diff --git a/tools/valkey-metrics/config.yml b/tools/valkey-metrics/config.yml
index 517c6b85..c437e23d 100644
--- a/tools/valkey-metrics/config.yml
+++ b/tools/valkey-metrics/config.yml
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ epics:
     monitoringDuration: 60000
     monitoringInterval: 60000
     maxCommandsPerRun: 1000000
-    monitor: "monitor"
+    file_prefix: "monitor"
diff --git a/tools/valkey-metrics/src/analyzers/calculateHotKeys.js b/tools/valkey-metrics/src/analyzers/calculateHotKeys.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ada7d6be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/valkey-metrics/src/analyzers/calculateHotKeys.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import * as R from 'ramda'
+import * as Streamer from '../effects/ndjson-streamer.js'
+
+export const calculateHotKeys = async () => {
+  const rows = await Streamer.monitor()
+  const ACCESS_COMMANDS = ["get", "set", "mget", "hget", "hgetall", "hmget", "json.get", "json.mget"]
+  const CUT_OFF_FREQUENCY = 1
+
+  return R.pipe(
+    R.reduce((acc, { ts, command }) => {
+      const [cmd, ...args] = command.split(' ').filter(Boolean)
+      if (ACCESS_COMMANDS.includes(cmd.trim().toLowerCase())) {
+        args.forEach(key => {
+          acc[key] = acc[key] ? acc[key] + 1 : 1
+        })
+      }
+      return acc
+    }, {}),
+    R.toPairs,
+    R.sort(R.descend(R.last)),
+    R.reject(([key, count]) => count <= CUT_OFF_FREQUENCY)
+  )(rows)
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/valkey-metrics/src/effects/ndjson-reader.js b/tools/valkey-metrics/src/effects/ndjson-reader.js
index bb04f30e..248c0104 100644
--- a/tools/valkey-metrics/src/effects/ndjson-reader.js
+++ b/tools/valkey-metrics/src/effects/ndjson-reader.js
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
 import path from "node:path"
 import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises"
+import { ymd } from "../utils/helpers"
 
 const DATA_DIR = process.env.METRICS_DIR || path.resolve(process.cwd(), "data")
 
-const ymd = d => {
-  const y = d.getFullYear()
-  const m = String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0")
-  const day = String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, "0")
-  return `${y}${m}${day}` // "20250924"
-}
-
 const fileFor = (prefix, date) => path.join(DATA_DIR, `${prefix}_${ymd(date)}.ndjson`)
 
 // read file text or "" (ENOENT-safe)
diff --git a/tools/valkey-metrics/src/effects/ndjson-streamer.js b/tools/valkey-metrics/src/effects/ndjson-streamer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9daeae61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/valkey-metrics/src/effects/ndjson-streamer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import readline from "node:readline";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { ymd } from "../utils/helpers.js";
+
+const DATA_DIR = process.env.METRICS_DIR || path.resolve(process.cwd(), "data");
+
+const fileFor = (prefix, date) => path.join(DATA_DIR, `${prefix}_${ymd(date)}.ndjson`);
+
+export async function streamNdjson(prefix, filterFn = () => true) {
+  const today = new Date();
+  const yesterday = new Date(today);
+  yesterday.setDate(today.getDate() - 1);
+
+  const files = [fileFor(prefix, yesterday), fileFor(prefix, today)];
+  const results = [];
+
+  for (const file of files) {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(file)) continue;
+
+    const fileStream = fs.createReadStream(file, { encoding: "utf8" });
+    const rl = readline.createInterface({ input: fileStream, crlfDelay: Infinity });
+
+    for await (const line of rl) {
+      if (!line.trim()) continue;
+      try {
+        const obj = JSON.parse(line);
+        if (filterFn(obj))  results.push(obj)
+       
+      } catch {
+        // ignore bad lines
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return results; // JSON array of all objects
+}
+
+export const [memory_stats, info_cpu, slowlog_len, slowlog_get, monitor] =
+  ['memory', 'cpu', 'slowlog_len', 'slowlog', 'monitor'].map(filePrefix => () => streamNdjson(filePrefix))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/valkey-metrics/src/effects/ndjson-writer.js b/tools/valkey-metrics/src/effects/ndjson-writer.js
index 20ff1328..6659170d 100644
--- a/tools/valkey-metrics/src/effects/ndjson-writer.js
+++ b/tools/valkey-metrics/src/effects/ndjson-writer.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as R from "ramda"
 const dayStr = ts => new Date(ts).toISOString().slice(0, 10).replace(/-/g, "")
 
 export const makeNdjsonWriter = ({ dataDir, filePrefix }) => {
-  const fileFor = ts => path.join(dataDir, `${filePrefix}_${dayStr(ts)}.ndjson`)
+  const fileFor = ts => path.join(dataDir, `${filePrefix}_${dayStr(ts, filePrefix)}.ndjson`)
 
   const appendRows = async (rows = []) => {
     if (R.isEmpty(rows.length)) return
diff --git a/tools/valkey-metrics/src/index.js b/tools/valkey-metrics/src/index.js
index 21b76c0a..771b7d58 100644
--- a/tools/valkey-metrics/src/index.js
+++ b/tools/valkey-metrics/src/index.js
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import fs from "fs"
 import express from "express"
 import { createClient } from "@valkey/client"
 import { loadConfig } from "./config.js"
-import * as Reader from "./effects/ndjson-reader.js"
+import * as Streamer from "./effects/ndjson-streamer.js"
 import { setupCollectors } from "./init-collectors.js"
+import { calculateHotKeys } from "./analyzers/calculateHotKeys.js"
 
 const cfg = loadConfig()
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ app.get("/health", (req, res) => res.json({ ok: true }))
 
 app.get('/memory', async (_req, res) => {
   try {
-    const rows = await Reader.memory_stats()
+    const rows = await Streamer.memory_stats()
     res.json({ rows })
   } catch (e) {
     res.status(500).json({ error: e.message })
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ app.get('/memory', async (_req, res) => {
 
 app.get('/cpu', async (_req, res) => {
   try {
-    const rows = await Reader.info_cpu()
+    const rows = await Streamer.info_cpu()
     res.json({ rows })
   } catch (e) {
     res.status(500).json({ error: e.message })
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ app.get('/cpu', async (_req, res) => {
 app.get('/slowlog', async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const count = Number(req.query.count) || 50
-    const rows = await Reader.slowlog_get(count)
+    const rows = await Streamer.slowlog_get(count)
     res.json({ count: Math.max(1, Math.min(500, count)), rows })
   } catch (e) {
     res.status(500).json({ error: e.message })
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ app.get('/slowlog', async (req, res) => {
 
 app.get('/slowlog_len', async (_req, res) => {
   try {
-    const rows = await Reader.slowlog_len()
+    const rows = await Streamer.slowlog_len()
     res.json({ rows })
   } catch (e) {
     res.status(500).json({ error: e.message })
@@ -69,13 +70,22 @@ app.get('/slowlog_len', async (_req, res) => {
 
 app.get('/monitor', async (_req, res) => {
   try {
-    const rows = await Reader.monitor();
+    const rows = await Streamer.monitor();
     res.json({ rows });
   } catch (e) {
     res.status(500).json({ error: e.message });
   }
 });
 
+app.get('/hot-keys', async (_req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const hotkeys = await calculateHotKeys()
+    res.json(hotkeys)
+  } catch (e) {
+    res.status(500).json({error: e.message})
+  }
+})
+
 const port = Number(cfg.server.port || 3000)
 const server = app.listen(port, () => {
   console.log(`listening on http://0.0.0.0:${port}`)
diff --git a/tools/valkey-metrics/src/init-collectors.js b/tools/valkey-metrics/src/init-collectors.js
index 3944afe3..46a8d0cb 100644
--- a/tools/valkey-metrics/src/init-collectors.js
+++ b/tools/valkey-metrics/src/init-collectors.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const setupCollectors = async client => {
     if(f.type === "monitor"){
       sink = {
         appendRows: async rows => {
-          await nd.appendRows(rows, { newFile: true }) // new file per batch
+          await nd.appendRows(rows)
           console.info(`[${f.name}] wrote ${rows.length} logs to ${cfg.server.data_dir}/${f.file_prefix || f.name}`)
         },
         close: nd.close
diff --git a/tools/valkey-metrics/src/utils/helpers.js b/tools/valkey-metrics/src/utils/helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb4bbc43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/valkey-metrics/src/utils/helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export const ymd = d => {
+  const y = d.getFullYear()
+  const m = String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0")
+  const day = String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, "0")
+  return `${y}${m}${day}` // "20250924"
+}