diff --git a/packages/server/src/client/daemon-client-runtime-metrics.ts b/packages/server/src/client/daemon-client-runtime-metrics.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23053b31d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/client/daemon-client-runtime-metrics.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+import type { SessionOutboundMessage } from "../shared/messages.js";
+
+type RuntimeMetricsLogger = {
+  info(obj: object, msg?: string): void;
+};
+
+type RuntimeMetricsHandlerTiming = {
+  count: number;
+  totalMs: number;
+  maxMs: number;
+};
+
+type RuntimeMetricsBucket = {
+  inboundMessageCounts: Map<string, number>;
+  inboundMessageBytes: Map<string, number>;
+  inboundMessageHandlerMs: Map<string, RuntimeMetricsHandlerTiming>;
+  inboundAgentStreamCounts: Map<string, number>;
+  inboundAgentStreamByAgentCounts: Map<string, number>;
+  inboundBinaryFrameCounts: Map<string, number>;
+  endedAt: number;
+};
+
+type RuntimeMetricsContext = {
+  connectionPath: "direct" | "relay";
+  serverId: string | null;
+  getConnectionStatus: () => string;
+};
+
+type RuntimeMetricsOptions = {
+  windowMs?: number;
+};
+
+const DEFAULT_ROLLING_WINDOW_MS = 60_000;
+
+export class DaemonClientRuntimeMetrics {
+  private readonly startedAt = Date.now();
+  private readonly windowMs: number;
+  private readonly buckets: RuntimeMetricsBucket[] = [];
+  private readonly inboundMessageCounts = new Map<string, number>();
+  private readonly inboundMessageBytes = new Map<string, number>();
+  private readonly inboundMessageHandlerMs = new Map<string, RuntimeMetricsHandlerTiming>();
+  private readonly inboundAgentStreamCounts = new Map<string, number>();
+  private readonly inboundAgentStreamByAgentCounts = new Map<string, number>();
+  private readonly inboundBinaryFrameCounts = new Map<string, number>();
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly logger: RuntimeMetricsLogger,
+    private readonly context: RuntimeMetricsContext,
+    options?: RuntimeMetricsOptions,
+  ) {
+    this.windowMs =
+      typeof options?.windowMs === "number" && options.windowMs > 0
+        ? options.windowMs
+        : DEFAULT_ROLLING_WINDOW_MS;
+  }
+
+  recordMessage(type: string, bytes: number, handlerMs: number): void {
+    incrementCount(this.inboundMessageCounts, type, 1);
+    incrementCount(this.inboundMessageBytes, type, bytes);
+    incrementHandlerTiming(this.inboundMessageHandlerMs, type, handlerMs);
+  }
+
+  recordAgentStream(
+    payload: Extract<SessionOutboundMessage, { type: "agent_stream" }>["payload"],
+  ): void {
+    const { agentId, event } = payload;
+    const eventType = event.type === "timeline" ? `timeline:${event.item.type}` : event.type;
+    incrementCount(this.inboundAgentStreamCounts, eventType, 1);
+    incrementCount(this.inboundAgentStreamByAgentCounts, agentId, 1);
+  }
+
+  recordBinaryFrame(kind: string, bytes: number, handlerMs: number): void {
+    incrementCount(this.inboundBinaryFrameCounts, kind, 1);
+    incrementCount(this.inboundMessageBytes, `binary:${kind}`, bytes);
+    incrementHandlerTiming(this.inboundMessageHandlerMs, `binary:${kind}`, handlerMs);
+  }
+
+  flush(options?: { final?: boolean }): void {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    const bucket = this.consumeCurrentBucket(now);
+    if (bucket) {
+      this.buckets.push(bucket);
+    }
+    this.pruneBuckets(now);
+
+    const aggregate = this.aggregateBuckets();
+    const hasActivity =
+      aggregate.inboundMessageCounts.size > 0 || aggregate.inboundBinaryFrameCounts.size > 0;
+    if (!hasActivity && !options?.final) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.logger.info(
+      {
+        windowMs: Math.min(this.windowMs, Math.max(0, now - this.startedAt)),
+        rollingWindowMs: this.windowMs,
+        bucketCount: this.buckets.length,
+        final: Boolean(options?.final),
+        connectionPath: this.context.connectionPath,
+        serverId: this.context.serverId,
+        connectionStatus: this.context.getConnectionStatus(),
+        inboundMessageTypesTop: getTopCounts(aggregate.inboundMessageCounts, 20),
+        inboundMessageBytesTop: getTopCounts(aggregate.inboundMessageBytes, 20),
+        inboundAgentStreamTypesTop: getTopCounts(aggregate.inboundAgentStreamCounts, 20),
+        inboundAgentStreamAgentsTop: getTopCounts(aggregate.inboundAgentStreamByAgentCounts, 20),
+        inboundBinaryFrameTypesTop: getTopCounts(aggregate.inboundBinaryFrameCounts, 12),
+        handlerTimingTop: getTopHandlerTimings(aggregate.inboundMessageHandlerMs, 20),
+      },
+      "ws_runtime_metrics_client",
+    );
+  }
+
+  private consumeCurrentBucket(now: number): RuntimeMetricsBucket | null {
+    const hasActivity =
+      this.inboundMessageCounts.size > 0 || this.inboundBinaryFrameCounts.size > 0;
+    if (!hasActivity) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const bucket = {
+      inboundMessageCounts: new Map(this.inboundMessageCounts),
+      inboundMessageBytes: new Map(this.inboundMessageBytes),
+      inboundMessageHandlerMs: cloneHandlerTimingMap(this.inboundMessageHandlerMs),
+      inboundAgentStreamCounts: new Map(this.inboundAgentStreamCounts),
+      inboundAgentStreamByAgentCounts: new Map(this.inboundAgentStreamByAgentCounts),
+      inboundBinaryFrameCounts: new Map(this.inboundBinaryFrameCounts),
+      endedAt: now,
+    };
+
+    this.inboundMessageCounts.clear();
+    this.inboundMessageBytes.clear();
+    this.inboundMessageHandlerMs.clear();
+    this.inboundAgentStreamCounts.clear();
+    this.inboundAgentStreamByAgentCounts.clear();
+    this.inboundBinaryFrameCounts.clear();
+    return bucket;
+  }
+
+  private pruneBuckets(now: number): void {
+    const cutoff = now - this.windowMs;
+    while (this.buckets.length > 0 && this.buckets[0]!.endedAt < cutoff) {
+      this.buckets.shift();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private aggregateBuckets(): RuntimeMetricsBucket {
+    const aggregate = createEmptyBucket(Date.now());
+    for (const bucket of this.buckets) {
+      mergeCountMap(aggregate.inboundMessageCounts, bucket.inboundMessageCounts);
+      mergeCountMap(aggregate.inboundMessageBytes, bucket.inboundMessageBytes);
+      mergeHandlerTimingMap(aggregate.inboundMessageHandlerMs, bucket.inboundMessageHandlerMs);
+      mergeCountMap(aggregate.inboundAgentStreamCounts, bucket.inboundAgentStreamCounts);
+      mergeCountMap(
+        aggregate.inboundAgentStreamByAgentCounts,
+        bucket.inboundAgentStreamByAgentCounts,
+      );
+      mergeCountMap(aggregate.inboundBinaryFrameCounts, bucket.inboundBinaryFrameCounts);
+    }
+    return aggregate;
+  }
+}
+
+function createEmptyBucket(endedAt: number): RuntimeMetricsBucket {
+  return {
+    inboundMessageCounts: new Map(),
+    inboundMessageBytes: new Map(),
+    inboundMessageHandlerMs: new Map(),
+    inboundAgentStreamCounts: new Map(),
+    inboundAgentStreamByAgentCounts: new Map(),
+    inboundBinaryFrameCounts: new Map(),
+    endedAt,
+  };
+}
+
+function incrementCount(map: Map<string, number>, key: string, amount: number): void {
+  map.set(key, (map.get(key) ?? 0) + amount);
+}
+
+function incrementHandlerTiming(
+  map: Map<string, RuntimeMetricsHandlerTiming>,
+  key: string,
+  handlerMs: number,
+): void {
+  const existing = map.get(key);
+  if (existing) {
+    existing.count += 1;
+    existing.totalMs += handlerMs;
+    existing.maxMs = Math.max(existing.maxMs, handlerMs);
+    return;
+  }
+  map.set(key, {
+    count: 1,
+    totalMs: handlerMs,
+    maxMs: handlerMs,
+  });
+}
+
+function cloneHandlerTimingMap(
+  map: Map<string, RuntimeMetricsHandlerTiming>,
+): Map<string, RuntimeMetricsHandlerTiming> {
+  return new Map(
+    [...map.entries()].map(([key, value]) => [
+      key,
+      { count: value.count, totalMs: value.totalMs, maxMs: value.maxMs },
+    ]),
+  );
+}
+
+function mergeCountMap(target: Map<string, number>, source: Map<string, number>): void {
+  for (const [key, value] of source) {
+    incrementCount(target, key, value);
+  }
+}
+
+function mergeHandlerTimingMap(
+  target: Map<string, RuntimeMetricsHandlerTiming>,
+  source: Map<string, RuntimeMetricsHandlerTiming>,
+): void {
+  for (const [key, value] of source) {
+    const existing = target.get(key);
+    if (existing) {
+      existing.count += value.count;
+      existing.totalMs += value.totalMs;
+      existing.maxMs = Math.max(existing.maxMs, value.maxMs);
+      continue;
+    }
+    target.set(key, {
+      count: value.count,
+      totalMs: value.totalMs,
+      maxMs: value.maxMs,
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+function getTopCounts(map: Map<string, number>, limit: number): Array<[string, number]> {
+  return [...map.entries()].sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1]).slice(0, limit);
+}
+
+function getTopHandlerTimings(
+  map: Map<string, RuntimeMetricsHandlerTiming>,
+  limit: number,
+): Array<{
+  type: string;
+  count: number;
+  totalMs: number;
+  avgMs: number;
+  maxMs: number;
+}> {
+  const rows = [...map.entries()].map(([type, value]) => ({
+    type,
+    count: value.count,
+    totalMs: Math.round(value.totalMs),
+    avgMs: Math.round((value.totalMs / value.count) * 100) / 100,
+    maxMs: Math.round(value.maxMs * 100) / 100,
+  }));
+  rows.sort((a, b) => b.totalMs - a.totalMs);
+  return rows.slice(0, limit);
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/client/daemon-client.ts b/packages/server/src/client/daemon-client.ts
index f4196be99..feccdaa7c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/client/daemon-client.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/client/daemon-client.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ import {
   type DaemonTransportFactory,
   type WebSocketFactory,
 } from "./daemon-client-transport.js";
+import { DaemonClientRuntimeMetrics } from "./daemon-client-runtime-metrics.js";
 
 export interface Logger {
   debug(obj: object, msg?: string): void;
@@ -109,11 +110,16 @@ export interface Logger {
 
 const consoleLogger: Logger = {
   debug: () => {},
-  info: (obj, msg) => console.info(msg, obj),
+  info: (obj, msg) => console.log(msg, obj),
   warn: (obj, msg) => console.warn(msg, obj),
   error: (obj, msg) => console.error(msg, obj),
 };
 
+const perfNow: () => number =
+  typeof performance !== "undefined" && typeof performance.now === "function"
+    ? () => performance.now()
+    : () => Date.now();
+
 export type {
   DaemonTransport,
   DaemonTransportFactory,
@@ -198,6 +204,8 @@ export type DaemonClientConfig = {
     baseDelayMs?: number;
     maxDelayMs?: number;
   };
+  runtimeMetricsIntervalMs?: number;
+  runtimeMetricsWindowMs?: number;
 };
 
 export type SendMessageOptions = {
@@ -650,6 +658,8 @@ export class DaemonClient {
   private readonly logClientIdHash: string;
   private readonly logGeneration: number | null;
   private lastServerInfoMessage: ServerInfoStatusPayload | null = null;
+  private runtimeMetricsInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
+  private runtimeMetrics: DaemonClientRuntimeMetrics | null = null;
 
   constructor(private config: DaemonClientConfig) {
     this.logger = config.logger ?? consoleLogger;
@@ -673,6 +683,28 @@ export class DaemonClient {
       Number.isFinite(this.config.runtimeGeneration)
         ? this.config.runtimeGeneration
         : null;
+    const runtimeMetricsIntervalMs =
+      typeof config.runtimeMetricsIntervalMs === "number" && config.runtimeMetricsIntervalMs > 0
+        ? config.runtimeMetricsIntervalMs
+        : 0;
+    if (runtimeMetricsIntervalMs > 0) {
+      const runtimeMetricsWindowMs =
+        typeof config.runtimeMetricsWindowMs === "number" && config.runtimeMetricsWindowMs > 0
+          ? Math.max(config.runtimeMetricsWindowMs, runtimeMetricsIntervalMs)
+          : undefined;
+      this.runtimeMetrics = new DaemonClientRuntimeMetrics(
+        this.logger,
+        {
+          connectionPath: this.logConnectionPath,
+          serverId: this.logServerId,
+          getConnectionStatus: () => this.connectionState.status,
+        },
+        runtimeMetricsWindowMs ? { windowMs: runtimeMetricsWindowMs } : undefined,
+      );
+      this.runtimeMetricsInterval = setInterval(() => {
+        this.runtimeMetrics?.flush();
+      }, runtimeMetricsIntervalMs);
+    }
   }
 
   // ============================================================================
@@ -883,6 +915,12 @@ export class DaemonClient {
     this.rejectPendingSendQueue(new Error("Daemon client closed"));
     this.clearTerminalSlots();
     this.lastServerInfoMessage = null;
+    if (this.runtimeMetricsInterval) {
+      clearInterval(this.runtimeMetricsInterval);
+      this.runtimeMetricsInterval = null;
+      this.runtimeMetrics?.flush({ final: true });
+      this.runtimeMetrics = null;
+    }
     this.updateConnectionState(
       { status: "disposed" },
       { event: "DISPOSE", reason: "Client closed", reasonCode: "disposed" },
@@ -3703,7 +3741,17 @@ export class DaemonClient {
     if (rawBytes) {
       const frame = decodeTerminalStreamFrame(rawBytes);
       if (frame) {
+        const binaryStartMs = perfNow();
         this.handleBinaryFrame(frame);
+        this.runtimeMetrics?.recordBinaryFrame(
+          frame.opcode === TerminalStreamOpcode.Output
+            ? "output"
+            : frame.opcode === TerminalStreamOpcode.Snapshot
+              ? "snapshot"
+              : "other",
+          rawBytes.byteLength,
+          perfNow() - binaryStartMs,
+        );
         return;
       }
     }
@@ -3712,6 +3760,8 @@ export class DaemonClient {
       return;
     }
 
+    const bytes = rawBytes?.byteLength ?? payload.length;
+    const startMs = perfNow();
     let parsedJson: unknown;
     try {
       parsedJson = JSON.parse(payload);
@@ -3727,10 +3777,16 @@ export class DaemonClient {
     }
 
     if (parsed.data.type === "pong") {
+      this.runtimeMetrics?.recordMessage("pong", bytes, perfNow() - startMs);
       return;
     }
 
     this.handleSessionMessage(parsed.data.message);
+    const msgType = parsed.data.message.type;
+    this.runtimeMetrics?.recordMessage(msgType, bytes, perfNow() - startMs);
+    if (parsed.data.message.type === "agent_stream") {
+      this.runtimeMetrics?.recordAgentStream(parsed.data.message.payload);
+    }
   }
 
   private handleBinaryFrame(frame: TerminalStreamFrame): void {