diff --git a/docs/plans/2026-02-25-phase0-instrumentation-ticket-checklist.md b/docs/plans/2026-02-25-phase0-instrumentation-ticket-checklist.md
index d6e2cf9..0bcf8d6 100644
--- a/docs/plans/2026-02-25-phase0-instrumentation-ticket-checklist.md
+++ b/docs/plans/2026-02-25-phase0-instrumentation-ticket-checklist.md
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ Emit new audit events without changing request handling behavior:
 
 ## Ticket 0.3 — Metrics Collector Baseline Counters
 
+Status: completed (2026-02-25)
+
 ### Scope
 
 Extend in-memory gateway metrics with baseline counters:
diff --git a/docs/plans/state.json b/docs/plans/state.json
index b750e00..9ae3b40 100644
--- a/docs/plans/state.json
+++ b/docs/plans/state.json
@@ -32,6 +32,22 @@
       ],
       "test_status": "pnpm test:run src/daemon/routing.test.ts + pnpm test:run src/gateway/handlers/agent.test.ts passing"
     },
+    "phase0-ticket-0.3-metrics-baseline-counters": {
+      "status": "completed",
+      "date": "2026-02-25",
+      "updated": "2026-02-25",
+      "summary": "Implemented Phase 0 Ticket 0.3 by adding run-state counters, cancel-latency samples, and reaction decision counters to gateway metrics with routing/gateway emitters to populate the new baselines.",
+      "files_modified": [
+        "src/gateway/metrics.ts",
+        "src/gateway/metrics.test.ts",
+        "src/gateway/handlers/agent.ts",
+        "src/daemon/routing.ts",
+        "src/daemon/index.ts",
+        "docs/plans/2026-02-25-phase0-instrumentation-ticket-checklist.md",
+        "docs/plans/state.json"
+      ],
+      "test_status": "pnpm test:run src/gateway/metrics.test.ts src/daemon/routing.test.ts src/gateway/handlers/agent.test.ts passing"
+    },
     "phase0-instrumentation-ticket-checklist": {
       "status": "completed",
       "date": "2026-02-25",
@@ -6644,7 +6660,8 @@
     "deeper_surfaces_phase0_ticket_pack": "completed — produced an atomic implementation checklist for Phase 0 baseline observability work (audit events, router/gateway emitters, metrics counters, baseline summary tooling, docs sync)",
     "deeper_surfaces_phase0_ticket_01": "completed — audit schema/logger now capture run lifecycle and reaction decision baseline events (`run.state`, `run.cancel`, `reaction.match`, `reaction.skip`) with regression test coverage",
     "deeper_surfaces_phase0_ticket_02": "completed — gateway + daemon routing emit run lifecycle/cancel telemetry and reaction match/skip audit events with filter summaries and cancellation latency, plus focused tests",
-    "next_up": "Implement Ticket 0.3 from docs/plans/2026-02-25-phase0-instrumentation-ticket-checklist.md",
+    "deeper_surfaces_phase0_ticket_03": "completed — gateway metrics now track run-state outcomes, cancel latency samples, and reaction decision counters with routing/gateway emitters",
+    "next_up": "Implement Ticket 0.4 from docs/plans/2026-02-25-phase0-instrumentation-ticket-checklist.md",
     "pi_embedded_canary_spike": "completed — added optional pi_embedded backend adapter, canary-safe no-tools routing guard, backend success/fallback latency audit events, and docs/diagram updates while native remains default",
     "pi_embedded_evaluation_phase": "completed — final decision rollback (applied in runtime config): Window A failed latency/fallback gates (p50 +259ms, p95 +5695ms, fallback 25%, categories: pi_module_interface/empty_assistant_text); Window B remained sample-insufficient; controlled probes verified guard coverage (pi_no_tools_mode/capability_query/attachments_present each hit once)",
     "pi_embedded_manual_mode": "completed — added persisted runtime backend controls for manual Pi activation/deactivation (`/runtime` preferred, `/backend` alias; `status`, `activate pi`, `deactivate pi`, `use config`) while keeping config-driven default routing",
diff --git a/src/daemon/index.ts b/src/daemon/index.ts
index 366eca3..1ae8789 100644
--- a/src/daemon/index.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/index.ts
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ export async function startDaemon(config: Config, options?: StartDaemonOptions):
   const messageRouter = createMessageRouter({
     sessionManager, modelRouter, systemPrompt, toolRegistry, toolExecutor,
     config, memoryStore, agentConfigRegistry, agentRouter, sandboxManager, commandRegistry, hookEngine, intentRegistry, routingPolicy, skillRegistry, skillInstaller,
+    metrics: gateway.getMetrics(),
     getBackendMode: () => backendMode,
     setBackendMode: (mode) => {
       backendMode = mode;
diff --git a/src/daemon/routing.ts b/src/daemon/routing.ts
index 159a994..9284b94 100644
--- a/src/daemon/routing.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/routing.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { loadSkillRegistryCatalog } from '../skills/index.js';
 import type { SkillInstaller, SkillRegistry, SkillRegistryEntry, SkillRegistrySource } from '../skills/index.js';
 import { auditLogger } from '../audit/index.js';
 import { getElevationStatusMessage, setElevationFromInput } from '../security/elevation.js';
+import type { MetricsCollector } from '../gateway/metrics.js';
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'path';
 import { loadCouncilScaffoldSafe } from '../councils/scaffold.js';
 import { buildCouncilPreflightReport, shouldRunCouncilPreflight } from '../councils/preflight.js';
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@ export function createMessageRouter(deps: {
   systemPrompt: string;
   toolRegistry: ToolRegistry;
   toolExecutor: ToolExecutor;
+  metrics?: MetricsCollector;
   config: Config;
   memoryStore?: MemoryStore;
   agentConfigRegistry?: AgentConfigRegistry;
@@ -779,6 +781,7 @@ export function createMessageRouter(deps: {
           reason: 'no_rules',
           candidate_count: 0,
         });
+        deps.metrics?.recordReactionDecision({ matched: false, reason: 'no_rules' });
       } else {
         const reactionMatch = matchReactionPrompt(automationReactions, {
           channel: msg.channel,
@@ -799,6 +802,7 @@ export function createMessageRouter(deps: {
             candidate_count: automationReactions.length,
             filter_summary: buildReactionFilterSummary(matchedRule),
           });
+          deps.metrics?.recordReactionDecision({ matched: true });
         } else {
           auditLogger?.reactionSkip?.({
             session_id: sessionIdForRun,
@@ -808,6 +812,7 @@ export function createMessageRouter(deps: {
             reason: 'no_match',
             candidate_count: automationReactions.length,
           });
+          deps.metrics?.recordReactionDecision({ matched: false, reason: 'no_match' });
         }
       }
     }
@@ -1064,6 +1069,7 @@ export function createMessageRouter(deps: {
             const cancelStartedAt = Date.now();
             const run = activeRuns.get(session.id);
             if (!run || !run.isCancellable()) {
+              deps.metrics?.recordCancelLatency(Date.now() - cancelStartedAt);
               auditLogger?.runCancel?.({
                 session_id: session.id,
                 channel: msg.channel,
@@ -1078,6 +1084,7 @@ export function createMessageRouter(deps: {
             }
             run.cancel();
             const cancelLatencyMs = Date.now() - cancelStartedAt;
+            deps.metrics?.recordCancelLatency(cancelLatencyMs);
             auditLogger?.runCancel?.({
               session_id: session.id,
               channel: msg.channel,
@@ -1097,6 +1104,7 @@ export function createMessageRouter(deps: {
               request_id: msg.id,
               duration_ms: cancelLatencyMs,
             });
+            deps.metrics?.recordRunState('cancel_requested');
             return 'Cancellation requested. The active operation will stop at the next safe point.';
           },
 
@@ -1503,6 +1511,7 @@ export function createMessageRouter(deps: {
         state: 'start',
         request_id: msg.id,
       });
+      deps.metrics?.recordRunState('start');
 
       // Determine if the active model supports native audio input
       let effectiveTier: string = deps.config.agents.primary_tier ?? 'default';
@@ -1577,6 +1586,7 @@ export function createMessageRouter(deps: {
             request_id: msg.id,
             duration_ms: Date.now() - runStartedAt,
           });
+          deps.metrics?.recordRunState('complete');
           return;
         }
 
@@ -1673,6 +1683,7 @@ export function createMessageRouter(deps: {
             request_id: msg.id,
             duration_ms: Date.now() - runStartedAt,
           });
+          deps.metrics?.recordRunState('complete');
           return;
         } catch (error) {
           const detail = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
@@ -1716,17 +1727,19 @@ export function createMessageRouter(deps: {
         replyTo: msg.id,
         attachments: mergedAttachments.length > 0 ? mergedAttachments : undefined,
       });
+      const finalState = response.trim().toLowerCase() === 'operation cancelled by user.'
+        ? 'cancelled'
+        : 'complete';
       auditLogger?.runState?.({
         session_id: sessionIdForRun,
         channel: msg.channel,
         sender: msg.senderId,
         source: 'channel',
-        state: response.trim().toLowerCase() === 'operation cancelled by user.'
-          ? 'cancelled'
-          : 'complete',
+        state: finalState,
         request_id: msg.id,
         duration_ms: Date.now() - runStartedAt,
       });
+      deps.metrics?.recordRunState(finalState);
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(`Error processing message from ${msg.channel}:${msg.senderId}:`, error);
       await reply({
@@ -1742,6 +1755,7 @@ export function createMessageRouter(deps: {
         request_id: msg.id,
         error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
       });
+      deps.metrics?.recordRunState('error');
     } finally {
       activeRuns.delete(sessionIdForRun);
     }
diff --git a/src/gateway/handlers/agent.ts b/src/gateway/handlers/agent.ts
index 09a3af0..a3f244a 100644
--- a/src/gateway/handlers/agent.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/handlers/agent.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ export function createAgentHandlers(deps: AgentHandlerDeps) {
           : deps.sessionBridge.cancel(connectionId);
         const cancelLatencyMs = Date.now() - cancelStartedAt;
         interruptedPreviousRun = cancelled;
+        deps.metrics?.recordCancelLatency(cancelLatencyMs);
         auditLogger?.queuePreempt?.({
           session_id: sessionIdForAudit,
           channel: 'ws',
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ export function createAgentHandlers(deps: AgentHandlerDeps) {
             request_id: requestId,
             duration_ms: cancelLatencyMs,
           });
+          deps.metrics?.recordRunState('cancel_requested');
         }
       }
 
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@ export function createAgentHandlers(deps: AgentHandlerDeps) {
               state: 'start',
               request_id: requestId,
             });
+            deps.metrics?.recordRunState('start');
           }
 
           if (commandInput && deps.commandRegistry?.isCommand(commandInput)) {
@@ -380,6 +383,7 @@ export function createAgentHandlers(deps: AgentHandlerDeps) {
                   const cancelStartedAt = Date.now();
                   const cancelled = deps.sessionBridge.cancel(connectionId);
                   const cancelLatencyMs = Date.now() - cancelStartedAt;
+                  deps.metrics?.recordCancelLatency(cancelLatencyMs);
                   auditLogger?.runCancel?.({
                     session_id: sessionIdForAudit,
                     channel: 'ws',
@@ -400,6 +404,7 @@ export function createAgentHandlers(deps: AgentHandlerDeps) {
                       request_id: requestId,
                       duration_ms: cancelLatencyMs,
                     });
+                    deps.metrics?.recordRunState('cancel_requested');
                   }
                   return cancelled
                     ? 'Cancellation requested. The active operation will stop at the next safe point.'
@@ -695,17 +700,19 @@ export function createAgentHandlers(deps: AgentHandlerDeps) {
               });
             }
             send(makeEvent(request.id, 'done', { content: response }));
+            const finalState = response.trim().toLowerCase() === 'operation cancelled by user.'
+              ? 'cancelled'
+              : 'complete';
             auditLogger?.runState?.({
               session_id: sessionIdForAudit,
               channel: 'ws',
               sender: connectionId,
               source: 'gateway',
-              state: response.trim().toLowerCase() === 'operation cancelled by user.'
-                ? 'cancelled'
-                : 'complete',
+              state: finalState,
               request_id: requestId,
               duration_ms: Date.now() - runStartedAt,
             });
+            deps.metrics?.recordRunState(finalState);
           } catch (err) {
             const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Unknown error';
             deps.metrics?.incrementErrors();
@@ -727,6 +734,7 @@ export function createAgentHandlers(deps: AgentHandlerDeps) {
               duration_ms: Date.now() - runStartedAt,
               error: message,
             });
+            deps.metrics?.recordRunState('error');
           } finally {
             deps.sessionBridge.setBusy(connectionId, false);
             deps.sessionBridge.setOnToolUse(connectionId, undefined);
@@ -763,6 +771,7 @@ export function createAgentHandlers(deps: AgentHandlerDeps) {
       const cancelStartedAt = Date.now();
       const cancelled = deps.sessionBridge.cancel(connectionId);
       const cancelLatencyMs = Date.now() - cancelStartedAt;
+      deps.metrics?.recordCancelLatency(cancelLatencyMs);
       const sessionIdForAudit = sessionId ?? `ws:${connectionId}`;
       auditLogger?.runCancel?.({
         session_id: sessionIdForAudit,
@@ -784,6 +793,7 @@ export function createAgentHandlers(deps: AgentHandlerDeps) {
           request_id: request.id.toString(),
           duration_ms: cancelLatencyMs,
         });
+        deps.metrics?.recordRunState('cancel_requested');
       }
       return {
         id: request.id,
diff --git a/src/gateway/metrics.test.ts b/src/gateway/metrics.test.ts
index 6cf21e9..545271f 100644
--- a/src/gateway/metrics.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/metrics.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,65 @@ describe('MetricsCollector', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('run state counters', () => {
+    it('tracks run lifecycle states', () => {
+      collector.recordRunState('start');
+      collector.recordRunState('complete');
+      collector.recordRunState('cancel_requested');
+      collector.recordRunState('cancelled');
+      collector.recordRunState('error');
+
+      expect(collector.getRunStateCounters()).toEqual({
+        start: 1,
+        complete: 1,
+        cancel_requested: 1,
+        cancelled: 1,
+        error: 1,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('cancel latency tracking', () => {
+    it('records cancel latency samples', () => {
+      collector.recordCancelLatency(12.2);
+      collector.recordCancelLatency(30);
+      const snapshot = collector.getCancelLatencySnapshot();
+      expect(snapshot.sampleCount).toBe(2);
+      expect(snapshot.samples).toEqual([12, 30]);
+    });
+
+    it('enforces cancel latency buffer size', () => {
+      const small = new MetricsCollector({ cancelLatencyBufferSize: 3 });
+      small.recordCancelLatency(10);
+      small.recordCancelLatency(20);
+      small.recordCancelLatency(30);
+      small.recordCancelLatency(40);
+
+      const snapshot = small.getCancelLatencySnapshot();
+      expect(snapshot.sampleCount).toBe(4);
+      expect(snapshot.samples).toEqual([20, 30, 40]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('reaction decision counters', () => {
+    it('tracks reaction matches and skips by reason', () => {
+      collector.recordReactionDecision({ matched: true });
+      collector.recordReactionDecision({ matched: true });
+      collector.recordReactionDecision({ matched: false, reason: 'no_match' });
+      collector.recordReactionDecision({ matched: false, reason: 'no_rules' });
+      collector.recordReactionDecision({ matched: false, reason: 'no_match' });
+
+      expect(collector.getReactionDecisionCounters()).toEqual({
+        matched: 2,
+        skipped: 3,
+        skipReasons: {
+          no_match: 2,
+          no_rules: 1,
+        },
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('model call ring buffer', () => {
     function makeCall(overrides?: Partial<ModelCallEntry>): ModelCallEntry {
       return {
@@ -193,6 +252,15 @@ describe('MetricsCollector', () => {
       expect(snapshot.modelCalls.avgLatency).toBe(0);
       expect(snapshot.modelCalls.errorRate).toBe(0);
       expect(snapshot.modelCalls.recentCalls).toEqual([]);
+      expect(snapshot.runStates).toEqual({
+        start: 0,
+        complete: 0,
+        cancel_requested: 0,
+        cancelled: 0,
+        error: 0,
+      });
+      expect(snapshot.cancelLatencyMs).toEqual({ sampleCount: 0, samples: [] });
+      expect(snapshot.reactions).toEqual({ matched: 0, skipped: 0, skipReasons: {} });
       expect(snapshot.queueDepth).toBe(0);
     });
 
diff --git a/src/gateway/metrics.ts b/src/gateway/metrics.ts
index 6d0ae71..c977764 100644
--- a/src/gateway/metrics.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/metrics.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,27 @@ export interface ActiveRequestInfo {
   durationMs: number;
 }
 
+export type RunState = 'start' | 'complete' | 'cancel_requested' | 'cancelled' | 'error';
+
+export interface RunStateCounters {
+  start: number;
+  complete: number;
+  cancel_requested: number;
+  cancelled: number;
+  error: number;
+}
+
+export interface CancelLatencySnapshot {
+  sampleCount: number;
+  samples: number[];
+}
+
+export interface ReactionDecisionCounters {
+  matched: number;
+  skipped: number;
+  skipReasons: Record<string, number>;
+}
+
 export interface MetricsSnapshot {
   messagesProcessed: number;
   errors: number;
@@ -44,6 +65,9 @@ export interface MetricsSnapshot {
     errorRate: number;
     recentCalls: ModelCallEntry[];
   };
+  runStates: RunStateCounters;
+  cancelLatencyMs: CancelLatencySnapshot;
+  reactions: ReactionDecisionCounters;
   queueDepth: number;
 }
 
@@ -51,6 +75,7 @@ export interface MetricsCollectorConfig {
   getQueueDepth?: () => number;
   modelCallBufferSize?: number;
   eventBufferSize?: number;
+  cancelLatencyBufferSize?: number;
 }
 
 // ── Implementation ───────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -76,11 +101,28 @@ export class MetricsCollector {
   private _activeRequests: Map<string, ActiveRequest> = new Map();
   private _getQueueDepth: () => number;
 
+  private _runStateCounts: RunStateCounters = {
+    start: 0,
+    complete: 0,
+    cancel_requested: 0,
+    cancelled: 0,
+    error: 0,
+  };
+  private _cancelLatencies: number[] = [];
+  private _cancelLatencyBufferSize: number;
+  private _cancelLatencyTotal = 0;
+  private _reactionDecisions: ReactionDecisionCounters = {
+    matched: 0,
+    skipped: 0,
+    skipReasons: {},
+  };
+
   constructor(config?: MetricsCollectorConfig) {
     this._startTime = Date.now();
     this._getQueueDepth = config?.getQueueDepth ?? (() => 0);
     this._modelCallBufferSize = config?.modelCallBufferSize ?? 200;
     this._eventBufferSize = config?.eventBufferSize ?? 500;
+    this._cancelLatencyBufferSize = config?.cancelLatencyBufferSize ?? 200;
   }
 
   // ── Counters ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -105,6 +147,60 @@ export class MetricsCollector {
     return this._activeRequestCount;
   }
 
+  // ── Run state + cancel latency ──────────────────────────────
+
+  recordRunState(state: RunState): void {
+    this._runStateCounts[state] += 1;
+  }
+
+  recordCancelLatency(latencyMs: number): void {
+    if (!Number.isFinite(latencyMs) || latencyMs < 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const normalized = Math.round(latencyMs);
+    this._cancelLatencies.push(normalized);
+    this._cancelLatencyTotal += 1;
+    if (this._cancelLatencies.length > this._cancelLatencyBufferSize) {
+      this._cancelLatencies.shift();
+    }
+  }
+
+  getRunStateCounters(): RunStateCounters {
+    return { ...this._runStateCounts };
+  }
+
+  getCancelLatencySnapshot(): CancelLatencySnapshot {
+    return {
+      sampleCount: this._cancelLatencyTotal,
+      samples: [...this._cancelLatencies],
+    };
+  }
+
+  // ── Reaction decisions ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+  recordReactionDecision(decision: { matched: boolean; reason?: string }): void {
+    if (decision.matched) {
+      this._reactionDecisions.matched += 1;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this._reactionDecisions.skipped += 1;
+    if (decision.reason) {
+      const key = decision.reason.trim();
+      if (key.length > 0) {
+        this._reactionDecisions.skipReasons[key] = (this._reactionDecisions.skipReasons[key] ?? 0) + 1;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  getReactionDecisionCounters(): ReactionDecisionCounters {
+    return {
+      matched: this._reactionDecisions.matched,
+      skipped: this._reactionDecisions.skipped,
+      skipReasons: { ...this._reactionDecisions.skipReasons },
+    };
+  }
+
   // ── Model call ring buffer ───────────────────────────────────
 
   recordModelCall(entry: ModelCallEntry): void {
@@ -204,6 +300,9 @@ export class MetricsCollector {
         errorRate: Math.round(errorRate * 10000) / 10000,
         recentCalls: calls.slice(-20),
       },
+      runStates: this.getRunStateCounters(),
+      cancelLatencyMs: this.getCancelLatencySnapshot(),
+      reactions: this.getReactionDecisionCounters(),
       queueDepth: this._getQueueDepth(),
     };
   }