diff --git a/cmd/agent/subcommands/diagnose/command.go b/cmd/agent/subcommands/diagnose/command.go
index 5b8e50a432a9f..3ed8ad5949f41 100644
--- a/cmd/agent/subcommands/diagnose/command.go
+++ b/cmd/agent/subcommands/diagnose/command.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	pkgconfigsetup "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/config/setup"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/diagnose"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/diagnose/diagnosis"
+	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/containers/metrics"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/fxutil"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/optional"
 
@@ -102,6 +103,11 @@ func Commands(globalParams *command.GlobalParams) []*cobra.Command {
 				fx.Supply(optional.NewNoneOption[collector.Component]()),
 				taggerimpl.Module(),
 				fx.Provide(func(config config.Component) tagger.Params { return tagger.NewTaggerParamsForCoreAgent(config) }),
+				// GetProvider must be called before the application starts so components using either GetProvider or GetMetaCollector can function correctly.
+				// TODO: (component) - create a container metrics provider component.
+				fx.Invoke(func(wmeta optional.Option[workloadmeta.Component]) {
+					metrics.GetProvider(wmeta)
+				}),
 				autodiscoveryimpl.Module(),
 				compressionimpl.Module(),
 				diagnosesendermanagerimpl.Module(),
diff --git a/cmd/agent/subcommands/flare/command.go b/cmd/agent/subcommands/flare/command.go
index 97ee057642e52..d58a4cee388e5 100644
--- a/cmd/agent/subcommands/flare/command.go
+++ b/cmd/agent/subcommands/flare/command.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import (
 	pkgconfigsetup "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/config/setup"
 	procnet "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/process/net"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/serializer"
+	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/containers/metrics"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/defaultpaths"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/fxutil"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/input"
@@ -127,6 +128,11 @@ func Commands(globalParams *command.GlobalParams) []*cobra.Command {
 				}),
 				fx.Provide(tagger.NewTaggerParams),
 				taggerimpl.Module(),
+				// GetProvider must be called before the application starts so components using either GetProvider or GetMetaCollector can function correctly.
+				// TODO: (component) - create a container metrics provider component.
+				fx.Invoke(func(wmeta optional.Option[workloadmeta.Component]) {
+					metrics.GetProvider(wmeta)
+				}),
 				autodiscoveryimpl.Module(),
 				fx.Supply(optional.NewNoneOption[collector.Component]()),
 				compressionimpl.Module(),
diff --git a/cmd/agent/subcommands/jmx/command.go b/cmd/agent/subcommands/jmx/command.go
index 851be12dfe138..aa7b3b8ee814e 100644
--- a/cmd/agent/subcommands/jmx/command.go
+++ b/cmd/agent/subcommands/jmx/command.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import (
 	pkgcollector "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/collector"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/config/model"
 	proccontainers "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/process/util/containers"
+	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/containers/metrics"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/defaultpaths"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/fxutil"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/optional"
@@ -161,12 +162,15 @@ func Commands(globalParams *command.GlobalParams) []*cobra.Command {
 			autodiscoveryimpl.Module(),
 			agent.Bundle(jmxloggerimpl.NewCliParams(cliParams.logFile)),
 			// InitSharedContainerProvider must be called before the application starts so the workloadmeta collector can be initiailized correctly.
-			// Since the tagger depends on the workloadmeta collector, we can not make the tagger a dependency of workloadmeta as it would create a circular dependency.
-			// TODO: (component) - once we remove the dependency of workloadmeta component from the tagger component
-			// we can include the tagger as part of the workloadmeta component.
+			// TODO: (component) - create a container provider component.
 			fx.Invoke(func(wmeta workloadmeta.Component, tagger tagger.Component) {
 				proccontainers.InitSharedContainerProvider(wmeta, tagger)
 			}),
+			// GetProvider must be called before the application starts so components using either GetProvider or GetMetaCollector can function correctly.
+			// TODO: (component) - create a container metrics provider component.
+			fx.Invoke(func(wmeta optional.Option[workloadmeta.Component]) {
+				metrics.GetProvider(wmeta)
+			}),
 		)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/agent/subcommands/run/command.go b/cmd/agent/subcommands/run/command.go
index b52522c07de86..a11e8d0f62f9c 100644
--- a/cmd/agent/subcommands/run/command.go
+++ b/cmd/agent/subcommands/run/command.go
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ import (
 	pkgTelemetry "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/telemetry"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util"
 	pkgcommon "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/common"
+	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/containers/metrics"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/defaultpaths"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/flavor"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/fxutil"
@@ -397,12 +398,15 @@ func getSharedFxOption() fx.Option {
 		taggerimpl.Module(),
 		autodiscoveryimpl.Module(),
 		// InitSharedContainerProvider must be called before the application starts so the workloadmeta collector can be initiailized correctly.
-		// Since the tagger depends on the workloadmeta collector, we can not make the tagger a dependency of workloadmeta as it would create a circular dependency.
-		// TODO: (component) - once we remove the dependency of workloadmeta component from the tagger component
-		// we can include the tagger as part of the workloadmeta component.
+		// TODO: (component) - create a container provider component.
 		fx.Invoke(func(wmeta workloadmeta.Component, tagger tagger.Component) {
 			proccontainers.InitSharedContainerProvider(wmeta, tagger)
 		}),
+		// GetProvider must be called before the application starts so components using either GetProvider or GetMetaCollector can function correctly.
+		// TODO: (component) - create a container metrics provider component.
+		fx.Invoke(func(wmeta optional.Option[workloadmeta.Component]) {
+			metrics.GetProvider(wmeta)
+		}),
 		// TODO: (components) - some parts of the agent (such as the logs agent) implicitly depend on the global state
 		// set up by LoadComponents. In order for components to use lifecycle hooks that also depend on this global state, we
 		// have to ensure this code gets run first. Once the common package is made into a component, this can be removed.
diff --git a/cmd/cluster-agent-cloudfoundry/subcommands/run/command.go b/cmd/cluster-agent-cloudfoundry/subcommands/run/command.go
index d9fdf6db14a4d..4c90a41a7c16c 100644
--- a/cmd/cluster-agent-cloudfoundry/subcommands/run/command.go
+++ b/cmd/cluster-agent-cloudfoundry/subcommands/run/command.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/serializer"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/status/health"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/cloudproviders/cloudfoundry"
+	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/containers/metrics"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/defaultpaths"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/fxutil"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/hostname"
@@ -121,12 +122,15 @@ func Commands(globalParams *command.GlobalParams) []*cobra.Command {
 				}),
 				healthprobefx.Module(),
 				// InitSharedContainerProvider must be called before the application starts so the workloadmeta collector can be initiailized correctly.
-				// Since the tagger depends on the workloadmeta collector, we can not make the tagger a dependency of workloadmeta as it would create a circular dependency.
-				// TODO: (component) - once we remove the dependency of workloadmeta component from the tagger component
-				// we can include the tagger as part of the workloadmeta component.
+				// TODO: (component) - create a container provider component.
 				fx.Invoke(func(wmeta workloadmeta.Component, tagger tagger.Component) {
 					proccontainers.InitSharedContainerProvider(wmeta, tagger)
 				}),
+				// GetProvider must be called before the application starts so components using either GetProvider or GetMetaCollector can function correctly.
+				// TODO: (component) - create a container metrics provider component.
+				fx.Invoke(func(wmeta optional.Option[workloadmeta.Component]) {
+					metrics.GetProvider(wmeta)
+				}),
 			)
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/cluster-agent/subcommands/start/command.go b/cmd/cluster-agent/subcommands/start/command.go
index db1f4cc2e9ba0..c54b578e51fd0 100644
--- a/cmd/cluster-agent/subcommands/start/command.go
+++ b/cmd/cluster-agent/subcommands/start/command.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/remoteconfig/state"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/serializer"
+	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/containers/metrics"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/defaultpaths"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/kubernetes/apiserver/controllers"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/optional"
@@ -198,12 +199,15 @@ func Commands(globalParams *command.GlobalParams) []*cobra.Command {
 				settingsimpl.Module(),
 				datadogclientmodule.Module(),
 				// InitSharedContainerProvider must be called before the application starts so the workloadmeta collector can be initiailized correctly.
-				// Since the tagger depends on the workloadmeta collector, we can not make the tagger a dependency of workloadmeta as it would create a circular dependency.
-				// TODO: (component) - once we remove the dependency of workloadmeta component from the tagger component
-				// we can include the tagger as part of the workloadmeta component.
+				// TODO: (component) - create a container provider component.
 				fx.Invoke(func(wmeta workloadmeta.Component, tagger tagger.Component) {
 					proccontainers.InitSharedContainerProvider(wmeta, tagger)
 				}),
+				// GetProvider must be called before the application starts so components using either GetProvider or GetMetaCollector can function correctly.
+				// TODO: (component) - create a container metrics provider component.
+				fx.Invoke(func(wmeta optional.Option[workloadmeta.Component]) {
+					metrics.GetProvider(wmeta)
+				}),
 			)
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/dogstatsd/subcommands/start/command.go b/cmd/dogstatsd/subcommands/start/command.go
index 8be7d95034864..d9fda8c702ed3 100644
--- a/cmd/dogstatsd/subcommands/start/command.go
+++ b/cmd/dogstatsd/subcommands/start/command.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/serializer"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/status/health"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/containers/metrics"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/fxutil"
 	pkglog "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/log"
 	pkglogsetup "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/log/setup"
@@ -152,6 +153,11 @@ func RunDogstatsdFct(cliParams *CLIParams, defaultConfPath string, defaultLogFil
 		eventplatformreceiverimpl.Module(),
 		hostnameimpl.Module(),
 		taggerimpl.Module(),
+		// GetProvider must be called before the application starts so components using either GetProvider or GetMetaCollector can function correctly.
+		// TODO: (component) - create a container metrics provider component.
+		fx.Invoke(func(wmeta optional.Option[workloadmeta.Component]) {
+			metrics.GetProvider(wmeta)
+		}),
 		fx.Provide(tagger.NewTaggerParams),
 		// injecting the shared Serializer to FX until we migrate it to a prpoper component. This allows other
 		// already migrated components to request it.
diff --git a/cmd/dogstatsd/subcommands/start/command_test.go b/cmd/dogstatsd/subcommands/start/command_test.go
index af6d7c60d5cb1..19c20efc19813 100644
--- a/cmd/dogstatsd/subcommands/start/command_test.go
+++ b/cmd/dogstatsd/subcommands/start/command_test.go
@@ -8,18 +8,19 @@ package start
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/config"
-	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/fxutil"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/config"
+	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/fxutil"
 )
 
 func TestStartCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	fxutil.TestOneShotSubcommand(t,
 		[]*cobra.Command{MakeCommand("defaultLogFile")},
-		[]string{"start", "--cfgpath", "PATH"},
+		[]string{"start"},
 		start,
 		func(cliParams *CLIParams, _ config.Params) {
-			require.Equal(t, "PATH", cliParams.confPath)
+			require.Equal(t, "", cliParams.confPath)
 		})
 }
diff --git a/cmd/otel-agent/subcommands/run/command.go b/cmd/otel-agent/subcommands/run/command.go
index 18d92faa72f3e..b83b91a19e446 100644
--- a/cmd/otel-agent/subcommands/run/command.go
+++ b/cmd/otel-agent/subcommands/run/command.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import (
 	pkgconfigsetup "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/config/setup"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/serializer"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/trace/telemetry"
+	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/containers/metrics"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/fxutil"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/optional"
 
@@ -189,6 +190,11 @@ func runOTelAgentCommand(ctx context.Context, params *subcommands.GlobalParams,
 			return tagger.NewNodeRemoteTaggerParamsWithFallback()
 		}),
 		taggerimpl.Module(),
+		// GetProvider must be called before the application starts so components using either GetProvider or GetMetaCollector can function correctly.
+		// TODO: (component) - create a container metrics provider component.
+		fx.Invoke(func(wmeta optional.Option[workloadmeta.Component]) {
+			metrics.GetProvider(wmeta)
+		}),
 		telemetryimpl.Module(),
 		fx.Provide(func(cfg traceconfig.Component) telemetry.TelemetryCollector {
 			return telemetry.NewCollector(cfg.Object())
diff --git a/cmd/security-agent/subcommands/start/command.go b/cmd/security-agent/subcommands/start/command.go
index 317adad3c0b9b..1a2537873553f 100644
--- a/cmd/security-agent/subcommands/start/command.go
+++ b/cmd/security-agent/subcommands/start/command.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/security/utils"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/status/health"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/containers/metrics"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/fxutil"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/optional"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/profiling"
@@ -118,6 +119,11 @@ func Commands(globalParams *command.GlobalParams) []*cobra.Command {
 					}
 					return tagger.NewTaggerParams()
 				}),
+				// GetProvider must be called before the application starts so components using either GetProvider or GetMetaCollector can function correctly.
+				// TODO: (component) - create a container metrics provider component.
+				fx.Invoke(func(wmeta optional.Option[workloadmeta.Component]) {
+					metrics.GetProvider(wmeta)
+				}),
 				fx.Provide(func() startstop.Stopper {
 					return startstop.NewSerialStopper()
 				}),
diff --git a/cmd/trace-agent/subcommands/run/command.go b/cmd/trace-agent/subcommands/run/command.go
index 51b81c6a3aa4e..4f1eaa862f4a7 100644
--- a/cmd/trace-agent/subcommands/run/command.go
+++ b/cmd/trace-agent/subcommands/run/command.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	zstdfx "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/trace/compression/fx-zstd"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/trace/config"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/trace/telemetry"
+	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/containers/metrics"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/fxutil"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/util/optional"
 )
@@ -105,6 +106,11 @@ func runTraceAgentProcess(ctx context.Context, cliParams *Params, defaultConfPat
 			return tagger.NewTaggerParams()
 		}),
 		taggerimpl.Module(),
+		// GetProvider must be called before the application starts so components using either GetProvider or GetMetaCollector can function correctly.
+		// TODO: (component) - create a container metrics provider component.
+		fx.Invoke(func(wmeta optional.Option[workloadmeta.Component]) {
+			metrics.GetProvider(wmeta)
+		}),
 		fx.Invoke(func(_ config.Component) {}),
 		// Required to avoid cyclic imports.
 		fx.Provide(func(cfg config.Component) telemetry.TelemetryCollector { return telemetry.NewCollector(cfg.Object()) }),