diff --git a/.changeset/pink-needles-sing.md b/.changeset/pink-needles-sing.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02f0d400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pink-needles-sing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@cipherstash/nextjs": minor
+"@cipherstash/jseql": minor
+---
+
+Implement packageless logging framework.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9cb767b..c43f4c5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -423,15 +423,13 @@ You can read more about this feature and implementation [here](https://github.co
 > `jseql` will NEVER log plaintext data. 
 > This is by design to prevent sensitive data from being logged.
 
-`@cipherstash/jseql` and `@cipherstash/nextjs` use [node's built-in debug logging](https://nodejs.org/api/util.html#utildebuglogsection-callback) for logging.
-
-By default, the logger is disabled, but you can enable it by configuring the following environment variables:
+`@cipherstash/jseql` and `@cipherstash/nextjs` will log to the console with a log level of `info` by default.
+You can enable the logger by configuring the following environment variable:
 
 ```bash
-NODE_DEBUG=jseql-debug  # Enable debug logging
-NODE_DEBUG=jseql-error  # Enable error logging
-NODE_DEBUG=jseql-info   # Enable info logging
-NODE_DEBUG=jseql-*      # Enable all logging
+JSEQL_LOG_LEVEL=debug  # Enable debug logging
+JSEQL_LOG_LEVEL=info   # Enable info logging
+JSEQL_LOG_LEVEL=error  # Enable error logging
 ```
 
 ## Examples
diff --git a/packages/jseql/src/logger/index.ts b/packages/jseql/src/logger/index.ts
index 77c73e92..864dae1c 100644
--- a/packages/jseql/src/logger/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jseql/src/logger/index.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,39 @@
-import { debuglog } from 'node:util'
-type LoggerFunction = (...args: unknown[]) => void
+function getLevelValue(level: string): number {
+  switch (level) {
+    case 'debug':
+      return 10
+    case 'info':
+      return 20
+    case 'error':
+      return 30
+    default:
+      return 20 // default to 'info'
+  }
+}
+
+const envLogLevel = process.env.JSEQL_LOG_LEVEL || 'info'
+const currentLevel = getLevelValue(envLogLevel)
+
+function debug(...args: unknown[]): void {
+  if (currentLevel <= getLevelValue('debug')) {
+    console.debug('[DEBUG]', ...args)
+  }
+}
+
+function info(...args: unknown[]): void {
+  if (currentLevel <= getLevelValue('info')) {
+    console.info('[INFO]', ...args)
+  }
+}
 
-const log = {
-  debug: debuglog('jseql-debug') as LoggerFunction,
-  error: debuglog('jseql-error') as LoggerFunction,
-  info: debuglog('jseql-info') as LoggerFunction,
+function error(...args: unknown[]): void {
+  if (currentLevel <= getLevelValue('error')) {
+    console.error('[ERROR]', ...args)
+  }
 }
 
 export const logger = {
-  debug: (...args: unknown[]) => log.debug(...args),
-  error: (...args: unknown[]) => log.error(...args),
-  info: (...args: unknown[]) => log.info(...args),
+  debug,
+  info,
+  error,
 }
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/package.json b/packages/nextjs/package.json
index 840ecc5b..c3314d3c 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/package.json
+++ b/packages/nextjs/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 		"dev": "tsup --watch"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"@cipherstash/jseql": "workspace:*",
 		"@clerk/nextjs": "^6.9.7",
 		"dotenv": "^16.4.7",
 		"tsup": "^8.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/clerk/index.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/clerk/index.ts
index 7abc5d1d..c277b2c0 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/clerk/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/clerk/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import type { ClerkMiddlewareAuth } from '@clerk/nextjs/server'
 import type { NextRequest } from 'next/server'
 import { NextResponse } from 'next/server'
-import { CS_COOKIE_NAME } from '../index'
-import type { CtsToken } from '@cipherstash/jseql'
+import { CS_COOKIE_NAME, type CtsToken } from '../index'
 import { logger } from '../logger'
 
 export const jseqlClerkMiddleware = async (
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/index.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/index.ts
index 15c44f8c..e2953230 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import { cookies } from 'next/headers'
-import type { CtsToken } from '@cipherstash/jseql'
 import { logger } from './logger'
 
 export const CS_COOKIE_NAME = '__cipherstash_cts_session'
 
+export type CtsToken = {
+  accessToken: string
+  expiry: number
+}
+
 export const getCtsToken = async () => {
   const cookieStore = await cookies()
   const cookieData = cookieStore.get(CS_COOKIE_NAME)?.value
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/logger/index.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/logger/index.ts
index 77c73e92..864dae1c 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/logger/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/logger/index.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,39 @@
-import { debuglog } from 'node:util'
-type LoggerFunction = (...args: unknown[]) => void
+function getLevelValue(level: string): number {
+  switch (level) {
+    case 'debug':
+      return 10
+    case 'info':
+      return 20
+    case 'error':
+      return 30
+    default:
+      return 20 // default to 'info'
+  }
+}
+
+const envLogLevel = process.env.JSEQL_LOG_LEVEL || 'info'
+const currentLevel = getLevelValue(envLogLevel)
+
+function debug(...args: unknown[]): void {
+  if (currentLevel <= getLevelValue('debug')) {
+    console.debug('[DEBUG]', ...args)
+  }
+}
+
+function info(...args: unknown[]): void {
+  if (currentLevel <= getLevelValue('info')) {
+    console.info('[INFO]', ...args)
+  }
+}
 
-const log = {
-  debug: debuglog('jseql-debug') as LoggerFunction,
-  error: debuglog('jseql-error') as LoggerFunction,
-  info: debuglog('jseql-info') as LoggerFunction,
+function error(...args: unknown[]): void {
+  if (currentLevel <= getLevelValue('error')) {
+    console.error('[ERROR]', ...args)
+  }
 }
 
 export const logger = {
-  debug: (...args: unknown[]) => log.debug(...args),
-  error: (...args: unknown[]) => log.error(...args),
-  info: (...args: unknown[]) => log.info(...args),
+  debug,
+  info,
+  error,
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 961ae145..e96965e5 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -128,9 +128,6 @@ importers:
         specifier: 4.24.0
         version: 4.24.0
     devDependencies:
-      '@cipherstash/jseql':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../jseql
       '@clerk/nextjs':
         specifier: ^6.9.7
         version: 6.9.7(next@15.1.4(react-dom@19.0.0(react@19.0.0))(react@19.0.0))(react-dom@19.0.0(react@19.0.0))(react@19.0.0)