diff --git a/src/logger/__tests__/logger.test.ts b/src/logger/__tests__/logger.test.ts
index e6baf96e18..385e6f7a85 100644
--- a/src/logger/__tests__/logger.test.ts
+++ b/src/logger/__tests__/logger.test.ts
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ describe('general functionality', () => {
     expect(logger.level).toEqual(LogLevel.Info)
   })
 
-  test('passing debug contexts automatically enables debug mode', () => {
-    const logger = new Logger({debug: 'specific'})
-    expect(logger.level).toEqual(LogLevel.Debug)
-  })
-
   test('supports extra metadata', () => {
     const timestamp = Date.now()
     const logger = new Logger({})
@@ -54,6 +49,7 @@ describe('general functionality', () => {
 
     expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       LogLevel.Warn,
+      undefined,
       'message',
       extra,
       timestamp,
@@ -72,6 +68,7 @@ describe('general functionality', () => {
     logger.warn('a', null)
     expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       LogLevel.Warn,
+      undefined,
       'a',
       {},
       timestamp,
@@ -81,6 +78,7 @@ describe('general functionality', () => {
     logger.warn('b', false)
     expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       LogLevel.Warn,
+      undefined,
       'b',
       {},
       timestamp,
@@ -90,6 +88,7 @@ describe('general functionality', () => {
     logger.warn('c', 0)
     expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       LogLevel.Warn,
+      undefined,
       'c',
       {},
       timestamp,
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ describe('general functionality', () => {
 
     remove()
 
-    logger.addTransport((level, message, metadata) => {
+    logger.addTransport((level, context, message, metadata) => {
       expect(typeof metadata).toEqual('object')
     })
 
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ describe('general functionality', () => {
     const timestamp = Date.now()
     const sentryTimestamp = timestamp / 1000
 
-    sentryTransport(LogLevel.Debug, message, {}, timestamp)
+    sentryTransport(LogLevel.Debug, undefined, message, {}, timestamp)
     expect(Sentry.addBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       message,
       data: {},
@@ -121,6 +120,7 @@ describe('general functionality', () => {
 
     sentryTransport(
       LogLevel.Info,
+      undefined,
       message,
       {type: 'info', prop: true},
       timestamp,
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ describe('general functionality', () => {
       timestamp: sentryTimestamp,
     })
 
-    sentryTransport(LogLevel.Log, message, {}, timestamp)
+    sentryTransport(LogLevel.Log, undefined, message, {}, timestamp)
     expect(Sentry.addBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       message,
       data: {},
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ describe('general functionality', () => {
       extra: {},
     })
 
-    sentryTransport(LogLevel.Warn, message, {}, timestamp)
+    sentryTransport(LogLevel.Warn, undefined, message, {}, timestamp)
     expect(Sentry.addBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       message,
       data: {},
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ describe('general functionality', () => {
 
     sentryTransport(
       LogLevel.Error,
+      undefined,
       e,
       {
         tags,
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ describe('general functionality', () => {
 
     sentryTransport(
       LogLevel.Debug,
+      undefined,
       message,
       {error: new Error('foo')},
       timestamp,
@@ -223,6 +225,7 @@ describe('general functionality', () => {
     expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
       1,
       LogLevel.Warn,
+      undefined,
       'warn',
       {},
       timestamp,
@@ -230,6 +233,27 @@ describe('general functionality', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('create', () => {
+  const mockTransport = jest.fn()
+
+  test('create', () => {
+    const timestamp = Date.now()
+    const message = nanoid()
+    const logger = Logger.create('notifications')
+
+    logger.addTransport(mockTransport)
+    logger.info(message, {})
+
+    expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      LogLevel.Info,
+      'notifications',
+      message,
+      {},
+      timestamp,
+    )
+  })
+})
+
 describe('debug contexts', () => {
   const mockTransport = jest.fn()
 
@@ -237,14 +261,17 @@ describe('debug contexts', () => {
     const timestamp = Date.now()
     const message = nanoid()
     const logger = new Logger({
-      debug: 'specific',
+      // @ts-ignore
+      context: 'specific',
+      level: LogLevel.Debug,
     })
 
     logger.addTransport(mockTransport)
-    logger.debug(message, {}, 'specific')
+    logger.debug(message, {})
 
     expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       LogLevel.Debug,
+      'specific',
       message,
       {},
       timestamp,
@@ -255,14 +282,17 @@ describe('debug contexts', () => {
     const timestamp = Date.now()
     const message = nanoid()
     const logger = new Logger({
-      debug: 'namespace*',
+      // @ts-ignore
+      context: 'namespace:foo',
+      contextFilter: 'namespace*',
     })
 
     logger.addTransport(mockTransport)
-    logger.debug(message, {}, 'namespace')
+    logger.debug(message, {})
 
     expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       LogLevel.Debug,
+      'namespace:foo',
       message,
       {},
       timestamp,
@@ -273,14 +303,17 @@ describe('debug contexts', () => {
     const timestamp = Date.now()
     const message = nanoid()
     const logger = new Logger({
-      debug: 'namespace:foo:*',
+      // @ts-ignore
+      context: 'namespace:bar:baz',
+      contextFilter: 'namespace:foo:*',
     })
 
     logger.addTransport(mockTransport)
-    logger.debug(message, {}, 'namespace:bar:baz')
+    logger.debug(message, {})
 
     expect(mockTransport).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       LogLevel.Debug,
+      'namespace:bar:baz',
       message,
       {},
       timestamp,
@@ -302,6 +335,7 @@ describe('supports levels', () => {
     logger.debug(message)
     expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       LogLevel.Debug,
+      undefined,
       message,
       {},
       timestamp,
@@ -310,6 +344,7 @@ describe('supports levels', () => {
     logger.info(message)
     expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       LogLevel.Info,
+      undefined,
       message,
       {},
       timestamp,
@@ -318,6 +353,7 @@ describe('supports levels', () => {
     logger.warn(message)
     expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       LogLevel.Warn,
+      undefined,
       message,
       {},
       timestamp,
@@ -325,7 +361,13 @@ describe('supports levels', () => {
 
     const e = new Error(message)
     logger.error(e)
-    expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(LogLevel.Error, e, {}, timestamp)
+    expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      LogLevel.Error,
+      undefined,
+      e,
+      {},
+      timestamp,
+    )
   })
 
   test('info', () => {
@@ -344,6 +386,7 @@ describe('supports levels', () => {
     logger.info(message)
     expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       LogLevel.Info,
+      undefined,
       message,
       {},
       timestamp,
@@ -369,6 +412,7 @@ describe('supports levels', () => {
     logger.warn(message)
     expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       LogLevel.Warn,
+      undefined,
       message,
       {},
       timestamp,
@@ -396,6 +440,12 @@ describe('supports levels', () => {
 
     const e = new Error('original message')
     logger.error(e)
-    expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(LogLevel.Error, e, {}, timestamp)
+    expect(mockTransport).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      LogLevel.Error,
+      undefined,
+      e,
+      {},
+      timestamp,
+    )
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/logger/index.ts b/src/logger/index.ts
index 22cf38f0c6..a3175e1257 100644
--- a/src/logger/index.ts
+++ b/src/logger/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import format from 'date-fns/format'
 import {nanoid} from 'nanoid/non-secure'
 
 import {isNetworkError} from '#/lib/strings/errors'
-import {DebugContext} from '#/logger/debugContext'
+import {LogContext} from '#/logger/logContext'
 import {add} from '#/logger/logDump'
 import {Sentry} from '#/logger/sentry'
 import * as env from '#/env'
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export function prepareMetadata(metadata: Metadata): Metadata {
  */
 export const consoleTransport: Transport = (
   level,
+  context,
   message,
   metadata,
   timestamp,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ export const consoleTransport: Transport = (
 
 export const sentryTransport: Transport = (
   level,
+  context,
   message,
   {type, tags, ...metadata},
   timestamp,
@@ -158,35 +160,45 @@ function sendQueuedMessages() {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Main class. Defaults are provided in the constructor so that subclasses are
- * technically possible, if we need to go that route in the future.
- */
 export class Logger {
-  LogLevel = LogLevel
-  DebugContext = DebugContext
+  Level = LogLevel
+  Context = LogContext
 
   level: LogLevel
+  context: keyof typeof LogContext | undefined = undefined
+  contextFilter: string = ''
   transports: Transport[] = []
 
   protected debugContextRegexes: RegExp[] = []
 
-  constructor({
-    level = env.LOG_LEVEL as LogLevel,
-    debug = env.LOG_DEBUG || '',
-  }: {
-    level?: LogLevel
-    debug?: string
-  } = {}) {
-    this.level = debug ? LogLevel.Debug : level ?? LogLevel.Info // default to info
-    this.debugContextRegexes = (debug || '').split(',').map(context => {
-      return new RegExp(context.replace(/[^\w:*]/, '').replace(/\*/g, '.*'))
+  static create(context: keyof typeof LogContext) {
+    return new Logger({
+      level: (env.LOG_LEVEL || LogLevel.Info) as LogLevel,
+      context,
+      contextFilter: env.LOG_DEBUG || '',
     })
   }
 
-  debug(message: string, metadata: Metadata = {}, context?: string) {
-    if (context && !this.debugContextRegexes.find(reg => reg.test(context)))
-      return
+  constructor({
+    level = env.LOG_LEVEL as LogLevel,
+    context,
+    contextFilter = env.LOG_DEBUG || '',
+  }: {
+    level?: LogLevel
+    context?: keyof typeof LogContext
+    contextFilter?: string
+  } = {}) {
+    this.context = context
+    this.level = level ?? LogLevel.Info // default to info
+    this.contextFilter = contextFilter || ''
+    this.debugContextRegexes = (this.contextFilter || '')
+      .split(',')
+      .map(filter => {
+        return new RegExp(filter.replace(/[^\w:*]/, '').replace(/\*/g, '.*'))
+      })
+  }
+
+  debug(message: string, metadata: Metadata = {}) {
     this.transport(LogLevel.Debug, message, metadata)
   }
 
@@ -218,6 +230,12 @@ export class Logger {
     message: string | Error,
     metadata: Metadata = {},
   ) {
+    if (
+      !!this.context &&
+      !this.debugContextRegexes.find(reg => reg.test(this.context!))
+    )
+      return
+
     const timestamp = Date.now()
     const meta = metadata || {}
 
@@ -226,6 +244,7 @@ export class Logger {
       id: nanoid(),
       timestamp,
       level,
+      context: this.context,
       message,
       metadata: meta,
     })
@@ -233,7 +252,7 @@ export class Logger {
     if (!enabledLogLevels[this.level].includes(level)) return
 
     for (const transport of this.transports) {
-      transport(level, message, meta, timestamp)
+      transport(level, this.context, message, meta, timestamp)
     }
   }
 }
@@ -243,7 +262,7 @@ export class Logger {
  *
  * Basic usage:
  *
- *   `logger.debug(message[, metadata, debugContext])`
+ *   `logger.debug(message[, metadata])`
  *   `logger.info(message[, metadata])`
  *   `logger.warn(message[, metadata])`
  *   `logger.error(error[, metadata])`
diff --git a/src/logger/debugContext.ts b/src/logger/logContext.ts
similarity index 85%
rename from src/logger/debugContext.ts
rename to src/logger/logContext.ts
index 9971207866..610b5b4d6f 100644
--- a/src/logger/debugContext.ts
+++ b/src/logger/logContext.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
  * be capitalized, for parity with the `LOG_DEBUG` env var, please use all
  * lowercase.
  */
-export const DebugContext = {
-  // e.g. composer: 'composer'
+export const LogContext = {
+  default: 'default',
   session: 'session',
   notifications: 'notifications',
   convo: 'convo',
diff --git a/src/logger/types.ts b/src/logger/types.ts
index 252e7373be..fc0b9e4ffa 100644
--- a/src/logger/types.ts
+++ b/src/logger/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import {LogContext} from '#/logger/debugContext'
 import type {Sentry} from '#/logger/sentry'
 
 export enum LogLevel {
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ export enum LogLevel {
 
 export type Transport = (
   level: LogLevel,
+  context: keyof typeof LogContext | undefined,
   message: string | Error,
   metadata: Metadata,
   timestamp: number,
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ export type ConsoleTransportEntry = {
   id: string
   timestamp: number
   level: LogLevel
+  context: keyof typeof LogContext | undefined
   message: string | Error
   metadata: Metadata
 }