diff --git a/api/features.go b/api/features.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..470fd8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/features.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"time"
+	"net/http"
+	"github.com/gorilla/context"
+)
+
+func AddFeature(r *http.Request, feature string) {
+	rawFeatures, ok := context.GetOk(r, "features")
+
+	if ok {
+		features := rawFeatures.(map[string]int)
+		features[feature] += 1
+	} else {
+		context.Set(r, "features", map[string]int{ feature: 1 })
+	}
+}
+
+func GetFeatures(r *http.Request) map[string]interface{} {
+	result := map[string]interface{} {}
+
+	if features, ok := context.GetOk(r, "features"); ok {
+		result["features"] = features
+	}
+
+	if identifier, ok := context.GetOk(r, "api_key"); ok {
+		result["identifier"] = identifier
+	}
+
+	result["timestamp"] = time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+
+	return result
+}
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diff --git a/api/log.go b/api/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db0c3a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"log"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log/syslog"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+)
+
+var statsLogger *log.Logger
+
+func StatsLogger() *log.Logger {
+	if statsLogger == nil {
+		var statsWriter io.Writer
+		
+		logStyle := viper.GetString("statsLogger")
+		switch logStyle {
+		case "syslog":
+			statsWriter, _ = syslog.New(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, "bloomapi-stats")
+		case "stdout":
+			statsWriter = os.Stdout
+		default:
+			statsWriter = ioutil.Discard
+		}
+
+		statsLogger = log.New(statsWriter, "", 0)
+	}
+
+	return statsLogger
+}
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diff --git a/bloomapi.go b/bloomapi.go
index b9d2df5..9559011 100644
--- a/bloomapi.go
+++ b/bloomapi.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"os"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"log/syslog"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"github.com/untoldone/bloomapi/cmd"
 )
@@ -33,6 +35,21 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	logStyle := viper.GetString("generalLogger")
+	switch logStyle {
+	case "syslog":
+		logwriter, e := syslog.New(syslog.LOG_NOTICE, "bloomapi")
+		if e != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Error initializing syslog")
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		log.SetOutput(logwriter)
+	case "stdout":
+	default:
+		fmt.Println("Invalid logger:", logStyle, "please select 'syslog' or 'stdout'")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	switch arg {
 	case "server":
 		cmd.Server()
diff --git a/cmd/server.go b/cmd/server.go
index aaf6a70..717cd15 100644
--- a/cmd/server.go
+++ b/cmd/server.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func Server() {
 
 	// Router setup
 	router := mux.NewRouter()
+	router.KeepContext = true
 
 	// For Backwards Compatibility Feb 13, 2015
 	router.HandleFunc("/api/search", handler_compat.NpiSearchHandler).Methods("GET")
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ func Server() {
 	n.UseHandler(router)
 
 	// Post-Router Middleware setup
+	n.Use(middleware.NewRecordFeatures())
 	n.Use(middleware.NewClearContext())
 
 	log.Println("Running Server")
diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 8c07a17..da18336 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ searchHosts = [
   "localhost"
 ]
 bloomapiPort = 3005
+statsLogger = "syslog" # values can be: 'syslog' or 'stdout'
+generalLogger = "syslog"
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diff --git a/handler/item_handler.go b/handler/item_handler.go
index cde299c..d48ffc5 100644
--- a/handler/item_handler.go
+++ b/handler/item_handler.go
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ func ItemHandler (w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	source := strings.ToLower(vars["source"])
 	id := vars["id"]
 
+	api.AddFeature(req, "handler:item")
+	api.AddFeature(req, source)
+
 	bloomConn := api.Conn()
 	searchConn := bloomConn.SearchConnection()
 
diff --git a/handler/search_helper.go b/handler/search_helper.go
index f31618e..cdc00eb 100644
--- a/handler/search_helper.go
+++ b/handler/search_helper.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ func phraseMatches (paramSets []*SearchParamSet, r *http.Request) []interface{}
 	elasticPhrases := make([]interface{}, len(paramSets))
 	for index, set := range paramSets {
 		shouldValues := make([]map[string]interface{}, len(set.Values))
+		api.AddFeature(r, "op:" + set.Op)
 		for vIndex, value := range set.Values {
 			switch (set.Op) {
 			case "eq":
@@ -118,6 +119,8 @@ func Search(sourceType string, params *SearchParams, r *http.Request) (map[strin
 			},
 		}
 
+
+		api.AddFeature(r, "sort")
 		api.AddMessage(r, experimentalSort)
 	}
 
diff --git a/handler/search_source_handler.go b/handler/search_source_handler.go
index e07d20b..620db11 100644
--- a/handler/search_source_handler.go
+++ b/handler/search_source_handler.go
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ func SearchSourceHandler (w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(req)
 	source := strings.ToLower(vars["source"])
 
+	api.AddFeature(req, source)
+	api.AddFeature(req, "handler:search")
+
 	conn := api.Conn()
 	apiKey, ok := context.Get(req, "api_key").(string)
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/handler/sources_handler.go b/handler/sources_handler.go
index 9809be0..bd39e24 100644
--- a/handler/sources_handler.go
+++ b/handler/sources_handler.go
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ type dataSource struct {
 func SourcesHandler (w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	conn := api.Conn()
 	apiKey, ok := context.Get(req, "api_key").(string)
-	log.Println(apiKey)
+
+	api.AddFeature(req, "handler:sources")
+
 	if !ok {
 		apiKey = ""
 	}
diff --git a/handler_compat/npi_item_handler.go b/handler_compat/npi_item_handler.go
index 213885e..eccd242 100644
--- a/handler_compat/npi_item_handler.go
+++ b/handler_compat/npi_item_handler.go
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ func NpiItemHandler (w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(req)
 	npi := vars["npi"]
 
+	api.AddFeature(req, "usgov.hhs.npi")
+	api.AddFeature(req, "handler:legacynpi:item")
+
 	conn := api.Conn().SearchConnection()
 
 	result, err := conn.Search("usgov.hhs.npi", "main", nil, map[string]interface{} {
diff --git a/handler_compat/npi_search_handler.go b/handler_compat/npi_search_handler.go
index 8478686..4b0f82a 100644
--- a/handler_compat/npi_search_handler.go
+++ b/handler_compat/npi_search_handler.go
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ func NpiSearchHandler (w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	api.AddFeature(req, "usgov.hhs.npi")
+	api.AddFeature(req, "handler:legacynpi:search")
+
 	results, err := handler.Search("usgov.hhs.npi", params, req)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err.(type) {
diff --git a/middleware/record_features.go b/middleware/record_features.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6b485c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/record_features.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+  "net/http"
+  "encoding/json"
+  "github.com/untoldone/bloomapi/api"
+)
+
+type RecordFeatures struct {}
+
+func NewRecordFeatures() *RecordFeatures {
+  return &RecordFeatures{}
+}
+
+func (s *RecordFeatures) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, next http.HandlerFunc) {
+	features := api.GetFeatures(r)
+	j, _ := json.Marshal(features)
+	featureJson := string(j)
+	api.StatsLogger().Println(featureJson)
+  next(rw, r)
+}
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