diff --git a/core/builder.go b/core/builder.go
index 330fb9498..358e76194 100644
--- a/core/builder.go
+++ b/core/builder.go
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ func defaultRepo(dstore repo.Datastore) (repo.Repo, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+type MetricsCtx context.Context
+
 // NewNode constructs and returns an IpfsNode using the given cfg.
 func NewNode(ctx context.Context, cfg *BuildCfg) (*IpfsNode, error) {
 	if cfg == nil {
@@ -157,9 +159,14 @@ func NewNode(ctx context.Context, cfg *BuildCfg) (*IpfsNode, error) {
 		return cfg
 	})
 
+	metricsCtx := fx.Provide(func() MetricsCtx {
+		return MetricsCtx(ctx)
+	})
+
 	params := fx.Options(
 		repoOption,
 		cfgOption,
+		metricsCtx,
 	)
 
 	storage := fx.Options(
diff --git a/core/ncore.go b/core/ncore.go
index 88f8ebfa4..6b8130a57 100644
--- a/core/ncore.go
+++ b/core/ncore.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func datastoreCtor(repo repo.Repo) ds.Datastore {
 
 type BaseBlocks bstore.Blockstore
 
-func baseBlockstoreCtor(repo repo.Repo, cfg *iconfig.Config, bcfg *BuildCfg, lc fx.Lifecycle) (bs BaseBlocks, err error) {
+func baseBlockstoreCtor(mctx MetricsCtx, repo repo.Repo, cfg *iconfig.Config, bcfg *BuildCfg, lc fx.Lifecycle) (bs BaseBlocks, err error) {
 	rds := &retry.Datastore{
 		Batching:    repo.Datastore(),
 		Delay:       time.Millisecond * 200,
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func baseBlockstoreCtor(repo repo.Repo, cfg *iconfig.Config, bcfg *BuildCfg, lc
 	}
 
 	if !bcfg.NilRepo {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.TODO()) //TODO: needed for mertics
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(mctx)
 
 		lc.Append(fx.Hook{
 			OnStop: func(context context.Context) error {
@@ -395,13 +395,13 @@ type p2pHostOut struct {
 }
 
 // TODO: move some of this into params struct
-func p2pHost(lc fx.Lifecycle, params p2pHostIn) (out p2pHostOut, err error) {
+func p2pHost(mctx MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, params p2pHostIn) (out p2pHostOut, err error) {
 	opts := []libp2p.Option{libp2p.NoListenAddrs}
 	for _, o := range params.Opts {
 		opts = append(opts, o...)
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(mctx)
 	lc.Append(fx.Hook{
 		OnStop: func(_ context.Context) error {
 			cancel()
@@ -471,12 +471,12 @@ type p2pRoutingOut struct {
 	PSRouter    *psrouter.PubsubValueStore //TODO: optional
 }
 
-func p2pOnlineRouting(lc fx.Lifecycle, in p2pRoutingIn) (out p2pRoutingOut) {
+func p2pOnlineRouting(mctx MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, in p2pRoutingIn) (out p2pRoutingOut) {
 	out.IpfsRouting = in.BaseRouting
 
 	if in.BCfg.getOpt("ipnsps") {
 		out.PSRouter = psrouter.NewPubsubValueStore(
-			lifecycleCtx(lc),
+			lifecycleCtx(mctx, lc),
 			in.Host,
 			in.BaseRouting,
 			in.PubSub,
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ func p2pOnlineRouting(lc fx.Lifecycle, in p2pRoutingIn) (out p2pRoutingOut) {
 ////////////
 // P2P services
 
-func autoNATService(lc fx.Lifecycle, cfg *iconfig.Config, host p2phost.Host) error {
+func autoNATService(mctx MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, cfg *iconfig.Config, host p2phost.Host) error {
 	if !cfg.Swarm.EnableAutoNATService {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -512,11 +512,11 @@ func autoNATService(lc fx.Lifecycle, cfg *iconfig.Config, host p2phost.Host) err
 		opts = append(opts, libp2p.DefaultTransports, libp2p.Transport(quic.NewTransport))
 	}
 
-	_, err := autonat.NewAutoNATService(lifecycleCtx(lc), host, opts...)
+	_, err := autonat.NewAutoNATService(lifecycleCtx(mctx, lc), host, opts...)
 	return err
 }
 
-func pubsubCtor(lc fx.Lifecycle, host p2phost.Host, bcfg *BuildCfg, cfg *iconfig.Config) (service *pubsub.PubSub, err error) {
+func pubsubCtor(mctx MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, host p2phost.Host, bcfg *BuildCfg, cfg *iconfig.Config) (service *pubsub.PubSub, err error) {
 	if !(bcfg.getOpt("pubsub") || bcfg.getOpt("ipnsps")) {
 		return nil, nil // TODO: mark optional
 	}
@@ -534,10 +534,10 @@ func pubsubCtor(lc fx.Lifecycle, host p2phost.Host, bcfg *BuildCfg, cfg *iconfig
 	case "":
 		fallthrough
 	case "floodsub":
-		service, err = pubsub.NewFloodSub(lifecycleCtx(lc), host, pubsubOptions...)
+		service, err = pubsub.NewFloodSub(lifecycleCtx(mctx, lc), host, pubsubOptions...)
 
 	case "gossipsub":
-		service, err = pubsub.NewGossipSub(lifecycleCtx(lc), host, pubsubOptions...)
+		service, err = pubsub.NewGossipSub(lifecycleCtx(mctx, lc), host, pubsubOptions...)
 
 	default:
 		err = fmt.Errorf("Unknown pubsub router %s", cfg.Pubsub.Router)
@@ -577,9 +577,9 @@ func dagCtor(bs bserv.BlockService) format.DAGService {
 	return merkledag.NewDAGService(bs)
 }
 
-func onlineExchangeCtor(lc fx.Lifecycle, host p2phost.Host, rt routing.IpfsRouting, bs bstore.GCBlockstore) exchange.Interface {
+func onlineExchangeCtor(mctx MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, host p2phost.Host, rt routing.IpfsRouting, bs bstore.GCBlockstore) exchange.Interface {
 	bitswapNetwork := bsnet.NewFromIpfsHost(host, rt)
-	return bitswap.New(lifecycleCtx(lc), bitswapNetwork, bs)
+	return bitswap.New(lifecycleCtx(mctx, lc), bitswapNetwork, bs)
 }
 
 func onlineNamesysCtor(rt routing.IpfsRouting, repo repo.Repo, cfg *iconfig.Config) (namesys.NameSystem, error) {
@@ -636,20 +636,20 @@ func (dh *discoveryHandler) HandlePeerFound(p pstore.PeerInfo) {
 	}
 }
 
-func newDiscoveryHandler(lc fx.Lifecycle, host p2phost.Host) *discoveryHandler {
+func newDiscoveryHandler(mctx MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, host p2phost.Host) *discoveryHandler {
 	return &discoveryHandler{
-		ctx:  lifecycleCtx(lc),
+		ctx:  lifecycleCtx(mctx, lc),
 		host: host,
 	}
 }
 
-func setupDiscovery(lc fx.Lifecycle, cfg *iconfig.Config, host p2phost.Host, handler *discoveryHandler) error {
+func setupDiscovery(mctx MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, cfg *iconfig.Config, host p2phost.Host, handler *discoveryHandler) error {
 	if cfg.Discovery.MDNS.Enabled {
 		mdns := cfg.Discovery.MDNS
 		if mdns.Interval == 0 {
 			mdns.Interval = 5
 		}
-		service, err := discovery.NewMdnsService(lifecycleCtx(lc), host, time.Duration(mdns.Interval)*time.Second, discovery.ServiceTag)
+		service, err := discovery.NewMdnsService(lifecycleCtx(mctx, lc), host, time.Duration(mdns.Interval)*time.Second, discovery.ServiceTag)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("mdns error: ", err)
 			return nil
@@ -659,15 +659,15 @@ func setupDiscovery(lc fx.Lifecycle, cfg *iconfig.Config, host p2phost.Host, han
 	return nil
 }
 
-func providerQueue(lc fx.Lifecycle, repo repo.Repo) (*provider.Queue, error) {
-	return provider.NewQueue(lifecycleCtx(lc), "provider-v1", repo.Datastore())
+func providerQueue(mctx MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, repo repo.Repo) (*provider.Queue, error) {
+	return provider.NewQueue(lifecycleCtx(mctx, lc), "provider-v1", repo.Datastore())
 }
 
-func providerCtor(lc fx.Lifecycle, queue *provider.Queue, rt routing.IpfsRouting) provider.Provider {
-	return provider.NewProvider(lifecycleCtx(lc), queue, rt)
+func providerCtor(mctx MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, queue *provider.Queue, rt routing.IpfsRouting) provider.Provider {
+	return provider.NewProvider(lifecycleCtx(mctx, lc), queue, rt)
 }
 
-func reproviderCtor(lc fx.Lifecycle, cfg *iconfig.Config, bs BaseBlocks, ds format.DAGService, pinning pin.Pinner, rt routing.IpfsRouting) (*rp.Reprovider, error) {
+func reproviderCtor(mctx MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, cfg *iconfig.Config, bs BaseBlocks, ds format.DAGService, pinning pin.Pinner, rt routing.IpfsRouting) (*rp.Reprovider, error) {
 	var keyProvider rp.KeyChanFunc
 
 	switch cfg.Reprovider.Strategy {
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ func reproviderCtor(lc fx.Lifecycle, cfg *iconfig.Config, bs BaseBlocks, ds form
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown reprovider strategy '%s'", cfg.Reprovider.Strategy)
 	}
-	return rp.NewReprovider(lifecycleCtx(lc), rt, keyProvider), nil
+	return rp.NewReprovider(lifecycleCtx(mctx, lc), rt, keyProvider), nil
 }
 
 func reprovider(cfg *iconfig.Config, reprovider *rp.Reprovider) error {
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ func reprovider(cfg *iconfig.Config, reprovider *rp.Reprovider) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func files(lc fx.Lifecycle, repo repo.Repo, dag format.DAGService) (*mfs.Root, error) {
+func files(mctx MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, repo repo.Repo, dag format.DAGService) (*mfs.Root, error) {
 	dsk := ds.NewKey("/local/filesroot")
 	pf := func(ctx context.Context, c cid.Cid) error {
 		return repo.Datastore().Put(dsk, c.Bytes())
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ func files(lc fx.Lifecycle, repo repo.Repo, dag format.DAGService) (*mfs.Root, e
 
 	var nd *merkledag.ProtoNode
 	val, err := repo.Datastore().Get(dsk)
-	ctx := lifecycleCtx(lc)
+	ctx := lifecycleCtx(mctx, lc)
 
 	switch {
 	case err == ds.ErrNotFound || val == nil:
@@ -748,8 +748,8 @@ func files(lc fx.Lifecycle, repo repo.Repo, dag format.DAGService) (*mfs.Root, e
 //
 // This is a hack which we need because most of our services use contexts in a
 // wrong way
-func lifecycleCtx(lc fx.Lifecycle) context.Context {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.TODO()) // TODO: really wire this context up, things (like metrics) may depend on it
+func lifecycleCtx(mctx MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle) context.Context {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(mctx)
 	lc.Append(fx.Hook{
 		OnStop: func(_ context.Context) error {
 			cancel()
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ func (lp *lcProcess) Run(f goprocess.ProcessFunc) {
 			return nil
 		},
 		OnStop: func(ctx context.Context) error {
-			return (<-proc).Close() // todo: respect ctx
+			return (<-proc).Close() // todo: respect ctx, somehow
 		},
 	})
 }