diff --git a/axon/middleware/request_context.py b/axon/middleware/request_context.py
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+import time
+import uuid
+
+from starlette.middleware.base import BaseHTTPMiddleware
+from starlette.requests import Request
+
+from axon.services.metrics import metrics
+
+
+class RequestContextMiddleware(BaseHTTPMiddleware):
+    async def dispatch(self, request: Request, call_next):
+        request_id = request.headers.get("X-Request-ID") or str(uuid.uuid4())
+        start = time.monotonic()
+        status_code = 500
+
+        try:
+            response = await call_next(request)
+            status_code = response.status_code
+            return response
+        finally:
+            latency_ms = (time.monotonic() - start) * 1000
+            await metrics.record(request.url.path, status_code, latency_ms)
+            if "response" in locals():
+                response.headers["X-Request-ID"] = request_id