diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cc9ea18fe3..8d8ffc6aad 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4266,8 +4266,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "kona-derive",
  "kona-genesis",
  "kona-hardforks",
+ "kona-macros",
  "kona-protocol",
  "kona-registry",
+ "metrics",
  "op-alloy-consensus",
  "op-alloy-rpc-types-engine",
  "proptest",
diff --git a/bin/node/Cargo.toml b/bin/node/Cargo.toml
index 44173a45b6..81d68c2aa6 100644
--- a/bin/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 # workspace
 kona-rpc.workspace = true
-kona-derive.workspace = true
 kona-genesis.workspace = true
 kona-protocol.workspace = true
 
 kona-cli = { workspace = true, features = ["secrets"] }
-kona-engine = { workspace = true, features = ["metrics"] }
 kona-p2p = { workspace = true, features = ["metrics"] }
+kona-derive = { workspace = true, features = ["metrics"] }
+kona-engine = { workspace = true, features = ["metrics"] }
 kona-registry = { workspace = true, features = ["tabled"] }
-kona-node-service = { workspace = true, features = ["metrics"] }
 kona-sources = { workspace = true, features = ["metrics"] }
+kona-node-service = { workspace = true, features = ["metrics"] }
 
 # alloy
 alloy-provider.workspace = true
diff --git a/bin/node/src/flags/metrics.rs b/bin/node/src/flags/metrics.rs
index 0ecd430eda..36616cb777 100644
--- a/bin/node/src/flags/metrics.rs
+++ b/bin/node/src/flags/metrics.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub fn init_unified_metrics(args: &MetricsArgs) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         kona_p2p::Metrics::init();
         kona_engine::Metrics::init();
         kona_node_service::Metrics::init();
+        kona_derive::metrics::Metrics::init();
         VersionInfo::from_build().register_version_metrics();
     }
     Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/protocol/derive/Cargo.toml b/crates/protocol/derive/Cargo.toml
index 0ece285fd2..1e2e49fb12 100644
--- a/crates/protocol/derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/protocol/derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 # Protocol
+kona-macros.workspace = true
 kona-genesis.workspace = true
 kona-protocol.workspace = true
 kona-hardforks.workspace = true
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ serde = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 spin = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true, optional = true, features = ["fmt"] }
 
+# `metrics` feature
+metrics = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 kona-derive = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
 spin.workspace = true
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ op-alloy-consensus = { workspace = true, features = ["k256"] }
 
 [features]
 default = []
+metrics = ["dep:metrics"]
 serde = [
   "dep:serde",
   "kona-protocol/serde",
diff --git a/crates/protocol/derive/src/lib.rs b/crates/protocol/derive/src/lib.rs
index 89aebb8a58..c6a282a7d1 100644
--- a/crates/protocol/derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/protocol/derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     issue_tracker_base_url = "https://github.com/op-rs/kona/issues/"
 )]
 #![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_cfg, doc_auto_cfg))]
-#![no_std]
+#![cfg_attr(not(feature = "metrics"), no_std)]
 
 extern crate alloc;
 
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub mod prelude {
 
 pub mod attributes;
 pub mod errors;
+pub mod metrics;
 pub mod pipeline;
 pub mod sources;
 pub mod stages;
diff --git a/crates/protocol/derive/src/metrics/mod.rs b/crates/protocol/derive/src/metrics/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f56da96a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/protocol/derive/src/metrics/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+//! Metrics for the derivation pipeline.
+
+/// Container for metrics.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Metrics;
+
+impl Metrics {
+    /// Identifier for the pipeline origin gauge.
+    pub const PIPELINE_ORIGIN: &str = "kona_derive_pipeline_origin";
+
+    /// Identifier to track the amount of time it takes to advance the pipeline origin.
+    pub const PIPELINE_ORIGIN_ADVANCE: &str = "kona_derive_pipeline_origin_advance";
+
+    /// Identifier for the histogram that tracks when the system config is updated.
+    pub const SYSTEM_CONFIG_UPDATE: &str = "kona_derive_system_config_update";
+}
+
+impl Metrics {
+    /// Initializes metrics for the P2P stack.
+    ///
+    /// This does two things:
+    /// * Describes various metrics.
+    /// * Initializes metrics to 0 so they can be queried immediately.
+    #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+    pub fn init() {
+        Self::describe();
+        Self::zero();
+    }
+
+    /// Describes metrics used in [`kona_p2p`][crate].
+    #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+    pub fn describe() {
+        metrics::describe_gauge!(
+            Self::PIPELINE_ORIGIN,
+            "The block height of the pipeline l1 origin"
+        );
+        metrics::describe_histogram!(
+            Self::PIPELINE_ORIGIN_ADVANCE,
+            "The amount of time it takes to advance the pipeline origin"
+        );
+        metrics::describe_histogram!(
+            Self::SYSTEM_CONFIG_UPDATE,
+            "The time it takes to update the system config"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Initializes metrics to 0 so they can be queried immediately.
+    #[allow(clippy::missing_const_for_fn)]
+    #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+    pub fn zero() {}
+}
diff --git a/crates/protocol/derive/src/stages/l1_traversal.rs b/crates/protocol/derive/src/stages/l1_traversal.rs
index bb4b74022d..15c40d9faa 100644
--- a/crates/protocol/derive/src/stages/l1_traversal.rs
+++ b/crates/protocol/derive/src/stages/l1_traversal.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ impl<F: ChainProvider> L1Traversal<F> {
             rollup_config: cfg,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Update the origin block in the traversal stage.
+    fn update_origin(&mut self, block: BlockInfo) {
+        self.done = false;
+        self.block = Some(block);
+        kona_macros::set!(gauge, crate::metrics::Metrics::PIPELINE_ORIGIN, block.number as f64);
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -68,6 +75,10 @@ impl<F: ChainProvider + Send> OriginAdvancer for L1Traversal<F> {
     /// This function fetches the next L1 [BlockInfo] from the data source and updates the
     /// [SystemConfig] with the receipts from the block.
     async fn advance_origin(&mut self) -> PipelineResult<()> {
+        // Advance start time for metrics.
+        #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+        let start_time = std::time::Instant::now();
+
         // Pull the next block or return EOF.
         // PipelineError::EOF has special handling further up the pipeline.
         let block = match self.block {
@@ -101,8 +112,18 @@ impl<F: ChainProvider + Send> OriginAdvancer for L1Traversal<F> {
         let next_block_holocene = self.rollup_config.is_holocene_active(next_l1_origin.timestamp);
 
         // Update the block origin regardless of if a holocene activation is required.
-        self.block = Some(next_l1_origin);
-        self.done = false;
+        self.update_origin(next_l1_origin);
+
+        // Record the origin as advanced.
+        #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+        {
+            let duration = start_time.elapsed();
+            kona_macros::record!(
+                histogram,
+                crate::metrics::Metrics::PIPELINE_ORIGIN_ADVANCE,
+                duration.as_secs_f64()
+            );
+        }
 
         // If the prev block is not holocene, but the next is, we need to flag this
         // so the pipeline driver will reset the pipeline for holocene activation.
@@ -126,8 +147,7 @@ impl<F: ChainProvider + Send> SignalReceiver for L1Traversal<F> {
         match signal {
             Signal::Reset(ResetSignal { l1_origin, system_config, .. }) |
             Signal::Activation(ActivationSignal { l1_origin, system_config, .. }) => {
-                self.block = Some(l1_origin);
-                self.done = false;
+                self.update_origin(l1_origin);
                 self.system_config = system_config.expect("System config must be provided.");
             }
             _ => {}
diff --git a/crates/utilities/macros/src/lib.rs b/crates/utilities/macros/src/lib.rs
index 6d19a3f9e2..f0796b849b 100644
--- a/crates/utilities/macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/utilities/macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
 )]
 #![cfg_attr(not(test), warn(unused_crate_dependencies))]
 #![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_cfg, doc_auto_cfg))]
+#![no_std]
 
 mod metrics;