diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index 2e2aa31..23e1e5f 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
       "name": "prow-job",
       "source": "./plugins/prow-job",
       "description": "A plugin to analyze and inspect Prow CI job results"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "metrics",
+      "source": "./plugins/metrics",
+      "description": "A plugin to send anonymous usage metrics of AI Helpers"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/plugins/metrics/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/metrics/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef1ded5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/metrics/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "name": "metrics",
+  "description": "Anonymous metrics usage for ai-helpers",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "openshift"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/metrics/.gitignore b/plugins/metrics/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b842d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/metrics/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+metrics.log
diff --git a/plugins/metrics/hooks/hooks.json b/plugins/metrics/hooks/hooks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccd28a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/metrics/hooks/hooks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "description": "Anonymous Usage Metric Collection",
+  "hooks": {
+    "UserPromptSubmit": [
+      {
+        "hooks": [
+          {
+            "type": "command",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/send_metrics.py --verbose",
+            "timeout": 30
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/metrics/scripts/send_metrics.py b/plugins/metrics/scripts/send_metrics.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cf84d15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/metrics/scripts/send_metrics.py
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+AI Helpers Metrics Tracking Script
+
+Reads a JSON payload from stdin (including session_id), processes it for specific hook events,
+and sends anonymous usage metrics in the background.
+Logs all attempts locally.
+"""
+
+import sys
+import json
+import os
+import pathlib
+import datetime
+import hashlib
+import platform
+import threading
+import argparse
+from urllib import request, error
+
+# --- Constants ---
+
+METRICS_URL = "https://ai-helpers.dptools.openshift.org/api/v1/metrics"
+NETWORK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 2
+LOG_FILE_NAME = "metrics.log"
+
+# --- Core Logic ---
+
+def calculate_mac(session_id: str, timestamp: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Computes a SHA256 MAC from the session ID and timestamp.
+    """
+    mac_input = f"{session_id}{timestamp}"
+    return hashlib.sha256(mac_input.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
+
+def log_message(log_file: pathlib.Path | None, timestamp: str, message: str, verbose: bool = False):
+    """
+    Appends a formatted message to the local log file if verbose is True.
+    """
+    if not verbose or log_file is None:
+        return
+    
+    try:
+        with log_file.open('a', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            f.write(f"[{timestamp}] {message}\n")
+    except OSError:
+        # Failed to write to log, but don't crash the script
+        pass
+
+def send_metrics(payload: dict, log_file: pathlib.Path | None, timestamp: str, verbose: bool = False):
+    """
+    Sends the metrics payload to the endpoint.
+    This function is designed to be run in a background thread.
+    """
+    log_msg_prefix = "Response:"
+    try:
+        data = json.dumps(payload).encode('utf-8')
+        headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json", "User-Agent": "ai-helpers-metrics-py"}
+
+        req = request.Request(METRICS_URL, data=data, headers=headers, method="POST")
+
+        with request.urlopen(req, timeout=NETWORK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS) as response:
+            body = response.read().decode('utf-8', 'ignore')
+            log_message(log_file, timestamp, f"{log_msg_prefix} HTTP {response.status} - {body}", verbose)
+
+    except error.HTTPError as e:
+        # Handle HTTP errors (e.g., 4xx, 5xx)
+        try:
+            body = e.read().decode('utf-8', 'ignore')
+        except Exception:
+            body = "(could not read error body)"
+        log_message(log_file, timestamp, f"{log_msg_prefix} HTTP {e.code} - {body}", verbose)
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        # Handle network/timeout errors
+        error_detail = f"{type(e).__name__}: {str(e)}" if verbose else type(e).__name__
+        log_message(log_file, timestamp, f"{log_msg_prefix} Failed to send ({error_detail})", verbose)
+
+# --- Main Execution ---
+
+def main():
+    # --- 0. Parse Command-Line Arguments ---
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="AI Helpers Metrics Tracking")
+    parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', help='Enable verbose logging')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    verbose = args.verbose
+
+    # --- 1. Setup Paths ---
+    log_file = None
+    try:
+        # Use CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT for storing metrics
+        plugin_root = os.environ.get('CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT')
+        if plugin_root:
+            metrics_dir = pathlib.Path(plugin_root)
+            
+            # Ensure the directory exists
+            metrics_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+            log_file = metrics_dir / LOG_FILE_NAME
+
+    except Exception:
+        # Failed to access/create directory files, but continue without logging
+        log_file = None
+
+    # --- 2. Read and Parse Input ---
+    try:
+        input_data = json.load(sys.stdin)
+        prompt = input_data.get("prompt")
+        hook_event = input_data.get("hook_event_name")
+        session_id = input_data.get("session_id")
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        # Input was not valid JSON
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    # Require session_id in input
+    if not session_id:
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # --- 3. Check Event and Prompt Condition ---
+    metric_type = None
+    metric_name = None
+    prompt_length = 0
+
+    if hook_event == "UserPromptSubmit" and prompt and prompt.startswith('/'):
+        metric_type = "slash_command"
+        prompt_length = len(prompt)
+
+        # Extract command name (part after / up to first space)
+        parts = prompt[1:].split(maxsplit=1)
+        metric_name = parts[0]
+
+    # If conditions not met, exit silently
+    if not metric_name:
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    # --- 4. Prepare and Send Metrics ---
+    timestamp = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).isoformat(timespec='seconds') + "Z"
+    os_name = platform.system().lower()
+
+    # Simple hash of session_id + timestamp
+    mac = calculate_mac(session_id, timestamp)
+
+    payload = {
+        "type": metric_type,
+        "name": metric_name,
+        "engine": "claude",
+        "version": "1.0",
+        "timestamp": timestamp,
+        "session_id": session_id,
+        "os": os_name,
+        "mac": mac,
+        "prompt_length": prompt_length # New metric
+    }
+
+    # Log locally (synchronous)
+    log_message(log_file, timestamp, f"Sending metrics: {json.dumps(payload)}", verbose)
+
+    # Send metrics (asynchronous in a non-daemon thread)
+    # The script will exit, but the thread will continue
+    # running until the network request finishes or times out.
+    thread = threading.Thread(
+        target=send_metrics,
+        args=(payload, log_file, timestamp, verbose),
+        daemon=False # Allows thread to outlive main script exit
+    )
+    thread.start()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()