diff --git a/.git-blame-ignore-revs b/.git-blame-ignore-revs
index dee049e..4af13c8 100644
--- a/.git-blame-ignore-revs
+++ b/.git-blame-ignore-revs
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@
 
 # Move to clang-format-22
 6056b26ff82dfd156708fd7d3680470d9ba3c9ce
+
+# Clean up in setup.py
+5045ed9c6b39fa1747cdae2719477e5a596f0d3b
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7994fc..8e8f882 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 * Dropped support for Python 3.9 [gh-118](https://github.com/IntelPython/mkl-service/pull/118)
 * Dropped support for `"ssse3"`, `"sse4_1"`, `"avx"`, `"avx512_mic"`, `"avx512_mic,strict"`, and `"avx512_mic_e1"` cbwr branches [gh-173](https://github.com/IntelPython/mkl-service/pull/173)
 
+### Fixed
+* Removed use of star import in `mkl-service` initialization, which removes imported module pollution from the namespace [gh-178](https://github.com/IntelPython/mkl-service/pull/178)
+
 ## [2.6.1] (11/25/2025)
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/mkl/__init__.py b/mkl/__init__.py
index 635b707..c0eb2ae 100644
--- a/mkl/__init__.py
+++ b/mkl/__init__.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 # OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-import sys
-
 from . import _init_helper
 
 
@@ -34,6 +32,7 @@ def __init__(self):
 
     def __enter__(self):
         import ctypes
+        import sys
 
         try:
             self.saved_rtld = sys.getdlopenflags()
@@ -46,6 +45,8 @@ def __enter__(self):
         del ctypes
 
     def __exit__(self, *args):
+        import sys
+
         if self.saved_rtld:
             sys.setdlopenflags(self.saved_rtld)
             self.saved_rtld = None
@@ -55,9 +56,84 @@ def __exit__(self, *args):
     from . import _mklinit
 
 del RTLD_for_MKL
-del sys
 
-from ._py_mkl_service import *
+from ._py_mkl_service import (
+    cbwr_get,
+    cbwr_get_auto_branch,
+    cbwr_set,
+    disable_fast_mm,
+    domain_get_max_threads,
+    domain_set_num_threads,
+    dsecnd,
+    enable_instructions,
+    free_buffers,
+    get_clocks_frequency,
+    get_cpu_clocks,
+    get_cpu_frequency,
+    get_dynamic,
+    get_env_mode,
+    get_max_cpu_frequency,
+    get_max_threads,
+    get_num_stripes,
+    get_version,
+    get_version_string,
+    mem_stat,
+    peak_mem_usage,
+    second,
+    set_dynamic,
+    set_env_mode,
+    set_memory_limit,
+    set_mpi,
+    set_num_stripes,
+    set_num_threads,
+    set_num_threads_local,
+    thread_free_buffers,
+    verbose,
+    vml_clear_err_status,
+    vml_get_err_status,
+    vml_get_mode,
+    vml_set_err_status,
+    vml_set_mode,
+)
 from ._version import __version__
 
+__all__ = [
+    "get_version",
+    "get_version_string",
+    "set_num_threads",
+    "domain_set_num_threads",
+    "set_num_threads_local",
+    "set_dynamic",
+    "get_max_threads",
+    "domain_get_max_threads",
+    "get_dynamic",
+    "set_num_stripes",
+    "get_num_stripes",
+    "second",
+    "dsecnd",
+    "get_cpu_clocks",
+    "get_cpu_frequency",
+    "get_max_cpu_frequency",
+    "get_clocks_frequency",
+    "free_buffers",
+    "thread_free_buffers",
+    "disable_fast_mm",
+    "mem_stat",
+    "peak_mem_usage",
+    "set_memory_limit",
+    "cbwr_set",
+    "cbwr_get",
+    "cbwr_get_auto_branch",
+    "enable_instructions",
+    "set_env_mode",
+    "get_env_mode",
+    "verbose",
+    "set_mpi",
+    "vml_set_mode",
+    "vml_get_mode",
+    "vml_set_err_status",
+    "vml_get_err_status",
+    "vml_clear_err_status",
+]
+
 del _init_helper
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cb8a5f2..f14b964 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ test = ["pytest"]
 Download = "http://github.com/IntelPython/mkl-service"
 Homepage = "http://github.com/IntelPython/mkl-service"
 
+[tool.black]
+line-length = 80
+
+[tool.isort]
+ensure_newline_before_comments = true
+force_grid_wrap = 0
+include_trailing_comma = true
+line_length = 80
+multi_line_output = 3
+use_parentheses = true
+
 [tool.setuptools]
 include-package-data = true
 packages = ["mkl"]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 23bac56..0362197 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ def extensions():
     if mkl_root:
         mkl_info = {
             "include_dirs": [join(mkl_root, "include")],
-            "library_dirs": [join(mkl_root, "lib"), join(mkl_root, "lib", "intel64")],
+            "library_dirs": [
+                join(mkl_root, "lib"),
+                join(mkl_root, "lib", "intel64"),
+            ],
             "libraries": ["mkl_rt"],
         }
     else:
@@ -62,7 +65,8 @@ def extensions():
             "mkl._mklinit",
             sources=[join("mkl", "_mklinitmodule.c")],
             include_dirs=mkl_include_dirs,
-            libraries=mkl_libraries + (["pthread"] if os.name == "posix" else []),
+            libraries=mkl_libraries
+            + (["pthread"] if os.name == "posix" else []),
             library_dirs=mkl_library_dirs,
             runtime_library_dirs=mkl_rpaths,
             extra_compile_args=[