diff --git a/.dependencygraph/setting.json b/.dependencygraph/setting.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9834404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dependencygraph/setting.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "entryFilePath": "index.js",
+  "alias": false,
+  "resolveExtensions": [
+    ".js",
+    ".jsx",
+    ".ts",
+    ".tsx",
+    ".vue",
+    ".scss",
+    ".less"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 23ff2c2..4781473 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -129,3 +129,4 @@ dist
 .yarn/install-state.gz
 .pnp.*
 .clinic/
+features.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/controllers/metricsController.js b/controllers/metricsController.js
index f173318..0c0d847 100644
--- a/controllers/metricsController.js
+++ b/controllers/metricsController.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+const Metrics = require('../models/metrics');
 const client = require('prom-client');
+const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 
 // Create a Registry to register metrics
 const register = new client.Registry();
@@ -25,9 +27,113 @@ const trackRequests = (req, res, next) => {
 };
 
 // Metrics endpoint handler
+/*
 const getMetrics = async (req, res) => {
   res.set('Content-Type', register.contentType);
   res.send(await register.metrics());
 };
+*/
 
-module.exports = { trackRequests, getMetrics };
+const getMetrics = async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    // Get the Authorization header
+    const authHeader = req.headers['authorization'];
+    if (!authHeader || !authHeader.startsWith('Bearer ')) {
+      return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Unauthorized: No token provided' });
+    }
+
+    // Extract the token
+    const token = authHeader.split(' ')[1];
+
+    // Verify and decode the token
+    const decoded = jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET);
+    const userId = decoded.userId; // Ensure your JWT payload contains a `userId`
+
+    if (!userId) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid token: userId missing' });
+    }
+
+    // Set content type and retrieve metrics
+    res.set('Content-Type', register.contentType);
+    const metricsText = await register.metrics();
+    const metrics = parseMetrics(metricsText); // Helper function to parse metrics.
+
+    // Save metrics to the database
+    await Metrics.saveMetricsToDatabase(userId, metrics);
+
+    // Send the metrics as a response
+    res.set('Content-Type', register.contentType);
+    res.send(metricsText);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error in getMetrics:", error);
+    res.status(500).send({ error: "Failed to process metrics" });
+  }
+};
+
+function parseMetrics(metricsText) {
+  const lines = metricsText.split("\n");
+  const metrics = [];
+
+  lines.forEach(line => {
+    // Look for metric lines that follow the format: 'metric_name value'
+    if (!line.startsWith("#") && line.trim() !== "") {
+      const [metricName, metricValue] = line.split(/\s+/);
+      if (metricName && metricValue) {
+        metrics.push({ metricName, metricValue });
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  return metrics;
+}
+
+
+const createMetric = async (req, res) => {
+  const { userId, metricName, metricValue } = req.body;
+  try {
+    const metric = await Metrics.create({ userId, metricName, metricValue });
+    res.status(201).json(metric);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to create metric' });
+  }
+};
+
+const getMetricsByUser = async (req, res) => {
+  const { userId } = req.params;
+  try {
+    const metrics = await Metrics.findByUserId(userId);
+    res.status(200).json(metrics);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch metrics' });
+  }
+};
+
+const updateMetric = async (req, res) => {
+  const { id } = req.params;
+  const { metricName, metricValue } = req.body;
+  try {
+    const metric = await Metrics.update(id, { metricName, metricValue });
+    res.status(200).json(metric);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to update metric' });
+  }
+};
+
+const deleteMetric = async (req, res) => {
+  const { id } = req.params;
+  try {
+    await Metrics.delete(id);
+    res.status(200).json({ message: 'Metric deleted successfully' });
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to delete metric' });
+  }
+};
+
+module.exports = { 
+  trackRequests, 
+  getMetrics,
+  createMetric,
+  getMetricsByUser,
+  updateMetric,
+  deleteMetric,
+};
diff --git a/models/metrics.js b/models/metrics.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c28d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/metrics.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+const pool = require('../config/db');
+
+class Metrics {
+  static async create({ userId, metricName, metricValue }) {
+    const result = await pool.query(
+      'INSERT INTO metrics (user_id, metric_name, metric_value) VALUES ($1, $2, $3) RETURNING *',
+      [userId, metricName, metricValue]
+    );
+    return result.rows[0];
+  }
+
+  static async findByUserId(userId) {
+    const result = await pool.query('SELECT * FROM metrics WHERE user_id = $1', [userId]);
+    return result.rows;
+  }
+
+  static async update(id, { metricName, metricValue }) {
+    const result = await pool.query(
+      'UPDATE metrics SET metric_name = $1, metric_value = $2, updated_at = NOW() WHERE id = $3 RETURNING *',
+      [metricName, metricValue, id]
+    );
+    return result.rows[0];
+  }
+
+  static async delete(id) {
+    await pool.query('DELETE FROM metrics WHERE id = $1', [id]);
+  }
+  
+  static async saveMetricsToDatabase(userId, metrics) {
+    for (const metric of metrics) {
+      const { metricName, metricValue } = metric;
+  
+      // Use your database library to insert data, e.g., with PostgreSQL:
+      await pool.query(
+        "INSERT INTO metrics (user_id, metric_name, metric_value) VALUES ($1, $2, $3)",
+        [userId, metricName, metricValue]
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = Metrics;
diff --git a/routes/metricsRoutes.js b/routes/metricsRoutes.js
index 0b2f2ed..58c748a 100644
--- a/routes/metricsRoutes.js
+++ b/routes/metricsRoutes.js
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 const express = require('express');
-const { getMetrics } = require('../controllers/metricsController');
-
 const router = express.Router();
+const metricsController = require('../controllers/metricsController');
+const authenticateToken = require('../middleware/auth');
 
 // Metrics endpoint
-router.get('/', getMetrics);
+router.get('/', authenticateToken, metricsController.getMetrics);
+router.post('/', authenticateToken, metricsController.createMetric);
+router.get('/user/:userId', authenticateToken, metricsController.getMetricsByUser);
+router.put('/:id', authenticateToken, metricsController.updateMetric);
+router.delete('/:id', authenticateToken, metricsController.deleteMetric);
 
 module.exports = router;