diff --git a/.changeset/admin-metrics-collector-foundation.md b/.changeset/admin-metrics-collector-foundation.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..058d2054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/admin-metrics-collector-foundation.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"nostream": minor
+---
+
+feat: add in-memory admin metrics collector foundation
diff --git a/src/factories/admin-metrics-collector-factory.ts b/src/factories/admin-metrics-collector-factory.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..873b2b85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/factories/admin-metrics-collector-factory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { AdminMetricsCollector } from '../utils/admin-metrics'
+
+let collector: AdminMetricsCollector | undefined
+
+export const getAdminMetricsCollector = (): AdminMetricsCollector => {
+  if (!collector) {
+    collector = new AdminMetricsCollector()
+  }
+
+  return collector
+}
diff --git a/src/factories/worker-factory.ts b/src/factories/worker-factory.ts
index 5d9fe549..13ea8cb9 100644
--- a/src/factories/worker-factory.ts
+++ b/src/factories/worker-factory.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { WebSocketServer } from 'ws'
 
 import { getMasterDbClient, getReadReplicaDbClient } from '../database/client'
 import { AppWorker } from '../app/worker'
+import { getAdminMetricsCollector } from './admin-metrics-collector-factory'
 import { createLogger } from './logger-factory'
 import { createSettings } from '../factories/settings-factory'
 import { createWebApp } from './web-app-factory'
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ import { WebSocketServerAdapter } from '../adapters/web-socket-server-adapter'
 const logger = createLogger('worker-factory')
 
 export const workerFactory = (): AppWorker => {
+  getAdminMetricsCollector()
+
   const dbClient = getMasterDbClient()
   const readReplicaDbClient = getReadReplicaDbClient()
   const eventRepository = new EventRepository(dbClient, readReplicaDbClient)
diff --git a/src/utils/admin-metrics.ts b/src/utils/admin-metrics.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9406432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/admin-metrics.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import os from 'os'
+
+export interface AdminMetricsSnapshot {
+  timestamp: number
+  eventsPerSecond: number
+  acceptedEvents: number
+  rejectedEvents: number
+  activeConnections: number
+  cpuLoadPercent: number
+  memoryUsedMb: number
+}
+
+export class AdminMetricsCollector {
+  private acceptedEvents = 0
+  private rejectedEvents = 0
+  private readonly activeConnections = new Set<string>()
+  private readonly eventTimestamps: number[] = []
+  private previousCpuUsage = process.cpuUsage()
+  private previousCpuTimeMs = Date.now()
+
+  public recordAcceptedEvent(timestamp: number = Date.now()): void {
+    this.acceptedEvents += 1
+    this.eventTimestamps.push(timestamp)
+    this.pruneEventWindow(timestamp)
+  }
+
+  public recordRejectedEvent(timestamp: number = Date.now()): void {
+    this.rejectedEvents += 1
+    this.eventTimestamps.push(timestamp)
+    this.pruneEventWindow(timestamp)
+  }
+
+  public openConnection(connectionId: string): void {
+    this.activeConnections.add(connectionId)
+  }
+
+  public closeConnection(connectionId: string): void {
+    this.activeConnections.delete(connectionId)
+  }
+
+  public getSnapshot(timestamp: number = Date.now()): AdminMetricsSnapshot {
+    this.pruneEventWindow(timestamp)
+
+    return {
+      timestamp,
+      eventsPerSecond: this.eventTimestamps.length,
+      acceptedEvents: this.acceptedEvents,
+      rejectedEvents: this.rejectedEvents,
+      activeConnections: this.activeConnections.size,
+      cpuLoadPercent: this.getCpuLoadPercent(timestamp),
+      memoryUsedMb: Math.round((process.memoryUsage().heapUsed / 1024 / 1024) * 100) / 100,
+    }
+  }
+
+  private pruneEventWindow(timestamp: number): void {
+    const minTimestamp = timestamp - 1000
+
+    while (this.eventTimestamps.length > 0 && this.eventTimestamps[0] <= minTimestamp) {
+      this.eventTimestamps.shift()
+    }
+  }
+
+  private getCpuLoadPercent(timestamp: number): number {
+    const elapsedMs = timestamp - this.previousCpuTimeMs
+    if (elapsedMs <= 0) {
+      return 0
+    }
+
+    const cpuDiff = process.cpuUsage(this.previousCpuUsage)
+    this.previousCpuUsage = process.cpuUsage()
+    this.previousCpuTimeMs = timestamp
+
+    const cpuTotalMs = (cpuDiff.user + cpuDiff.system) / 1000
+    const cores = Math.max(os.cpus().length, 1)
+    const loadPercent = (cpuTotalMs / (elapsedMs * cores)) * 100
+
+    return Math.round(Math.max(0, Math.min(loadPercent, 100)) * 100) / 100
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/utils/admin-metrics.spec.ts b/test/unit/utils/admin-metrics.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f6be6b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/utils/admin-metrics.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai'
+import Sinon from 'sinon'
+
+import { AdminMetricsCollector } from '../../../src/utils/admin-metrics'
+
+describe('AdminMetricsCollector', () => {
+  let collector: AdminMetricsCollector
+  let clock: Sinon.SinonFakeTimers
+  let sandbox: Sinon.SinonSandbox
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    sandbox = Sinon.createSandbox()
+    clock = sandbox.useFakeTimers(10000)
+    collector = new AdminMetricsCollector()
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    clock.restore()
+    sandbox.restore()
+  })
+
+  it('returns zeroed snapshot by default', () => {
+    const snapshot = collector.getSnapshot()
+
+    expect(snapshot.eventsPerSecond).to.equal(0)
+    expect(snapshot.acceptedEvents).to.equal(0)
+    expect(snapshot.rejectedEvents).to.equal(0)
+    expect(snapshot.activeConnections).to.equal(0)
+    expect(snapshot.cpuLoadPercent).to.be.greaterThanOrEqual(0)
+    expect(snapshot.memoryUsedMb).to.be.greaterThan(0)
+  })
+
+  it('tracks accepted and rejected event counters', () => {
+    collector.recordAcceptedEvent()
+    collector.recordAcceptedEvent()
+    collector.recordRejectedEvent()
+
+    const snapshot = collector.getSnapshot()
+
+    expect(snapshot.acceptedEvents).to.equal(2)
+    expect(snapshot.rejectedEvents).to.equal(1)
+  })
+
+  it('tracks events per second in a rolling 1-second window', () => {
+    collector.recordAcceptedEvent(10000)
+    collector.recordRejectedEvent(10500)
+    collector.recordRejectedEvent(10999)
+
+    expect(collector.getSnapshot(11000).eventsPerSecond).to.equal(2)
+    expect(collector.getSnapshot(11500).eventsPerSecond).to.equal(1)
+    expect(collector.getSnapshot(12000).eventsPerSecond).to.equal(0)
+  })
+
+  it('tracks active websocket connections by id', () => {
+    collector.openConnection('conn-1')
+    collector.openConnection('conn-2')
+    collector.openConnection('conn-1')
+
+    expect(collector.getSnapshot().activeConnections).to.equal(2)
+
+    collector.closeConnection('conn-2')
+
+    expect(collector.getSnapshot().activeConnections).to.equal(1)
+  })
+})