diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index ed76356799c..8bfbc9d3bd5 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -141,9 +141,13 @@
         // Set the telemetry key environment variable to use if you dont want to set it in package.json
         //"TYPESPEC_VSCODE_TELEMETRY_KEY": "{The instrumentation key of your Application Insights}",
 
-        //"ENABLE_SERVER_COMPILE_LOGGING": "true",
-        //"ENABLE_UPDATE_MANAGER_LOGGING": "true",
-        //"ENABLE_LM_LOGGING": "true",
+        // Enable debug logging for specific areas using DEBUG environment variable
+        // Examples:
+        //   "DEBUG": "typespec:server_compile"           - Enable server compilation debug logs
+        //   "DEBUG": "typespec:lm"                       - Enable Language Model debug logs
+        //   "DEBUG": "typespec:*"                        - Enable all typespec debug logs
+        //   "DEBUG": "typespec:server_compile,typespec:compile_config" - Enable multiple areas
+        //"DEBUG": "typespec:server_compile,typespec:update_manager,typespec:compile_config,typespec:lm",
 
         "TYPESPEC_SERVER_NODE_OPTIONS": "--nolazy --inspect-brk=4242",
         "TYPESPEC_DEVELOPMENT_MODE": "true"
diff --git a/packages/compiler/package.json b/packages/compiler/package.json
index bd834faa5fa..cf791847742 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/package.json
+++ b/packages/compiler/package.json
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
     "@inquirer/prompts": "^8.0.1",
     "ajv": "~8.17.1",
     "change-case": "~5.4.4",
+    "debug": "~4.4.0",
     "env-paths": "^3.0.0",
     "globby": "~16.0.0",
     "is-unicode-supported": "^2.1.0",
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/babel__code-frame": "~7.0.6",
+    "@types/debug": "~4.1.12",
     "@types/mustache": "~4.2.5",
     "@types/node": "~25.0.2",
     "@types/semver": "^7.5.8",
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/server/compile-service.ts b/packages/compiler/src/server/compile-service.ts
index 2c41249149e..6696cd1fbc9 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/server/compile-service.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/server/compile-service.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { deepClone, distinctArray } from "../utils/misc.js";
 import { getLocationInYamlScript } from "../yaml/diagnostics.js";
 import { parseYaml } from "../yaml/parser.js";
 import { ClientConfigProvider } from "./client-config-provider.js";
-import { serverOptions } from "./constants.js";
+import { debugLoggers, serverOptions } from "./constants.js";
 import { resolveEntrypointFile } from "./entrypoint-resolver.js";
 import { FileService } from "./file-service.js";
 import { FileSystemCache } from "./file-system-cache.js";
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ export function createCompileService({
   const eventListeners = new Map<string, (...args: unknown[]) => void | Promise<void>>();
   const compileManager = new ServerCompileManager(updateManager, compilerHost, log);
   let configFilePath: string | undefined;
+  const debug = debugLoggers.compileConfig;
+  const logDebug = debug.enabled ? log : () => {};
 
   return { compile, getScript, on, notifyChange, getMainFileForDocument };
 
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ export function createCompileService({
     }
     const mainFile = await getMainFileForDocument(path);
     if (mainFile === undefined) {
-      log({ level: "debug", message: `failed to resolve main file for ${path}` });
+      logDebug({ level: "debug", message: `failed to resolve main file for ${path}` });
       return undefined;
     }
     if (!mainFile.endsWith(".tsp")) {
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ export function createCompileService({
     }
     const config = await getConfig(mainFile);
     configFilePath = config.filename;
-    log({ level: "debug", message: `config resolved`, detail: config });
+    logDebug({ level: "debug", message: `config resolved`, detail: config });
     const [optionsFromConfig, _] = resolveOptionsFromConfig(config, {
       cwd: getDirectoryPath(path),
     });
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ export function createCompileService({
       ) {
         // If the file that changed wasn't imported by anything from the main
         // file, retry using the file itself as the main file.
-        log({
+        logDebug({
           level: "debug",
           message: `target file was not included in compiling, try to compile ${path} as main file directly`,
         });
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ export function createCompileService({
         const [yamlScript] = parseYaml(await serverHost.compilerHost.readFile(configFilePath));
         const target = getLocationInYamlScript(yamlScript, ["emit", emitterName], "key");
         if (target.pos === 0) {
-          log({
+          logDebug({
             level: "debug",
             message: `Unexpected situation, can't find emitter '${emitterName}' in config file '${configFilePath}'`,
           });
@@ -286,7 +288,7 @@ export function createCompileService({
     const lookupDir = entrypointStat.isDirectory() ? mainFile : getDirectoryPath(mainFile);
     const configPath = await findTypeSpecConfigPath(compilerHost, lookupDir, true);
     if (!configPath) {
-      log({
+      logDebug({
         level: "debug",
         message: `can't find path with config file, try to use default config`,
       });
@@ -337,7 +339,10 @@ export function createCompileService({
    */
   async function getMainFileForDocument(path: string) {
     if (path.startsWith("untitled:")) {
-      log({ level: "debug", message: `untitled document treated as its own main file: ${path}` });
+      logDebug({
+        level: "debug",
+        message: `untitled document treated as its own main file: ${path}`,
+      });
       return path;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/server/constants.ts b/packages/compiler/src/server/constants.ts
index 1bb0333bd04..28658cb7b43 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/server/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/server/constants.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import createDebug from "debug";
 import { CompilerOptions } from "../core/options.js";
 
 export const serverOptions: CompilerOptions = {
@@ -14,7 +15,16 @@ export const Commands = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Environment variables to enable some logging when needed
+ * Debug loggers for different areas. Can be enabled via DEBUG environment variable.
+ * Usage: DEBUG=typespec:server_compile,typespec:compile_config
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ *   DEBUG=typespec:server_compile      - Enable server compilation debug logs
+ *   DEBUG=typespec:*                   - Enable all typespec debug logs
+ *   DEBUG=typespec:server_compile,typespec:compile_config - Enable multiple areas
  */
-export const ENABLE_SERVER_COMPILE_LOGGING = "ENABLE_SERVER_COMPILE_LOGGING";
-export const ENABLE_UPDATE_MANAGER_LOGGING = "ENABLE_UPDATE_MANAGER_LOGGING";
+export const debugLoggers = {
+  serverCompile: createDebug("typespec:server_compile"),
+  updateManager: createDebug("typespec:update_manager"),
+  compileConfig: createDebug("typespec:compile_config"),
+} as const;
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/server/entrypoint-resolver.ts b/packages/compiler/src/server/entrypoint-resolver.ts
index 4865b44d4c6..0885021f3e2 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/server/entrypoint-resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/server/entrypoint-resolver.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { getDirectoryPath, joinPaths } from "../core/path-utils.js";
 import { SystemHost, Diagnostic as TypeSpecDiagnostic } from "../core/types.js";
 import { doIO, loadFile } from "../utils/io.js";
 import { resolveTspMain } from "../utils/misc.js";
+import { debugLoggers } from "./constants.js";
 import { FileSystemCache } from "./file-system-cache.js";
 import { ServerLog } from "./types.js";
 
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ export async function resolveEntrypointFile(
   log: (log: ServerLog) => void,
 ): Promise<string | undefined> {
   const options = { allowFileNotFound: true };
+  const debug = debugLoggers.compileConfig;
+  const logDebug = debug.enabled ? log : () => {};
 
   const pathStat = await doIO(() => host.stat(path), path, logMainFileSearchDiagnostic, options);
   const isFilePath = pathStat?.isFile() ?? false;
@@ -36,14 +39,14 @@ export async function resolveEntrypointFile(
 
     const tspMain = resolveTspMain(pkg);
     if (typeof tspMain === "string") {
-      log({
+      logDebug({
         level: "debug",
         message: `tspMain resolved from package.json (${pkgPath}) as ${tspMain}`,
       });
 
       const packageJsonEntrypoint = await existingFile(dir, tspMain);
       if (packageJsonEntrypoint) {
-        log({ level: "debug", message: `entrypoint file found as ${packageJsonEntrypoint}` });
+        logDebug({ level: "debug", message: `entrypoint file found as ${packageJsonEntrypoint}` });
         return packageJsonEntrypoint;
       }
     }
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ export async function resolveEntrypointFile(
     for (const entrypoint of entrypoints) {
       const candidate = await existingFile(dir, entrypoint);
       if (candidate) {
-        log({
+        logDebug({
           level: "debug",
           message: `main file found using client provided entrypoint: ${candidate}`,
         });
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ export async function resolveEntrypointFile(
     dir = parentDir;
   }
 
-  log({ level: "debug", message: `reached directory root, using '${path}' as main file` });
+  logDebug({ level: "debug", message: `reached directory root, using '${path}' as main file` });
   return isFilePath ? path : undefined;
 
   function logMainFileSearchDiagnostic(diagnostic: TypeSpecDiagnostic) {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/server/server-compile-manager.ts b/packages/compiler/src/server/server-compile-manager.ts
index 552c0551893..bf858848885 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/server/server-compile-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/server/server-compile-manager.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import {
   Program,
   ServerLog,
 } from "../index.js";
-import { getEnvironmentVariable } from "../utils/misc.js";
-import { ENABLE_SERVER_COMPILE_LOGGING } from "./constants.js";
+import { debugLoggers } from "./constants.js";
 import { trackActionFunc } from "./server-track-action-task.js";
 import { UpdateManager } from "./update-manager.js";
 
@@ -45,10 +44,8 @@ export class ServerCompileManager {
     private compilerHost: CompilerHost,
     private log: (log: ServerLog) => void,
   ) {
-    this.logDebug =
-      getEnvironmentVariable(ENABLE_SERVER_COMPILE_LOGGING)?.toLowerCase() === "true"
-        ? (msg) => this.log({ level: "debug", message: msg })
-        : () => {};
+    const debug = debugLoggers.serverCompile;
+    this.logDebug = debug.enabled ? (msg) => this.log({ level: "debug", message: msg }) : () => {};
   }
 
   async compile(
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/server/update-manager.ts b/packages/compiler/src/server/update-manager.ts
index 0d650dbc359..0cd9dccee12 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/server/update-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/server/update-manager.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { TextDocumentIdentifier } from "vscode-languageserver";
 import { TextDocument } from "vscode-languageserver-textdocument";
-import { getEnvironmentVariable } from "../utils/misc.js";
-import { ENABLE_UPDATE_MANAGER_LOGGING } from "./constants.js";
+import { debugLoggers } from "./constants.js";
 import { ServerLog } from "./types.js";
 
 interface PendingUpdate {
@@ -43,12 +42,12 @@ export class UpdateManager<T = void> {
     log: (sl: ServerLog) => void,
     getDebounceDelay?: () => number,
   ) {
-    this._log =
-      getEnvironmentVariable(ENABLE_UPDATE_MANAGER_LOGGING)?.toLowerCase() === "true"
-        ? (sl: ServerLog) => {
-            log({ ...sl, message: `#FromUpdateManager(${this.name}): ${sl.message}` });
-          }
-        : () => {};
+    const debug = debugLoggers.updateManager;
+    this._log = debug.enabled
+      ? (sl: ServerLog) => {
+          log({ ...sl, message: `#FromUpdateManager(${this.name}): ${sl.message}` });
+        }
+      : () => {};
 
     // Set the debounce delay function once during construction
     this.getDebounceDelay = getDebounceDelay ?? this.getAdaptiveDebounceDelay;
diff --git a/packages/typespec-vscode/ThirdPartyNotices.txt b/packages/typespec-vscode/ThirdPartyNotices.txt
index 8ecb28ad7f8..ba0df1f0f0c 100644
--- a/packages/typespec-vscode/ThirdPartyNotices.txt
+++ b/packages/typespec-vscode/ThirdPartyNotices.txt
@@ -15,23 +15,27 @@ granted herein, whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise.
 5. brace-expansion version 2.0.2 (https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion)
 6. change-case version 5.4.4 (https://github.com/blakeembrey/change-case)
 7. cross-spawn version 7.0.6 (git@github.com:moxystudio/node-cross-spawn)
-8. fast-deep-equal version 3.1.3 (https://github.com/epoberezkin/fast-deep-equal)
-9. fast-uri version 3.1.0 (https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri)
-10. is-unicode-supported version 2.1.0 (sindresorhus/is-unicode-supported)
-11. isexe version 2.0.0 (https://github.com/isaacs/isexe)
-12. isexe version 3.1.1 (https://github.com/isaacs/isexe)
-13. js-tokens version 4.0.0 (lydell/js-tokens)
-14. json-schema-traverse version 1.0.0 (https://github.com/epoberezkin/json-schema-traverse)
-15. minimatch version 5.1.6 (https://github.com/isaacs/minimatch)
-16. mustache version 4.2.0 (https://github.com/janl/mustache.js)
-17. path-key version 3.1.1 (sindresorhus/path-key)
-18. picocolors version 1.1.1 (alexeyraspopov/picocolors)
-19. semver version 7.7.3 (https://github.com/npm/node-semver)
-20. shebang-command version 2.0.0 (kevva/shebang-command)
-21. shebang-regex version 3.0.0 (sindresorhus/shebang-regex)
-22. which version 2.0.2 (https://github.com/isaacs/node-which)
-23. which version 6.0.0 (https://github.com/npm/node-which)
-24. yaml version 2.8.2 (github:eemeli/yaml)
+8. debug version 4.4.3 (https://github.com/debug-js/debug)
+9. fast-deep-equal version 3.1.3 (https://github.com/epoberezkin/fast-deep-equal)
+10. fast-uri version 3.1.0 (https://github.com/fastify/fast-uri)
+11. has-flag version 4.0.0 (sindresorhus/has-flag)
+12. is-unicode-supported version 2.1.0 (sindresorhus/is-unicode-supported)
+13. isexe version 2.0.0 (https://github.com/isaacs/isexe)
+14. isexe version 3.1.1 (https://github.com/isaacs/isexe)
+15. js-tokens version 4.0.0 (lydell/js-tokens)
+16. json-schema-traverse version 1.0.0 (https://github.com/epoberezkin/json-schema-traverse)
+17. minimatch version 5.1.6 (https://github.com/isaacs/minimatch)
+18. ms version 2.1.3 (vercel/ms)
+19. mustache version 4.2.0 (https://github.com/janl/mustache.js)
+20. path-key version 3.1.1 (sindresorhus/path-key)
+21. picocolors version 1.1.1 (alexeyraspopov/picocolors)
+22. semver version 7.7.3 (https://github.com/npm/node-semver)
+23. shebang-command version 2.0.0 (kevva/shebang-command)
+24. shebang-regex version 3.0.0 (sindresorhus/shebang-regex)
+25. supports-color version 8.1.1 (chalk/supports-color)
+26. which version 2.0.2 (https://github.com/isaacs/node-which)
+27. which version 6.0.0 (https://github.com/npm/node-which)
+28. yaml version 2.8.2 (github:eemeli/yaml)
 
 
 %% @babel/code-frame NOTICES AND INFORMATION BEGIN HERE
@@ -233,6 +237,33 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 END OF cross-spawn NOTICES AND INFORMATION
 
 
+%% debug NOTICES AND INFORMATION BEGIN HERE
+=====================================================
+(The MIT License)
+
+Copyright (c) 2014-2017 TJ Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca>
+Copyright (c) 2018-2021 Josh Junon
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software
+and associated documentation files (the 'Software'), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial
+portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+
+=====================================================");
+END OF debug NOTICES AND INFORMATION
+
+
 %% fast-deep-equal NOTICES AND INFORMATION BEGIN HERE
 =====================================================
 MIT License
@@ -299,6 +330,22 @@ The complete list of contributors can be found at:
 END OF fast-uri NOTICES AND INFORMATION
 
 
+%% has-flag NOTICES AND INFORMATION BEGIN HERE
+=====================================================
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) Sindre Sorhus <sindresorhus@gmail.com> (sindresorhus.com)
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+=====================================================");
+END OF has-flag NOTICES AND INFORMATION
+
+
 %% is-unicode-supported NOTICES AND INFORMATION BEGIN HERE
 =====================================================
 MIT License
@@ -437,6 +484,34 @@ IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 END OF minimatch NOTICES AND INFORMATION
 
 
+%% ms NOTICES AND INFORMATION BEGIN HERE
+=====================================================
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2020 Vercel, Inc.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+
+=====================================================");
+END OF ms NOTICES AND INFORMATION
+
+
 %% mustache NOTICES AND INFORMATION BEGIN HERE
 =====================================================
 The MIT License
@@ -547,6 +622,22 @@ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLI
 END OF shebang-regex NOTICES AND INFORMATION
 
 
+%% supports-color NOTICES AND INFORMATION BEGIN HERE
+=====================================================
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) Sindre Sorhus <sindresorhus@gmail.com> (https://sindresorhus.com)
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+=====================================================");
+END OF supports-color NOTICES AND INFORMATION
+
+
 %% which NOTICES AND INFORMATION BEGIN HERE
 =====================================================
 The ISC License
diff --git a/packages/typespec-vscode/package.json b/packages/typespec-vscode/package.json
index 7fb914d9b4f..f57c1551067 100644
--- a/packages/typespec-vscode/package.json
+++ b/packages/typespec-vscode/package.json
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@
     "vitest": "^4.0.15",
     "vscode-languageclient": "~9.0.1",
     "which": "^6.0.0",
-    "yaml": "~2.8.2"
+    "yaml": "~2.8.2",
+    "@types/debug": "~4.1.12",
+    "debug": "~4.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/typespec-vscode/src/const.ts b/packages/typespec-vscode/src/const.ts
index 39df7d9279c..e0726239f8e 100644
--- a/packages/typespec-vscode/src/const.ts
+++ b/packages/typespec-vscode/src/const.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
+import createDebug from "debug";
+
 export const StartFileName = "main.tsp";
 export const TspConfigFileName = "tspconfig.yaml";
 export const EmptyGuid = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000";
 
-export const ENABLE_LM_LOGGING = "ENABLE_LM_LOGGING";
+/**
+ * Debug logger for Language Model operations.
+ * Can be enabled via DEBUG environment variable.
+ * Usage: DEBUG=typespec:lm
+ */
+export const debugLoggers = {
+  lm: createDebug("typespec:lm"),
+} as const;
diff --git a/packages/typespec-vscode/src/lm/language-model.ts b/packages/typespec-vscode/src/lm/language-model.ts
index 3dfb8d581d6..a0a186bf1d0 100644
--- a/packages/typespec-vscode/src/lm/language-model.ts
+++ b/packages/typespec-vscode/src/lm/language-model.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { inspect } from "util";
 import { LanguageModelChat, LanguageModelChatMessage, lm } from "vscode";
-import { ENABLE_LM_LOGGING } from "../const";
+import { debugLoggers } from "../const";
 import logger, { LogItem } from "../log/logger";
 import { RetryResult, runWithRetry, runWithTimingLog } from "../utils";
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function sendLmChatRequest(
   /** Only for logging purpose */
   id?: string,
 ): Promise<string | undefined> {
-  const logEnabled = process.env[ENABLE_LM_LOGGING] === "true";
+  const logEnabled = debugLoggers.lm.enabled;
   const lmLog = (item: LogItem) => {
     if (logEnabled || item.level === "error" || item.level === "warning") {
       logger.log(
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8af70bccd41..8c8cc5a9bb6 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -314,6 +314,9 @@ importers:
       change-case:
         specifier: ~5.4.4
         version: 5.4.4
+      debug:
+        specifier: ~4.4.0
+        version: 4.4.3(supports-color@8.1.1)
       env-paths:
         specifier: ^3.0.0
         version: 3.0.0
@@ -357,6 +360,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/babel__code-frame':
         specifier: ~7.0.6
         version: 7.0.6
+      '@types/debug':
+        specifier: ~4.1.12
+        version: 4.1.12
       '@types/mustache':
         specifier: ~4.2.5
         version: 4.2.6
@@ -2359,6 +2365,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/cross-spawn':
         specifier: ~6.0.6
         version: 6.0.6
+      '@types/debug':
+        specifier: ~4.1.12
+        version: 4.1.12
       '@types/mocha':
         specifier: ^10.0.9
         version: 10.0.10
@@ -2407,6 +2416,9 @@ importers:
       cross-spawn:
         specifier: ^7.0.6
         version: 7.0.6
+      debug:
+        specifier: ~4.4.0
+        version: 4.4.3(supports-color@8.1.1)
       esbuild:
         specifier: ^0.27.0
         version: 0.27.1