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verifiedhigh · 0.94updated 2026-10-04

llama.cpp cached prompt-token counter

llama-cpp · counter

Fields

id
metric-exposures/w3m-llama-cpp-llamacpp-prompt-tokens-cached-total
Metric name
llamacpp:prompt_tokens_cached_total
Metric type
counter
Unit
tokens
Exposure
prometheus
Endpoint
/metrics (--metrics; router mode requires ?model={model_id})
Enabled by default
no
notes
llama.cpp master, server_task_result_metrics::to_metrics() in tools/server/server-task.cpp, read 2026-10-04. Off by default: '--metrics enable prometheus compatible metrics endpoint (default: disabled)' (env LLAMA_ARG_ENDPOINT_METRICS), and 'This endpoint is only accessible if --metrics is set'. The body is assembled by string concatenation with no Prometheus client library, so there are NO labels at all and no multiprocess mode - every series is a bare name-plus-value line. In router mode /metrics requires ?model={model_id} or returns HTTP 400. Present in the source but MISSING from the README's Available metrics table - a documentation gap, not a source gap.

Notes

llama.cpp master, server_task_result_metrics::to_metrics() in tools/server/server-task.cpp, read 2026-10-04. Off by default: '--metrics enable prometheus compatible metrics endpoint (default: disabled)' (env LLAMA_ARG_ENDPOINT_METRICS), and 'This endpoint is only accessible if --metrics is set'. The body is assembled by string concatenation with no Prometheus client library, so there are NO labels at all and no multiprocess mode - every series is a bare name-plus-value line. In router mode /metrics requires ?model={model_id} or returns HTTP 400. Present in the source but MISSING from the README's Available metrics table - a documentation gap, not a source gap.

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