diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/__init__.py b/src/control_backend/agents/__init__.py
index 1d5ec09..2fe9240 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/__init__.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
+from .base import BaseAgent
 from .belief_collector.belief_collector import BeliefCollectorAgent
 from .llm.llm import LLMAgent
+from .ri_command_agent import RICommandAgent
 from .ri_communication_agent import RICommunicationAgent
-from .vad_agent import VADAgent
\ No newline at end of file
+from .transcription.transcription_agent import TranscriptionAgent
+from .vad_agent import VADAgent
+
+__all__ = [
+    "BaseAgent",
+    "BeliefCollectorAgent",
+    "LLMAgent",
+    "RICommandAgent",
+    "RICommunicationAgent",
+    "TranscriptionAgent",
+    "VADAgent",
+]
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/base.py b/src/control_backend/agents/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51bf032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import logging
+
+from spade.agent import Agent
+
+
+class BaseAgent(Agent):
+    """
+    Base agent class for our agents to inherit from.
+    This ensures that all agents have a logger.
+    """
+
+    logger: logging.Logger
+
+    # Whenever a subclass is initiated, give it the correct logger
+    def __init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs) -> None:
+        super().__init_subclass__(**kwargs)
+
+        cls.logger = logging.getLogger(__package__).getChild(cls.__name__)
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/bdi_core.py b/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/bdi_core.py
index 955a587..4d68e26 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/bdi_core.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/bdi_core.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ from spade.behaviour import OneShotBehaviour
 from spade.message import Message
 from spade_bdi.bdi import BDIAgent
 
+from control_backend.core.config import settings
+
 from .behaviours.belief_setter import BeliefSetterBehaviour
 from .behaviours.receive_llm_resp_behaviour import ReceiveLLMResponseBehaviour
-from control_backend.core.config import settings
 
 
 class BDICoreAgent(BDIAgent):
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class BDICoreAgent(BDIAgent):
     It has the BeliefSetter behaviour and can aks and recieve requests from the LLM agent.
     """
 
-    logger = logging.getLogger("bdi_core_agent")
+    logger = logging.getLogger(__package__).getChild(__name__)
 
     async def setup(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -56,11 +57,11 @@ class BDICoreAgent(BDIAgent):
         class SendBehaviour(OneShotBehaviour):
             async def run(self) -> None:
                 msg = Message(
-                    to= settings.agent_settings.llm_agent_name + '@' + settings.agent_settings.host,
-                    body= text
+                    to=settings.agent_settings.llm_agent_name + "@" + settings.agent_settings.host,
+                    body=text,
                 )
 
                 await self.send(msg)
                 self.agent.logger.info("Message sent to LLM agent: %s", text)
 
-        self.add_behaviour(SendBehaviour())
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.add_behaviour(SendBehaviour())
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/behaviours/belief_setter.py b/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/behaviours/belief_setter.py
index f0b1c14..195fb76 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/behaviours/belief_setter.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/behaviours/belief_setter.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import json
-import logging
 
 from spade.agent import Message
 from spade.behaviour import CyclicBehaviour
@@ -15,12 +14,11 @@ class BeliefSetterBehaviour(CyclicBehaviour):
     """
 
     agent: BDIAgent
-    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
     async def run(self):
         """Polls for messages and processes them."""
         msg = await self.receive()
-        self.logger.debug(
+        self.agent.logger.debug(
             "Received message from %s with thread '%s' and body: %s",
             msg.sender,
             msg.thread,
@@ -28,23 +26,24 @@ class BeliefSetterBehaviour(CyclicBehaviour):
         )
         self._process_message(msg)
 
-
     def _process_message(self, message: Message):
         """Routes the message to the correct processing function based on the sender."""
         sender = message.sender.node  # removes host from jid and converts to str
-        self.logger.debug("Processing message from sender: %s", sender)
+        self.agent.logger.debug("Processing message from sender: %s", sender)
 
         match sender:
             case settings.agent_settings.belief_collector_agent_name:
-                self.logger.debug("Message is from the belief collector agent. Processing as belief message.")
+                self.agent.logger.debug(
+                    "Message is from the belief collector agent. Processing as belief message."
+                )
                 self._process_belief_message(message)
             case _:
-                self.logger.debug("Not the belief agent, discarding message")
+                self.agent.logger.debug("Not the belief agent, discarding message")
                 pass
 
     def _process_belief_message(self, message: Message):
         if not message.body:
-            self.logger.debug("Ignoring message with empty body from %s", message.sender.node)
+            self.agent.logger.debug("Ignoring message with empty body from %s", message.sender.node)
             return
 
         match message.thread:
@@ -53,10 +52,10 @@ class BeliefSetterBehaviour(CyclicBehaviour):
                     beliefs: dict[str, list[str]] = json.loads(message.body)
                     self._set_beliefs(beliefs)
                 except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                    self.logger.error(
+                    self.agent.logger.error(
                         "Could not decode beliefs from JSON. Message body: '%s'",
                         message.body,
-                        exc_info=True
+                        exc_info=True,
                     )
             case _:
                 pass
@@ -64,21 +63,23 @@ class BeliefSetterBehaviour(CyclicBehaviour):
     def _set_beliefs(self, beliefs: dict[str, list[str]]):
         """Removes previous values for beliefs and updates them with the provided values."""
         if self.agent.bdi is None:
-            self.logger.warning("Cannot set beliefs; agent's BDI is not yet initialized.")
+            self.agent.logger.warning("Cannot set beliefs; agent's BDI is not yet initialized.")
             return
 
         if not beliefs:
-            self.logger.debug("Received an empty set of beliefs. No beliefs were updated.")
+            self.agent.logger.debug("Received an empty set of beliefs. No beliefs were updated.")
             return
 
         # Set new beliefs (outdated beliefs are automatically removed)
         for belief, arguments in beliefs.items():
-            self.logger.debug("Setting belief %s with arguments %s", belief, arguments)
+            self.agent.logger.debug("Setting belief %s with arguments %s", belief, arguments)
             self.agent.bdi.set_belief(belief, *arguments)
 
             # Special case: if there's a new user message, flag that we haven't responded yet
             if belief == "user_said":
                 self.agent.bdi.set_belief("new_message")
-                self.logger.debug("Detected 'user_said' belief, also setting 'new_message' belief.")
+                self.agent.logger.debug(
+                    "Detected 'user_said' belief, also setting 'new_message' belief."
+                )
 
-        self.logger.info("Successfully updated %d beliefs.", len(beliefs))
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.agent.logger.info("Successfully updated %d beliefs.", len(beliefs))
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/behaviours/receive_llm_resp_behaviour.py b/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/behaviours/receive_llm_resp_behaviour.py
index 1def978..c234e60 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/behaviours/receive_llm_resp_behaviour.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/behaviours/receive_llm_resp_behaviour.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import logging
-
 from spade.behaviour import CyclicBehaviour
 
 from control_backend.core.config import settings
@@ -9,16 +7,16 @@ class ReceiveLLMResponseBehaviour(CyclicBehaviour):
     """
     Adds behavior to receive responses from the LLM Agent.
     """
-    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
     async def run(self):
         msg = await self.receive()
 
-        sender = msg.sender.node 
+        sender = msg.sender.node
         match sender:
             case settings.agent_settings.llm_agent_name:
                 content = msg.body
-                self.logger.info("Received LLM response: %s", content)
-                #Here the BDI can pass the message back as a response
+                self.agent.logger.info("Received LLM response: %s", content)
+                # Here the BDI can pass the message back as a response
             case _:
-                self.logger.debug("Discarding message from %s", sender)
-                pass
\ No newline at end of file
+                self.agent.logger.debug("Discarding message from %s", sender)
+                pass
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/behaviours/text_belief_extractor.py b/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/behaviours/text_belief_extractor.py
index 75f8841..549fb0c 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/behaviours/text_belief_extractor.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/behaviours/text_belief_extractor.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import asyncio
 import json
-import logging
 
 from spade.behaviour import CyclicBehaviour
 from spade.message import Message
@@ -9,8 +7,6 @@ from control_backend.core.config import settings
 
 
 class BeliefFromText(CyclicBehaviour):
-    logger = logging.getLogger("Belief From Text")
-
     # TODO: LLM prompt nog hardcoded
     llm_instruction_prompt = """
     You are an information extraction assistent for a BDI agent. Your task is to extract values from a user's text to bind a list of ungrounded beliefs. Rules:
@@ -25,16 +21,13 @@ class BeliefFromText(CyclicBehaviour):
     """
 
     # on_start agent receives message containing the beliefs to look out for and sets up the LLM with instruction prompt
-    #async def on_start(self):
+    # async def on_start(self):
     #    msg = await self.receive(timeout=0.1)
     #    self.beliefs = dict uit message
     #    send instruction prompt to LLM
 
     beliefs: dict[str, list[str]]
-    beliefs = {
-        "mood": ["X"],
-        "car": ["Y"]
-    }
+    beliefs = {"mood": ["X"], "car": ["Y"]}
 
     async def run(self):
         msg = await self.receive()
@@ -56,8 +49,8 @@ class BeliefFromText(CyclicBehaviour):
 
         prompt = text_prompt + beliefs_prompt
         self.logger.info(prompt)
-        #prompt_msg = Message(to="LLMAgent@whatever")
-        #response = self.send(prompt_msg)
+        # prompt_msg = Message(to="LLMAgent@whatever")
+        # response = self.send(prompt_msg)
 
         # Mock response; response is beliefs in JSON format, it parses do dict[str,list[list[str]]]
         response = '{"mood": [["happy"]]}'
@@ -65,15 +58,16 @@ class BeliefFromText(CyclicBehaviour):
         try:
             json.loads(response)
             belief_message = Message(
-                to=settings.agent_settings.bdi_core_agent_name + '@' + settings.agent_settings.host,
-                body=response)
+                to=settings.agent_settings.bdi_core_agent_name + "@" + settings.agent_settings.host,
+                body=response,
+            )
             belief_message.thread = "beliefs"
 
             await self.send(belief_message)
-            self.logger.info("Sent beliefs to BDI.")
+            self.agent.logger.info("Sent beliefs to BDI.")
         except json.JSONDecodeError:
             # Parsing failed, so the response is in the wrong format, log warning
-            self.logger.warning("Received LLM response in incorrect format.")
+            self.agent.logger.warning("Received LLM response in incorrect format.")
 
     async def _process_transcription_demo(self, txt: str):
         """
@@ -83,9 +77,12 @@ class BeliefFromText(CyclicBehaviour):
         """
         belief = {"beliefs": {"user_said": [txt]}, "type": "belief_extraction_text"}
         payload = json.dumps(belief)
-        belief_msg = Message(to=settings.agent_settings.belief_collector_agent_name
-                             + '@' + settings.agent_settings.host,
-                             body=payload)
+        belief_msg = Message(
+            to=settings.agent_settings.belief_collector_agent_name
+            + "@"
+            + settings.agent_settings.host,
+            body=payload,
+        )
         belief_msg.thread = "beliefs"
 
         await self.send(belief_msg)
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/text_extractor.py b/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/text_extractor.py
index 559dc71..9f77d36 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/text_extractor.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/text_extractor.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-from spade.agent import Agent
+from control_backend.agents.base import BaseAgent
 
 from .behaviours.text_belief_extractor import BeliefFromText
 
 
-class TBeliefExtractorAgent(Agent):
+class TBeliefExtractorAgent(BaseAgent):
     async def setup(self):
-        self.add_behaviour(BeliefFromText())
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.add_behaviour(BeliefFromText())
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/belief_collector/behaviours/continuous_collect.py b/src/control_backend/agents/belief_collector/behaviours/continuous_collect.py
index 5dd7188..83e381d 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/belief_collector/behaviours/continuous_collect.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/belief_collector/behaviours/continuous_collect.py
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 import json
-import logging
 from json import JSONDecodeError
 
-from spade.behaviour import CyclicBehaviour
 from spade.agent import Message
+from spade.behaviour import CyclicBehaviour
+
 from control_backend.core.config import settings
 
+
 class ContinuousBeliefCollector(CyclicBehaviour):
     """
     Continuously collects beliefs/emotions from extractor agents:
     Then we send a unified belief packet to the BDI agent.
     """
-    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
     async def run(self):
         msg = await self.receive()
         await self._process_message(msg)
 
-
     async def _process_message(self, msg: Message):
         sender_node = msg.sender.node
 
@@ -25,9 +24,8 @@ class ContinuousBeliefCollector(CyclicBehaviour):
         try:
             payload = json.loads(msg.body)
         except JSONDecodeError as e:
-            self.logger.warning(
-                "Failed to parse JSON from %s. Body=%r Error=%s",
-                sender_node, msg.body, e
+            self.agent.logger.warning(
+                "Failed to parse JSON from %s. Body=%r Error=%s", sender_node, msg.body, e
             )
             return
 
@@ -35,19 +33,19 @@ class ContinuousBeliefCollector(CyclicBehaviour):
 
         # Prefer explicit 'type' field
         if msg_type == "belief_extraction_text" or sender_node == "belief_text_agent_mock":
-            self.logger.debug("Message routed to _handle_belief_text (sender=%s)", sender_node)
+            self.agent.logger.debug(
+                "Message routed to _handle_belief_text (sender=%s)", sender_node
+            )
             await self._handle_belief_text(payload, sender_node)
-        #This is not implemented yet, but we keep the structure for future use
-        elif msg_type == "emotion_extraction_text" or sender_node == "emo_text_agent_mock": 
-            self.logger.debug("Message routed to _handle_emo_text (sender=%s)", sender_node)
+        # This is not implemented yet, but we keep the structure for future use
+        elif msg_type == "emotion_extraction_text" or sender_node == "emo_text_agent_mock":
+            self.agent.logger.debug("Message routed to _handle_emo_text (sender=%s)", sender_node)
             await self._handle_emo_text(payload, sender_node)
         else:
-            self.logger.warning(
-                "Unrecognized message (sender=%s, type=%r). Ignoring.",
-                sender_node, msg_type
+            self.agent.logger.warning(
+                "Unrecognized message (sender=%s, type=%r). Ignoring.", sender_node, msg_type
             )
 
-
     async def _handle_belief_text(self, payload: dict, origin: str):
         """
         Expected payload:
@@ -61,23 +59,20 @@ class ContinuousBeliefCollector(CyclicBehaviour):
         beliefs = payload.get("beliefs", {})
 
         if not beliefs:
-            self.logger.debug("Received empty beliefs set.")
+            self.agent.logger.debug("Received empty beliefs set.")
             return
 
-        self.logger.debug("Forwarding %d beliefs.", len(beliefs))
+        self.agent.logger.debug("Forwarding %d beliefs.", len(beliefs))
         for belief_name, belief_list in beliefs.items():
             for belief in belief_list:
-                self.logger.debug("  - %s %s", belief_name,str(belief))
+                self.agent.logger.debug("  - %s %s", belief_name, str(belief))
 
         await self._send_beliefs_to_bdi(beliefs, origin=origin)
-    
-    
 
     async def _handle_emo_text(self, payload: dict, origin: str):
         """TODO: implement (after we have emotional recogntion)"""
         pass
 
-
     async def _send_beliefs_to_bdi(self, beliefs: list[str], origin: str | None = None):
         """
         Sends a unified belief packet to the BDI agent.
@@ -90,6 +85,5 @@ class ContinuousBeliefCollector(CyclicBehaviour):
         msg = Message(to=to_jid, sender=self.agent.jid, thread="beliefs")
         msg.body = json.dumps(beliefs)
 
-
         await self.send(msg)
-        self.logger.info("Sent %d belief(s) to BDI core.", len(beliefs))
+        self.agent.logger.info("Sent %d belief(s) to BDI core.", len(beliefs))
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/belief_collector/belief_collector.py b/src/control_backend/agents/belief_collector/belief_collector.py
index dbb6095..17aacb8 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/belief_collector/belief_collector.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/belief_collector/belief_collector.py
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-import logging
-from spade.agent import Agent
+from control_backend.agents.base import BaseAgent
 
 from .behaviours.continuous_collect import ContinuousBeliefCollector
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-class BeliefCollectorAgent(Agent):
+class BeliefCollectorAgent(BaseAgent):
     async def setup(self):
-        logger.info("BeliefCollectorAgent starting (%s)", self.jid)
+        self.logger.info("BeliefCollectorAgent starting (%s)", self.jid)
         # Attach the continuous collector behaviour (listens and forwards to BDI)
         self.add_behaviour(ContinuousBeliefCollector())
-        logger.info("BeliefCollectorAgent ready.")
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.logger.info("BeliefCollectorAgent ready.")
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/llm/llm.py b/src/control_backend/agents/llm/llm.py
index 88036b7..7c3a699 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/llm/llm.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/llm/llm.py
@@ -1,29 +1,22 @@
-"""
-LLM Agent module for routing text queries from the BDI Core Agent to a local LLM
-service and returning its responses back to the BDI Core Agent.
-"""
-
-import logging
 from typing import Any
 
 import httpx
-from spade.agent import Agent
 from spade.behaviour import CyclicBehaviour
 from spade.message import Message
 
-from .llm_instructions import LLMInstructions
+from control_backend.agents import BaseAgent
 from control_backend.core.config import settings
 
+from .llm_instructions import LLMInstructions
 
-class LLMAgent(Agent):
+
+class LLMAgent(BaseAgent):
     """
     Agent responsible for processing user text input and querying a locally
     hosted LLM for text generation. Receives messages from the BDI Core Agent
     and responds with processed LLM output.
     """
 
-    logger = logging.getLogger("llm_agent")
-
     class ReceiveMessageBehaviour(CyclicBehaviour):
         """
         Cyclic behaviour to continuously listen for incoming messages from
@@ -63,8 +56,8 @@ class LLMAgent(Agent):
             Sends a response message back to the BDI Core Agent.
             """
             reply = Message(
-                to=settings.agent_settings.bdi_core_agent_name + '@' + settings.agent_settings.host,
-                body=msg
+                to=settings.agent_settings.bdi_core_agent_name + "@" + settings.agent_settings.host,
+                body=msg,
             )
             await self.send(reply)
             self.agent.logger.info("Reply sent to BDI Core Agent")
@@ -78,35 +71,31 @@ class LLMAgent(Agent):
             """
             async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=120.0) as client:
                 # Example dynamic content for future (optional)
-                
+
                 instructions = LLMInstructions()
                 developer_instruction = instructions.build_developer_instruction()
-                
+
                 response = await client.post(
                     settings.llm_settings.local_llm_url,
                     headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
                     json={
                         "model": settings.llm_settings.local_llm_model,
                         "messages": [
-                            {
-                                "role": "developer",
-                                "content": developer_instruction
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "role": "user",
-                                "content": prompt
-                            }
+                            {"role": "developer", "content": developer_instruction},
+                            {"role": "user", "content": prompt},
                         ],
-                        "temperature": 0.3
+                        "temperature": 0.3,
                     },
                 )
 
                 try:
                     response.raise_for_status()
                     data: dict[str, Any] = response.json()
-                    return data.get("choices", [{}])[0].get(
-                        "message", {}
-                    ).get("content", "No response")
+                    return (
+                        data.get("choices", [{}])[0]
+                        .get("message", {})
+                        .get("content", "No response")
+                    )
                 except httpx.HTTPError as err:
                     self.agent.logger.error("HTTP error: %s", err)
                     return "LLM service unavailable."
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/mock_agents/belief_text_mock.py b/src/control_backend/agents/mock_agents/belief_text_mock.py
index 607c2f5..ea896fb 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/mock_agents/belief_text_mock.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/mock_agents/belief_text_mock.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import json
+
 from spade.agent import Agent
 from spade.behaviour import OneShotBehaviour
 from spade.message import Message
+
 from control_backend.core.config import settings
 
+
 class BeliefTextAgent(Agent):
     class SendOnceBehaviourBlfText(OneShotBehaviour):
         async def run(self):
@@ -12,7 +15,15 @@ class BeliefTextAgent(Agent):
             # Send multiple beliefs in one JSON payload
             payload = {
                 "type": "belief_extraction_text",
-                "beliefs": {"user_said": ["hello test","Can you help me?","stop talking to me","No","Pepper do a dance"]}     
+                "beliefs": {
+                    "user_said": [
+                        "hello test",
+                        "Can you help me?",
+                        "stop talking to me",
+                        "No",
+                        "Pepper do a dance",
+                    ]
+                },
             }
 
             msg = Message(to=to_jid)
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/ri_command_agent.py b/src/control_backend/agents/ri_command_agent.py
index 01fc824..22ec751 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/ri_command_agent.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/ri_command_agent.py
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 import json
-import logging
-from spade.agent import Agent
-from spade.behaviour import CyclicBehaviour
-import zmq
 
+import zmq
+from spade.behaviour import CyclicBehaviour
+
+from control_backend.agents import BaseAgent
 from control_backend.core.config import settings
 from control_backend.core.zmq_context import context
 from control_backend.schemas.ri_message import SpeechCommand
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-
-class RICommandAgent(Agent):
+class RICommandAgent(BaseAgent):
     subsocket: zmq.Socket
     pubsocket: zmq.Socket
     address = ""
@@ -47,13 +45,13 @@ class RICommandAgent(Agent):
                 # Send to the robot.
                 await self.agent.pubsocket.send_json(message.model_dump())
             except Exception as e:
-                logger.error("Error processing message: %s", e)
+                self.logger.error("Error processing message: %s", e)
 
     async def setup(self):
         """
         Setup the command agent
         """
-        logger.info("Setting up %s", self.jid)
+        self.logger.info("Setting up %s", self.jid)
 
         # To the robot
         self.pubsocket = context.socket(zmq.PUB)
@@ -71,4 +69,4 @@ class RICommandAgent(Agent):
         commands_behaviour = self.SendCommandsBehaviour()
         self.add_behaviour(commands_behaviour)
 
-        logger.info("Finished setting up %s", self.jid)
+        self.logger.info("Finished setting up %s", self.jid)
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/ri_communication_agent.py b/src/control_backend/agents/ri_communication_agent.py
index 2ae91a9..4e7680a 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/ri_communication_agent.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/ri_communication_agent.py
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 import asyncio
-import logging
-from spade.agent import Agent
-from spade.behaviour import CyclicBehaviour
-import zmq
 
+import zmq
+from spade.behaviour import CyclicBehaviour
+
+from control_backend.agents import BaseAgent
 from control_backend.core.config import settings
 from control_backend.core.zmq_context import context
+
 from .ri_command_agent import RICommandAgent
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-
-class RICommunicationAgent(Agent):
+class RICommunicationAgent(BaseAgent):
     req_socket: zmq.Socket
     _address = ""
     _bind = True
@@ -45,13 +44,13 @@ class RICommunicationAgent(Agent):
                 message = await asyncio.wait_for(self.agent.req_socket.recv_json(), timeout=3.0)
 
             # We didnt get a reply :(
-            except asyncio.TimeoutError as e:
-                logger.info("No ping retrieved in 3 seconds, killing myself.")
+            except TimeoutError:
+                self.agent.logger.info("No ping retrieved in 3 seconds, killing myself.")
                 self.kill()
 
-            logger.debug('Received message "%s"', message)
+            self.agent.logger.debug('Received message "%s"', message)
             if "endpoint" not in message:
-                logger.error("No received endpoint in message, excepted ping endpoint.")
+                self.agent.logger.error("No received endpoint in message, excepted ping endpoint.")
                 return
 
             # See what endpoint we received
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ class RICommunicationAgent(Agent):
                 case "ping":
                     await asyncio.sleep(1)
                 case _:
-                    logger.info(
+                    self.agent.logger.info(
                         "Received message with topic different than ping, while ping expected."
                     )
 
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ class RICommunicationAgent(Agent):
         """
         Try to setup the communication agent, we have 5 retries in case we dont have a response yet.
         """
-        logger.info("Setting up %s", self.jid)
+        self.logger.info("Setting up %s", self.jid)
         retries = 0
 
         # Let's try a certain amount of times before failing connection
@@ -86,8 +85,8 @@ class RICommunicationAgent(Agent):
             try:
                 received_message = await asyncio.wait_for(self.req_socket.recv_json(), timeout=20.0)
 
-            except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-                logger.warning(
+            except TimeoutError:
+                self.logger.warning(
                     "No connection established in 20 seconds (attempt %d/%d)",
                     retries + 1,
                     max_retries,
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ class RICommunicationAgent(Agent):
                 continue
 
             except Exception as e:
-                logger.error("Unexpected error during negotiation: %s", e)
+                self.logger.error("Unexpected error during negotiation: %s", e)
                 retries += 1
                 continue
 
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ class RICommunicationAgent(Agent):
             endpoint = received_message.get("endpoint")
             if endpoint != "negotiate/ports":
                 # TODO: Should this send a message back?
-                logger.error(
+                self.logger.error(
                     "Invalid endpoint '%s' received (attempt %d/%d)",
                     endpoint,
                     retries + 1,
@@ -143,10 +142,10 @@ class RICommunicationAgent(Agent):
                             )
                             await ri_commands_agent.start()
                         case _:
-                            logger.warning("Unhandled negotiation id: %s", id)
+                            self.logger.warning("Unhandled negotiation id: %s", id)
 
             except Exception as e:
-                logger.error("Error unpacking negotiation data: %s", e)
+                self.logger.error("Error unpacking negotiation data: %s", e)
                 retries += 1
                 continue
 
@@ -154,10 +153,10 @@ class RICommunicationAgent(Agent):
             break
 
         else:
-            logger.error("Failed to set up RICommunicationAgent after %d retries", max_retries)
+            self.logger.error("Failed to set up RICommunicationAgent after %d retries", max_retries)
             return
 
         # Set up ping behaviour
         listen_behaviour = self.ListenBehaviour()
         self.add_behaviour(listen_behaviour)
-        logger.info("Finished setting up %s", self.jid)
+        self.logger.info("Finished setting up %s", self.jid)
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/transcription/transcription_agent.py b/src/control_backend/agents/transcription/transcription_agent.py
index fe5914e..495f623 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/transcription/transcription_agent.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/transcription/transcription_agent.py
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 import asyncio
-import logging
 
 import numpy as np
 import zmq
 import zmq.asyncio as azmq
-from spade.agent import Agent
 from spade.behaviour import CyclicBehaviour
 from spade.message import Message
 
-from .speech_recognizer import SpeechRecognizer
+from control_backend.agents import BaseAgent
 from control_backend.core.config import settings
 from control_backend.core.zmq_context import context as zmq_context
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+from .speech_recognizer import SpeechRecognizer
 
 
-class TranscriptionAgent(Agent):
+class TranscriptionAgent(BaseAgent):
     """
     An agent which listens to audio fragments with voice, transcribes them, and sends the
     transcription to other agents.
@@ -47,7 +45,8 @@ class TranscriptionAgent(Agent):
             """Share a transcription to the other agents that depend on it."""
             receiver_jids = [
                 settings.agent_settings.text_belief_extractor_agent_name
-                + '@' + settings.agent_settings.host,
+                + "@"
+                + settings.agent_settings.host,
             ]  # Set message receivers here
 
             for receiver_jid in receiver_jids:
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ class TranscriptionAgent(Agent):
             audio = await self.audio_in_socket.recv()
             audio = np.frombuffer(audio, dtype=np.float32)
             speech = await self._transcribe(audio)
-            logger.info("Transcribed speech: %s", speech)
+            self.agent.logger.info("Transcribed speech: %s", speech)
 
             await self._share_transcription(speech)
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ class TranscriptionAgent(Agent):
         self.audio_in_socket.connect(self.audio_in_address)
 
     async def setup(self):
-        logger.info("Setting up %s", self.jid)
+        self.logger.info("Setting up %s", self.jid)
 
         self._connect_audio_in_socket()
 
@@ -81,4 +80,4 @@ class TranscriptionAgent(Agent):
         transcribing.warmup()
         self.add_behaviour(transcribing)
 
-        logger.info("Finished setting up %s", self.jid)
+        self.logger.info("Finished setting up %s", self.jid)
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/vad_agent.py b/src/control_backend/agents/vad_agent.py
index 89c14c5..099b49a 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/vad_agent.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/vad_agent.py
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
-import logging
-
 import numpy as np
 import torch
 import zmq
 import zmq.asyncio as azmq
-from spade.agent import Agent
 from spade.behaviour import CyclicBehaviour
 
-from .transcription.transcription_agent import TranscriptionAgent
+from control_backend.agents import BaseAgent
 from control_backend.core.config import settings
 from control_backend.core.zmq_context import context as zmq_context
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+from .transcription.transcription_agent import TranscriptionAgent
 
 
 class SocketPoller[T]:
@@ -60,7 +57,9 @@ class Streaming(CyclicBehaviour):
         data = await self.audio_in_poller.poll()
         if data is None:
             if len(self.audio_buffer) > 0:
-                logger.debug("No audio data received. Discarding buffer until new data arrives.")
+                self.agent.logger.debug(
+                    "No audio data received. Discarding buffer until new data arrives."
+                )
                 self.audio_buffer = np.array([], dtype=np.float32)
                 self.i_since_speech = 100
             return
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ class Streaming(CyclicBehaviour):
 
         if prob > 0.5:
             if self.i_since_speech > 3:
-                logger.debug("Speech started.")
+                self.agent.logger.debug("Speech started.")
             self.audio_buffer = np.append(self.audio_buffer, chunk)
             self.i_since_speech = 0
             return
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ class Streaming(CyclicBehaviour):
 
         # Speech probably ended. Make sure we have a usable amount of data.
         if len(self.audio_buffer) >= 3 * len(chunk):
-            logger.debug("Speech ended.")
+            self.agent.logger.debug("Speech ended.")
             await self.audio_out_socket.send(self.audio_buffer[: -2 * len(chunk)].tobytes())
 
         # At this point, we know that the speech has ended.
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ class Streaming(CyclicBehaviour):
         self.audio_buffer = chunk
 
 
-class VADAgent(Agent):
+class VADAgent(BaseAgent):
     """
     An agent which listens to an audio stream, does Voice Activity Detection (VAD), and sends
     fragments with detected speech to other agents over ZeroMQ.
@@ -135,12 +134,12 @@ class VADAgent(Agent):
             self.audio_out_socket = zmq_context.socket(zmq.PUB)
             return self.audio_out_socket.bind_to_random_port("tcp://*", max_tries=100)
         except zmq.ZMQBindError:
-            logger.error("Failed to bind an audio output socket after 100 tries.")
+            self.logger.error("Failed to bind an audio output socket after 100 tries.")
             self.audio_out_socket = None
             return None
 
     async def setup(self):
-        logger.info("Setting up %s", self.jid)
+        self.logger.info("Setting up %s", self.jid)
 
         self._connect_audio_in_socket()
 
@@ -157,4 +156,4 @@ class VADAgent(Agent):
         transcriber = TranscriptionAgent(audio_out_address)
         await transcriber.start()
 
-        logger.info("Finished setting up %s", self.jid)
+        self.logger.info("Finished setting up %s", self.jid)