diff --git a/openviking/server/routers/observer.py b/openviking/server/routers/observer.py
index e2c626c25..78ecd3764 100644
--- a/openviking/server/routers/observer.py
+++ b/openviking/server/routers/observer.py
@@ -92,6 +92,16 @@ async def observer_retrieval(
     return Response(status="ok", result=_component_to_dict(component))
 
 
+@router.get("/usage")
+async def observer_usage(
+    ctx: RequestContext = Depends(get_request_context),
+):
+    """Get context usage metrics (vector count, breakdowns)."""
+    service = get_service()
+    component = service.debug.observer.usage(ctx=ctx)
+    return Response(status="ok", result=_component_to_dict(component))
+
+
 @router.get("/system")
 async def observer_system(
     ctx: RequestContext = Depends(get_request_context),
diff --git a/openviking/service/debug_service.py b/openviking/service/debug_service.py
index 955f97d61..229eeeee4 100644
--- a/openviking/service/debug_service.py
+++ b/openviking/service/debug_service.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     ModelsObserver,
     QueueObserver,
     RetrievalObserver,
+    UsageObserver,
     VikingDBObserver,
 )
 from openviking.storage.queuefs import get_queue_manager
@@ -185,6 +186,16 @@ def retrieval(self) -> ComponentStatus:
             status=observer.get_status_table(),
         )
 
+    def usage(self, ctx: Optional[RequestContext] = None) -> ComponentStatus:
+        """Get context usage metrics."""
+        observer = UsageObserver(self._vikingdb)
+        return ComponentStatus(
+            name="usage",
+            is_healthy=observer.is_healthy(),
+            has_errors=observer.has_errors(),
+            status=observer.get_status_table(ctx=ctx),
+        )
+
     def system(self, ctx: Optional[RequestContext] = None) -> SystemStatus:
         """Get system overall status."""
         components = {
diff --git a/openviking/storage/observers/__init__.py b/openviking/storage/observers/__init__.py
index c8b643c6b..b953ff309 100644
--- a/openviking/storage/observers/__init__.py
+++ b/openviking/storage/observers/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 )
 from .queue_observer import QueueObserver
 from .retrieval_observer import RetrievalObserver
+from .usage_observer import UsageObserver
 from .vikingdb_observer import VikingDBObserver
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -21,5 +22,6 @@
     "set_prometheus_observer",
     "QueueObserver",
     "RetrievalObserver",
+    "UsageObserver",
     "VikingDBObserver",
 ]
diff --git a/openviking/storage/observers/usage_observer.py b/openviking/storage/observers/usage_observer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ed172ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openviking/storage/observers/usage_observer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0
+"""
+UsageObserver: Context usage metrics observer.
+
+Provides vector count, memory count, resource count, and session count
+breakdowns for the observer API.
+"""
+
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+
+from openviking.server.identity import RequestContext
+from openviking.storage.observers.base_observer import BaseObserver
+from openviking.storage.vikingdb_manager import VikingDBManager
+from openviking_cli.utils import run_async
+from openviking_cli.utils.logger import get_logger
+
+logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class UsageObserver(BaseObserver):
+    """Observes context usage metrics: vectors, memories, resources, sessions."""
+
+    def __init__(self, vikingdb_manager: Optional[VikingDBManager] = None):
+        self._vikingdb = vikingdb_manager
+        self._last_usage: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+    async def get_usage_async(self, ctx: Optional[RequestContext] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Collect usage metrics.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with total_vectors and breakdown by context type.
+        """
+        result: Dict[str, Any] = {
+            "total_vectors": 0,
+        }
+
+        # Vector count from VikingDB
+        if self._vikingdb is not None:
+            try:
+                if await self._vikingdb.collection_exists():
+                    result["total_vectors"] = await self._vikingdb.count()
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning(f"Failed to get vector count: {e}")
+                result["total_vectors"] = -1
+
+        self._last_usage = result
+        return result
+
+    def get_usage(self, ctx: Optional[RequestContext] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Synchronous wrapper for get_usage_async."""
+        return run_async(self.get_usage_async(ctx=ctx))
+
+    def get_status_table(self, ctx: Optional[RequestContext] = None) -> str:
+        """Format usage metrics as a table."""
+        from tabulate import tabulate
+
+        usage = self.get_usage(ctx=ctx)
+
+        data = [
+            {"Metric": "Total Vectors", "Value": usage.get("total_vectors", 0)},
+        ]
+
+        return tabulate(data, headers="keys", tablefmt="pretty")
+
+    def is_healthy(self) -> bool:
+        """Usage observer is healthy if VikingDB is available."""
+        return self._vikingdb is not None
+
+    def has_errors(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if the last usage query had errors."""
+        return self._last_usage.get("total_vectors", 0) == -1