diff --git a/api.py b/api.py
index 4bcbb42..1b8c072 100644
--- a/api.py
+++ b/api.py
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ app.add_middleware(
     free_paths=[
         "/health",
         "/live",
+        "/metrics",
         "/ready",
         "/docs",
         "/openapi.json",
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ def add_error_handlers(app: FastAPI) -> None:
 add_error_handlers(app)
 
 # Public paths that don't need authentication
-_AUTH_PUBLIC_PATHS: set[str] = {"/health", "/live", "/ready", "/docs", "/openapi.json"}
+_AUTH_PUBLIC_PATHS: set[str] = {"/health", "/live", "/metrics", "/ready", "/docs", "/openapi.json"}
 
 
 # Middleware: auth + rate limit + timing + request logging
@@ -387,6 +388,31 @@ class PryHttpMiddleware:
 
 app.add_middleware(PryHttpMiddleware)
 
+# ── Metrics ──
+
+
+@app.get("/metrics", tags=["System"], summary="Prometheus metrics endpoint")
+async def metrics() -> Response:
+    """Export Prometheus metrics.
+
+    When prometheus_client is installed, returns the native Prometheus
+    text exposition format. Otherwise returns a JSON fallback with the
+    current counter values.
+    """
+    from observability import _has_prometheus, get_metrics_output
+
+    if _has_prometheus:
+        body, content_type = get_metrics_output()
+        return Response(content=body, media_type=content_type)
+    return JSONResponse(
+        content={
+            "prometheus_available": False,
+            "message": "Install prometheus-client for full metrics",
+        }
+    )
+
+
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_metrics.py b/tests/test_metrics.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28266ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_metrics.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Rug Munch Media LLC
+#
+# Part of Pry - https://git.rugmunch.io/RugMunchMedia/pryscraper
+# Licensed under MIT. See LICENSE.
+"""Tests for the /metrics endpoint and Prometheus instrumentation."""
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from api import app
+from observability import SCRAPE_COUNT, track_scrape
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def client() -> TestClient:
+    return TestClient(app)
+
+
+def test_metrics_returns_200(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    resp = client.get("/metrics")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+
+
+def test_metrics_content_type_prometheus(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    resp = client.get("/metrics")
+    assert resp.headers.get("content-type", "").startswith("text/plain")
+
+
+def test_metrics_contains_expected_metric_names(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    """Verify HELP lines for pry_requests_total and pry_scrapes_total appear."""
+    resp = client.get("/metrics")
+    assert "# HELP pry_requests_total" in resp.text
+    assert "# HELP pry_scrapes_total" in resp.text
+
+
+def test_metrics_contains_scrapes_counter_after_track(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    with track_scrape(method="test_meth"):
+        pass
+    resp = client.get("/metrics")
+    assert "pry_scrapes_total" in resp.text
+
+
+def test_scrape_counters_increment_after_track() -> None:
+    if SCRAPE_COUNT is None:
+        pytest.skip("prometheus_client not available")
+
+    with track_scrape(method="test_metrics_inc"):
+        pass
+
+    found = False
+    for sample in SCRAPE_COUNT.collect():
+        for s in sample.samples:
+            if s.labels.get("method") == "test_metrics_inc":
+                assert s.value >= 1
+                found = True
+    assert found