diff --git a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/common/extra.xml b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/common/extra.xml
index 673d593e15a..8101ae756f3 100644
--- a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/common/extra.xml
+++ b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/common/extra.xml
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ java -cp "target/classes:target/libs/*" {{package}}.WebClientMain PORT
                                     <value key="groupId">io.helidon.microprofile.metrics</value>
                                     <value key="artifactId">helidon-microprofile-metrics</value>
                                 </map>
+                                <map>
+                                    <value key="groupId">io.helidon.metrics</value>
+                                    <value key="artifactId">helidon-metrics</value>
+                                    <value key="scope">runtime</value>
+                                </map>
                             </list>
                             <list key="modules">
                                 <value if="${flavor} == 'mp'">io.helidon.microprofile.faulttolerance</value>
diff --git a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/common/observability.xml b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/common/observability.xml
index 495c9196b34..6a596a02edb 100644
--- a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/common/observability.xml
+++ b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/common/observability.xml
@@ -55,15 +55,24 @@ curl -H 'Accept: application/json' -X GET http://localhost:8080/metrics
 
 ]]></value>
                                     </list>
-                                    <list key="dependencies" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
-                                        <map order="800">
+                                    <list key="dependencies">
+                                        <map>
+                                            <value key="groupId">io.helidon.metrics</value>
+                                            <value key="artifactId">helidon-metrics</value>
+                                            <value key="scope">runtime</value>
+                                        </map>
+                                        <map if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
                                             <value key="groupId">org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics</value>
                                             <value key="artifactId">microprofile-metrics-api</value>
                                         </map>
-                                        <map order="800">
+                                        <map if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
                                             <value key="groupId">io.helidon.microprofile.metrics</value>
                                             <value key="artifactId">helidon-microprofile-metrics</value>
                                         </map>
+                                        <map if="${flavor} == 'se'">
+                                            <value key="groupId">io.helidon.webserver.observe</value>
+                                            <value key="artifactId">helidon-webserver-observe-metrics</value>
+                                        </map>
                                     </list>
                                     <list key="SimpleGreetService-imports" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
                                         <value>org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics.MetricUnits</value>
@@ -98,9 +107,23 @@ curl -H 'Accept: application/json' -X GET http://localhost:8080/metrics
                                         <value>org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics.Counter</value>
                                         <value>org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics.MetricRegistry</value>
                                     </list>
+                                    <list key="MainTest-helidon-imports">
+                                        <value>io.helidon.metrics.api.MetricsFactory</value>
+                                    </list>
+                                    <list key="MainTest-other-imports">
+                                        <value>org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll</value>
+                                    </list>
                                     <list key="MainTest-static-imports" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
                                         <value>static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals</value>
                                     </list>
+                                    <list key="MainTest-methods" order="999">
+                                        <value><![CDATA[
+    @BeforeAll
+    static void clear() {
+        MetricsFactory.closeAll();
+    }
+]]></value>
+                                    </list>
                                     <list key="MainTest-methods" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
                                         <value><![CDATA[
     @Test
@@ -190,7 +213,6 @@ curl -H 'Accept: application/json' -X GET http://localhost:8080/metrics
                                     </list>
                                     <list key="modules" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
                                         <value>io.helidon.microprofile.metrics</value>
-                                        <value>micrometer.core</value>
                                     </list>
                                 </model>
                             </output>
@@ -201,18 +223,29 @@ curl -H 'Accept: application/json' -X GET http://localhost:8080/metrics
                             <output>
                                 <model>
                                     <list key="dependencies">
-                                        <map if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
-                                            <value key="groupId">io.helidon.integrations.micrometer</value>
-                                            <value key="artifactId">helidon-integrations-micrometer-cdi</value>
+                                        <map>
+                                            <value key="groupId">io.helidon.metrics</value>
+                                            <value key="artifactId">helidon-metrics-api</value>
+                                            <value key="scope" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">runtime</value>
+                                            <value key="scope" if="${flavor} == 'se'">compile</value>
+                                        </map>
+                                        <map>
+                                            <value key="groupId">io.helidon.metrics</value>
+                                            <value key="artifactId">helidon-metrics</value>
+                                            <value key="scope">runtime</value>
                                         </map>
                                         <map if="${flavor} == 'se'">
-                                            <value key="groupId">io.helidon.integrations.micrometer</value>
-                                            <value key="artifactId">helidon-integrations-micrometer</value>
+                                            <value key="groupId">io.helidon.webserver.observe</value>
+                                            <value key="artifactId">helidon-webserver-observe-metrics</value>
+                                        </map>
+                                        <map if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
+                                            <value key="groupId">org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics</value>
+                                            <value key="artifactId">microprofile-metrics-api</value>
                                         </map>
                                     </list>
                                     <list key="SimpleGreetService-imports" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
-                                        <value>io.micrometer.core.annotation.Counted</value>
-                                        <value>io.micrometer.core.annotation.Timed</value>
+                                        <value>org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics.annotation.Counted</value>
+                                        <value>org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics.annotation.Timed</value>
                                         <value>jakarta.ws.rs.PathParam</value>
                                     </list>
                                     <list key="SimpleGreetResource-static-fields" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
@@ -227,17 +260,34 @@ curl -H 'Accept: application/json' -X GET http://localhost:8080/metrics
     @Path("/{name}")
     @GET
     @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
-    @Counted(value = PERSONALIZED_GETS_COUNTER_NAME, description = PERSONALIZED_GETS_COUNTER_DESCRIPTION)
-    @Timed(value = GETS_TIMER_NAME, description = GETS_TIMER_DESCRIPTION, histogram = true)
+    @Counted(name = PERSONALIZED_GETS_COUNTER_NAME, description = PERSONALIZED_GETS_COUNTER_DESCRIPTION, absolute = true)
+    @Timed(name = GETS_TIMER_NAME, description = GETS_TIMER_DESCRIPTION, absolute = true)
     public String getMessage(@PathParam("name") String name) {
         return String.format("Hello %s", name);
     }]]></value>
                                     </list>
-                                    <list key="Main-helidon-imports" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
-                                        <value>io.helidon.integrations.micrometer.MicrometerSupport</value>
+                                    <list key="MainTest-java-imports" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
+                                        <value>org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics.Counter</value>
+                                        <value>org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics.MetricRegistry</value>
+                                    </list>
+                                    <list key="MainTest-helidon-imports">
+                                        <value>io.helidon.metrics.api.MetricsFactory</value>
+                                    </list>
+                                    <list key="MainTest-other-imports">
+                                        <value>org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll</value>
+                                    </list>
+                                    <list key="MainTest-static-fields" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
+                                        <value><![CDATA[
+    @Inject
+    private MetricRegistry registry;]]></value>
                                     </list>
-                                    <list key="Main-createRouting" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
-                                        <value><![CDATA[        MicrometerSupport micrometerSupport = MicrometerSupport.create();]]></value>
+                                    <list key="MainTest-methods" order="999">
+                                        <value><![CDATA[
+    @BeforeAll
+    static void clear() {
+        MetricsFactory.closeAll();
+    }
+]]></value>
                                     </list>
                                     <list key="MainTest-methods" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
                                         <value><![CDATA[
@@ -249,26 +299,17 @@ curl -H 'Accept: application/json' -X GET http://localhost:8080/metrics
 
         assertThat(message, is("Hello Joe"));
         Counter counter = registry.counter("personalizedGets");
-        double before = counter.count();
+        double before = counter.getCount();
 
         message = target.path("simple-greet/Eric")
                 .request()
                 .get(String.class);
 
         assertThat(message, is("Hello Eric"));
-        double after = counter.count();
+        double after = counter.getCount();
         assertEquals(1d, after - before, "Difference in personalized greeting counter between successive calls");
     }]]></value>
                                     </list>
-                                    <list key="MainTest-static-fields" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
-                                        <value><![CDATA[
-    @Inject
-    private MeterRegistry registry;]]></value>
-                                    </list>
-                                    <list key="MainTest-java-imports" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
-                                        <value>io.micrometer.core.instrument.Counter</value>
-                                        <value>io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry</value>
-                                    </list>
                                     <list key="MainTest-static-imports" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
                                         <value>static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals</value>
                                     </list>
@@ -276,17 +317,17 @@ curl -H 'Accept: application/json' -X GET http://localhost:8080/metrics
                                         <value><![CDATA[
 ## Using Micrometer
 
-Access the `/micrometer` endpoint which reports the newly-added timer and counter.
+Access the `/observe/metrics` endpoint which reports the newly-added timer and counter.
 
 ```bash
-curl http://localhost:8080/micrometer
+curl http://localhost:8080/observe/metrics
 ```
 `SimpleGreetService` has a micrometer counter that is incremented each time a GET request is made at
 `http://localhost:8080/greet-count`. The counter name is `allRequests` and is shown in the console
 with the number of time it was triggered.
 
 ```
-curl http://localhost:8080/micrometer
+curl http://localhost:8080/observe/metrics
 # HELP allRequests_total
 # TYPE allRequests_total counter
 allRequests_total 0.0
@@ -294,13 +335,14 @@ allRequests_total 0.0
 ]]></value>
                                     </list>
                                     <list key="MetricsService-imports">
-                                        <value>io.helidon.integrations.micrometer.MicrometerFeature</value>
-                                        <value>io.micrometer.core.instrument.Counter</value>
-                                        <value>io.micrometer.core.instrument.Timer</value>
+                                        <value>io.helidon.metrics.api.Counter</value>
+                                        <value>io.helidon.metrics.api.Metrics</value>
+                                        <value>io.helidon.metrics.api.MeterRegistry</value>
+                                        <value>io.helidon.metrics.api.Timer</value>
                                     </list>
                                     <list key="MetricsService-routing">
                                         <value><![CDATA[
-        .get((req, resp) -> getTimer.record(resp::next))
+        .get((req, resp) -> getTimer.record((Runnable) resp::next))
         .get("/{name}",
                 (req, resp) -> {
                         personalizedGetCounter.increment();
@@ -313,24 +355,13 @@ allRequests_total 0.0
     static final String ALL_GETS_TIMER_NAME = "allGets";
 
     private final Timer getTimer;
-    private final Counter personalizedGetCounter;
-    private final MicrometerFeature micrometerFeature;]]></value>
+    private final Counter personalizedGetCounter;]]></value>
                                     </list>
                                     <list key="MetricsService-constructor">
                                         <value><![CDATA[
-        this.micrometerFeature = MicrometerFeature.create(config);
-        this.personalizedGetCounter = micrometerFeature.registry()
-                .counter(PERSONALIZED_GETS_COUNTER_NAME);
-        this.getTimer = Timer.builder(ALL_GETS_TIMER_NAME)
-                .publishPercentileHistogram()
-                .register(micrometerFeature.registry());]]></value>
-                                    </list>
-                                    <list key="MetricsService-methods">
-                                        <value><![CDATA[
-    MicrometerFeature micrometerFeature() {
-        return micrometerFeature;
-    }
-]]></value>
+        MeterRegistry registry = Metrics.globalRegistry();
+        this.personalizedGetCounter = registry.getOrCreate(Counter.builder(PERSONALIZED_GETS_COUNTER_NAME));
+        this.getTimer = registry.getOrCreate(Timer.builder(ALL_GETS_TIMER_NAME));]]></value>
                                     </list>
                                     <list key="MainTest-static-imports">
                                         <value if="${flavor} == 'se'">org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.containsString</value>
@@ -350,7 +381,7 @@ allRequests_total 0.0
         assertThat(response.status().code(), is(200));
 
         response = client.get()
-                .path("/micrometer")
+                .path("/observe/metrics")
                 .request();
         assertThat(response.status().code(), is(200));
 
@@ -373,12 +404,10 @@ allRequests_total 0.0
 ]]></value>
                                     </list>
                                     <list key="Main-routing-builder" if="${flavor} == 'se'">
-                                        <value><![CDATA[.register("/metrics-greet", metricsService)
-                .addFeature(metricsService.micrometerFeature())]]></value>
+                                        <value><![CDATA[.register("/metrics-greet", metricsService)]]></value>
                                     </list>
-                                    <list key="modules">
-                                        <value if="${flavor} == 'se'">io.helidon.integrations.micrometer</value>
-                                        <value>micrometer.core</value>
+                                    <list key="modules" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
+                                        <value>io.helidon.microprofile.metrics</value>
                                     </list>
                                 </model>
                             </output>
@@ -391,17 +420,6 @@ allRequests_total 0.0
                              optional="true">
                         <output>
                             <model>
-                                <list key="MainTest-methods" if="${flavor} == 'mp'">
-                                    <value><![CDATA[
-    @Test
-    void testMetrics() {
-        Response response = target
-                .path("metrics")
-                .request()
-                .get();
-        assertThat(response.getStatus(), is(200));
-    }]]></value>
-                                </list>
                                 <list key="readme-sections" if="!(${metrics.provider} == 'microprofile') &amp;&amp; ${flavor} != 'se'">
                                     <value><![CDATA[
 ## Try metrics
diff --git a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/mp/oci/oci-mp.xml b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/mp/oci/oci-mp.xml
index c7a4762766a..248abecc4ab 100644
--- a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/mp/oci/oci-mp.xml
+++ b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/mp/oci/oci-mp.xml
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ ocimetrics:
                     <value key="artifactId">jandex</value>
                     <value key="scope">runtime</value>
                 </map>
+                <map order="0">
+                    <value key="groupId">io.helidon.metrics</value>
+                    <value key="artifactId">helidon-metrics</value>
+                    <value key="scope">runtime</value>
+                </map>
                 <map order="0">
                     <value key="groupId">org.junit.jupiter</value>
                     <value key="artifactId">junit-jupiter-api</value>
diff --git a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/observability.xml b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/observability.xml
index bafc8a69fd5..987c72d9fe7 100644
--- a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/observability.xml
+++ b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/observability.xml
@@ -44,14 +44,6 @@
                 <value>.addFeature(observe)</value>
             </list>
             <list key="dependencies">
-                <map if="${metrics}">
-                    <value key="groupId">io.helidon.webserver.observe</value>
-                    <value key="artifactId">helidon-webserver-observe-metrics</value>
-                </map>
-                <map if="${metrics}">
-                    <value key="groupId">io.helidon.metrics</value>
-                    <value key="artifactId">helidon-metrics</value>
-                </map>
                 <map if="${tracing}">
                     <value key="groupId">io.helidon.webserver</value>
                     <value key="artifactId">helidon-webserver-tracing</value>