diff --git a/config/logwisp.toml.defaults b/config/logwisp.toml.defaults
index 7689a1e..1e664c6 100644
--- a/config/logwisp.toml.defaults
+++ b/config/logwisp.toml.defaults
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 # background = false                # Run as background daemon
 # quiet = false                     # Suppress all output
 # disable_status_reporter = false   # Disable periodic status logging
+# config_auto_reload = false        # Auto-reload on config change
+# config_save_on_exit = false       # Save config on shutdown
 
 # ============================================================================
 # LOGGING (LogWisp's operational logs)
@@ -218,6 +220,14 @@ response_message = "Rate limit exceeded"
 # issuer = ""                       # Expected issuer
 # audience = ""                     # Expected audience
 
+# ============================================================================
+# HOT RELOAD
+# ============================================================================
+# Enable with: --config-auto-reload
+# Manual reload: kill -HUP $(pidof logwisp)
+# Updates pipelines, filters, formatters without restart
+# Logging changes require restart
+
 # ============================================================================
 # ROUTER MODE
 # ============================================================================
@@ -226,6 +236,13 @@ response_message = "Rate limit exceeded"
 # Access pattern: http://localhost:8080/{pipeline_name}/stream
 # Global status: http://localhost:8080/status
 
+# ============================================================================
+# SIGNALS
+# ============================================================================
+# SIGINT/SIGTERM: Graceful shutdown
+# SIGHUP/SIGUSR1: Reload config (when auto-reload enabled)
+# SIGKILL: Immediate shutdown
+
 # ============================================================================
 # CLI FLAGS
 # ============================================================================
diff --git a/doc/cli.md b/doc/cli.md
index 0711ea6..a57be64 100644
--- a/doc/cli.md
+++ b/doc/cli.md
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ Suppress all output (overrides logging configuration) except sinks.
 Disable periodic status reporting.
 - **Example**: `logwisp --disable-status-reporter`
 
+### `--config-auto-reload`
+Enable automatic configuration reloading on file changes.
+- **Example**: `logwisp --config-auto-reload --config /etc/logwisp/config.toml`
+- Monitors configuration file for changes
+- Reloads pipelines without restart
+- Preserves connections during reload
+
+### `--config-save-on-exit`
+Save current configuration to file on exit.
+- **Example**: `logwisp --config-save-on-exit`
+- Useful with runtime modifications
+- Requires valid config file path
+
 ## Logging Options
 
 Override configuration file settings:
@@ -172,9 +185,12 @@ logwisp --pipelines.0.name filtered \
 - `0`: Success
 - `1`: General error
 - `2`: Configuration file not found
+- `137`: SIGKILL received
 
 ## Signals
 
 - `SIGINT` (Ctrl+C): Graceful shutdown
 - `SIGTERM`: Graceful shutdown
+- `SIGHUP`: Reload configuration (when auto-reload enabled)
+- `SIGUSR1`: Reload configuration (when auto-reload enabled)
 - `SIGKILL`: Immediate shutdown (exit code 137)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/configuration.md b/doc/configuration.md
index 162605b..59bdb97 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.md
+++ b/doc/configuration.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ LogWisp supports three configuration methods with the following precedence:
 | Show version | `--version` | `LOGWISP_VERSION` | `version = true` |
 | Quiet mode | `--quiet` | `LOGWISP_QUIET` | `quiet = true` |
 | Disable status reporter | `--disable-status-reporter` | `LOGWISP_DISABLE_STATUS_REPORTER` | `disable_status_reporter = true` |
+| Config auto-reload | `--config-auto-reload` | `LOGWISP_CONFIG_AUTO_RELOAD` | `config_auto_reload = true` |
+| Config save on exit | `--config-save-on-exit` | `LOGWISP_CONFIG_SAVE_ON_EXIT` | `config_save_on_exit = true` |
 | Config file | `--config <path>` | `LOGWISP_CONFIG_FILE` | N/A |
 | Config directory | N/A | `LOGWISP_CONFIG_DIR` | N/A |
 | **Logging** |
@@ -52,6 +54,29 @@ Note: `N` represents array indices (0-based).
 3. User config: `~/.config/logwisp/logwisp.toml`
 4. Current directory: `./logwisp.toml`
 
+## Hot Reload
+
+LogWisp supports automatic configuration reloading without restart:
+
+```bash
+# Enable hot reload
+logwisp --config-auto-reload --config /etc/logwisp/config.toml
+
+# Manual reload via signal
+kill -HUP $(pidof logwisp)  # or SIGUSR1
+```
+
+Hot reload updates:
+- Pipeline configurations
+- Filters
+- Formatters
+- Rate limits
+- Router mode changes
+
+Not reloaded (requires restart):
+- Logging configuration
+- Background mode
+
 ## Configuration Structure
 
 ```toml
@@ -107,6 +132,28 @@ options = { ... }
 
 Each `[[pipelines]]` section defines an independent processing pipeline.
 
+### Pipeline Formatters
+
+Control output format per pipeline:
+
+```toml
+[[pipelines]]
+name = "json-output"
+format = "json"  # raw, json, text
+
+[pipelines.format_options]
+# JSON formatter
+pretty = false
+timestamp_field = "timestamp"
+level_field = "level"
+message_field = "message"
+source_field = "source"
+
+# Text formatter
+template = "[{{.Timestamp | FmtTime}}] [{{.Level | ToUpper}}] {{.Message}}"
+timestamp_format = "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00"
+```
+
 ### Sources
 
 Input data sources:
@@ -320,6 +367,28 @@ type = "http"
 options = { port = 8080 }
 ```
 
+### Hot Reload with JSON Output
+
+```toml
+config_auto_reload = true
+config_save_on_exit = true
+
+[[pipelines]]
+name = "app"
+format = "json"
+
+[pipelines.format_options]
+pretty = true
+
+[[pipelines.sources]]
+type = "directory"
+options = { path = "/var/log/app", pattern = "*.log" }
+
+[[pipelines.sinks]]
+type = "http"
+options = { port = 8080 }
+```
+
 ### Filtering
 
 ```toml
diff --git a/doc/environment.md b/doc/environment.md
index c2413ce..c7dfcf6 100644
--- a/doc/environment.md
+++ b/doc/environment.md
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ Examples:
 
 ## General Variables
 
+```bash
+LOGWISP_CONFIG_FILE=/etc/logwisp/config.toml
+LOGWISP_CONFIG_DIR=/etc/logwisp
+LOGWISP_ROUTER=true
+LOGWISP_BACKGROUND=true
+LOGWISP_QUIET=true
+LOGWISP_DISABLE_STATUS_REPORTER=true
+LOGWISP_CONFIG_AUTO_RELOAD=true
+LOGWISP_CONFIG_SAVE_ON_EXIT=true
+```
+
 ### `LOGWISP_CONFIG_FILE`
 Configuration file path.
 ```bash
@@ -95,6 +106,19 @@ LOGWISP_PIPELINES_0_SINKS_0_OPTIONS_PORT=8080
 LOGWISP_PIPELINES_0_SINKS_0_OPTIONS_BUFFER_SIZE=1000
 ```
 
+### Pipeline with Formatter
+
+```bash
+# Pipeline name and format
+LOGWISP_PIPELINES_0_NAME=app
+LOGWISP_PIPELINES_0_FORMAT=json
+
+# Format options
+LOGWISP_PIPELINES_0_FORMAT_OPTIONS_PRETTY=true
+LOGWISP_PIPELINES_0_FORMAT_OPTIONS_TIMESTAMP_FIELD=ts
+LOGWISP_PIPELINES_0_FORMAT_OPTIONS_LEVEL_FIELD=severity
+```
+
 ### Filters
 ```bash
 # Include filter