diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontmatter-metrics.yml b/.github/workflows/frontmatter-metrics.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..828867891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontmatter-metrics.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+name: Frontmatter Metrics
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 6 * * 1" # Mondays 06:00 UTC
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  actions: read
+  issues: write
+
+jobs:
+  run:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout (develop)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: develop
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "20"
+
+      - name: Install deps
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Run metrics
+        run: npm run metrics:ci
+
+      - name: Upload JSON artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: frontmatter-metrics-json
+          path: metrics/out/frontmatter-metrics.json
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+
+      - name: Upload Markdown report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: frontmatter-metrics-md
+          path: metrics/out/frontmatter-metrics.md
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+      - name: Create or update tracking issue
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const fs = require('fs');
+            const body = fs.readFileSync('metrics/out/frontmatter-metrics.md','utf8');
+            const title = 'Weekly Frontmatter Metrics';
+            // Find existing issue
+            const { data: issues } = await github.rest.issues.listForRepo({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              state: 'open',
+              labels: ''
+            });
+            const existing = issues.find(i => i.title === title);
+            if (existing) {
+              await github.rest.issues.update({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: existing.number,
+                body
+              });
+              core.info(`Updated issue #${existing.number}`);
+            } else {
+              const res = await github.rest.issues.create({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                title,
+                body
+              });
+              core.info(`Created issue #${res.data.number}`);
+            }
diff --git a/metrics/frontmatter-metrics.js b/metrics/frontmatter-metrics.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81d9081a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metrics/frontmatter-metrics.js
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import glob from "glob";
+import matter from "gray-matter";
+import micromatch from "micromatch";
+import YAML from "js-yaml";
+import Ajv from "ajv";
+import addFormats from "ajv-formats";
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+
+async function readJSON(p) {
+  return JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(p, "utf8"));
+}
+async function readText(p) {
+  return await fs.readFile(p, "utf8");
+}
+
+function loadConfig() {
+  const cfgPath = path.join(process.cwd(), "metrics/metrics.config.json");
+  return readJSON(cfgPath);
+}
+
+async function listFiles(includeGlobs, excludeGlobs) {
+  const matches = await new Promise((resolve, reject) =>
+    glob("**/*", { dot: true, nodir: true }, (e, files) =>
+      e ? reject(e) : resolve(files)
+    )
+  );
+  const included = micromatch(matches, includeGlobs);
+  return micromatch.not(included, excludeGlobs);
+}
+
+function getCategoryForPath(fp) {
+  if (fp.startsWith(".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/")) return "issue_template";
+  if (fp.startsWith(".github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/")) return "pr_template";
+  if (fp.startsWith(".github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/")) return "discussion_template";
+  return "md";
+}
+
+function extractFrontmatterMD(text) {
+  // gray-matter handles '---' fenced YAML
+  const fm = matter(text);
+  if (!fm.data || Object.keys(fm.data).length === 0) return { data: null };
+  return { data: fm.data };
+}
+
+function extractFrontmatterYAML(text) {
+  // For *.yml templates that are entirely YAML (no fences)
+  try {
+    const data = YAML.load(text);
+    if (data && typeof data === "object") return { data };
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Log YAML parsing errors for debugging, but continue gracefully.
+    console.error("YAML parsing error in extractFrontmatterYAML:", e);
+  }
+  return { data: null };
+}
+
+async function loadSchemaAndValidator() {
+  const ajv = new Ajv({ allErrors: true, strict: false });
+  addFormats(ajv);
+  const schemaPath = path.join(process.cwd(), "schemas/frontmatter.schema.json");
+  const schema = await readJSON(schemaPath);
+  const validate = ajv.compile(schema);
+  return { validate, schema };
+}
+
+async function readRepoVersion(versionPath) {
+  try {
+    const txt = await readText(path.join(process.cwd(), versionPath));
+    return txt.trim();
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function semverCompare(a, b) {
+  const pa = a.split(".").map(Number);
+  const pb = b.split(".").map(Number);
+  for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+    if ((pa[i] ?? 0) > (pb[i] ?? 0)) return 1;
+    if ((pa[i] ?? 0) < (pb[i] ?? 0)) return -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+function collectReferences(obj) {
+  const refs = obj?.references;
+  if (!Array.isArray(refs)) return [];
+  return refs.filter(Boolean);
+}
+
+function isInternalDevelop(url) {
+  return typeof url === "string" &&
+    url.includes("github.com/lightspeedwp/.github/blob/develop/");
+}
+
+async function urlLooksResolvable(u) {
+  // For internal blob links we rely on path existence in the repo (fast, offline).
+  if (!isInternalDevelop(u)) return true; // ignore external for now
+  const rel = u.split("blob/develop/")[1];
+  try {
+    await fs.access(path.join(process.cwd(), rel));
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const cfg = await loadConfig();
+  const repoVersion = await readRepoVersion(cfg.version.repoVersionFile);
+
+  const files = await listFiles(cfg.includeGlobs, cfg.excludeGlobs);
+  const { validate } = await loadSchemaAndValidator();
+
+  let eligible = 0, withValid = 0;
+  const unknownKeys = [];
+  const brokenRefs = [];
+  const versionSkews = [];
+  const perFile = [];
+
+  for (const fp of files) {
+    const category = getCategoryForPath(fp);
+    const eligibleByType = Boolean(cfg.frontmatterEligible[category]);
+    const text = await readText(fp);
+
+    let data = null;
+    if (fp.endsWith(".md")) data = extractFrontmatterMD(text).data;
+    else if (fp.endsWith(".yml") || fp.endsWith(".yaml")) data = extractFrontmatterYAML(text).data;
+
+    if (!eligibleByType) {
+      perFile.push({ fp, category, eligible: false, hasFrontmatter: Boolean(data) });
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    eligible++;
+    if (!data) {
+      perFile.push({ fp, category, eligible: true, hasFrontmatter: false, errors: ["missing frontmatter"] });
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Attach category so schema can branch if it uses if/then/else on `category`
+    data.category = data.category ?? category;
+
+    const ok = validate(data);
+    if (ok) withValid++;
+    else {
+      const errs = (validate.errors || []).map(e => `${e.instancePath || "."} ${e.message}`);
+      perFile.push({ fp, category, eligible: true, hasFrontmatter: true, errors: errs });
+    }
+
+    // Unknown keys (if schema uses additionalProperties: false)
+    if (validate.errors) {
+      const extras = validate.errors.filter(e => e.keyword === "additionalProperties");
+      extras.forEach(e => unknownKeys.push({ fp, detail: e.message }));
+    }
+
+    // references audit
+    const refs = collectReferences(data);
+    for (const r of refs) {
+      const okRef = await urlLooksResolvable(r);
+      if (!okRef) brokenRefs.push({ fp, r });
+    }
+
+    // version skew (file ahead of repo)
+    if (cfg.version.enforceFileNotAboveRepo && repoVersion && data.version) {
+      if (semverCompare(String(data.version), String(repoVersion)) === 1) {
+        versionSkews.push({ fp, fileVersion: data.version, repoVersion });
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (ok) {
+      perFile.push({ fp, category, eligible: true, hasFrontmatter: true, errors: [] });
+    }
+  }
+
+  const coveragePct = eligible === 0 ? 100 : Math.round((withValid / eligible) * 100);
+
+  const out = {
+    summary: {
+      eligible,
+      withValid,
+      coveragePct,
+      unknownKeys: unknownKeys.length,
+      brokenRefs: brokenRefs.length,
+      versionSkews: versionSkews.length,
+      thresholds: cfg.thresholds
+    },
+    unknownKeys,
+    brokenRefs,
+    versionSkews,
+    files: perFile
+  };
+
+  await fs.mkdir(path.join(process.cwd(), "metrics/out"), { recursive: true });
+  if (cfg.report.storeJsonArtifact) {
+    await fs.writeFile(cfg.report.artifactPath, JSON.stringify(out, null, 2));
+  }
+
+  // Markdown report
+  const md = [
+    "# Weekly Frontmatter Metrics",
+    "",
+    `**Coverage:** ${coveragePct}% (${withValid}/${eligible})`,
+    `**Unknown keys:** ${unknownKeys.length}`,
+    `**Broken references:** ${brokenRefs.length}`,
+    `**Version skews:** ${versionSkews.length}`,
+    "",
+    "## Notes",
+    "- Eligible = files expected to contain valid frontmatter.",
+    "- Version skew = file version greater than repo VERSION.",
+    "",
+    "## Broken references",
+    ...(brokenRefs.length ? brokenRefs.map(b => `- \`${b.fp}\` → ${b.r}`) : ["- None"]),
+    "",
+    "## Unknown keys",
+    ...(unknownKeys.length ? unknownKeys.map(u => `- \`${u.fp}\`: ${u.detail}`) : ["- None"]),
+    "",
+    "## Version skews",
+    ...(versionSkews.length ? versionSkews.map(v => `- \`${v.fp}\`: file=${v.fileVersion} > repo=${v.repoVersion}`) : ["- None"]),
+    "",
+    "## File results (errors only)",
+    ...perFile
+      .filter(f => Array.isArray(f.errors) && f.errors.length)
+      .map(f => `- \`${f.fp}\` → ${f.errors.join("; ")}`)
+  ].join("\n");
+
+  await fs.writeFile(cfg.report.reportPath, md, "utf8");
+
+  // Set non-zero exit if thresholds fail
+  const t = cfg.thresholds;
+  const fails = [];
+  if (coveragePct < t.coveragePctMin) fails.push(`coverage < ${t.coveragePctMin}%`);
+  if (unknownKeys.length > t.unknownKeysMax) fails.push(`unknownKeys > ${t.unknownKeysMax}`);
+  if (brokenRefs.length > t.brokenRefsMax) fails.push(`brokenRefs > ${t.brokenRefsMax}`);
+  if (versionSkews.length > t.versionSkewMax) fails.push(`versionSkews > ${t.versionSkewMax}`);
+
+  if (fails.length) {
+    console.error("Thresholds failed:", fails.join(", "));
+    // Fail the job if configured to do so (set thresholds.failOnError: true in metrics.config.json)
+    if (t.failOnError) {
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch(err => {
+  console.error(err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/metrics/metrics.config.json b/metrics/metrics.config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb3928ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metrics/metrics.config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/json-schema.json",
+  "includeGlobs": [
+    "**/*.md",
+    ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/*.yml",
+    ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/*.yaml"
+  ],
+  "excludeGlobs": [
+    "**/node_modules/**",
+    "**/.git/**",
+    "**/CHANGELOG.md"
+  ],
+  "frontmatterEligible": {
+    "md": true,
+    "issue_template": true,
+    "pr_template": false,
+    "discussion_template": true
+  },
+  "thresholds": {
+    "coveragePctMin": 90,
+    "unknownKeysMax": 0,
+    "brokenRefsMax": 0,
+    "versionSkewMax": 0
+  },
+  "report": {
+    "issueTitle": "Weekly Frontmatter Metrics",
+    "storeJsonArtifact": true,
+    "artifactPath": "metrics/out/frontmatter-metrics.json",
+    "reportPath": "metrics/out/frontmatter-metrics.md"
+  },
+  "version": {
+    "repoVersionFile": "VERSION",
+    "enforceFileNotAboveRepo": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 18f6f39fc..4b9334250 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@
         "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.0.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.0.0",
+        "ajv": "^8.17.1",
+        "ajv-formats": "^3.0.1",
         "all-contributors-cli": "6.26.1",
         "babel-jest": "^29.7.0",
         "bats": "^1.8.0",
@@ -90,11 +92,15 @@
         "eslint": "^8.0.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.0.0",
         "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.0.0",
+        "glob": "^10.3.12",
+        "gray-matter": "^4.0.3",
         "jest": "^30.0.1",
         "jest-environment-jsdom": "^30.0.1",
         "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
         "markdownlint": "^0.28.1",
         "mermaid": "^10.9.0",
+        "micromatch": "^4.0.7",
+        "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
         "npm-package-json-lint": "^7.0.0",
         "playwright": "^1.40.0",
         "prettier": "^3.0.0",
@@ -121,6 +127,8 @@
         "format:md": "prettier '**/*.md' --write && markdownlint '**/*.md' --fix",
         "format": "npm run format:js && npm run format:css",
         "sync-version": "node scripts/sync-version.js",
+        "metrics:run": "node metrics/frontmatter-metrics.js",
+        "metrics:ci": "node metrics/frontmatter-metrics.js",
         "test:js": "jest --coverage --forceExit --detectOpenHandles",
         "test": "npm run test:js",
         "contributors:add": "all-contributors add",