diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ca68ad4813..9c33fe48f6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ workflow:
 # Place the default settings in `.gitlab/ci/common.yml` instead
 
 include:
-  - '.gitlab/ci/danger.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/common.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/rules.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/upload_cache.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/docs.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/static-code-analysis.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/pre_commit.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/pre_check.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/build.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/integration_test.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/deploy.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/post_deploy.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/retry_failed_jobs.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/test-win.yml'
+  - ".gitlab/ci/danger.yml"
+  - ".gitlab/ci/common.yml"
+  - ".gitlab/ci/rules.yml"
+  - ".gitlab/ci/upload_cache.yml"
+  - ".gitlab/ci/docs.yml"
+  - ".gitlab/ci/static-code-analysis.yml"
+  - ".gitlab/ci/pre_commit.yml"
+  - ".gitlab/ci/pre_check.yml"
+  - ".gitlab/ci/build.yml"
+  - ".gitlab/ci/integration_test.yml"
+  - ".gitlab/ci/host-test.yml"
+  - ".gitlab/ci/deploy.yml"
+  - ".gitlab/ci/post_deploy.yml"
+  - ".gitlab/ci/retry_failed_jobs.yml"
+  - ".gitlab/ci/test-win.yml"
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/deploy.yml b/.gitlab/ci/deploy.yml
index 3406fe73bd..ce79820770 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/deploy.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,27 @@
   image: $ESP_ENV_IMAGE
   tags: [ deploy ]
 
+.metrics_template:
+  stage: deploy
+  tags: [ fast_run, shiny ]
+  image: python:3.13-slim
+  dependencies: []
+  needs: []
+  variables:
+    PIP_CACHE_DIR: ".cache/pip"
+    # Metrics - related env vars
+    ESP_METRICS_PROJECT_URL: "$CI_PROJECT_URL"
+    ESP_METRICS_PROJECT_ID: "$CI_PROJECT_ID"
+    ESP_METRICS_COMMIT_SHA: "$PIPELINE_COMMIT_SHA"
+    ESP_METRICS_BRANCH_NAME: "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME"
+  cache:
+    key: metrics-pip
+    paths:
+      - .cache/pip
+  before_script:
+    - echo "Installing esp-metrics-cli tool"
+    - pip install "esp-metrics-cli>=0.3,<1"
+
 check_submodule_sync:
   extends:
     - .deploy_job_template
@@ -82,3 +103,13 @@ upload_junit_report:
       junit: XUNIT_RESULT_*.xml
     expire_in: 1 week
     when: always
+
+target-examples-count-metrics:
+  extends:
+    - .metrics_template
+  allow_failure: true
+  script:
+    - echo "Generating ESP-IDF examples count metrics"
+    - cd tools/ci/metrics/examples_count
+    - python3 generate_metrics.py
+    - esp-metrics-cli upload -d schema.yaml -i metrics.json
diff --git a/tools/ci/exclude_check_tools_files.txt b/tools/ci/exclude_check_tools_files.txt
index 5ccf75a904..7b5ec92c21 100644
--- a/tools/ci/exclude_check_tools_files.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/exclude_check_tools_files.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ tools/ci/idf_build_apps_dump_soc_caps.py
 tools/ci/idf_ci_local/**/*
 tools/ci/idf_ci_utils.py
 tools/ci/idf_pytest/**/*
+tools/ci/metrics/examples_count/example.metrics.json
+tools/ci/metrics/examples_count/generate_metrics.py
+tools/ci/metrics/examples_count/schema.yaml
 tools/ci/mirror-submodule-update.sh
 tools/ci/multirun_with_pyenv.sh
 tools/ci/mypy_ignore_list.txt
diff --git a/tools/ci/executable-list.txt b/tools/ci/executable-list.txt
index 93f786554a..1870cbeac0 100644
--- a/tools/ci/executable-list.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/executable-list.txt
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ tools/ci/generate_rules.py
 tools/ci/get-full-sources.sh
 tools/ci/get_supported_examples.sh
 tools/ci/gitlab_yaml_linter.py
+tools/ci/metrics/examples_count/generate_metrics.py
 tools/ci/mirror-submodule-update.sh
 tools/ci/multirun_with_pyenv.sh
 tools/ci/push_to_github.sh
diff --git a/tools/ci/metrics/examples_count/example.metrics.json b/tools/ci/metrics/examples_count/example.metrics.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f9836c87d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ci/metrics/examples_count/example.metrics.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+    "examples_count": {
+        "data": [
+            {
+                "component": "storage",
+                "target": "ESP32-C3",
+                "count": 7
+            },
+            {
+                "component": "peripherals",
+                "target": "ESP32",
+                "count": 25
+            },
+            {
+                "component": "peripherals",
+                "target": "ESP32-C2",
+                "count": 18
+            },
+            {
+                "component": "peripherals",
+                "target": "ESP32-C3",
+                "count": 22
+            }
+        ],
+        "total_examples_count": 153
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tools/ci/metrics/examples_count/generate_metrics.py b/tools/ci/metrics/examples_count/generate_metrics.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..045fda0ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ci/metrics/examples_count/generate_metrics.py
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""
+ESP-IDF Examples Count Metrics Generator
+
+This script scans all ESP-IDF examples and generates a list of records,
+where each record contains:
+- component: the component name (e.g., 'wifi', 'bluetooth', 'storage')
+- target: the supported ESP32 chip variant (e.g., 'ESP32', 'ESP32-C3', 'ESP32-S3')
+- count: the number of examples for that component-target combination
+
+The script parses README.md files in example directories to extract supported targets
+from the "Supported Targets" table format.
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from collections import defaultdict
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def extract_supported_targets_from_readme(readme_path: Path) -> list[str]:
+    """
+    Extract supported targets from a README.md file.
+
+    Looks for the "Supported Targets" table in the README header
+    and parses the list of supported ESP32 variants.
+
+    Expected table format::
+
+        | Supported Targets | ESP32 | ESP32-C2 | ESP32-C3 | ... |
+        | ----------------- | ----- | -------- | -------- | ... |
+
+    :param readme_path: Path to a README.md file
+    :return: List of supported targets (e.g. ``["ESP32", "ESP32-C3", "ESP32-S3"]``)
+    """
+    if not readme_path.exists():
+        return []
+
+    try:
+        for line in readme_path.read_text(encoding='utf-8').splitlines():
+            if not line.strip().startswith('| Supported Targets'):
+                continue
+            parts = [p.strip() for p in line.split('|')[2:]]
+            return [p for p in parts if p and p not in ('-', '--')]
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f'Warning: Could not parse {readme_path}: {e}')
+    return []
+
+
+def process_example_dir(component: str, example_dir: Path, results: dict[str, dict[str, list[str]]]) -> None:
+    """Process a single example directory (with README)."""
+    readme = example_dir / 'README.md'
+    if not readme.exists():
+        return
+    targets = extract_supported_targets_from_readme(readme)
+    if targets:
+        path = f'{component}/{example_dir.name}'
+        results[component][path] = targets
+        print(f'  Found example: {path} ({len(targets)} targets)')
+
+
+def process_nested_example(component: str, parent_dir: Path, results: dict[str, dict[str, list[str]]]) -> None:
+    """Process nested sub-examples inside a parent directory."""
+    for sub in parent_dir.iterdir():
+        if not sub.is_dir() or sub.name.startswith('.'):
+            continue
+        readme = sub / 'README.md'
+        if not readme.exists():
+            continue
+        targets = extract_supported_targets_from_readme(readme)
+        if targets:
+            path = f'{component}/{parent_dir.name}/{sub.name}'
+            results[component][path] = targets
+
+
+def find_examples(examples_root: Path) -> dict[str, dict[str, list[str]]]:
+    """
+    Traverse the ESP-IDF examples directory and collect supported targets.
+
+    :param examples_root: Path to the ``examples`` directory
+    :return: Nested dictionary of the form::
+
+        {
+            "component": {
+                "component/example": ["ESP32", "ESP32-C3"],
+                "component/nested/example": ["ESP32-S3"],
+            },
+            ...
+        }
+    """
+    results: dict[str, dict[str, list[str]]] = defaultdict(dict)
+    if not examples_root.exists():
+        print(f'Error: Examples directory not found: {examples_root}')
+        return {}
+
+    for component_dir in examples_root.iterdir():
+        if not component_dir.is_dir() or component_dir.name.startswith('.'):
+            continue
+        component = component_dir.name
+        print(f'Analyzing component: {component}')
+
+        for item in component_dir.iterdir():
+            if not item.is_dir() or item.name.startswith('.'):
+                continue
+            if (item / 'README.md').exists():
+                process_example_dir(component, item, results)
+            else:
+                process_nested_example(component, item, results)
+
+    return dict(results)
+
+
+def generate_metrics(esp_idf_path: str) -> dict:
+    """
+    Generate ESP-IDF examples count metrics.
+
+    :param esp_idf_path: Path to the ESP-IDF repository root
+    :return: Dictionary with examples count data in a list format
+    """
+    examples_data = find_examples(Path(esp_idf_path) / 'examples')
+    if not examples_data:
+        return {'examples_count': {'data': [], 'total_examples_count': 0}}
+
+    counts: dict[tuple[str, str], int] = defaultdict(int)
+    total_examples = 0
+
+    for component, examples in examples_data.items():
+        for example_path, targets in examples.items():
+            for target in targets:
+                counts[(component, target)] += 1
+        total_examples += len(examples)
+
+    examples_count_list = []
+    for (component, target), count in sorted(counts.items()):
+        examples_count_list.append(
+            {
+                'component': component,
+                'target': target,
+                'count': count,
+            }
+        )
+
+    return {
+        'examples_count': {
+            'data': examples_count_list,
+            'total_examples_count': total_examples,
+        }
+    }
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    """CLI to generate metrics."""
+    esp_idf_path = os.environ.get('IDF_PATH', os.getcwd())
+
+    if not Path(esp_idf_path, 'examples').exists():
+        print(f'Error: ESP-IDF root not found at {esp_idf_path}')
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print(f'Using ESP-IDF path: {esp_idf_path}')
+    metrics = generate_metrics(esp_idf_path)
+
+    output_file = Path('metrics.json')
+    output_file.write_text(json.dumps(metrics, indent=2))
+    print(f'\nMetrics generated successfully and saved to {output_file}')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tools/ci/metrics/examples_count/schema.yaml b/tools/ci/metrics/examples_count/schema.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2ee52b33c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ci/metrics/examples_count/schema.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+# ESP-IDF Examples Count Metrics Schema Definitions
+# This file defines the schema and validation rules for ESP-IDF examples count metrics
+# We use JSON Schema for annotating and validating JSON documents' structure.
+# Read more about the JSON Schema: https://json-schema.org/understanding-json-schema/about#what-is-a-schema
+$schema: "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
+# Note: Each key under 'properties' will correspond to an independent document in the DB.
+# For example, 'examples_count' will be stored as a separate document with its data. See the example.metrics.json how the output will look like.
+properties:
+  examples_count:
+    properties:
+      data:
+        type: array
+        title: "ESP-IDF Examples Count Data"
+        description: "List of example counts for each component-target combination"
+        items:
+          properties:
+            component:
+              type: string
+              title: "Component Name"
+              description: "The component name (e.g., 'wifi', 'bluetooth', 'storage')"
+            target:
+              type: string
+              title: "Target Name"
+              description: "The ESP32 target (e.g., 'ESP32', 'ESP32-C3', 'ESP32-S3')"
+            count:
+              type: integer
+              title: "Examples Count"
+              description: "Number of examples for this component-target combination"
+      total_examples_count:
+        type: integer
+        title: "Total Examples Count"
+        description: "Total number of ESP-IDF examples across all components"