WEB_VITALS_DIR = path.join(process.cwd(), ".next", "web-vitals");
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
         existingData = JSON.parse(fileContent) as WebVitalData[];
       } catch (error) {
         const err = error as Error;
-        console.warn("Could not parse existing vitals data:", err.message);
+        logger.warn("Could not parse existing vitals data:", err.message);
       }
     }
 
@@ -79,13 +80,13 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
     fs.writeFileSync(filePath, JSON.stringify(existingData, null, 2));
 
     // Log for monitoring
-    console.log(
+    logger.info(
       `Web Vital received: ${metric} = ${data.value}ms (${data.rating})`,
     );
 
     return NextResponse.json({ success: true });
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error processing web vital:", error);
+    logger.error("Error processing web vital:", error);
     return NextResponse.json(
       { error: "Internal server error" },
       { status: 500 },
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ export async function GET() {
 
     return NextResponse.json({ metrics });
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error fetching web vitals:", error);
+    logger.error("Error fetching web vitals:", error);
     return NextResponse.json(
       { error: "Internal server error" },
       { status: 500 },
diff --git a/app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx b/app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx
index ad8a368..ca857d7 100644
--- a/app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   getAllBlogPosts as getAllPosts,
   type BlogPost,
 } from "../../../lib/content";
+import { logger } from "../../../lib/logger";
 import ContentBanner from "../../components/ContentBanner";
 import AskOrganizer from "../../components/AskOrganizer";
 import { getAssetPath, ASSETS } from "../../../lib/assetUtils";
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ export async function generateStaticParams() {
       slug: post.slug,
     }));
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error generating static params:", error);
+    logger.error("Error generating static params:", error);
     return [];
   }
 }
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ export async function generateMetadata({
       },
     };
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error generating metadata:", error);
+    logger.error("Error generating metadata:", error);
     return {
       title: "Blog Post",
       description: "A blog post from our community.",
diff --git a/app/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx b/app/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx
index 915a6a1..78896f9 100644
--- a/app/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx
+++ b/app/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import React, { Component, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import { logger } from "../../lib/logger";
 
 interface ErrorBoundaryProps {
   children: ReactNode;
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ class ErrorBoundary extends Component<ErrorBoundaryProps, ErrorBoundaryState> {
 
   componentDidCatch(error: Error, errorInfo: React.ErrorInfo) {
     // Log the error to an error reporting service
-    console.error("ErrorBoundary caught an error:", error, errorInfo);
+    logger.error("ErrorBoundary caught an error:", error, errorInfo);
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/app/components/QuoteBlock.tsx b/app/components/QuoteBlock.tsx
index 79f7bcd..1eb1619 100644
--- a/app/components/QuoteBlock.tsx
+++ b/app/components/QuoteBlock.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { useState, memo } from "react";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import QuoteDecor from "./QuoteDecor";
+import { logger } from "../../lib/logger";
 
 interface QuoteBlockProps {
   variant?: "compact" | "standard" | "extended";
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ const QuoteBlock = memo<QuoteBlockProps>(
 
     // Error handling functions
     const handleImageError = (error: unknown) => {
-      console.warn(
+      logger.warn(
         `QuoteBlock: Failed to load avatar image for ${author}:`,
         error,
       );
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ const QuoteBlock = memo<QuoteBlockProps>(
 
     // Validate required props
     if (!quote || !author) {
-      console.error("QuoteBlock: Missing required props (quote or author)");
+      logger.error("QuoteBlock: Missing required props (quote or author)");
       if (onError) {
         onError({
           type: "missing_props",
diff --git a/app/components/RuleStack.tsx b/app/components/RuleStack.tsx
index e98ce2e..d56880e 100644
--- a/app/components/RuleStack.tsx
+++ b/app/components/RuleStack.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Image from "next/image";
 import RuleCard from "./RuleCard";
 import Button from "./Button";
 import { getAssetPath } from "../../lib/assetUtils";
+import { logger } from "../../lib/logger";
 
 interface RuleStackProps {
   className?: string;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ const RuleStack = memo<RuleStackProps>(({ className = "" }) => {
         });
       }
     }
-    console.log(`${templateName} template clicked`);
+    logger.debug(`${templateName} template clicked`);
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/app/components/WebVitalsDashboard.tsx b/app/components/WebVitalsDashboard.tsx
index 733a039..fa556a8 100644
--- a/app/components/WebVitalsDashboard.tsx
+++ b/app/components/WebVitalsDashboard.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useState, useEffect, memo } from "react";
+import { logger } from "../../lib/logger";
 
 interface VitalData {
   value: number;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ const WebVitalsDashboard = memo(() => {
         const data = (await response.json()) as { metrics?: Metrics };
         setMetrics(data.metrics || {});
       } catch (error) {
-        console.error("Error fetching web vitals:", error);
+        logger.error("Error fetching web vitals:", error);
       } finally {
         setLoading(false);
       }
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index 2eb8862..7ab6f77 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -129,7 +129,26 @@ const eslintConfig = [
     rules: {
       // Basic rules
       "react/no-unescaped-entities": "off",
-      "no-console": "warn",
+      // Default: discourage console usage, but allow warn/error as "standard practice"
+      "no-console": ["warn", { allow: ["warn", "error"] }],
+    },
+  },
+  // App/lib code: no console.* (enforced)
+  {
+    files: ["app/**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx}", "lib/**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx}"],
+    rules: {
+      "no-console": "error",
+    },
+  },
+  // Tests/Storybook/scripts: console is acceptable
+  {
+    files: [
+      "tests/**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx}",
+      "stories/**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx}",
+      "scripts/**/*.{ts,js}",
+    ],
+    rules: {
+      "no-console": "off",
     },
   },
   // Config files - allow Node.js globals
diff --git a/lib/cache.ts b/lib/cache.ts
index 1e7e714..9702625 100644
--- a/lib/cache.ts
+++ b/lib/cache.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Content caching utilities for improved performance
  */
 
+import { logger } from "./logger";
+
 // In-memory cache for blog posts
 const blogPostCache = new Map<string, CacheEntry<unknown>>();
 const blogListCache = new Map<string, CacheEntry<unknown[]>>();
@@ -243,9 +245,9 @@ export async function warmCache<T>(
       cacheBlogPost(postWithSlug.slug, post);
     });
 
-    console.log("Cache warmed up successfully");
+    logger.info("Cache warmed up successfully");
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error warming up cache:", error);
+    logger.error("Error warming up cache:", error);
   }
 }
 
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@ export function isCacheHealthy(): boolean {
     clearExpiredCache();
     return blogPostCache.size < MAX_CACHE_SIZE;
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Cache health check failed:", error);
+    logger.error("Cache health check failed:", error);
     return false;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/content.ts b/lib/content.ts
index cb6efda..2c2ceb1 100644
--- a/lib/content.ts
+++ b/lib/content.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import matter from "gray-matter";
 import { validateBlogPost, sanitizeBlogPost } from "./validation";
 import type { BlogPostFrontmatter } from "./validation";
+import { logger } from "./logger";
 
 /**
  * Content processing utilities for blog posts
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ export function getBlogPostFiles(): string[] {
       (file) => file.endsWith(".md") || file.endsWith(".mdx"),
     );
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error reading blog content directory:", error);
+    logger.error("Error reading blog content directory:", error);
     return [];
   }
 }
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ export function parseBlogPost(filePath: string): BlogPost | null {
 
     const validationResult = validateBlogPost(data);
     if (!validationResult.isValid) {
-      console.error(
+      logger.error(
         `Validation errors for ${filePath}:`,
         validationResult.errors,
       );
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ export function parseBlogPost(filePath: string): BlogPost | null {
       lastModified: fs.statSync(fullPath).mtime,
     };
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error(`Error parsing blog post file ${filePath}:`, error);
+    logger.error(`Error parsing blog post file ${filePath}:`, error);
     return null;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/logger.ts b/lib/logger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f03b706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/logger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
+/**
+ * Minimal logger wrapper.
+ *
+ * - Centralizes logging so we can swap implementations later (e.g. pino/sentry).
+ * - Avoids sprinkling `console.*` throughout app code.
+ */
+
+type LoggerArgs = unknown[];
+
+const isProd = process.env.NODE_ENV === "production";
+
+export const logger = {
+  debug: (...args: LoggerArgs) => {
+    if (!isProd) console.debug(...args);
+  },
+  info: (...args: LoggerArgs) => {
+    console.info(...args);
+  },
+  warn: (...args: LoggerArgs) => {
+    console.warn(...args);
+  },
+  error: (...args: LoggerArgs) => {
+    console.error(...args);
+  },
+};
+