diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7c856d84..4232eed7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
         'http_sfv>=0.9.8',
         'dataclasses_json>=0.5.7',
         'apispec>=6.3.0',
+        'prometheus-client>=0.17.1'
     ],
     extras_require={
         # eg:
diff --git a/src/keria/app/agenting.py b/src/keria/app/agenting.py
index 14874089..26c5658c 100644
--- a/src/keria/app/agenting.py
+++ b/src/keria/app/agenting.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 from ..core.keeping import RemoteManager
 from ..db import basing
 
+from .metrics import MetricsMiddleware, MetricsEndpoint
+
 logger = ogler.getLogger()
 
 
@@ -68,7 +70,18 @@ def setup(name, bran, adminPort, bootPort, base='', httpPort=None, configFile=No
                         'signify-resource', 'signify-timestamp']))
     if os.getenv("KERI_AGENT_CORS", "false").lower() in ("true", "1"):
         app.add_middleware(middleware=httping.HandleCORS())
-    app.add_middleware(authing.SignatureValidationComponent(agency=agency, authn=authn, allowed=["/agent"]))
+    allowed_routes = ["/agent"]
+    if os.getenv("KERI_AGENT_METRICS", "false").lower() in ("true", "1"):
+        promethus = MetricsMiddleware()
+        bootApp.add_middleware(promethus)
+        MetricsEnds = MetricsEndpoint(promethus.registry)
+        bootApp.add_route("/metrics", MetricsEnds)
+
+        app.add_middleware(promethus)
+        app.add_route("/metrics", promethus)
+        allowed_routes.append("/metrics")
+
+    app.add_middleware(authing.SignatureValidationComponent(agency=agency, authn=authn, allowed=allowed_routes))
     app.req_options.media_handlers.update(media.Handlers())
     app.resp_options.media_handlers.update(media.Handlers())
 
@@ -82,6 +95,10 @@ def setup(name, bran, adminPort, bootPort, base='', httpPort=None, configFile=No
     presenting.loadEnds(app=app)
     notifying.loadEnds(app=app)
 
+
+
+
+
     if httpPort:
         happ = falcon.App(middleware=falcon.CORSMiddleware(
             allow_origins='*', allow_credentials='*',
diff --git a/src/keria/app/metrics.py b/src/keria/app/metrics.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e085761c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/keria/app/metrics.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from prometheus_client import CollectorRegistry, Counter, Histogram, generate_latest
+import time
+
+# Define metrics
+REQUESTS = Counter('requests_total', 'Total Request Count', ['method', 'path', 'resource'])
+ERRORS = Counter('errors_total', 'Total Error Count', ['method', 'path', 'resource', 'status'])
+DURATION = Histogram('request_duration_seconds', 'Duration of requests', ['method', 'path', 'resource'])
+
+class MetricsMiddleware:
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize the middleware with Prometheus metrics."""
+        self.registry = CollectorRegistry()
+        self.registry.register(REQUESTS)
+        self.registry.register(ERRORS)
+        self.registry.register(DURATION)
+    def process_request(self, req, resp):
+        """Process the request before routing it."""
+        req.context['resource'] = req.get_header('signify-resource')
+        req.context['start_time'] = time.time()
+
+    def process_resource(self, req, resp, resource, params):
+        """Process the request after routing."""
+        REQUESTS.labels(method=req.method, path=req.path, resource=req.context['resource']).inc()
+
+    def process_response(self, req, resp, resource, req_succeeded):
+        """Post-processing of the response (after routing)."""
+        if 'start_time' in req.context:
+            duration = time.time() - req.context['start_time']
+            DURATION.labels(method=req.method, path=req.path, resource=req.context.get('resource', '')).observe(duration)
+
+        if not req_succeeded:
+            ERRORS.labels(method=req.method, path=req.path, resource=req.context.get('resource', ''), status=resp.status).inc()
+
+class MetricsEndpoint:
+    def __init__(self, registry):
+        self.registry = registry
+    
+    def on_get(self, req, resp):
+        resp.content_type = 'text/plain; version=0.0.4; charset=utf-8'
+        data = generate_latest(self.registry)
+        resp.body = str(data.decode('utf-8'))