diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/di/bind-noop-instrumentation.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/di/bind-noop-instrumentation.ts
index 73f6695..d81258f 100644
--- a/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/di/bind-noop-instrumentation.ts
+++ b/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/di/bind-noop-instrumentation.ts
@@ -2,22 +2,29 @@
 import type { Container } from "inversify";
 import { NoopTracer } from "../noop-tracer";
 import { NoopLogger } from "../noop-logger";
+import { NoopMetrics } from "../noop-metrics";
 import { INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS } from "../symbols";
-import type { ITracer, ILogger } from "../index";
+import type { ITracer, ILogger, IMetrics } from "../index";
 
 export function bindNoopInstrumentation(container: Container): {
   tracer: ITracer;
   logger: ILogger;
+  metrics: IMetrics;
 } {
   const tracer = new NoopTracer();
   const logger = new NoopLogger();
+  const metrics = new NoopMetrics();
   if (container.isBound(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.TRACER)) {
     container.unbind(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.TRACER);
   }
   if (container.isBound(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.LOGGER)) {
     container.unbind(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.LOGGER);
   }
+  if (container.isBound(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.METRICS)) {
+    container.unbind(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.METRICS);
+  }
   container.bind<ITracer>(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.TRACER).toConstantValue(tracer);
   container.bind<ILogger>(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.LOGGER).toConstantValue(logger);
-  return { tracer, logger };
+  container.bind<IMetrics>(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.METRICS).toConstantValue(metrics);
+  return { tracer, logger, metrics };
 }
diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/di/bind-otel-instrumentation.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/di/bind-otel-instrumentation.ts
index 828ae4a..66c7010 100644
--- a/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/di/bind-otel-instrumentation.ts
+++ b/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/di/bind-otel-instrumentation.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 import type { Container } from "inversify";
 import { OtelTracer } from "../otel/otel-tracer";
 import { OtelLogger } from "../otel/otel-logger";
+import { OtelMetrics } from "../otel/otel-metrics";
 import { initOtelServerNode } from "../otel/init-server-node";
 import { INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS } from "../symbols";
-import type { ITracer, ILogger } from "../index";
+import type { ITracer, ILogger, IMetrics } from "../index";
 
 export type BindOtelOpts = {
   dsn: string;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ export type BindOtelOpts = {
 export function bindOtelInstrumentation(
   container: Container,
   opts: BindOtelOpts,
-): { tracer: ITracer; logger: ILogger } {
+): { tracer: ITracer; logger: ILogger; metrics: IMetrics } {
   const environment =
     process.env["SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT"] ??
     process.env["VERCEL_ENV"] ??
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export function bindOtelInstrumentation(
 
   const tracer = new OtelTracer();
   const logger = new OtelLogger();
+  const metrics = new OtelMetrics();
 
   if (container.isBound(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.TRACER)) {
     container.unbind(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.TRACER);
@@ -39,7 +41,11 @@ export function bindOtelInstrumentation(
   if (container.isBound(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.LOGGER)) {
     container.unbind(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.LOGGER);
   }
+  if (container.isBound(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.METRICS)) {
+    container.unbind(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.METRICS);
+  }
   container.bind<ITracer>(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.TRACER).toConstantValue(tracer);
   container.bind<ILogger>(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.LOGGER).toConstantValue(logger);
-  return { tracer, logger };
+  container.bind<IMetrics>(INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS.METRICS).toConstantValue(metrics);
+  return { tracer, logger, metrics };
 }
diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/index.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/index.ts
index d5dd58a..550c108 100644
--- a/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/index.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ export type {
   Breadcrumb,
   CaptureContext,
 } from "./logger.interface";
+export type { IMetrics, MetricAttributeValue } from "./metrics.interface";
 export { NoopTracer } from "./noop-tracer";
 export { NoopLogger } from "./noop-logger";
+export { NoopMetrics } from "./noop-metrics";
 export { withSpan } from "./with-span";
 export { withCapture } from "./with-capture";
 export { isReported, markReported } from "./reported-flag";
diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/otel/init-server-node.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/otel/init-server-node.ts
index a7db035..0905879 100644
--- a/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/otel/init-server-node.ts
+++ b/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/otel/init-server-node.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ export type InitOtelServerNodeOpts = {
  * Initializes the OpenTelemetry NodeSDK for a server-side app.
  * - Configures Resource attributes per OTel semantic conventions.
  * - Registers Sentry span processor (via createSentryOtelBridge) when DSN is set.
- * - Registers Sentry log record processor (Phase 3) when DSN is set.
- * - metricReader filled in Phase 4.
+ * - Registers Sentry log record processor when DSN is set.
+ * - Registers an in-process MeterProvider (no exporter — Sentry metrics not yet
+ *   wired; a future phase or vendor-specific exporter can add a MetricReader).
  * - PII scrub processors land in Phase 5.
  *
  * Caller is responsible for `sdk.shutdown()` on process exit.
@@ -42,11 +43,17 @@ export function initOtelServerNode(opts: InitOtelServerNodeOpts): NodeSDK {
   // to avoid blocking the hot path).
   const logRecordProcessors = bridge.logRecordProcessor ? [bridge.logRecordProcessor] : [];
 
+  // In-process MeterProvider with no reader/exporter. Sentry metrics ingestion
+  // is experimental in @sentry/opentelemetry 10.x and not wired here; metrics
+  // emit through the API but are not exported anywhere. A future phase can add
+  // a PeriodicExportingMetricReader when a vendor exporter is available.
+  const metricReader = undefined;
+
   const sdk = new NodeSDK({
     resource,
     spanProcessors,
     logRecordProcessors,
-    // metricReader filled in Phase 4
+    metricReader,
   });
 
   sdk.start();
diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/symbols.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/symbols.ts
index df770f8..17f939e 100644
--- a/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/symbols.ts
+++ b/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/symbols.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export const INSTRUMENTATION_SYMBOLS = {
   TRACER: Symbol.for("core-shared.TRACER"),
   LOGGER: Symbol.for("core-shared.LOGGER"),
+  METRICS: Symbol.for("core-shared.METRICS"),
 } as const;