diff --git a/embassy.go b/embassy.go
index 21ca5c8..8d74dba 100644
--- a/embassy.go
+++ b/embassy.go
@@ -380,6 +380,10 @@ func (e *Envoy) Context() context.Context {
 	return e.ctx
 }
 
+func (e *Envoy) PeerID() string {
+	return e.url
+}
+
 func (e *Envoy) Handler() slog.Handler {
 	return e.handler
 }
diff --git a/request.go b/request.go
index a4435a7..55b3196 100644
--- a/request.go
+++ b/request.go
@@ -29,6 +29,47 @@ type ReqClosed struct {
 	Data       string
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Observables
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+type ReqDispatched struct {
+	SubID        string
+	DispatchedAt time.Time
+}
+
+type ReqSendFailed struct {
+	SubID string
+	Err   error
+	At    time.Time
+}
+
+type FirstEventReceived struct {
+	SubID      string
+	ReceivedAt time.Time
+}
+
+type StreamEOSEReceived struct {
+	SubID      string
+	ReceivedAt time.Time
+}
+
+type QueryEOSEReceived struct {
+	SubID      string
+	ReceivedAt time.Time
+}
+
+type MissedEOSE struct {
+	SubID string
+	At    time.Time
+}
+
+type ClosedReceived struct {
+	SubID      string
+	ReceivedAt time.Time
+	Message    string
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ID Generation
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -90,8 +131,9 @@ type request struct {
 	id      string
 	filters [][]byte
 
-	isQuery bool
-	active  bool
+	isQuery        bool
+	active         bool
+	firstEventSeen bool
 
 	buffer chan ReqEvent
 	events chan ReqEvent
@@ -217,6 +259,9 @@ func (m *RequestManager) Query(
 			}
 			return result, &cl, nil
 		case <-ctx.Done():
+			// query timed out
+			m.observer.Record(m.envoy.PeerID(),
+				MissedEOSE{SubID: id, At: time.Now()})
 			m.Cancel(id)
 			return result, nil, nil
 		}
@@ -267,7 +312,16 @@ func (m *RequestManager) Close() {
 
 func (m *RequestManager) activate(req *request) {
 	req.active = true
-	go m.envoy.Send(envelope.EncloseReq(req.id, req.filters))
+	go func() {
+		err := m.envoy.Send(envelope.EncloseReq(req.id, req.filters))
+		if err != nil {
+			m.observer.Record(m.envoy.PeerID(),
+				ReqSendFailed{SubID: req.id, Err: err, At: time.Now()})
+			return
+		}
+		m.observer.Record(m.envoy.PeerID(),
+			ReqDispatched{SubID: req.id, DispatchedAt: time.Now()})
+	}()
 }
 
 func (m *RequestManager) deregister(req *request) {
@@ -345,12 +399,21 @@ func (m *RequestManager) routeEvent(msg InboxMessage) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	m.mu.RLock()
+	m.mu.Lock()
 	req, ok := m.reqs[subID]
-	m.mu.RUnlock()
 	if !ok {
+		m.mu.Unlock()
 		return
 	}
+	if !req.firstEventSeen {
+		req.firstEventSeen = true
+		reqSubID := req.id
+		receivedAt := msg.ReceivedAt
+		go m.observer.Record(m.envoy.PeerID(),
+			FirstEventReceived{SubID: reqSubID, ReceivedAt: receivedAt})
+	}
+	m.mu.Unlock()
+
 	req.buffer <- ReqEvent{
 		PeerID:     msg.ID,
 		ReceivedAt: msg.ReceivedAt,
@@ -372,6 +435,15 @@ func (m *RequestManager) routeEOSE(msg InboxMessage) {
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
+	reqSubID := req.id
+	receivedAt := msg.ReceivedAt
+	if req.isQuery {
+		go m.observer.Record(m.envoy.PeerID(),
+			QueryEOSEReceived{SubID: reqSubID, ReceivedAt: receivedAt})
+	} else {
+		go m.observer.Record(m.envoy.PeerID(),
+			StreamEOSEReceived{SubID: reqSubID, ReceivedAt: receivedAt})
+	}
 	if req.active && req.isQuery {
 		// manually cleanup query state
 		// specifically, do not close req.closed or events can be missed
@@ -393,6 +465,14 @@ func (m *RequestManager) routeClosed(msg InboxMessage) {
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
+	reqSubID := req.id
+	receivedAt := msg.ReceivedAt
+	go m.observer.Record(m.envoy.PeerID(),
+		ClosedReceived{
+			SubID:      reqSubID,
+			ReceivedAt: receivedAt,
+			Message:    message,
+		})
 	req.closedOnce.Do(func() {
 		req.closed <- ReqClosed{
 			PeerID:     msg.ID,