diff --git a/src/analytics/analytics.module.ts b/src/analytics/analytics.module.ts
index 85a8c898..b94194ba 100644
--- a/src/analytics/analytics.module.ts
+++ b/src/analytics/analytics.module.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { APP_INTERCEPTOR } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { AnalyticsService } from './analytics.service';
 import { AnalyticsController } from './analytics.controller';
+import { FingerprintModule } from './fingerprint/fingerprint.module';
+import { FingerprintInterceptor } from './fingerprint/fingerprint.interceptor';
+import { MetricsCollectionService } from '../monitoring/metrics/metrics-collection.service';
 
 @Module({
-  providers: [AnalyticsService],
+  imports: [FingerprintModule],
+  providers: [
+    MetricsCollectionService,
+    AnalyticsService,
+    { provide: APP_INTERCEPTOR, useClass: FingerprintInterceptor },
+  ],
   controllers: [AnalyticsController],
-  exports: [AnalyticsService],
+  exports: [AnalyticsService, FingerprintModule],
 })
 export class AnalyticsModule {}
diff --git a/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.interceptor.spec.ts b/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.interceptor.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f3549a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.interceptor.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { ExecutionContext, CallHandler } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { of } from 'rxjs';
+import { Request } from 'express';
+import { FingerprintInterceptor } from './fingerprint.interceptor';
+import { FingerprintService } from './fingerprint.service';
+import { AnalyticsService } from '../analytics.service';
+
+type FingerprintedRequest = Request & { fingerprintHash?: string };
+
+function makeReq(overrides: Partial<FingerprintedRequest> = {}): FingerprintedRequest {
+  return {
+    method: 'GET',
+    path: '/test',
+    ip: '10.0.0.1',
+    headers: { 'user-agent': 'Jest', 'accept-language': 'en' },
+    ...overrides,
+  } as unknown as FingerprintedRequest;
+}
+
+function makeContext(req: FingerprintedRequest): ExecutionContext {
+  return {
+    switchToHttp: () => ({ getRequest: () => req }),
+  } as unknown as ExecutionContext;
+}
+
+function makeHandler(): CallHandler {
+  return { handle: () => of('ok') };
+}
+
+describe('FingerprintInterceptor', () => {
+  let fingerprintService: FingerprintService;
+  let analyticsService: jest.Mocked<Pick<AnalyticsService, 'recordEvent'>>;
+  let interceptor: FingerprintInterceptor;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fingerprintService = new FingerprintService();
+    analyticsService = { recordEvent: jest.fn() };
+    interceptor = new FingerprintInterceptor(
+      fingerprintService,
+      analyticsService as unknown as AnalyticsService,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('returns an observable', () => {
+    const req = makeReq();
+    const result = interceptor.intercept(makeContext(req), makeHandler());
+    expect(result).toBeDefined();
+    expect(typeof result.subscribe).toBe('function');
+  });
+
+  it('attaches fingerprintHash to the request', () => {
+    const req = makeReq();
+    interceptor.intercept(makeContext(req), makeHandler());
+    expect(req.fingerprintHash).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/);
+  });
+
+  it('records an analytics event for a new fingerprint', () => {
+    // Use a unique IP so this fingerprint is guaranteed not in the shared seen map
+    const req = makeReq({ ip: `192.0.2.${Math.floor(Math.random() * 254) + 1}` });
+    interceptor.intercept(makeContext(req), makeHandler());
+    expect(analyticsService.recordEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'request',
+      'fingerprint',
+      expect.any(String),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('deduplicates: does not record a second event for the same fingerprint in the same window', () => {
+    const req = makeReq({ ip: `198.51.100.${Math.floor(Math.random() * 254) + 1}` });
+    const ctx = makeContext(req);
+    interceptor.intercept(ctx, makeHandler());
+    interceptor.intercept(ctx, makeHandler());
+    expect(analyticsService.recordEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('records separate events for different fingerprints', () => {
+    interceptor.intercept(makeContext(makeReq({ ip: '203.0.113.1' })), makeHandler());
+    interceptor.intercept(makeContext(makeReq({ ip: '203.0.114.1' })), makeHandler());
+    expect(analyticsService.recordEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.interceptor.ts b/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.interceptor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab736a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.interceptor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import {
+  Injectable,
+  NestInterceptor,
+  ExecutionContext,
+  CallHandler,
+  Logger,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { Request } from 'express';
+import { FingerprintService } from './fingerprint.service';
+import { AnalyticsService } from '../analytics.service';
+
+/** In-memory deduplication store (TTL-based). */
+const seen = new Map<string, number>();
+const DEDUP_WINDOW_MS = 60_000;
+
+/** Prune expired entries periodically to avoid unbounded growth. */
+setInterval(() => {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  for (const [key, ts] of seen) {
+    if (now - ts > DEDUP_WINDOW_MS) seen.delete(key);
+  }
+}, DEDUP_WINDOW_MS);
+
+@Injectable()
+export class FingerprintInterceptor implements NestInterceptor {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(FingerprintInterceptor.name);
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly fingerprintService: FingerprintService,
+    private readonly analyticsService: AnalyticsService,
+  ) {}
+
+  intercept(context: ExecutionContext, next: CallHandler): Observable<unknown> {
+    const req = context.switchToHttp().getRequest<Request>();
+    const fingerprint = this.fingerprintService.generate(req);
+    const dedupKey = this.fingerprintService.windowedKey(fingerprint.hash, DEDUP_WINDOW_MS);
+
+    // Attach fingerprint hash to request for downstream use
+    (req as Request & { fingerprintHash?: string }).fingerprintHash = fingerprint.hash;
+
+    if (!seen.has(dedupKey)) {
+      seen.set(dedupKey, Date.now());
+      this.analyticsService.recordEvent(
+        'request',
+        'fingerprint',
+        fingerprint.meta.path,
+      );
+      this.logger.debug(`New fingerprint: ${fingerprint.hash} path=${fingerprint.meta.path}`);
+    }
+
+    return next.handle();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.module.ts b/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9313088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { FingerprintService } from './fingerprint.service';
+import { FingerprintInterceptor } from './fingerprint.interceptor';
+
+@Module({
+  providers: [FingerprintService, FingerprintInterceptor],
+  exports: [FingerprintService, FingerprintInterceptor],
+})
+export class FingerprintModule {}
diff --git a/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.service.spec.ts b/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b87ef02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { Request } from 'express';
+import { FingerprintService } from './fingerprint.service';
+
+function makeReq(overrides: Partial<Request> = {}): Request {
+  return {
+    method: 'GET',
+    path: '/test',
+    ip: '192.168.1.42',
+    headers: {
+      'user-agent': 'TestAgent/1.0',
+      'accept-language': 'en-US',
+    },
+    ...overrides,
+  } as unknown as Request;
+}
+
+describe('FingerprintService', () => {
+  let svc: FingerprintService;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    svc = new FingerprintService();
+  });
+
+  describe('generate', () => {
+    it('returns a 64-char hex hash', () => {
+      const fp = svc.generate(makeReq());
+      expect(fp.hash).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/);
+    });
+
+    it('truncates IPv4 to /24 subnet', () => {
+      const fp = svc.generate(makeReq({ ip: '10.20.30.99' }));
+      expect(fp.meta.ipSubnet).toBe('10.20.30.0/24');
+    });
+
+    it('truncates IPv6 to /48 subnet', () => {
+      const fp = svc.generate(makeReq({ ip: '2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334' }));
+      expect(fp.meta.ipSubnet).toBe('2001:db8:85a3::/48');
+    });
+
+    it('uses x-forwarded-for when present', () => {
+      const req = makeReq({
+        headers: { 'x-forwarded-for': '203.0.113.5, 10.0.0.1' },
+      });
+      const fp = svc.generate(req);
+      expect(fp.meta.ipSubnet).toBe('203.0.113.0/24');
+    });
+
+    it('produces the same hash for identical requests', () => {
+      const fp1 = svc.generate(makeReq());
+      const fp2 = svc.generate(makeReq());
+      expect(fp1.hash).toBe(fp2.hash);
+    });
+
+    it('produces different hashes for different IPs', () => {
+      const fp1 = svc.generate(makeReq({ ip: '1.2.3.4' }));
+      const fp2 = svc.generate(makeReq({ ip: '5.6.7.8' }));
+      expect(fp1.hash).not.toBe(fp2.hash);
+    });
+
+    it('produces different hashes for different paths', () => {
+      const fp1 = svc.generate(makeReq({ path: '/a' }));
+      const fp2 = svc.generate(makeReq({ path: '/b' }));
+      expect(fp1.hash).not.toBe(fp2.hash);
+    });
+
+    it('does not include raw IP in the fingerprint meta', () => {
+      const fp = svc.generate(makeReq({ ip: '192.168.1.42' }));
+      // meta should only expose the subnet, not the full IP
+      expect(fp.meta.ipSubnet).not.toBe('192.168.1.42');
+      expect(fp.meta.ipSubnet).toBe('192.168.1.0/24');
+    });
+
+    it('handles missing headers gracefully', () => {
+      const req = makeReq({ headers: {} });
+      expect(() => svc.generate(req)).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('handles missing ip gracefully', () => {
+      const req = makeReq({ ip: undefined });
+      expect(() => svc.generate(req)).not.toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('windowedKey', () => {
+    it('returns a string prefixed with fp:', () => {
+      const key = svc.windowedKey('abc123');
+      expect(key).toMatch(/^fp:abc123:\d+$/);
+    });
+
+    it('returns the same key within the same window', () => {
+      const hash = 'deadbeef';
+      const k1 = svc.windowedKey(hash, 60_000);
+      const k2 = svc.windowedKey(hash, 60_000);
+      expect(k1).toBe(k2);
+    });
+
+    it('returns different keys for different hashes', () => {
+      const k1 = svc.windowedKey('aaa');
+      const k2 = svc.windowedKey('bbb');
+      expect(k1).not.toBe(k2);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.service.ts b/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0154b1fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/analytics/fingerprint/fingerprint.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { createHash } from 'crypto';
+import { Request } from 'express';
+
+export interface RequestFingerprint {
+  /** One-way hash — no raw PII stored */
+  hash: string;
+  /** Coarse metadata safe for analytics */
+  meta: {
+    method: string;
+    path: string;
+    /** Truncated to /24 subnet for IPv4, /48 for IPv6 */
+    ipSubnet: string;
+    userAgent: string;
+    acceptLanguage: string;
+  };
+}
+
+@Injectable()
+export class FingerprintService {
+  /**
+   * Builds a privacy-safe fingerprint from the incoming request.
+   *
+   * Privacy guarantees:
+   *  - Full IP is never stored; only the network subnet is retained.
+   *  - User-agent and accept-language are included as-is (non-PII headers).
+   *  - The hash is a one-way SHA-256 digest — it cannot be reversed.
+   */
+  generate(req: Request): RequestFingerprint {
+    const ip = this.extractIp(req);
+    const ipSubnet = this.toSubnet(ip);
+    const userAgent = (req.headers['user-agent'] ?? '').slice(0, 256);
+    const acceptLanguage = (req.headers['accept-language'] ?? '').slice(0, 64);
+    const method = req.method;
+    const path = req.path;
+
+    const raw = [ipSubnet, userAgent, acceptLanguage, method, path].join('|');
+    const hash = createHash('sha256').update(raw).digest('hex');
+
+    return { hash, meta: { method, path, ipSubnet, userAgent, acceptLanguage } };
+  }
+
+  /** Stable deduplication key scoped to a time window (default: 1 minute). */
+  windowedKey(hash: string, windowMs = 60_000): string {
+    const bucket = Math.floor(Date.now() / windowMs);
+    return `fp:${hash}:${bucket}`;
+  }
+
+  // ── private helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  private extractIp(req: Request): string {
+    const forwarded = req.headers['x-forwarded-for'];
+    if (typeof forwarded === 'string') {
+      return forwarded.split(',')[0].trim();
+    }
+    return req.ip ?? '0.0.0.0';
+  }
+
+  /** Truncates IP to subnet to avoid storing precise location. */
+  private toSubnet(ip: string): string {
+    if (ip.includes(':')) {
+      // IPv6 → keep first 3 groups (/48)
+      return ip.split(':').slice(0, 3).join(':') + '::/48';
+    }
+    // IPv4 → keep first 3 octets (/24)
+    const parts = ip.split('.');
+    if (parts.length === 4) {
+      return `${parts[0]}.${parts[1]}.${parts[2]}.0/24`;
+    }
+    return '0.0.0.0/24';
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app.module.ts b/src/app.module.ts
index 5b256790..e527ec59 100644
--- a/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app.module.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AppController } from './app.controller';
 import { SearchModule } from './search/search.module';
+import { AnalyticsModule } from './analytics/analytics.module';
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [
-    SearchModule,
-  ],
+  imports: [SearchModule, AnalyticsModule],
   controllers: [AppController],
   providers: [],
 })
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 09806fba..2d92d3a4 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "lib": ["es2021", "dom"],
-    "types": ["node"]
+    "types": ["node", "jest"]
   },
   "include": ["src/**/*"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist", "test/**/*"]