diff --git a/metricsserver/metrics.go b/metricsserver/metrics.go
index bee1541..622c1c1 100644
--- a/metricsserver/metrics.go
+++ b/metricsserver/metrics.go
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Package metricsserver provides a standalone HTTP server for exposing Prometheus metrics.
+//
+// This package implements a dedicated metrics server that exposes application metrics
+// via HTTP. It uses a custom Prometheus registry to avoid conflicts with other metric
+// collectors and provides graceful shutdown capabilities.
 package metricsserver
 
 import (
@@ -13,10 +18,13 @@ import (
 	"go.ntppool.org/common/logger"
 )
 
+// Metrics provides a custom Prometheus registry and HTTP handlers for metrics exposure.
+// It isolates application metrics from the default global registry.
 type Metrics struct {
 	r *prometheus.Registry
 }
 
+// New creates a new Metrics instance with a custom Prometheus registry.
 func New() *Metrics {
 	r := prometheus.NewRegistry()
 
@@ -27,10 +35,13 @@ func New() *Metrics {
 	return m
 }
 
+// Registry returns the custom Prometheus registry.
+// Use this to register your application's metrics collectors.
 func (m *Metrics) Registry() *prometheus.Registry {
 	return m.r
 }
 
+// Handler returns an HTTP handler for the /metrics endpoint with OpenMetrics support.
 func (m *Metrics) Handler() http.Handler {
 	log := logger.NewStdLog("prom http", false, nil)
 
@@ -41,9 +52,8 @@ func (m *Metrics) Handler() http.Handler {
 	})
 }
 
-// ListenAndServe starts a goroutine with a server running on
-// the specified port. The server will shutdown and return when
-// the provided context is done
+// ListenAndServe starts a metrics server on the specified port and blocks until ctx is done.
+// The server exposes the metrics handler and shuts down gracefully when the context is cancelled.
 func (m *Metrics) ListenAndServe(ctx context.Context, port int) error {
 	log := logger.Setup()
 
diff --git a/metricsserver/metrics_test.go b/metricsserver/metrics_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d1aced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metricsserver/metrics_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+package metricsserver
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+)
+
+func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
+	metrics := New()
+	
+	if metrics == nil {
+		t.Fatal("New returned nil")
+	}
+	
+	if metrics.r == nil {
+		t.Error("metrics registry is nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegistry(t *testing.T) {
+	metrics := New()
+	registry := metrics.Registry()
+	
+	if registry == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Registry() returned nil")
+	}
+	
+	if registry != metrics.r {
+		t.Error("Registry() did not return the metrics registry")
+	}
+	
+	// Test that we can register a metric
+	counter := prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "test_counter",
+		Help: "A test counter",
+	})
+	
+	err := registry.Register(counter)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to register metric: %v", err)
+	}
+	
+	// Test that the metric is registered
+	metricFamilies, err := registry.Gather()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to gather metrics: %v", err)
+	}
+	
+	found := false
+	for _, mf := range metricFamilies {
+		if mf.GetName() == "test_counter" {
+			found = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	
+	if !found {
+		t.Error("registered metric not found in registry")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	metrics := New()
+	
+	// Register a test metric
+	counter := prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "test_requests_total",
+			Help: "Total number of test requests",
+		},
+		[]string{"method"},
+	)
+	metrics.Registry().MustRegister(counter)
+	counter.WithLabelValues("GET").Inc()
+	
+	// Test the handler
+	handler := metrics.Handler()
+	if handler == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Handler() returned nil")
+	}
+	
+	// Create a test request
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/metrics", nil)
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	
+	// Call the handler
+	handler.ServeHTTP(recorder, req)
+	
+	// Check response
+	resp := recorder.Result()
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Errorf("expected status 200, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read response body: %v", err)
+	}
+	
+	bodyStr := string(body)
+	
+	// Check for our test metric
+	if !strings.Contains(bodyStr, "test_requests_total") {
+		t.Error("test metric not found in metrics output")
+	}
+	
+	// Check for OpenMetrics format indicators
+	if !strings.Contains(bodyStr, "# TYPE") {
+		t.Error("metrics output missing TYPE comments")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListenAndServe(t *testing.T) {
+	metrics := New()
+	
+	// Register a test metric
+	counter := prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "test_requests_total",
+			Help: "Total number of test requests",
+		},
+		[]string{"method"},
+	)
+	metrics.Registry().MustRegister(counter)
+	counter.WithLabelValues("GET").Inc()
+	
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	
+	// Start server in a goroutine
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		// Use a high port number to avoid conflicts
+		errCh <- metrics.ListenAndServe(ctx, 9999)
+	}()
+	
+	// Give the server a moment to start
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	
+	// Test metrics endpoint
+	resp, err := http.Get("http://localhost:9999/metrics")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to GET /metrics: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Errorf("expected status 200, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read response body: %v", err)
+	}
+	
+	bodyStr := string(body)
+	
+	// Check for our test metric
+	if !strings.Contains(bodyStr, "test_requests_total") {
+		t.Error("test metric not found in metrics output")
+	}
+	
+	// Cancel context to stop server
+	cancel()
+	
+	// Wait for server to stop
+	select {
+	case err := <-errCh:
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("server returned error: %v", err)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Error("server did not stop within timeout")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListenAndServeContextCancellation(t *testing.T) {
+	metrics := New()
+	
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	
+	// Start server
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		errCh <- metrics.ListenAndServe(ctx, 9998)
+	}()
+	
+	// Give server time to start
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	
+	// Cancel context
+	cancel()
+	
+	// Server should stop gracefully
+	select {
+	case err := <-errCh:
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("server returned error on graceful shutdown: %v", err)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Error("server did not stop within timeout after context cancellation")
+	}
+}
+
+// Benchmark the metrics handler response time
+func BenchmarkMetricsHandler(b *testing.B) {
+	metrics := New()
+	
+	// Register some test metrics
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		counter := prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: fmt.Sprintf("bench_counter_%d", i),
+			Help: "A benchmark counter",
+		})
+		metrics.Registry().MustRegister(counter)
+		counter.Add(float64(i * 100))
+	}
+	
+	handler := metrics.Handler()
+	
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/metrics", nil)
+		recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		handler.ServeHTTP(recorder, req)
+		
+		if recorder.Code != http.StatusOK {
+			b.Fatalf("unexpected status code: %d", recorder.Code)
+		}
+	}
+}
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