diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d6cd00e..f457108 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# twitter_v3 — discord moderation bot
+# twitter (v3)
 
-a discord.js v14 bot base using traditional prefix commands (no slash commands) and structured winston logging.
+a discord.js v14 moderation (+ more) bot 
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/db.json b/db.json
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+++ b/db.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7855c06..739ee88 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node src/index.js",
-    "dev": "node --watch src/index.js"
+    "dev": "nodemon src/index.js"
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-    "winston": "^3.19.0"
+    "nodemon": "^3.1.14",
+    "winston": "^3.19.0",
+    "winston-console-format": "^1.0.8"
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   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0eb205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ignoredBuiltDependencies:
+  - better-sqlite3
diff --git a/src/commands/autorole.js b/src/commands/autorole.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0046845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/autorole.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { time } = require("discord.js");
+
+module.exports = {
+    name: 'autorole',
+    description: `assign a role to new members when they join the server`,
+    aliases: ['ar'],
+    usage: 'autorole <role>',
+
+    async execute(client, message, args) {
+        if (!message.member.permissions.has('Administrator')) {
+            return message.reply({
+                content: null, embeds: [{
+                    color: 0x8aa2b3,
+                    author: {
+                        name: message.author.username,
+                        icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    description: '<:no:1481811955592466492> you do not have permission to use this command!',
+                    footer: {
+                        text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+                        icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    timestamp: new Date(),
+                }]
+            });
+        }
+
+        const role = message.mentions.roles.first() || message.guild.roles.cache.get(args[0]);
+
+        if (!role) {
+            return message.reply({
+                content: null, embeds: [{
+                    color: 0x8aa2b3,
+                    author: {
+                        name: message.author.username,
+                        icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    description: '<:no:1481811955592466492> please provide a valid role!',
+                    footer: {
+                        text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+                        icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    timestamp: new Date(),
+                }]
+            });
+        }
+
+        // add the role to a json file for the guild and save it to be used when new members join (if the role is already in the database, update it to the new role)
+        const dbPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'db.json');
+
+        let db = {};
+        if (fs.existsSync(dbPath)) {
+            db = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(dbPath, 'utf8'));
+        }
+
+        if (!db.autoroles) {
+            db.autoroles = {};
+        }
+
+        db.autoroles[message.guild.id] = role.id;
+
+        fs.writeFileSync(dbPath, JSON.stringify(db, null, 2));
+
+        message.reply({
+            content: null, embeds: [{
+                color: 0x8aa2b3,
+                author: {
+                    name: message.author.username,
+                    icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+                },
+                description: `<:check:1481811973447356496> "${role.name}" has been set as the autorole!`,
+                footer: {
+                    text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+                    icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+                },
+                timestamp: new Date(),
+            }]
+        });
+    }
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/commands/ban.js b/src/commands/ban.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ba326c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/ban.js
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { time } = require("discord.js");
+
+module.exports = {
+    name: 'ban',
+    description: `ban a user from the current server`,
+    aliases: ['banish'],
+    usage: 'ban <user> [reason] [duration]',
+
+    async execute(client, message, args) {
+        if (!message.member.permissions.has('BanMembers')) {
+            return message.reply({
+                content: null, embeds: [{
+                    color: 0x8aa2b3,
+                    author: {
+                        name: message.author.username,
+                        icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    description: '<:no:1481811955592466492> you do not have permission to use this command!',
+                    footer: {
+                        text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+                        icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    timestamp: new Date(),
+                }]
+            });
+        }
+
+        const user = message.mentions.users.first() || client.users.cache.get(args[0]);
+        if (!user) {
+            return message.reply({
+                content: null, embeds: [{
+                    color: 0x8aa2b3,
+                    author: {
+                        name: message.author.username,
+                        icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    description: '<:no:1481811955592466492> please specify a user to ban!',
+                    footer: {
+                        text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+                        icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    timestamp: new Date(),
+                }]
+            });
+        }
+
+        const reason = args.slice(1).join(' ') || 'no reason provided (twitter)';
+        const duration = args[2] ? parseInt(args[2]) : null;
+
+        try {
+            await message.guild.members.ban(user, { reason });
+            message.reply({
+                content: null, embeds: [{
+                    color: 0x8aa2b3,
+                    author: {
+                        name: message.author.username,
+                        icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    description: `<:check:1481811973447356496> ${user.username} has been banned!`,
+                    footer: {
+                        text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+                        icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    timestamp: new Date(),
+                }]
+            });
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(error);
+            message.reply({
+                content: null, embeds: [{
+                    color: 0x8aa2b3,
+                    author: {
+                        name: message.author.username,
+                        icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    description: '<:no:1481811955592466492> an error occurred while trying to ban the user!',
+                    footer: {
+                        text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+                        icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    timestamp: new Date(),
+                }]
+            });
+        }
+    },
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/commands/help.js b/src/commands/help.js
index e617777..3100c68 100644
--- a/src/commands/help.js
+++ b/src/commands/help.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
+
 'use strict';
 
 module.exports = {
   name: 'help',
-  description: 'Lists all available commands or shows info about a specific one.',
+  description: 'lists all available commands or shows info about a specific one',
   aliases: ['h', 'commands'],
   usage: 'help [command]',
 
@@ -15,17 +17,29 @@ module.exports = {
       const command = client.commands.get(name);
 
       if (!command) {
-        return message.reply(`No command found for \`${name}\`.`);
+        return message.reply(`no command found for \`${name}\`.`);
       }
 
-      const lines = [`**${prefix}${command.name}**`];
-      if (command.description) lines.push(`> ${command.description}`);
-      if (command.aliases?.length)
-        lines.push(`> **Aliases:** ${command.aliases.map((a) => `\`${prefix}${a}\``).join(', ')}`);
-      if (command.usage)
-        lines.push(`> **Usage:** \`${prefix}${command.usage}\``);
+      const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
+        .setColor(0x1da1f2)
+        .setTitle(`${prefix}${command.name}`)
+        .setDescription(command.description || 'no description');
 
-      return message.reply(lines.join('\n'));
+      if (command.aliases?.length) {
+        embed.addFields({
+          name: 'aliases',
+          value: command.aliases.map((a) => `\`${prefix}${a}\``).join(', '),
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (command.usage) {
+        embed.addFields({
+          name: 'usage',
+          value: `\`${prefix}${command.usage}\``,
+        });
+      }
+
+      return message.reply({ embeds: [embed] });
     }
 
     // Build a deduplicated command list (ignore aliases pointing to the same command)
@@ -35,11 +49,27 @@ module.exports = {
     for (const command of client.commands.values()) {
       if (seen.has(command.name)) continue;
       seen.add(command.name);
-      commandList.push(`\`${prefix}${command.name}\` — ${command.description || 'No description.'}`);
+      commandList.push(`\`${prefix}${command.name}\` — ${command.description || 'no description'}`);
     }
 
-    return message.reply(
-      `**Available commands:**\n${commandList.join('\n')}\n\nUse \`${prefix}help <command>\` for more details.`,
-    );
+    const embed = {
+      color: 0x8aa2b3,
+      title: '',
+      author: {
+        name: message.author.username,
+        icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+      },
+      description: `-# use ${prefix}help <command> for more details`,
+      fields: [
+        { name: 'commands', value: commandList.join('\n') },
+      ],
+      footer: {
+        text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+        icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+      },
+      timestamp: new Date(),
+    };
+
+    return message.reply({ embeds: [embed] });
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/commands/kick.js b/src/commands/kick.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f0c18e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/kick.js
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { time } = require("discord.js");
+
+module.exports = {
+    name: 'kick',
+    description: `kick a user from the current server`,
+    aliases: ['kick'],
+    usage: 'kick <user> [reason]',
+
+    async execute(client, message, args) {
+        if (!message.member.permissions.has('KickMembers')) {
+            return message.reply({
+                content: null, embeds: [{
+                    color: 0x8aa2b3,
+                    author: {
+                        name: message.author.username,
+                        icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    description: '<:no:1481811955592466492> you do not have permission to use this command!',
+                    footer: {
+                        text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+                        icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    timestamp: new Date(),
+                }]
+            });
+        }
+
+        const user = message.mentions.users.first() || client.users.cache.get(args[0]);
+        if (!user) {
+            return message.reply({
+                content: null, embeds: [{
+                    color: 0x8aa2b3,
+                    author: {
+                        name: message.author.username,
+                        icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    description: '<:no:1481811955592466492> please specify a user to ban!',
+                    footer: {
+                        text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+                        icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    timestamp: new Date(),
+                }]
+            });
+        }
+
+        const reason = args.slice(1).join(' ') || 'no reason provided (twitter)';
+        const duration = args[2] ? parseInt(args[2]) : null;
+
+        try {
+            await message.guild.members.kick(user, { reason });
+            message.reply({
+                content: null, embeds: [{
+                    color: 0x8aa2b3,
+                    author: {
+                        name: message.author.username,
+                        icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    description: `<:check:1481811973447356496> ${user.username} has been kicked!`,
+                    footer: {
+                        text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+                        icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    timestamp: new Date(),
+                }]
+            });
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(error);
+            message.reply({
+                content: null, embeds: [{
+                    color: 0x8aa2b3,
+                    author: {
+                        name: message.author.username,
+                        icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    description: '<:no:1481811955592466492> an error occurred while trying to ban the user!',
+                    footer: {
+                        text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+                        icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    timestamp: new Date(),
+                }]
+            });
+        }
+    },
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/commands/ping.js b/src/commands/ping.js
index 64e0635..5567548 100644
--- a/src/commands/ping.js
+++ b/src/commands/ping.js
@@ -1,18 +1,43 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const { time } = require("discord.js");
+
 module.exports = {
   name: 'ping',
-  description: 'Replies with Pong! and shows the bot latency.',
+  description: `test the bot's latency to discord's servers and api`,
   aliases: ['pong'],
   usage: 'ping',
 
   async execute(client, message) {
-    const sent = await message.reply('Pinging…');
+    const sent = await message.reply('pinging');
     const latency = sent.createdTimestamp - message.createdTimestamp;
     const apiLatency = Math.round(client.ws.ping);
 
-    await sent.edit(
-      `🏓 Pong!\n> Bot latency: **${latency}ms** | API latency: **${apiLatency}ms**`,
-    );
+    const embed = {
+      color: 0x8aa2b3,
+      title: '',
+      author: {
+        name: message.author.username,
+        icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+      },
+      description: 'fuck you!!!! 🖕',
+      fields: [
+        { name: '# of cmds loaded', value: `**${client.commands.size}**`, inline: true },
+        { name: 'bot latency', value: `**${latency}ms**`, inline: true },
+        { name: 'api latency', value: `**${apiLatency}ms**`, inline: true },
+      ],
+      footer: {
+        text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+        icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+      },
+      timestamp: new Date(),
+      thumbnail: {
+        url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+        height: 1024,
+        width: 1024,
+      },
+    };
+
+    await sent.edit({ content: null, embeds: [embed] });
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/commands/purge.js b/src/commands/purge.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66f6f1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/purge.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { time } = require("discord.js");
+
+module.exports = {
+    name: 'purge',
+    description: `delete a specified number of messages from the current channel`,
+    aliases: ['clear', 'p'],
+    usage: 'purge <number>',
+
+    async execute(client, message) {
+        if (!message.member.permissions.has('ManageMessages')) {
+            return message.reply({
+                content: null, embeds: [{
+                    color: 0x8aa2b3,
+                    description: '<:no:1481811955592466492> you do not have permission to use this command!',
+                    footer: {
+                        text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+                        icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    timestamp: new Date(),
+                }],
+            });
+        }
+
+        const args = message.content.split(' ').slice(1);
+        const amount = parseInt(args[0]) + 1;
+
+        if (isNaN(amount) || amount < 1 || amount > 100) {
+            return message.reply({
+                content: null, embeds: [{
+                    color: 0x8aa2b3,
+                    description: '<:no:1481811955592466492> please provide a number between 1 and 100!',
+                    footer: {
+                        text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+                        icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+                    },
+                    timestamp: new Date(),
+                }],
+            });
+        }
+
+        const deletedMessages = await message.channel.bulkDelete(amount, true);
+        const reply = await message.channel.send({
+            content: null, embeds: [{
+                color: 0x8aa2b3,
+                author: {
+                    name: message.author.username,
+                    icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+                },
+                description: `<:no:1481811955592466492> successfully deleted ${deletedMessages.size - 1} messages!`,
+                footer: {
+                    text: `twitter @ ${message.guild.name}`,
+                    icon_url: client.user.displayAvatarURL(),
+                },
+                timestamp: new Date(),
+            }],
+        });
+        setTimeout(() => reply.delete().catch(() => { }), 5000);
+    },
+};
diff --git a/src/events/guildMemberAdd.js b/src/events/guildMemberAdd.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5137a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/events/guildMemberAdd.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { Events } = require('discord.js');
+const logger = require('../utils/logger');
+
+module.exports = (client, member) => {
+    const dbPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'db.json');
+    const db = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(dbPath, 'utf8'));
+    const roleId = db.autoroles ? db.autoroles[member.guild.id] : null;
+
+    if (!roleId) {
+        logger.info(`member "${member.user.tag}" joined guild "${member.guild.name}", but no autorole is set up.`);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const role = member.guild.roles.cache.get(roleId);
+
+    if (!role) {
+        logger.error(`role with id "${roleId}" not found in guild "${member.guild.name}".`);
+        return;
+    }
+    logger.info("member has joined the server! assigning member role...");
+
+    member.roles.add(role)
+        .then(() => logger.info(`assigned role "${role.name}" to user "${member.user.tag}"!`))
+        .catch(error => logger.error(`failed to assign role "${role.name}" to user "${member.user.tag}": ${error}`));
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/events/messageCreate.js b/src/events/messageCreate.js
index a5b1ff8..4b6a4be 100644
--- a/src/events/messageCreate.js
+++ b/src/events/messageCreate.js
@@ -21,16 +21,31 @@ module.exports = {
     if (!command) return;
 
     logger.info(
-      `[Command] "${commandName}" used by ${message.author.tag} (${message.author.id})` +
-        ` in ${message.guild ? `#${message.channel.name} (${message.guild.name})` : 'DMs'}`,
+      `[command] "${commandName}" used by ${message.author.tag} (${message.author.id})` +
+      ` in ${message.guild ? `#${message.channel.name} (${message.guild.name})` : 'dms'}`,
     );
 
     try {
       await command.execute(client, message, args);
     } catch (err) {
-      logger.error(`[Command] Error executing "${commandName}":`, err);
+      logger.error(`[command] error executing "${commandName}":`, err);
       await message
-        .reply('An error occurred while running that command.')
+        .reply({
+          content: null, embeds: [{
+            color: 0x8aa2b3,
+            title: '',
+            author: {
+              name: message.author.username,
+              icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+            },
+            description: '<:no:1481811955592466492> an error occurred while executing that command!',
+            footer: {
+              text: `${message.author.username} @ twitter`,
+              icon_url: message.author.displayAvatarURL(),
+            },
+            timestamp: new Date(),
+          }]
+        })
         .catch(() => null);
     }
   },
diff --git a/src/events/ready.js b/src/events/ready.js
index 3279ccb..da448f9 100644
--- a/src/events/ready.js
+++ b/src/events/ready.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
 const { Events } = require('discord.js');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger');
 
@@ -8,7 +10,19 @@ module.exports = {
   once: true,
 
   execute(client) {
-    logger.info(`[Ready] Logged in as ${client.user.tag} (${client.user.id})`);
-    logger.info(`[Ready] Serving ${client.guilds.cache.size} guild(s).`);
+    const db_path = path.join(process.cwd(), 'db.json');
+    if (!fs.existsSync(db_path)) {
+      fs.writeFileSync(db_path, JSON.stringify({}, null, 2));
+      logger.info('[db] created db.json');
+    }
+
+    const db = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(db_path, 'utf8'));
+    const variables = Object.keys(db);
+    logger.info(`[db] loaded variables from db.json: ${variables.length > 0 ? variables.join(', ') : 'none'}`);
+
+    logger.info(`[ready] logged in as ${client.user.tag} (${client.user.id})`);
+    logger.info(`[ready] serving ${client.guilds.cache.size} guild(s)`);
+
+    client.user.setActivity(`${client.guilds.cache.size} servers`, { type: 'WATCHING' });
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/handlers/commandHandler.js b/src/handlers/commandHandler.js
index 0c54833..ef154e6 100644
--- a/src/handlers/commandHandler.js
+++ b/src/handlers/commandHandler.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function loadCommands(client) {
 
       if (!command.name || typeof command.execute !== 'function') {
         logger.warn(
-          `[CommandHandler] Skipping ${file}: missing "name" or "execute".`,
+          `[commandhandler] skipping ${file}: missing "name" or "execute"`,
         );
         continue;
       }
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ function loadCommands(client) {
         }
       }
 
-      logger.debug(`[CommandHandler] Loaded command: ${command.name}`);
+      logger.debug(`[commandhandler] loaded command: ${command.name}`);
       loaded++;
     } catch (err) {
-      logger.error(`[CommandHandler] Failed to load ${file}:`, err);
+      logger.error(`[commandhandler] failed to load ${file}:`, err);
     }
   }
 
-  logger.info(`[CommandHandler] ${loaded} command(s) loaded.`);
+  logger.info(`[commandhandler] ${loaded} command(s) loaded`);
 }
 
 module.exports = { loadCommands };
diff --git a/src/handlers/eventHandler.js b/src/handlers/eventHandler.js
index 958ceb0..f392042 100644
--- a/src/handlers/eventHandler.js
+++ b/src/handlers/eventHandler.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
+const { Events } = require('discord.js');
+const guildMemberAddEvent = require('../events/guildMemberAdd');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger');
 
 /**
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ function loadEvents(client) {
 
       if (!event.name || typeof event.execute !== 'function') {
         logger.warn(
-          `[EventHandler] Skipping ${file}: missing "name" or "execute".`,
+          `[eventhandler] skipping ${file}: missing "name" or "execute"`,
         );
         continue;
       }
@@ -35,14 +37,17 @@ function loadEvents(client) {
         client.on(event.name, (...args) => event.execute(client, ...args));
       }
 
-      logger.debug(`[EventHandler] Registered event: ${event.name}`);
+      logger.debug(`[eventhandler] registered event: ${event.name}`);
       loaded++;
     } catch (err) {
-      logger.error(`[EventHandler] Failed to load ${file}:`, err);
+      logger.error(`[eventhandler] failed to load ${file}:`, err);
     }
   }
 
-  logger.info(`[EventHandler] ${loaded} event(s) registered.`);
+  client.on(Events.GuildMemberAdd, guildMemberAddEvent.bind(null, client));
+  loaded++;
+
+  logger.info(`[eventhandler] ${loaded} event(s) registered`);
 }
 
 module.exports = { loadEvents };
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index c536763..1036fea 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ if (!process.env.BOT_TOKEN) {
 const client = new Client({
   intents: [
     GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
+    GatewayIntentBits.GuildMembers,
     GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
     GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent, // Required to read message content for prefix commands
     GatewayIntentBits.DirectMessages,
@@ -34,16 +35,16 @@ loadEvents(client);
 
 // Global error handling
 process.on('unhandledRejection', (err) => {
-  logger.error('[Process] Unhandled rejection:', err);
+  logger.error('[process] unhandled rejection:', err);
 });
 
 process.on('uncaughtException', (err) => {
-  logger.error('[Process] Uncaught exception:', err);
+  logger.error('[process] uncaught exception:', err);
   process.exit(1);
 });
 
 // Connect to Discord
 client.login(process.env.BOT_TOKEN).catch((err) => {
-  logger.error('[Login] Failed to log in:', err);
+  logger.error('[login] failed to log in:', err);
   process.exit(1);
 });
diff --git a/src/utils/logger.js b/src/utils/logger.js
index 669471d..663ef8f 100644
--- a/src/utils/logger.js
+++ b/src/utils/logger.js
@@ -1,45 +1,65 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const { createLogger, format, transports } = require('winston');
-const { combine, timestamp, printf, colorize, errors } = format;
+const { consoleFormat } = require("winston-console-format");
+const { printf } = format;
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
-// Ensure logs directory exists
-const logsDir = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'logs');
-if (!fs.existsSync(logsDir)) {
-  fs.mkdirSync(logsDir, { recursive: true });
+const logs_dir = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'logs');
+if (!fs.existsSync(logs_dir)) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(logs_dir, { recursive: true });
 }
 
-const logFormat = printf(({ level, message, timestamp: ts, stack }) => {
-  return `[${ts}] [${level}]: ${stack || message}`;
-});
-
 const logger = createLogger({
-  level: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || 'info',
-  format: combine(
-    timestamp({ format: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss' }),
-    errors({ stack: true }),
-    logFormat,
+  level: "silly",
+  format: format.combine(
+    format.timestamp(),
+    format.ms(),
+    format.errors({ stack: true }),
+    format.splat(),
+    format.json()
   ),
   transports: [
-    // Human-readable coloured output in the console
     new transports.Console({
-      format: combine(
-        colorize({ all: true }),
-        timestamp({ format: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss' }),
-        errors({ stack: true }),
-        logFormat,
+      format: format.combine(
+        format.colorize({ all: true }),
+        format.padLevels(),
+        consoleFormat({
+          showMeta: true,
+          metaStrip: ["timestamp", "service"],
+          inspectOptions: {
+            depth: Infinity,
+            colors: true,
+            maxArrayLength: Infinity,
+            breakLength: 120,
+            compact: Infinity,
+          },
+        })
       ),
     }),
-    // All logs at info level and above written to combined.log
+
     new transports.File({
-      filename: path.join(logsDir, 'combined.log'),
+      filename: path.join(logs_dir, 'combined.log'),
     }),
-    // Error logs written to a dedicated file
+
     new transports.File({
-      filename: path.join(logsDir, 'error.log'),
+      filename: path.join(logs_dir, 'error.log'),
       level: 'error',
+      format: format.combine(
+        format.timestamp({ format: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS' }),
+        format.errors({ stack: true }),
+        printf(({ level, message, timestamp, stack, ...meta }) => {
+          let log = `${timestamp} [${level.toUpperCase()}]: ${message}`;
+          if (stack) {
+            log += `\ntrace: ${stack}`;
+          }
+          if (Object.keys(meta).length > 0) {
+            log += `\nmetadata: ${JSON.stringify(meta, null, 2)}`;
+          }
+          return log;
+        })
+      ),
     }),
   ],
 });