diff --git a/include/spore/Spore.h b/include/spore/Spore.h
index df1cc57..ea0f89e 100644
--- a/include/spore/Spore.h
+++ b/include/spore/Spore.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "core/TaskManager.h"
 #include "Service.h"
 #include "util/Logging.h"
+#include "util/CpuUsage.h"
 
 class Spore {
 public:
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ public:
     TaskManager& getTaskManager() { return taskManager; }
     ClusterManager& getCluster() { return cluster; }
     ApiServer& getApiServer() { return apiServer; }
+    
+    // CPU usage monitoring
+    CpuUsage& getCpuUsage() { return cpuUsage; }
+    float getCurrentCpuUsage() const { return cpuUsage.getCpuUsage(); }
+    float getAverageCpuUsage() const { return cpuUsage.getAverageCpuUsage(); }
 
 
 private:
@@ -45,6 +51,7 @@ private:
     TaskManager taskManager;
     ClusterManager cluster;
     ApiServer apiServer;
+    CpuUsage cpuUsage;
 
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Service>> services;
     bool initialized;
diff --git a/include/spore/services/MonitoringService.h b/include/spore/services/MonitoringService.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9da968f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/spore/services/MonitoringService.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "spore/Service.h"
+#include "spore/util/CpuUsage.h"
+#include <functional>
+
+class MonitoringService : public Service {
+public:
+    MonitoringService(CpuUsage& cpuUsage);
+    void registerEndpoints(ApiServer& api) override;
+    const char* getName() const override { return "Monitoring"; }
+
+    // System resource information
+    struct SystemResources {
+        // CPU information
+        float currentCpuUsage;
+        float averageCpuUsage;
+        float maxCpuUsage;
+        float minCpuUsage;
+        unsigned long measurementCount;
+        bool isMeasuring;
+        
+        // Memory information
+        size_t freeHeap;
+        size_t totalHeap;
+        size_t minFreeHeap;
+        size_t maxAllocHeap;
+        size_t heapFragmentation;
+        
+        // Filesystem information
+        size_t totalBytes;
+        size_t usedBytes;
+        size_t freeBytes;
+        float usagePercent;
+        
+        // System uptime
+        unsigned long uptimeMs;
+        unsigned long uptimeSeconds;
+    };
+
+    // Get current system resources
+    SystemResources getSystemResources() const;
+
+private:
+    void handleResourcesRequest(AsyncWebServerRequest* request);
+    
+    // Helper methods
+    size_t calculateHeapFragmentation() const;
+    void getFilesystemInfo(size_t& totalBytes, size_t& usedBytes) const;
+
+    CpuUsage& cpuUsage;
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/spore/util/CpuUsage.h b/include/spore/util/CpuUsage.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7218294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/spore/util/CpuUsage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Arduino.h>
+
+/**
+ * @brief CPU usage measurement utility for ESP32/ESP8266
+ * 
+ * This class provides methods to measure CPU usage by tracking idle time
+ * and calculating the percentage of time the CPU is busy vs idle.
+ */
+class CpuUsage {
+public:
+    /**
+     * @brief Construct a new CpuUsage object
+     */
+    CpuUsage();
+    
+    /**
+     * @brief Destructor
+     */
+    ~CpuUsage() = default;
+    
+    /**
+     * @brief Initialize the CPU usage measurement
+     * Call this once during setup
+     */
+    void begin();
+    
+    /**
+     * @brief Start measuring CPU usage for the current cycle
+     * Call this at the beginning of your main loop
+     */
+    void startMeasurement();
+    
+    /**
+     * @brief End measuring CPU usage for the current cycle
+     * Call this at the end of your main loop
+     */
+    void endMeasurement();
+    
+    /**
+     * @brief Get the current CPU usage percentage
+     * @return float CPU usage percentage (0.0 to 100.0)
+     */
+    float getCpuUsage() const;
+    
+    /**
+     * @brief Get the average CPU usage over the measurement window
+     * @return float Average CPU usage percentage (0.0 to 100.0)
+     */
+    float getAverageCpuUsage() const;
+    
+    /**
+     * @brief Get the maximum CPU usage recorded
+     * @return float Maximum CPU usage percentage (0.0 to 100.0)
+     */
+    float getMaxCpuUsage() const;
+    
+    /**
+     * @brief Get the minimum CPU usage recorded
+     * @return float Minimum CPU usage percentage (0.0 to 100.0)
+     */
+    float getMinCpuUsage() const;
+    
+    /**
+     * @brief Reset all CPU usage statistics
+     */
+    void reset();
+    
+    /**
+     * @brief Check if measurement is currently active
+     * @return true if measurement is active, false otherwise
+     */
+    bool isMeasuring() const;
+    
+    /**
+     * @brief Get the number of measurements taken
+     * @return unsigned long Number of measurements
+     */
+    unsigned long getMeasurementCount() const;
+
+private:
+    // Measurement state
+    bool _initialized;
+    bool _measuring;
+    unsigned long _measurementCount;
+    
+    // Timing variables
+    unsigned long _cycleStartTime;
+    unsigned long _idleStartTime;
+    unsigned long _totalIdleTime;
+    unsigned long _totalCycleTime;
+    
+    // Statistics
+    float _currentCpuUsage;
+    float _averageCpuUsage;
+    float _maxCpuUsage;
+    float _minCpuUsage;
+    unsigned long _totalCpuTime;
+    
+    // Rolling average window
+    static constexpr size_t ROLLING_WINDOW_SIZE = 10;
+    float _rollingWindow[ROLLING_WINDOW_SIZE];
+    size_t _rollingIndex;
+    bool _rollingWindowFull;
+    
+    /**
+     * @brief Update rolling average calculation
+     * @param value New value to add to rolling average
+     */
+    void updateRollingAverage(float value);
+    
+    /**
+     * @brief Update min/max statistics
+     * @param value New value to check against min/max
+     */
+    void updateMinMax(float value);
+};
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 709248f..a138d54 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 ; https://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf.html
 
 [platformio]
-;default_envs = esp01_1m
+default_envs = base
 src_dir = .
 data_dir = ${PROJECT_DIR}/examples/${PIOENV}/data
 
@@ -203,3 +203,42 @@ build_src_filter =
     +<src/spore/types/*.cpp>
     +<src/spore/util/*.cpp>
     +<src/internal/*.cpp>
+
+[env:esp01_1m_cpu_monitor]
+platform = platformio/espressif8266@^4.2.1
+board = esp01_1m
+framework = arduino
+upload_speed = 115200
+monitor_speed = 115200
+board_build.filesystem = littlefs
+board_build.flash_mode = dout
+board_build.ldscript = eagle.flash.1m64.ld
+lib_deps = ${common.lib_deps}
+build_src_filter = 
+    +<examples/cpu_monitor/*.cpp>
+    +<src/spore/*.cpp>
+    +<src/spore/core/*.cpp>
+    +<src/spore/services/*.cpp>
+    +<src/spore/types/*.cpp>
+    +<src/spore/util/*.cpp>
+    +<src/internal/*.cpp>
+
+[env:d1_mini_cpu_monitor]
+platform = platformio/espressif8266@^4.2.1
+board = d1_mini
+framework = arduino
+upload_speed = 115200
+monitor_speed = 115200
+board_build.filesystem = littlefs
+board_build.flash_mode = dio
+board_build.flash_size = 4M
+board_build.ldscript = eagle.flash.4m1m.ld
+lib_deps = ${common.lib_deps}
+build_src_filter = 
+    +<examples/cpu_monitor/*.cpp>
+    +<src/spore/*.cpp>
+    +<src/spore/core/*.cpp>
+    +<src/spore/services/*.cpp>
+    +<src/spore/types/*.cpp>
+    +<src/spore/util/*.cpp>
+    +<src/internal/*.cpp>
diff --git a/src/spore/Spore.cpp b/src/spore/Spore.cpp
index 79bf743..85618d9 100644
--- a/src/spore/Spore.cpp
+++ b/src/spore/Spore.cpp
@@ -4,17 +4,18 @@
 #include "spore/services/ClusterService.h"
 #include "spore/services/TaskService.h"
 #include "spore/services/StaticFileService.h"
+#include "spore/services/MonitoringService.h"
 #include <Arduino.h>
 
 Spore::Spore() : ctx(), network(ctx), taskManager(ctx), cluster(ctx, taskManager), 
                  apiServer(ctx, taskManager, ctx.config.api_server_port), 
-                 initialized(false), apiServerStarted(false) {
+                 cpuUsage(), initialized(false), apiServerStarted(false) {
 }
 
 Spore::Spore(std::initializer_list<std::pair<String, String>> initialLabels) 
     : ctx(initialLabels), network(ctx), taskManager(ctx), cluster(ctx, taskManager),
       apiServer(ctx, taskManager, ctx.config.api_server_port),
-      initialized(false), apiServerStarted(false) {
+      cpuUsage(), initialized(false), apiServerStarted(false) {
 }
 
 Spore::~Spore() {
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ void Spore::setup() {
     // Initialize core components
     initializeCore();
     
+    // Initialize CPU usage monitoring
+    cpuUsage.begin();
+    
     // Register core services
     registerCoreServices();
     
@@ -68,7 +72,16 @@ void Spore::loop() {
         return;
     }
 
+    // Start CPU usage measurement
+    cpuUsage.startMeasurement();
+    
+    // Execute main tasks
     taskManager.execute();
+    
+    // End CPU usage measurement before yield
+    cpuUsage.endMeasurement();
+    
+    // Yield to allow other tasks to run
     yield();
 }
 
@@ -121,6 +134,7 @@ void Spore::registerCoreServices() {
     auto clusterService = std::make_shared<ClusterService>(ctx);
     auto taskService = std::make_shared<TaskService>(taskManager);
     auto staticFileService = std::make_shared<StaticFileService>(ctx, apiServer);
+    auto monitoringService = std::make_shared<MonitoringService>(cpuUsage);
     
     // Add to services list
     services.push_back(nodeService);
@@ -128,6 +142,7 @@ void Spore::registerCoreServices() {
     services.push_back(clusterService);
     services.push_back(taskService);
     services.push_back(staticFileService);
+    services.push_back(monitoringService);
     
     LOG_INFO("Spore", "Core services registered");
 }
diff --git a/src/spore/services/MonitoringService.cpp b/src/spore/services/MonitoringService.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a611456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/spore/services/MonitoringService.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+#include "spore/services/MonitoringService.h"
+#include "spore/core/ApiServer.h"
+#include "spore/util/Logging.h"
+#include <Arduino.h>
+#include <FS.h>
+#include <LittleFS.h>
+
+MonitoringService::MonitoringService(CpuUsage& cpuUsage)
+    : cpuUsage(cpuUsage) {
+}
+
+void MonitoringService::registerEndpoints(ApiServer& api) {
+    api.addEndpoint("/api/monitoring/resources", HTTP_GET,
+        [this](AsyncWebServerRequest* request) { handleResourcesRequest(request); },
+        std::vector<ParamSpec>{});
+}
+
+MonitoringService::SystemResources MonitoringService::getSystemResources() const {
+    SystemResources resources;
+    
+    // CPU information
+    resources.currentCpuUsage = cpuUsage.getCpuUsage();
+    resources.averageCpuUsage = cpuUsage.getAverageCpuUsage();
+    resources.maxCpuUsage = cpuUsage.getMaxCpuUsage();
+    resources.minCpuUsage = cpuUsage.getMinCpuUsage();
+    resources.measurementCount = cpuUsage.getMeasurementCount();
+    resources.isMeasuring = cpuUsage.isMeasuring();
+    
+    // Memory information - ESP8266 compatible
+    resources.freeHeap = ESP.getFreeHeap();
+    resources.totalHeap = 81920; // ESP8266 has ~80KB RAM
+    resources.minFreeHeap = 0; // Not available on ESP8266
+    resources.maxAllocHeap = 0; // Not available on ESP8266
+    resources.heapFragmentation = calculateHeapFragmentation();
+    
+    // Filesystem information
+    getFilesystemInfo(resources.totalBytes, resources.usedBytes);
+    resources.freeBytes = resources.totalBytes - resources.usedBytes;
+    resources.usagePercent = resources.totalBytes > 0 ? 
+        (float)resources.usedBytes / (float)resources.totalBytes * 100.0f : 0.0f;
+    
+    // System uptime
+    resources.uptimeMs = millis();
+    resources.uptimeSeconds = resources.uptimeMs / 1000;
+    
+    return resources;
+}
+
+void MonitoringService::handleResourcesRequest(AsyncWebServerRequest* request) {
+    SystemResources resources = getSystemResources();
+    
+    JsonDocument doc;
+    
+    // CPU section
+    JsonObject cpu = doc["cpu"].to<JsonObject>();
+    cpu["current_usage"] = resources.currentCpuUsage;
+    cpu["average_usage"] = resources.averageCpuUsage;
+    cpu["max_usage"] = resources.maxCpuUsage;
+    cpu["min_usage"] = resources.minCpuUsage;
+    cpu["measurement_count"] = resources.measurementCount;
+    cpu["is_measuring"] = resources.isMeasuring;
+    
+    // Memory section
+    JsonObject memory = doc["memory"].to<JsonObject>();
+    memory["free_heap"] = resources.freeHeap;
+    memory["total_heap"] = resources.totalHeap;
+    memory["min_free_heap"] = resources.minFreeHeap;
+    memory["max_alloc_heap"] = resources.maxAllocHeap;
+    memory["heap_fragmentation"] = resources.heapFragmentation;
+    memory["heap_usage_percent"] = resources.totalHeap > 0 ? 
+        (float)(resources.totalHeap - resources.freeHeap) / (float)resources.totalHeap * 100.0f : 0.0f;
+    
+    // Filesystem section
+    JsonObject filesystem = doc["filesystem"].to<JsonObject>();
+    filesystem["total_bytes"] = resources.totalBytes;
+    filesystem["used_bytes"] = resources.usedBytes;
+    filesystem["free_bytes"] = resources.freeBytes;
+    filesystem["usage_percent"] = resources.usagePercent;
+    
+    // System section
+    JsonObject system = doc["system"].to<JsonObject>();
+    system["uptime_ms"] = resources.uptimeMs;
+    system["uptime_seconds"] = resources.uptimeSeconds;
+    system["uptime_formatted"] = String(resources.uptimeSeconds / 3600) + "h " + 
+                                String((resources.uptimeSeconds % 3600) / 60) + "m " + 
+                                String(resources.uptimeSeconds % 60) + "s";
+    
+    String json;
+    serializeJson(doc, json);
+    request->send(200, "application/json", json);
+}
+
+size_t MonitoringService::calculateHeapFragmentation() const {
+    size_t freeHeap = ESP.getFreeHeap();
+    size_t maxAllocHeap = 0; // Not available on ESP8266
+    
+    if (maxAllocHeap == 0) return 0;
+    
+    // Calculate fragmentation as percentage of free heap that can't be allocated in one block
+    return (freeHeap - maxAllocHeap) * 100 / freeHeap;
+}
+
+void MonitoringService::getFilesystemInfo(size_t& totalBytes, size_t& usedBytes) const {
+    totalBytes = 0;
+    usedBytes = 0;
+    
+    if (LittleFS.begin()) {
+        FSInfo fsInfo;
+        if (LittleFS.info(fsInfo)) {
+            totalBytes = fsInfo.totalBytes;
+            usedBytes = fsInfo.usedBytes;
+        }
+        LittleFS.end();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/spore/util/CpuUsage.cpp b/src/spore/util/CpuUsage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fef16e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/spore/util/CpuUsage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+#include "spore/util/CpuUsage.h"
+
+CpuUsage::CpuUsage() 
+    : _initialized(false)
+    , _measuring(false)
+    , _measurementCount(0)
+    , _cycleStartTime(0)
+    , _idleStartTime(0)
+    , _totalIdleTime(0)
+    , _totalCycleTime(0)
+    , _currentCpuUsage(0.0f)
+    , _averageCpuUsage(0.0f)
+    , _maxCpuUsage(0.0f)
+    , _minCpuUsage(100.0f)
+    , _totalCpuTime(0)
+    , _rollingIndex(0)
+    , _rollingWindowFull(false) {
+    
+    // Initialize rolling window
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ROLLING_WINDOW_SIZE; ++i) {
+        _rollingWindow[i] = 0.0f;
+    }
+}
+
+void CpuUsage::begin() {
+    if (_initialized) {
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    _initialized = true;
+    _measurementCount = 0;
+    _totalIdleTime = 0;
+    _totalCycleTime = 0;
+    _totalCpuTime = 0;
+    _currentCpuUsage = 0.0f;
+    _averageCpuUsage = 0.0f;
+    _maxCpuUsage = 0.0f;
+    _minCpuUsage = 100.0f;
+    _rollingIndex = 0;
+    _rollingWindowFull = false;
+    
+    // Initialize rolling window
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ROLLING_WINDOW_SIZE; ++i) {
+        _rollingWindow[i] = 0.0f;
+    }
+}
+
+void CpuUsage::startMeasurement() {
+    if (!_initialized) {
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    if (_measuring) {
+        // If already measuring, end the previous measurement first
+        endMeasurement();
+    }
+    
+    _measuring = true;
+    _cycleStartTime = millis();
+    _idleStartTime = millis();
+}
+
+void CpuUsage::endMeasurement() {
+    if (!_initialized || !_measuring) {
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    unsigned long cycleEndTime = millis();
+    unsigned long cycleDuration = cycleEndTime - _cycleStartTime;
+    
+    // Calculate idle time (time spent in yield() calls)
+    unsigned long idleTime = cycleEndTime - _idleStartTime;
+    
+    // Calculate CPU usage
+    if (cycleDuration > 0) {
+        _currentCpuUsage = ((float)(cycleDuration - idleTime) / (float)cycleDuration) * 100.0f;
+        
+        // Clamp to valid range
+        if (_currentCpuUsage < 0.0f) {
+            _currentCpuUsage = 0.0f;
+        } else if (_currentCpuUsage > 100.0f) {
+            _currentCpuUsage = 100.0f;
+        }
+        
+        // Update statistics
+        _totalCycleTime += cycleDuration;
+        _totalIdleTime += idleTime;
+        _totalCpuTime += (cycleDuration - idleTime);
+        _measurementCount++;
+        
+        // Update rolling average
+        updateRollingAverage(_currentCpuUsage);
+        
+        // Update min/max
+        updateMinMax(_currentCpuUsage);
+        
+        // Calculate overall average
+        if (_measurementCount > 0) {
+            _averageCpuUsage = ((float)_totalCpuTime / (float)_totalCycleTime) * 100.0f;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    _measuring = false;
+}
+
+float CpuUsage::getCpuUsage() const {
+    return _currentCpuUsage;
+}
+
+float CpuUsage::getAverageCpuUsage() const {
+    if (_rollingWindowFull) {
+        return _averageCpuUsage;
+    } else if (_measurementCount > 0) {
+        // Calculate average from rolling window
+        float sum = 0.0f;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < _rollingIndex; ++i) {
+            sum += _rollingWindow[i];
+        }
+        return sum / (float)_rollingIndex;
+    }
+    return 0.0f;
+}
+
+float CpuUsage::getMaxCpuUsage() const {
+    return _maxCpuUsage;
+}
+
+float CpuUsage::getMinCpuUsage() const {
+    return _minCpuUsage;
+}
+
+void CpuUsage::reset() {
+    _measurementCount = 0;
+    _totalIdleTime = 0;
+    _totalCycleTime = 0;
+    _totalCpuTime = 0;
+    _currentCpuUsage = 0.0f;
+    _averageCpuUsage = 0.0f;
+    _maxCpuUsage = 0.0f;
+    _minCpuUsage = 100.0f;
+    _rollingIndex = 0;
+    _rollingWindowFull = false;
+    
+    // Reset rolling window
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ROLLING_WINDOW_SIZE; ++i) {
+        _rollingWindow[i] = 0.0f;
+    }
+}
+
+bool CpuUsage::isMeasuring() const {
+    return _measuring;
+}
+
+unsigned long CpuUsage::getMeasurementCount() const {
+    return _measurementCount;
+}
+
+void CpuUsage::updateRollingAverage(float value) {
+    _rollingWindow[_rollingIndex] = value;
+    _rollingIndex++;
+    
+    if (_rollingIndex >= ROLLING_WINDOW_SIZE) {
+        _rollingIndex = 0;
+        _rollingWindowFull = true;
+    }
+    
+    // Calculate rolling average
+    float sum = 0.0f;
+    size_t count = _rollingWindowFull ? ROLLING_WINDOW_SIZE : _rollingIndex;
+    
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+        sum += _rollingWindow[i];
+    }
+    
+    _averageCpuUsage = sum / (float)count;
+}
+
+void CpuUsage::updateMinMax(float value) {
+    if (value > _maxCpuUsage) {
+        _maxCpuUsage = value;
+    }
+    if (value < _minCpuUsage) {
+        _minCpuUsage = value;
+    }
+}