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diff --git a/core/logger.py b/core/logger.py
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--- a/core/logger.py
+++ b/core/logger.py
@@ -1,65 +1,93 @@
 import json
 import logging
+import sys
 import traceback
+from datetime import datetime
 from logging.handlers import RotatingFileHandler
 from typing import Optional
 
 
 class JSONFormatter(logging.Formatter):
-    """Custom formatter that outputs log records as JSON strings."""
+    """
+    Custom logging formatter that outputs log records as structured JSON strings.
+    Extracts dynamic context fields seamlessly.
+    """
 
     def format(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> str:
+        # Standardize timestamp to ISO-8601 format
         log_data = {
-            "timestamp": self.formatTime(record, self.datefmt),
+            "timestamp": datetime.fromtimestamp(record.created).isoformat(),
             "level": record.levelname,
-            "name": record.name,
+            "module": record.name,
             "message": record.getMessage(),
         }
+
+        # Dynamically append any extra payload context keys passed by the developer
+        # Filtering out python's default internal LogRecord attributes
+        DEFAULT_ATTRS = {
+            "name", "msg", "args", "levelname", "levelno", "pathname", "filename",
+            "module", "exc_info", "exc_text", "stack_info", "lineno", "funcName",
+            "created", "msecs", "relativeCreated", "thread", "threadName",
+            "processName", "process"
+        }
+        
+        for key, value in record.__dict__.items():
+            if key not in DEFAULT_ATTRS:
+                log_data[key] = value
+
+        # Format exception tracebacks elegantly if an error runtime event occurs
         if record.exc_info:
             log_data["exception"] = "".join(traceback.format_exception(*record.exc_info))
+
         return json.dumps(log_data)
 
 
-def setup(
+def get_logger(
+    name: str = "execra",
     log_level: str = "INFO",
     log_file: Optional[str] = None,
     max_bytes: int = 10 * 1024 * 1024,
     backup_count: int = 5,
-    json_format: bool = False,
-) -> None:
-    """Configure root logging for the application.
-
-    Supports rotating file logs and structured JSON logging.
+    json_format: bool = True,  # Defaulting to True to meet Feature Request #232 spec
+) -> logging.Logger:
+    """
+    Configures and returns a thread-safe, module-isolated logger instance.
+    Prevents duplicate handler bubbling and standardizes output tracking format.
     """
     level = getattr(logging, log_level.upper(), logging.INFO)
-    root = logging.getLogger()
+    logger = logging.getLogger(name)
+
+    # Prevent re-adding handlers if logger is already configured
+    if logger.hasHandlers():
+        return logger
 
-    # Clear existing handlers to prevent duplicates during reconfiguration
-    for h in list(root.handlers):
-        root.removeHandler(h)
+    logger.setLevel(level)
+    logger.propagate = False  # Isolate stream formats cleanly
 
-    # Configure formatter
+    # Resolve Formatter Selection
     if json_format:
         formatter = JSONFormatter()
     else:
-        formatter = logging.Formatter("[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s %(name)s: %(message)s")
+        formatter = logging.Formatter(
+            "[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s %(name)s: %(message)s", 
+            datefmt="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"
+        )
 
-    # Add Stream Handler
-    stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+    # 1. Standard System Output (Console Stream)
+    stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
     stream_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
-    root.addHandler(stream_handler)
+    logger.addHandler(stream_handler)
 
-    # Add Rotating File Handler
+    # 2. Add File Persistence (Rotating File Engine)
     if log_file:
         file_handler = RotatingFileHandler(
             log_file, maxBytes=max_bytes, backupCount=backup_count, encoding="utf-8"
         )
         file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
-        root.addHandler(file_handler)
-
-    root.setLevel(level)
+        logger.addHandler(file_handler)
 
+    return logger
 
 
-setup()
-logger = logging.getLogger("execra")
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+# Default initialization hook matching execution environment requirements
+logger = get_logger("execra")
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