diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bab564939..b41d4e994 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/tencent-connect/botgo v0.2.1
 	github.com/traefik/yaegi v0.16.1
 	go.mau.fi/whatsmeow v0.0.0-20260219150138-7ae702b1eed4
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.29.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.29.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.35.0
 	golang.org/x/time v0.14.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/elliotchance/orderedmap/v3 v3.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gdamore/encoding v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
+	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2 // indirect
+	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.1 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/vektah/gqlparser/v2 v2.5.27 // indirect
 	go.mau.fi/libsignal v0.2.1 // indirect
 	go.mau.fi/util v0.9.6 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.29.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260212183809-81e46e3db34a // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.40.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.34.0 // indirect
diff --git a/pkg/health/resource_tracker.go b/pkg/health/resource_tracker.go
index 8ac247814..96f063a7b 100644
--- a/pkg/health/resource_tracker.go
+++ b/pkg/health/resource_tracker.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
 	"jane/pkg/logger"
 )
 
@@ -16,6 +18,12 @@ type ResourceTracker struct {
 	interval time.Duration
 	stopCh   chan struct{}
 	stopOnce sync.Once
+
+	// OpenTelemetry gauges
+	goroutinesGauge metric.Int64ObservableGauge
+	allocMBGauge    metric.Float64ObservableGauge
+	totalMBGauge    metric.Float64ObservableGauge
+	sysMBGauge      metric.Float64ObservableGauge
 }
 
 // NewResourceTracker creates a new ResourceTracker that logs metrics every `interval`.
@@ -23,10 +31,77 @@ func NewResourceTracker(interval time.Duration) *ResourceTracker {
 	if interval == 0 {
 		interval = 60 * time.Second // Default to 1 minute
 	}
-	return &ResourceTracker{
+
+	rt := &ResourceTracker{
 		interval: interval,
 		stopCh:   make(chan struct{}),
 	}
+
+	meter := otel.Meter("jane/pkg/health")
+
+	var err error
+	rt.goroutinesGauge, err = meter.Int64ObservableGauge(
+		"sys.goroutines",
+		metric.WithDescription("Number of active goroutines"),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.ErrorCF("SystemHealth", "Failed to create goroutines gauge", map[string]any{"error": err.Error()})
+	}
+
+	rt.allocMBGauge, err = meter.Float64ObservableGauge(
+		"sys.memory.alloc_mb",
+		metric.WithDescription("Memory allocated and still in use, in MB"),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.ErrorCF("SystemHealth", "Failed to create memory alloc gauge", map[string]any{"error": err.Error()})
+	}
+
+	rt.totalMBGauge, err = meter.Float64ObservableGauge(
+		"sys.memory.total_alloc_mb",
+		metric.WithDescription("Total memory allocated (even if freed), in MB"),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.ErrorCF("SystemHealth", "Failed to create total memory alloc gauge", map[string]any{"error": err.Error()})
+	}
+
+	rt.sysMBGauge, err = meter.Float64ObservableGauge(
+		"sys.memory.sys_mb",
+		metric.WithDescription("Total memory obtained from the OS, in MB"),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.ErrorCF("SystemHealth", "Failed to create memory sys gauge", map[string]any{"error": err.Error()})
+	}
+
+	if _, err := meter.RegisterCallback(rt.observeMetrics, rt.goroutinesGauge, rt.allocMBGauge, rt.totalMBGauge, rt.sysMBGauge); err != nil {
+		logger.ErrorCF("SystemHealth", "Failed to register metrics callback", map[string]any{"error": err.Error()})
+	}
+
+	return rt
+}
+
+func (rt *ResourceTracker) observeMetrics(_ context.Context, o metric.Observer) error {
+	var m runtime.MemStats
+	runtime.ReadMemStats(&m)
+
+	goroutines := runtime.NumGoroutine()
+	allocMB := float64(m.Alloc) / 1024 / 1024
+	totalAllocMB := float64(m.TotalAlloc) / 1024 / 1024
+	sysMB := float64(m.Sys) / 1024 / 1024
+
+	if rt.goroutinesGauge != nil {
+		o.ObserveInt64(rt.goroutinesGauge, int64(goroutines))
+	}
+	if rt.allocMBGauge != nil {
+		o.ObserveFloat64(rt.allocMBGauge, allocMB)
+	}
+	if rt.totalMBGauge != nil {
+		o.ObserveFloat64(rt.totalMBGauge, totalAllocMB)
+	}
+	if rt.sysMBGauge != nil {
+		o.ObserveFloat64(rt.sysMBGauge, sysMB)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Start begins tracking resources in a background goroutine.