diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index ec906d3..5725234 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
     "wgan",
     "xname",
     "xpander",
+    "zapslog",
     "Zemlya",
     "Zeroable"
   ]
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a251ef9..86832db 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.30.0
 	github.com/samber/lo v1.39.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0
-	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1 // indirect
 )
 
 require (
@@ -30,10 +29,10 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/natefinch/lumberjack v2.0.0+incompatible
 	github.com/nicksnyder/go-i18n/v2 v2.3.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/zap/exp v0.2.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230321023759-10a507213a29
 	golang.org/x/net v0.17.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.14.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 47eb655..e9d2159 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/mohae/deepcopy v0.0.0-20170929034955-c48cc78d4826 h1:RWengNIwukTxcDr9M+97sNutRR1RKhG96O6jWumTTnw=
 github.com/mohae/deepcopy v0.0.0-20170929034955-c48cc78d4826/go.mod h1:TaXosZuwdSHYgviHp1DAtfrULt5eUgsSMsZf+YrPgl8=
-github.com/natefinch/lumberjack v2.0.0+incompatible h1:4QJd3OLAMgj7ph+yZTuX13Ld4UpgHp07nNdFX7mqFfM=
-github.com/natefinch/lumberjack v2.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:Wi9p2TTF5DG5oU+6YfsmYQpsTIOm0B1VNzQg9Mw6nPk=
 github.com/nicksnyder/go-i18n/v2 v2.3.0 h1:2NPsCsNFCVd7i+Su0xYsBrIhS3bE2XMv5gNTft2O+PQ=
 github.com/nicksnyder/go-i18n/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:nxYSZE9M0bf3Y70gPQjN9ha7XNHX7gMc814+6wVyEI4=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.13.2 h1:Bi2gGVkfn6gQcjNjZJVO8Gf0FHzMPf2phUei9tejVMs=
@@ -53,6 +51,8 @@ go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 h1:blXXJkSxSSfBVBlC76pxqeO+LN3aDfLQo+309xJstO0=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0/go.mod h1:20+QtiLqy0Nd6FdQB9TLXag12DsQkrbs3htMFfDN80Y=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0 h1:sI7k6L95XOKS281NhVKOFCUNIvv9e0w4BF8N3u+tCRo=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0/go.mod h1:dtElttAiwGvoJ/vj4IwHBS/gXsEu/pZ50mUIRWuG0so=
+go.uber.org/zap/exp v0.2.0 h1:FtGenNNeCATRB3CmB/yEUnjEFeJWpB/pMcy7e2bKPYs=
+go.uber.org/zap/exp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:t0gqAIdh1MfKv9EwN/dLwfZnJxe9ITAZN78HEWPFWDQ=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230321023759-10a507213a29 h1:ooxPy7fPvB4kwsA2h+iBNHkAbp/4JxTSwCmvdjEYmug=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230321023759-10a507213a29/go.mod h1:CxIveKay+FTh1D0yPZemJVgC/95VzuuOLq5Qi4xnoYc=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.13.0 h1:I/DsJXRlw/8l/0c24sM9yb0T4z9liZTduXvdAWYiysY=
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.0/go.mod h1:HV8QOd/L58Z+nl8r43ehVNZIU/HEI6OcFqw
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127 h1:qIbj1fsPNlZgppZ+VLlY7N33q108Sa+fhmuc+sWQYwY=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
-gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1 h1:bBRl1b0OH9s/DuPhuXpNl+VtCaJXFZ5/uEFST95x9zc=
-gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:YD8tP3GAjkrDg1eZH7EGmyESg/lsYskCTPBJVb9jqSc=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 h1:D8xgwECY7CYvx+Y2n4sBz93Jn9JRvxdiyyo8CTfuKaY=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/internal/log/fields.go b/internal/log/fields.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b7cff91..0000000
--- a/internal/log/fields.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package log
-
-import (
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
-)
-
-// add new zap fields as and when they are required
-
-func String(key, val string) Field {
-	return zap.String(key, val)
-}
-
-func Uint(key string, val uint) Field {
-	return zap.Uint(key, val)
-}
-
-func Int(key string, val int) Field {
-	return zap.Int(key, val)
-}
-
-func Float64(key string, val float64) Field {
-	return zap.Float64(key, val)
-}
diff --git a/internal/log/log-defs.go b/internal/log/log-defs.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f13629b..0000000
--- a/internal/log/log-defs.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package log
-
-import (
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
-	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
-)
-
-type Field = zap.Field
-type Level = zapcore.Level
-
-const (
-	DebugLevel = zapcore.DebugLevel
-	InfoLevel  = zapcore.InfoLevel
-	WarnLevel  = zapcore.WarnLevel
-	ErrorLevel = zapcore.ErrorLevel
-)
-
-type Logger interface {
-	Debug(msg string, fields ...Field)
-	Info(msg string, fields ...Field)
-	Warn(msg string, fields ...Field)
-	Error(msg string, fields ...Field)
-	Sync() error
-}
-
-type Ref utils.RoProp[Logger]
-
-type Rotation struct {
-	Filename       string
-	MaxSizeInMb    int
-	MaxNoOfBackups int
-	MaxAgeInDays   int
-}
-
-type LoggerInfo struct {
-	Rotation
-
-	Enabled         bool
-	Path            string
-	TimeStampFormat string
-	Level           Level
-}
diff --git a/internal/log/new-logger.go b/internal/log/new-logger.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b0c42a..0000000
--- a/internal/log/new-logger.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-package log
-
-import (
-	"github.com/natefinch/lumberjack"
-	"github.com/samber/lo"
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
-	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
-
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/i18n"
-)
-
-func NewLogger(info *LoggerInfo) Ref {
-	return utils.NewRoProp(lo.TernaryF(info.Enabled,
-		func() Logger {
-			if info.Path == "" {
-				panic(i18n.NewInvalidConfigEntryError(info.Path, "Store/Logging/Path"))
-			}
-			ws := zapcore.AddSync(&lumberjack.Logger{
-				Filename:   info.Path,
-				MaxSize:    info.Rotation.MaxSizeInMb,
-				MaxBackups: info.Rotation.MaxNoOfBackups,
-				MaxAge:     info.Rotation.MaxAgeInDays,
-			})
-			config := zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig()
-			config.EncodeTime = zapcore.TimeEncoderOfLayout(info.TimeStampFormat)
-			core := zapcore.NewCore(
-				zapcore.NewJSONEncoder(config),
-				ws,
-				info.Level,
-			)
-			return zap.New(core)
-		}, func() Logger {
-			return zap.NewNop()
-		}))
-}
diff --git a/xfs/nav/bootstrapper.go b/xfs/nav/bootstrapper.go
index 9e8fcb7..0343d83 100644
--- a/xfs/nav/bootstrapper.go
+++ b/xfs/nav/bootstrapper.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package nav
 
 import (
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/collections"
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
 )
 
 type nullDetacher struct{}
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ func (b *bootstrapper) init() {
 	b.nc.ns = &NavigationState{
 		Filters: b.nc.frame.filters,
 		Root:    &b.nc.frame.root,
-		Logger:  utils.NewRoProp[ClientLogger](b.nc.impl.logger()),
+		Logger:  b.o.Monitor.Log,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/xfs/nav/helpers_test.go b/xfs/nav/helpers_test.go
index 446ffb1..bc66f12 100644
--- a/xfs/nav/helpers_test.go
+++ b/xfs/nav/helpers_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
+	"log/slog"
 	"math"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/i18n"
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/internal/helpers"
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/internal/log"
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/nav"
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
 )
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ type resumeTE struct {
 	active         activeTE
 	clientListenAt string
 	profile        string
-	log            bool
 }
 
 type cascadeTE struct {
@@ -144,26 +143,13 @@ func musico() string {
 	panic("could not get root path")
 }
 
-func logo() nav.LoggingOptions {
-	return nav.LoggingOptions{
-		Enabled:         true,
-		Path:            helpers.Log(),
-		TimeStampFormat: "2006-01-02 15:04:05",
-		Rotation: nav.LogRotationOptions{
-			MaxSizeInMb:    5,
-			MaxNoOfBackups: 1,
-			MaxAgeInDays:   7,
-		},
-	}
-}
-
 func begin(em string) nav.BeginHandler {
 	return func(state *nav.NavigationState) {
-		state.Logger.Get().Info("💧 Beginning Traversal (client side)",
-			log.String("Root", state.Root.Get()),
-			log.Uint("Foo", 42),
-			log.Int("Bar", 13),
-			log.Float64("Pi", float64(math.Pi)),
+		state.Logger.Info("💧 Beginning Traversal (client side)",
+			slog.String("Root", state.Root.Get()),
+			slog.Int("Foo", 42),
+			slog.Int("Bar", 13),
+			slog.Float64("Pi", float64(math.Pi)),
 		)
 
 		GinkgoWriter.Printf(
diff --git a/xfs/nav/navigation-controller.go b/xfs/nav/navigation-controller.go
index 54c28b3..77d2b28 100644
--- a/xfs/nav/navigation-controller.go
+++ b/xfs/nav/navigation-controller.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package nav
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"log/slog"
 
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/internal/log"
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
 )
 
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ func (nc *navigationController) init() {
 	nc.ns = &NavigationState{
 		Filters: nc.frame.filters,
 		Root:    &nc.frame.root,
-		Logger:  utils.NewRoProp[ClientLogger](nc.impl.logger()),
+		Logger:  nc.logger(),
 	}
 	nc.impl.init(nc.ns)
 }
 
-func (nc *navigationController) logger() log.Logger {
+func (nc *navigationController) logger() *slog.Logger {
 	return nc.impl.logger()
 }
 
@@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ func (nc *navigationController) ensync(ctx context.Context, cancel context.Cance
 
 func (nc *navigationController) walk(root string) (*TraverseResult, error) {
 	nc.frame.root.Set(root)
-	nc.impl.logger().Info("walk", log.String("root", root))
+	nc.impl.logger().Info("walk", slog.String("root", root))
 
 	nc.frame.notifiers.begin.invoke(nc.ns)
 
 	result, err := nc.impl.top(nc.frame, root)
 
-	fields := []log.Field{}
+	fields := []any{}
 	for _, m := range result.Metrics.collection {
-		fields = append(fields, log.Uint(m.Name, m.Count))
+		fields = append(fields, slog.Int(m.Name, int(m.Count)))
 	}
 
 	nc.impl.logger().Info("Result", fields...)
diff --git a/xfs/nav/navigation-listener_test.go b/xfs/nav/navigation-listener_test.go
index 875e4c4..9420bcb 100644
--- a/xfs/nav/navigation-listener_test.go
+++ b/xfs/nav/navigation-listener_test.go
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Listener", Ordered, func() {
 						return nil
 					},
 				}
-				o.Store.Logging = logo()
 			}
 		})
 
diff --git a/xfs/nav/navigator-abstract.go b/xfs/nav/navigator-abstract.go
index e9e28ff..eefad4d 100644
--- a/xfs/nav/navigator-abstract.go
+++ b/xfs/nav/navigator-abstract.go
@@ -4,17 +4,15 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
+	"log/slog"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/internal/log"
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
 )
 
 type navigator struct {
 	o                    *TraverseOptions
 	agent                *navigationAgent
-	log                  utils.RoProp[log.Logger]
 	samplingActive       bool
 	filteringActive      bool
 	samplingFilterActive bool
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ func (n *navigator) ensync(
 					if err, ok := pe.(error); ok || strings.Contains(err.Error(),
 						"send on closed channel") {
 						n.logger().Error("☠️☠️☠️ send on closed channel",
-							log.String("item-path", item.Path),
+							slog.String("item-path", item.Path),
 						)
 					} else {
 						panic(pe)
@@ -98,8 +96,8 @@ func (n *navigator) ensync(
 	frame.decorate("boost decorator", decorator)
 }
 
-func (n *navigator) logger() log.Logger {
-	return n.log.Get()
+func (n *navigator) logger() *slog.Logger {
+	return n.o.Monitor.Log
 }
 
 func (n *navigator) descend(navi *NavigationInfo) bool {
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ func (n *navigator) ascend(navi *NavigationInfo, permit bool) {
 }
 
 func (n *navigator) finish() error {
-	return n.log.Get().Sync()
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (n *navigator) keep(stash *inspection) {
diff --git a/xfs/nav/new-navigator.go b/xfs/nav/new-navigator.go
index 7d5c8f5..3183187 100644
--- a/xfs/nav/new-navigator.go
+++ b/xfs/nav/new-navigator.go
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package nav
 
 import (
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/internal/log"
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
-
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -57,11 +54,9 @@ func (f navigatorImplFactory) new(o *TraverseOptions) navigatorImpl {
 			handler:              &notifyCallbackErrorHandler{},
 			samplingFilterActive: samplingFilterActive,
 		})
-		logger = f.makeLogger(o)
-		n      = navigator{
+		n = navigator{
 			o:                    o,
 			agent:                agent,
-			log:                  logger,
 			samplingActive:       samplingActive,
 			filteringActive:      filteringActive,
 			samplingFilterActive: samplingFilterActive,
@@ -89,18 +84,3 @@ func (f navigatorImplFactory) new(o *TraverseOptions) navigatorImpl {
 
 	return impl
 }
-
-func (f navigatorImplFactory) makeLogger(o *TraverseOptions) utils.RoProp[log.Logger] {
-	return log.NewLogger(&log.LoggerInfo{
-		Rotation: log.Rotation{
-			Filename:       o.Store.Logging.Path,
-			MaxSizeInMb:    o.Store.Logging.Rotation.MaxSizeInMb,
-			MaxNoOfBackups: o.Store.Logging.Rotation.MaxNoOfBackups,
-			MaxAgeInDays:   o.Store.Logging.Rotation.MaxAgeInDays,
-		},
-		Enabled:         o.Store.Logging.Enabled,
-		Path:            o.Store.Logging.Path,
-		TimeStampFormat: o.Store.Logging.TimeStampFormat,
-		Level:           o.Store.Logging.Level,
-	})
-}
diff --git a/xfs/nav/resume-strategy-fastward.go b/xfs/nav/resume-strategy-fastward.go
index 6c10192..0b7dd91 100644
--- a/xfs/nav/resume-strategy-fastward.go
+++ b/xfs/nav/resume-strategy-fastward.go
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ package nav
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/internal/log"
+	"log/slog"
 )
 
 type fastwardListener struct {
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ type fastwardStrategy struct {
 }
 
 func (s *fastwardStrategy) init(params *strategyInitParams) {
-	s.nc.logger().Info("fastward resume", log.String("path", params.ps.Active.Root))
+	s.nc.logger().Info("fastward resume", slog.String("path", params.ps.Active.Root))
 	// this is the start we revert back to when we get back to the resume point
 	//
 	s.client.state = params.ps.Active.Listen
@@ -101,8 +100,8 @@ func (s *fastwardStrategy) detach(frame *navigationFrame) {
 func (s *fastwardStrategy) resume(info *strategyResumeInfo) (*TraverseResult, error) {
 	resumeAt := info.ps.Active.NodePath
 	s.nc.logger().Info("fastward resume",
-		log.String("root-path", info.ps.Active.Root),
-		log.String("resume-at-path", resumeAt),
+		slog.String("root-path", info.ps.Active.Root),
+		slog.String("resume-at-path", resumeAt),
 	)
 
 	// fast-forward doesn't need to restore the entire state, eg, the
diff --git a/xfs/nav/resume-strategy-spawn.go b/xfs/nav/resume-strategy-spawn.go
index e92f2b5..7629bc8 100644
--- a/xfs/nav/resume-strategy-spawn.go
+++ b/xfs/nav/resume-strategy-spawn.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package nav
 
 import (
 	"io/fs"
+	"log/slog"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/internal/log"
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
 
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/i18n"
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ func (s *spawnStrategy) resume(info *strategyResumeInfo) (*TraverseResult, error
 	resumeAt := s.ps.Active.NodePath
 
 	s.nc.logger().Info("spawn resume",
-		log.String("root-path", info.ps.Active.Root),
-		log.String("resume-at-path", resumeAt),
+		slog.String("root-path", info.ps.Active.Root),
+		slog.String("resume-at-path", resumeAt),
 	)
 
 	return s.conclude(&concludeInfo{
diff --git a/xfs/nav/resume-strategy_test.go b/xfs/nav/resume-strategy_test.go
index dcbecf8..d3b389d 100644
--- a/xfs/nav/resume-strategy_test.go
+++ b/xfs/nav/resume-strategy_test.go
@@ -272,9 +272,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Resume", Ordered, func() {
 							}
 						}
 					}
-					if entry.log {
-						o.Store.Logging = logo()
-					}
 				}
 
 				result, _ := nav.New().With(nav.RunnerWithResume, &nav.RunnerInfo{
@@ -334,7 +331,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Resume", Ordered, func() {
 
 		Entry(nil, &resumeTE{
 			naviTE: naviTE{
-				message:      "universal: listen pending(logged)",
+				message:      "universal: listen pending",
 				relative:     "RETRO-WAVE",
 				subscription: nav.SubscribeAny,
 			},
@@ -344,7 +341,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Resume", Ordered, func() {
 			},
 			clientListenAt: StartAtElectricYouth,
 			profile:        "-> universal(pending): unfiltered",
-			log:            true,
 		}),
 
 		Entry(nil, &resumeTE{
diff --git a/xfs/nav/traverse-defs.go b/xfs/nav/traverse-defs.go
index 7c880c4..40bea7b 100644
--- a/xfs/nav/traverse-defs.go
+++ b/xfs/nav/traverse-defs.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package nav
 import (
 	"context"
 	"io/fs"
+	"log/slog"
 
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/internal/log"
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
 )
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ type inspector interface {
 type navigatorImpl interface {
 	inspector
 	options() *TraverseOptions
-	logger() log.Logger
+	logger() *slog.Logger
 	init(ns *NavigationState)
 	ensync(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, frame *navigationFrame, ai *AsyncInfo)
 	top(frame *navigationFrame, root string) (*TraverseResult, error)
@@ -191,14 +191,6 @@ type SubPathInfo struct {
 	Behaviour *SubPathBehaviour
 }
 
-// ClientLogger
-type ClientLogger interface {
-	Debug(_ string, _ ...log.Field)
-	Info(_ string, _ ...log.Field)
-	Warn(_ string, _ ...log.Field)
-	Error(_ string, _ ...log.Field)
-}
-
 type TriStateBoolEnum uint
 
 const (
diff --git a/xfs/nav/traverse-options.go b/xfs/nav/traverse-options.go
index 3cabf3c..11254df 100644
--- a/xfs/nav/traverse-options.go
+++ b/xfs/nav/traverse-options.go
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package nav
 
 import (
-	"path/filepath"
+	"log/slog"
 
 	"github.com/mohae/deepcopy"
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/internal/log"
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/exp/zapslog"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 )
 
 // SubPathBehaviour
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ type NavigationFilters struct {
 type NavigationState struct {
 	Root    *utils.VarProp[string]
 	Filters *NavigationFilters
-	Logger  utils.RoProp[ClientLogger]
+	Logger  *slog.Logger
 }
 
 // PersistOptions contains options for persisting traverse options
@@ -144,23 +145,8 @@ type LogRotationOptions struct {
 	MaxAgeInDays int
 }
 
-// LoggingOptions
-type LoggingOptions struct {
-
-	// Enabled controls logging actuation
-	Enabled bool
-
-	// Path of log file
-	Path string
-
-	// TimeStampFormat format of the timestamp field in generated logs
-	TimeStampFormat string
-
-	// Level controls which the level of logging desired
-	Level log.Level
-
-	// Rotation log file rotation options
-	Rotation LogRotationOptions
+type MonitorOptions struct {
+	Log *slog.Logger
 }
 
 // EntryQuantities contains specification of no of files and folders
@@ -242,10 +228,6 @@ type OptionsStore struct {
 	//
 	ListenDefs ListenDefinitions
 
-	// Logging options
-	//
-	Logging LoggingOptions
-
 	// Sampling options
 	//
 	Sampling SamplingOptions
@@ -277,6 +259,10 @@ type TraverseOptions struct {
 	// B) Use a Custom iterator. When setting the Custom iterator properties
 	//
 	Sampler SamplerOptions `json:"-"`
+
+	// Monitor contains externally provided logger
+	//
+	Monitor MonitorOptions `json:"-"`
 }
 
 // TraverseOptionFn functional traverse options
@@ -334,12 +320,6 @@ func (o *TraverseOptions) Clone() *TraverseOptions {
 	return clone.(*TraverseOptions)
 }
 
-const (
-	defaultMaxSizeInMb    = 50
-	defaultMaxNoOfBackups = 3
-	defaultMaxAgeInDays   = 28
-)
-
 // GetDefaultOptions
 func GetDefaultOptions() *TraverseOptions {
 	return &TraverseOptions{
@@ -358,16 +338,6 @@ func GetDefaultOptions() *TraverseOptions {
 					InclusiveStop:  false,
 				},
 			},
-			Logging: LoggingOptions{
-				Path:            filepath.Join("~", "snivilised.extendio.nav.log"),
-				TimeStampFormat: "2006-01-02 15:04:05",
-				Level:           log.InfoLevel,
-				Rotation: LogRotationOptions{
-					MaxSizeInMb:    defaultMaxSizeInMb,
-					MaxNoOfBackups: defaultMaxNoOfBackups,
-					MaxAgeInDays:   defaultMaxAgeInDays,
-				},
-			},
 		},
 		Notify: Notifications{
 			OnBegin:   func(_ *NavigationState) {},
@@ -385,6 +355,11 @@ func GetDefaultOptions() *TraverseOptions {
 		Persist: PersistOptions{
 			Format: PersistInJSONEn,
 		},
+		Monitor: MonitorOptions{
+			Log: slog.New(zapslog.NewHandler(
+				zapcore.NewNopCore(), nil),
+			),
+		},
 	}
 }