diff --git a/packages/core/src/logger.ts b/packages/core/src/logger.ts
index f8172d0b6ca..ae9b3a19852 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/logger.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-class ElizaLogger {
+import settings from "./settings.ts";
+import { Logger, ILogObjMeta, ILogObj } from "tslog";
+
+interface IElizaLogger extends Logger<IElizaLogger> {
+    progress(message: string): void;
+}
+
+class ElizaLogger implements IElizaLogger {
     constructor() {
         // Check if we're in Node.js environment
         this.isNode =
@@ -7,7 +14,7 @@ class ElizaLogger {
             process.versions.node != null;
 
         // Set verbose based on environment
-        this.verbose = this.isNode ? process.env.verbose === "true" : false;
+        this.verbose = this.isNode ? settings.VERBOSE === "true" : false;
     }
 
     private isNode: boolean;
@@ -173,6 +180,7 @@ class ElizaLogger {
         }
     }
 
+    // @ts-ignore - custom implementation
     log(...strings) {
         this.#logWithStyle(strings, {
             fg: "white",
@@ -182,6 +190,7 @@ class ElizaLogger {
         });
     }
 
+    // @ts-ignore - custom implementation
     warn(...strings) {
         this.#logWithStyle(strings, {
             fg: "yellow",
@@ -191,6 +200,7 @@ class ElizaLogger {
         });
     }
 
+    // @ts-ignore - custom implementation
     error(...strings) {
         this.#logWithStyle(strings, {
             fg: "red",
@@ -200,6 +210,7 @@ class ElizaLogger {
         });
     }
 
+    // @ts-ignore - custom implementation
     info(...strings) {
         this.#logWithStyle(strings, {
             fg: "blue",
@@ -209,15 +220,7 @@ class ElizaLogger {
         });
     }
 
-    success(...strings) {
-        this.#logWithStyle(strings, {
-            fg: "green",
-            bg: "",
-            icon: "\u2713",
-            groupTitle: ` ${this.successesTitle}`,
-        });
-    }
-
+    // @ts-ignore - custom implementation
     debug(...strings) {
         if (!this.verbose) return;
         this.#logWithStyle(strings, {
@@ -228,6 +231,15 @@ class ElizaLogger {
         });
     }
 
+    success(...strings) {
+        this.#logWithStyle(strings, {
+            fg: "green",
+            bg: "",
+            icon: "\u2713",
+            groupTitle: ` ${this.successesTitle}`,
+        });
+    }
+
     assert(...strings) {
         this.#logWithStyle(strings, {
             fg: "cyan",
@@ -236,6 +248,17 @@ class ElizaLogger {
             groupTitle: ` ${this.assertsTitle}`,
         });
     }
+
+    progress(message: string) {
+        if (this.isNode) {
+            // Clear the current line and move cursor to beginning
+            process.stdout.clearLine(0);
+            process.stdout.cursorTo(0);
+            process.stdout.write(message);
+        } else {
+            console.log(message);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 export const elizaLogger = new ElizaLogger();