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+// src/utils/logger.ts
+// Centralized logger using loglevel, with level set from REACT_APP_LOG_LEVEL
+import log, { LogLevelDesc } from "loglevel";
+
+const level = (process.env.REACT_APP_LOG_LEVEL || "info") as LogLevelDesc;
+log.setLevel(level);
+
+export const logger = log;