diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 0373f61cc..8ffc27954 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ proto_library(
     deps = [":common_proto"],
 )
 
+cc_proto_library(
+    name = "reporter_cc_proto",
+    deps = [":reporter_proto"],
+)
+
 python_grpc_compile(
     name = "reporter_py_proto",
     deps = [":reporter_proto"],
@@ -252,6 +257,31 @@ cc_library(
     ],
 )
 
+# Metrics Agent gRPC lib.
+cc_grpc_library(
+    name = "reporter_cc_grpc",
+    srcs = [":reporter_proto"],
+    grpc_only = True,
+    deps = [":reporter_cc_proto"],
+)
+
+# Metrics Agent client.
+cc_library(
+    name = "reporter_rpc",
+    hdrs = glob([
+        "src/ray/rpc/metrics_agent_client.h",
+    ]),
+    copts = COPTS,
+    deps = [
+        ":grpc_common_lib",
+        ":ray_common",
+        ":reporter_cc_grpc",
+        "@boost//:asio",
+        "@boost//:thread",
+        "@com_github_grpc_grpc//:grpc++",
+    ],
+)
+
 # === End of rpc definitions ===
 
 # === Begin of plasma definitions ===
@@ -576,6 +606,7 @@ cc_library(
     }),
     deps = [
         ":ray_util",
+        ":reporter_rpc",
         "@com_github_jupp0r_prometheus_cpp//pull",
         "@com_google_absl//absl/base:core_headers",
         "@com_google_absl//absl/memory",
diff --git a/python/ray/node.py b/python/ray/node.py
index 19c3ad22f..9b304a0bf 100644
--- a/python/ray/node.py
+++ b/python/ray/node.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ class Node:
             include_log_monitor=True,
             resources={},
             temp_dir=ray.utils.get_ray_temp_dir(),
+            metrics_agent_port=self._get_unused_port()[0],
             worker_path=os.path.join(
                 os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
                 "workers/default_worker.py"))
@@ -554,6 +555,7 @@ class Node:
                                     open_log(reporter_err_name))
         process_info = ray.services.start_reporter(
             self.redis_address,
+            self._ray_params.metrics_agent_port,
             stdout_file=stdout_file,
             stderr_file=stderr_file,
             redis_password=self._ray_params.redis_password,
@@ -661,6 +663,7 @@ class Node:
             self._ray_params.max_worker_port,
             self._ray_params.object_manager_port,
             self._ray_params.redis_password,
+            self._ray_params.metrics_agent_port,
             use_valgrind=use_valgrind,
             use_profiler=use_profiler,
             stdout_file=stdout_file,
diff --git a/python/ray/parameter.py b/python/ray/parameter.py
index cefe3b17f..113621547 100644
--- a/python/ray/parameter.py
+++ b/python/ray/parameter.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class RayParams:
             Java worker.
         java_worker_options (list): The command options for Java worker.
         load_code_from_local: Whether load code from local file or from GCS.
+        metrics_agent_port(int): The port to bind metrics agent.
         _internal_config (str): JSON configuration for overriding
             RayConfig defaults. For testing purposes ONLY.
         lru_evict (bool): Enable LRU eviction if space is needed.
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ class RayParams:
                  java_worker_options=None,
                  load_code_from_local=False,
                  _internal_config=None,
+                 metrics_agent_port=None,
                  lru_evict=False):
         self.object_ref_seed = object_ref_seed
         self.redis_address = redis_address
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ class RayParams:
         self.include_java = include_java
         self.java_worker_options = java_worker_options
         self.load_code_from_local = load_code_from_local
+        self.metrics_agent_port = metrics_agent_port
         self._internal_config = _internal_config
         self._lru_evict = lru_evict
         self._check_usage()
diff --git a/python/ray/reporter.py b/python/ray/reporter.py
index 437bae723..5ccc0b7f5 100644
--- a/python/ray/reporter.py
+++ b/python/ray/reporter.py
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ class ReporterServer(reporter_pb2_grpc.ReporterServiceServicer):
         return reporter_pb2.GetProfilingStatsReply(
             profiling_stats=profiling_stats, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
 
+    def ReportMetrics(self, request, context):
+        # TODO(sang): Process metrics here.
+        return reporter_pb2.ReportMetricsReply()
+
 
 def recursive_asdict(o):
     if isinstance(o, tuple) and hasattr(o, "_asdict"):
@@ -94,11 +98,12 @@ class Reporter:
         redis_client: A client used to communicate with the Redis server.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, redis_address, redis_password=None):
+    def __init__(self, redis_address, port, redis_password=None):
         """Initialize the reporter object."""
         self.cpu_counts = (psutil.cpu_count(), psutil.cpu_count(logical=False))
         self.ip = ray.services.get_node_ip_address()
         self.hostname = platform.node()
+        self.port = port
 
         _ = psutil.cpu_percent()  # For initialization
 
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@ class Reporter:
         server = grpc.server(thread_pool, options=(("grpc.so_reuseport", 0), ))
         reporter_pb2_grpc.add_ReporterServiceServicer_to_server(
             ReporterServer(), server)
-        port = server.add_insecure_port("[::]:0")
+        port = server.add_insecure_port("[::]:{}".format(self.port))
         server.start()
         self.redis_client.set("REPORTER_PORT:{}".format(self.ip), port)
         """Run the reporter."""
@@ -248,6 +253,11 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         required=True,
         type=str,
         help="The address to use for Redis.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--port",
+        required=True,
+        type=int,
+        help="The port to bind the reporter process.")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--redis-password",
         required=False,
@@ -270,7 +280,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     args = parser.parse_args()
     ray.utils.setup_logger(args.logging_level, args.logging_format)
 
-    reporter = Reporter(args.redis_address, redis_password=args.redis_password)
+    reporter = Reporter(
+        args.redis_address, args.port, redis_password=args.redis_password)
 
     try:
         reporter.run()
diff --git a/python/ray/services.py b/python/ray/services.py
index 59cf5d5ec..51022ec79 100644
--- a/python/ray/services.py
+++ b/python/ray/services.py
@@ -1065,6 +1065,7 @@ def start_log_monitor(redis_address,
 
 
 def start_reporter(redis_address,
+                   port,
                    stdout_file=None,
                    stderr_file=None,
                    redis_password=None,
@@ -1073,6 +1074,7 @@ def start_reporter(redis_address,
 
     Args:
         redis_address (str): The address of the Redis instance.
+        port(int): The port to bind the reporter process.
         stdout_file: A file handle opened for writing to redirect stdout to. If
             no redirection should happen, then this should be None.
         stderr_file: A file handle opened for writing to redirect stderr to. If
@@ -1085,10 +1087,8 @@ def start_reporter(redis_address,
     reporter_filepath = os.path.join(
         os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "reporter.py")
     command = [
-        sys.executable,
-        "-u",
-        reporter_filepath,
-        "--redis-address={}".format(redis_address),
+        sys.executable, "-u", reporter_filepath,
+        "--redis-address={}".format(redis_address), "--port={}".format(port)
     ]
     if redis_password:
         command += ["--redis-password", redis_password]
@@ -1249,6 +1249,7 @@ def start_raylet(redis_address,
                  max_worker_port=None,
                  object_manager_port=None,
                  redis_password=None,
+                 metrics_agent_port=None,
                  use_valgrind=False,
                  use_profiler=False,
                  stdout_file=None,
@@ -1284,6 +1285,7 @@ def start_raylet(redis_address,
         max_worker_port (int): The highest port number that workers will bind
             on. If set, min_worker_port must also be set.
         redis_password: The password to use when connecting to Redis.
+        metrics_agent_port(int): The port where metrics agent is bound to.
         use_valgrind (bool): True if the raylet should be started inside
             of valgrind. If this is True, use_profiler must be False.
         use_profiler (bool): True if the raylet should be started inside
@@ -1390,6 +1392,7 @@ def start_raylet(redis_address,
         "--redis_password={}".format(redis_password or ""),
         "--temp_dir={}".format(temp_dir),
         "--session_dir={}".format(session_dir),
+        "--metrics-agent-port={}".format(metrics_agent_port),
     ]
     if config.get("plasma_store_as_thread"):
         # command related to the plasma store
diff --git a/src/ray/common/ray_config_def.h b/src/ray/common/ray_config_def.h
index 222a85bec..db985196e 100644
--- a/src/ray/common/ray_config_def.h
+++ b/src/ray/common/ray_config_def.h
@@ -316,5 +316,11 @@ RAY_CONFIG(bool, gcs_actor_service_enabled,
            getenv("RAY_GCS_ACTOR_SERVICE_ENABLED") != nullptr &&
                getenv("RAY_GCS_ACTOR_SERVICE_ENABLED") == std::string("true"))
 
+/// The batch size for metrics export.
+RAY_CONFIG(int64_t, metrics_report_batch_size, 100)
+
+/// Whether or not we enable metrics collection.
+RAY_CONFIG(int64_t, enable_metrics_collection, true)
+
 /// Whether start the Plasma Store as a Raylet thread.
 RAY_CONFIG(bool, put_small_object_in_memory_store, false)
diff --git a/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.cc b/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.cc
index 97ed09fdb..abb9f2c14 100644
--- a/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.cc
+++ b/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.cc
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ CoreWorker::CoreWorker(const CoreWorkerOptions &options, const WorkerID &worker_
 
   // NOTE(edoakes): any initialization depending on RayConfig must happen after this line.
   RayConfig::instance().initialize(internal_config);
-
   // Start RPC server after all the task receivers are properly initialized and we have
   // our assigned port from the raylet.
   core_worker_server_ = std::unique_ptr<rpc::GrpcServer>(
diff --git a/src/ray/protobuf/common.proto b/src/ray/protobuf/common.proto
index 0f4d426bf..5c9d66ab3 100644
--- a/src/ray/protobuf/common.proto
+++ b/src/ray/protobuf/common.proto
@@ -332,3 +332,10 @@ message CoreWorkerStats {
   // Local reference table.
   repeated ObjectRefInfo object_refs = 17;
 }
+
+message MetricPoint {
+  string metric_name = 1;
+  int64 timestamp = 2;
+  double value = 3;
+  map<string, string> tags = 4;
+}
diff --git a/src/ray/protobuf/reporter.proto b/src/ray/protobuf/reporter.proto
index 4ddb6562d..d45c0f4db 100644
--- a/src/ray/protobuf/reporter.proto
+++ b/src/ray/protobuf/reporter.proto
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ syntax = "proto3";
 
 package ray.rpc;
 
+import "src/ray/protobuf/common.proto";
+
 message GetProfilingStatsRequest {
   // PID of the worker process.
   uint32 pid = 1;
@@ -32,8 +34,17 @@ message GetProfilingStatsReply {
   string stderr = 3;
 }
 
+message ReportMetricsRequest {
+  repeated MetricPoint metrics_point = 1;
+}
+
+message ReportMetricsReply {
+}
+
 // Service for communicating with the reporter.py process on a remote node.
 service ReporterService {
   // Get the profiling stats.
   rpc GetProfilingStats(GetProfilingStatsRequest) returns (GetProfilingStatsReply);
+  // Report metrics to the local metrics agents.
+  rpc ReportMetrics(ReportMetricsRequest) returns (ReportMetricsReply);
 }
diff --git a/src/ray/raylet/main.cc b/src/ray/raylet/main.cc
index ab851224c..0db0e25be 100644
--- a/src/ray/raylet/main.cc
+++ b/src/ray/raylet/main.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ DEFINE_string(raylet_socket_name, "", "The socket name of raylet.");
 DEFINE_string(store_socket_name, "", "The socket name of object store.");
 DEFINE_int32(object_manager_port, -1, "The port of object manager.");
 DEFINE_int32(node_manager_port, -1, "The port of node manager.");
+DEFINE_int32(metrics_agent_port, -1, "The port of metrics agent.");
 DEFINE_string(node_ip_address, "", "The ip address of this node.");
 DEFINE_string(redis_address, "", "The ip address of redis server.");
 DEFINE_int32(redis_port, -1, "The port of redis server.");
@@ -43,10 +44,6 @@ DEFINE_string(java_worker_command, "", "Java worker command.");
 DEFINE_string(redis_password, "", "The password of redis.");
 DEFINE_string(temp_dir, "", "Temporary directory.");
 DEFINE_string(session_dir, "", "The path of this ray session directory.");
-DEFINE_bool(disable_stats, false, "Whether disable the stats.");
-DEFINE_string(stat_address, "127.0.0.1:8888", "The address that we report metrics to.");
-DEFINE_bool(enable_stdout_exporter, false,
-            "Whether enable the stdout exporter for stats.");
 DEFINE_bool(head_node, false, "Whether this is the head node of the cluster.");
 // store options
 DEFINE_int64(object_store_memory, -1, "The initial memory of the object store.");
@@ -67,6 +64,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   const std::string store_socket_name = FLAGS_store_socket_name;
   const int object_manager_port = static_cast<int>(FLAGS_object_manager_port);
   const int node_manager_port = static_cast<int>(FLAGS_node_manager_port);
+  const int metrics_agent_port = static_cast<int>(FLAGS_metrics_agent_port);
   const std::string node_ip_address = FLAGS_node_ip_address;
   const std::string redis_address = FLAGS_redis_address;
   const int redis_port = static_cast<int>(FLAGS_redis_port);
@@ -82,22 +80,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   const std::string redis_password = FLAGS_redis_password;
   const std::string temp_dir = FLAGS_temp_dir;
   const std::string session_dir = FLAGS_session_dir;
-  const bool disable_stats = FLAGS_disable_stats;
-  const std::string stat_address = FLAGS_stat_address;
-  const bool enable_stdout_exporter = FLAGS_enable_stdout_exporter;
   const bool head_node = FLAGS_head_node;
   const int64_t object_store_memory = FLAGS_object_store_memory;
   const std::string plasma_directory = FLAGS_plasma_directory;
   const bool huge_pages = FLAGS_huge_pages;
   gflags::ShutDownCommandLineFlags();
 
-  // Initialize stats.
-  const ray::stats::TagsType global_tags = {
-      {ray::stats::JobNameKey, "raylet"},
-      {ray::stats::VersionKey, "0.9.0.dev0"},
-      {ray::stats::NodeAddressKey, node_ip_address}};
-  ray::stats::Init(stat_address, global_tags, disable_stats, enable_stdout_exporter);
-
   // Configuration for the node manager.
   ray::raylet::NodeManagerConfig node_manager_config;
   std::unordered_map<std::string, double> static_resource_conf;
@@ -236,6 +224,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         server->Start();
       }));
 
+  // Initialize stats.
+  const ray::stats::TagsType global_tags = {
+      {ray::stats::JobNameKey, "raylet"},
+      {ray::stats::VersionKey, "0.9.0.dev0"},
+      {ray::stats::NodeAddressKey, node_ip_address}};
+  ray::stats::Init(global_tags, metrics_agent_port, main_service);
+
   // Destroy the Raylet on a SIGTERM. The pointer to main_service is
   // guaranteed to be valid since this function will run the event loop
   // instead of returning immediately.
diff --git a/src/ray/rpc/metrics_agent_client.h b/src/ray/rpc/metrics_agent_client.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35eab574f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ray/rpc/metrics_agent_client.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Ray Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
+
+#include <thread>
+
+#include "ray/common/status.h"
+#include "ray/protobuf/reporter.grpc.pb.h"
+#include "ray/protobuf/reporter.pb.h"
+#include "ray/rpc/grpc_client.h"
+#include "ray/util/logging.h"
+
+namespace ray {
+namespace rpc {
+
+/// Client used for communicating with a remote node manager server.
+class MetricsAgentClient {
+ public:
+  /// Constructor.
+  ///
+  /// \param[in] address Address of the metrics agent server.
+  /// \param[in] port Port of the metrics agent server.
+  /// \param[in] client_call_manager The `ClientCallManager` used for managing requests.
+  MetricsAgentClient(const std::string &address, const int port,
+                     ClientCallManager &client_call_manager)
+      : client_call_manager_(client_call_manager) {
+    grpc_client_ = std::unique_ptr<GrpcClient<ReporterService>>(
+        new GrpcClient<ReporterService>(address, port, client_call_manager));
+  };
+
+  /// Report metrics to metrics agent.
+  ///
+  /// \param[in] request The request message.
+  /// \param[in] callback The callback function that handles reply.
+  VOID_RPC_CLIENT_METHOD(ReporterService, ReportMetrics, grpc_client_, )
+
+ private:
+  /// The RPC client.
+  std::unique_ptr<GrpcClient<ReporterService>> grpc_client_;
+
+  /// The `ClientCallManager` used for managing requests.
+  ClientCallManager &client_call_manager_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace rpc
+}  // namespace ray
diff --git a/src/ray/stats/metric.h b/src/ray/stats/metric.h
index d35daa83a..b1acc43a8 100644
--- a/src/ray/stats/metric.h
+++ b/src/ray/stats/metric.h
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
-#include "opencensus/exporters/stats/prometheus/prometheus_exporter.h"
 #include "opencensus/stats/stats.h"
 #include "opencensus/tags/tag_key.h"
-#include "prometheus/exposer.h"
 
 #include "ray/util/logging.h"
 
@@ -35,12 +33,16 @@ class StatsConfig final {
  public:
   static StatsConfig &instance();
 
+  /// Set the global tags that will be appended to all metrics in this process.
   void SetGlobalTags(const TagsType &global_tags);
 
+  /// Get the current global tags.
   const TagsType &GetGlobalTags() const;
 
+  /// Set if the stats are enabled in this process.
   void SetIsDisableStats(bool disable_stats);
 
+  /// Get whether or not stats are enabled.
   bool IsStatsDisabled() const;
 
   void SetReportInterval(const absl::Duration interval);
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ class StatsConfig final {
 
  private:
   TagsType global_tags_;
+  /// If true, don't collect metrics in this process.
   bool is_stats_disabled_ = true;
   // Regular reporting interval for all reporters.
   absl::Duration report_interval_ = absl::Seconds(10);
diff --git a/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter.h b/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter.h
index c3fbbeacd..f08937439 100644
--- a/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter.h
+++ b/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter.h
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ class MetricExporter final : public opencensus::stats::StatsExporter::Handler {
                           size_t report_batch_size = kDefaultBatchSize)
       : metric_exporter_client_(metric_exporter_client),
         report_batch_size_(report_batch_size) {}
+
   ~MetricExporter() = default;
+
   static void Register(std::shared_ptr<MetricExporterClient> metric_exporter_client,
                        size_t report_batch_size) {
     opencensus::stats::StatsExporter::RegisterPushHandler(
@@ -63,10 +65,8 @@ class MetricExporter final : public opencensus::stats::StatsExporter::Handler {
         tags[keys[i]] = row.first[i];
       }
       // Current timestamp is used for point not view data time.
-      MetricPoint point{metric_name,
-                        current_sys_time_ms(),
-                        static_cast<double>(row.second),
-                        tags};
+      MetricPoint point{metric_name, current_sys_time_ms(),
+                        static_cast<double>(row.second), tags};
       RAY_LOG(DEBUG) << "Metric name " << metric_name << ", value " << point.value;
       points.push_back(std::move(point));
       if (points.size() >= report_batch_size_) {
diff --git a/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter_client.cc b/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter_client.cc
index f5df17738..9a774c517 100644
--- a/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter_client.cc
+++ b/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter_client.cc
@@ -19,10 +19,16 @@
 namespace ray {
 namespace stats {
 
+///
+/// Stdout Exporter
+///
 void StdoutExporterClient::ReportMetrics(const std::vector<MetricPoint> &points) {
   RAY_LOG(DEBUG) << "Metric point size : " << points.size();
 }
 
+///
+/// Metrics Exporter Decorator
+///
 MetricExporterDecorator::MetricExporterDecorator(
     std::shared_ptr<MetricExporterClient> exporter)
     : exporter_(exporter) {}
@@ -32,5 +38,35 @@ void MetricExporterDecorator::ReportMetrics(const std::vector<MetricPoint> &poin
     exporter_->ReportMetrics(points);
   }
 }
+
+///
+/// Metrics Agent Exporter
+///
+MetricsAgentExporter::MetricsAgentExporter(std::shared_ptr<MetricExporterClient> exporter,
+                                           const int port,
+                                           boost::asio::io_service &io_service,
+                                           const std::string address)
+    : MetricExporterDecorator(exporter), client_call_manager_(io_service) {
+  client_.reset(new rpc::MetricsAgentClient(address, port, client_call_manager_));
+}
+
+void MetricsAgentExporter::ReportMetrics(const std::vector<MetricPoint> &points) {
+  MetricExporterDecorator::ReportMetrics(points);
+  rpc::ReportMetricsRequest request;
+  for (auto point : points) {
+    auto metric_point = request.add_metrics_point();
+    metric_point->set_metric_name(point.metric_name);
+    metric_point->set_timestamp(point.timestamp);
+    metric_point->set_value(point.value);
+    auto mutable_tags = metric_point->mutable_tags();
+    for (auto &tag : point.tags) {
+      (*mutable_tags)[tag.first] = tag.second;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // TODO(sang): Should retry metrics report if it fails.
+  client_->ReportMetrics(request, nullptr);
+}
+
 }  // namespace stats
 }  // namespace ray
diff --git a/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter_client.h b/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter_client.h
index 507f4051c..bce4d9b62 100644
--- a/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter_client.h
+++ b/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter_client.h
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <boost/asio.hpp>
+
+#include "ray/rpc/client_call.h"
+#include "ray/rpc/metrics_agent_client.h"
 #include "ray/stats/metric.h"
 
 namespace ray {
@@ -51,15 +55,20 @@ class MetricExporterDecorator : public MetricExporterClient {
   std::shared_ptr<MetricExporterClient> exporter_;
 };
 
-class OpentsdbExporterClient : public MetricExporterDecorator {
+class MetricsAgentExporter : public MetricExporterDecorator {
  public:
-  OpentsdbExporterClient(std::shared_ptr<MetricExporterClient> exporter)
-      : MetricExporterDecorator(exporter) {}
-  void ReportMetrics(const std::vector<MetricPoint> &points) override {
-    MetricExporterDecorator::ReportMetrics(points);
-    // TODO(lingxuan.zlx): opentsdb client is used for report to backend
-    // storage.
-  }
+  MetricsAgentExporter(std::shared_ptr<MetricExporterClient> exporter, const int port,
+                       boost::asio::io_service &io_service, const std::string address);
+
+  ~MetricsAgentExporter() {}
+
+  void ReportMetrics(const std::vector<MetricPoint> &points) override;
+
+ private:
+  /// Client to call a metrics agent gRPC server.
+  std::unique_ptr<rpc::MetricsAgentClient> client_;
+  /// Call Manager for gRPC client.
+  rpc::ClientCallManager client_call_manager_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace stats
diff --git a/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter_client_test.cc b/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter_client_test.cc
index 6b1e32b3b..30929d675 100644
--- a/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter_client_test.cc
+++ b/src/ray/stats/metric_exporter_client_test.cc
@@ -122,17 +122,20 @@ class MetricExporterClientTest : public ::testing::Test {
     absl::Duration harvest_interval = absl::Milliseconds(kReportFlushInterval / 2);
     ray::stats::StatsConfig::instance().SetReportInterval(report_interval);
     ray::stats::StatsConfig::instance().SetHarvestInterval(harvest_interval);
-    ray::stats::Init("127.0.0.1:8888", global_tags, false);
+
     std::shared_ptr<MetricExporterClient> exporter(new stats::StdoutExporterClient());
     std::shared_ptr<MetricExporterClient> mock1(new MockExporterClient1(exporter));
     std::shared_ptr<MetricExporterClient> mock2(new MockExporterClient2(mock1));
-    MetricExporter::Register(mock2, kMockReportBatchSize);
+    ray::stats::Init(global_tags, 10054, io_service_, mock2, kMockReportBatchSize);
   }
 
   void Shutdown() {
     MockExporterClient1::ResetCount();
     MockExporterClient2::ResetCount();
   }
+
+ private:
+  boost::asio::io_service io_service_;
 };
 
 int MockExporterClient1::client1_count;
diff --git a/src/ray/stats/stats.h b/src/ray/stats/stats.h
index d02258164..c0340d596 100644
--- a/src/ray/stats/stats.h
+++ b/src/ray/stats/stats.h
@@ -23,48 +23,49 @@
 #include "opencensus/stats/internal/delta_producer.h"
 #include "opencensus/stats/stats.h"
 #include "opencensus/tags/tag_key.h"
-#include "prometheus/exposer.h"
 
+#include "ray/common/ray_config.h"
 #include "ray/stats/metric.h"
+#include "ray/stats/metric_exporter.h"
+#include "ray/stats/metric_exporter_client.h"
 #include "ray/util/logging.h"
 
 namespace ray {
 
 namespace stats {
 
+#include <boost/asio.hpp>
+
 /// Include metric_defs.h to define measure items.
 #include "metric_defs.h"
 
 /// Initialize stats.
-static void Init(const std::string &address, const TagsType &global_tags,
-                 bool disable_stats = false, bool enable_stdout_exporter = false) {
+static void Init(
+    const TagsType &global_tags, const int metrics_agent_port,
+    boost::asio::io_service &io_service,
+    std::shared_ptr<MetricExporterClient> exporter_to_use = nullptr,
+    int64_t metrics_report_batch_size = RayConfig::instance().metrics_report_batch_size(),
+    bool disable_stats = !RayConfig::instance().enable_metrics_collection()) {
   StatsConfig::instance().SetIsDisableStats(disable_stats);
   if (disable_stats) {
     RAY_LOG(INFO) << "Disabled stats.";
     return;
   }
 
-  // Enable the Prometheus exporter.
-  // Note that the reason for we using local static variables
-  // here is to make sure they are single-instances.
-  static auto exporter =
-      std::make_shared<opencensus::exporters::stats::PrometheusExporter>();
-
-  if (enable_stdout_exporter) {
-    // Enable stdout exporter by default.
-    opencensus::exporters::stats::StdoutExporter::Register();
+  // Force to have a singleton exporter.
+  static std::shared_ptr<MetricExporterClient> exporter;
+  // Default exporter is metrics agent exporter.
+  if (exporter_to_use == nullptr) {
+    std::shared_ptr<MetricExporterClient> stdout_exporter(new StdoutExporterClient());
+    exporter.reset(new MetricsAgentExporter(stdout_exporter, metrics_agent_port,
+                                            io_service, "127.0.0.1"));
+  } else {
+    exporter = exporter_to_use;
   }
 
-  // Enable prometheus exporter.
-  try {
-    static prometheus::Exposer exposer(address);
-    exposer.RegisterCollectable(exporter);
-    RAY_LOG(INFO) << "Succeeded to initialize stats: exporter address is " << address;
-  } catch (std::exception &e) {
-    RAY_LOG(WARNING) << "Failed to create the Prometheus exporter. This doesn't "
-                     << "affect anything except stats. Caused by: " << e.what();
-    return;
-  }
+  // TODO(sang): Currently, we don't do any cleanup. This can lead us to lose last 10
+  // seconds data before we exit the main script.
+  MetricExporter::Register(exporter, metrics_report_batch_size);
   opencensus::stats::StatsExporter::SetInterval(
       StatsConfig::instance().GetReportInterval());
   opencensus::stats::DeltaProducer::Get()->SetHarvestInterval(
diff --git a/src/ray/stats/stats_test.cc b/src/ray/stats/stats_test.cc
index 66c09f643..d787d6937 100644
--- a/src/ray/stats/stats_test.cc
+++ b/src/ray/stats/stats_test.cc
@@ -61,11 +61,16 @@ class StatsTest : public ::testing::Test {
   void SetUp() {
     const stats::TagsType global_tags = {{stats::LanguageKey, "CPP"},
                                          {stats::WorkerPidKey, "1000"}};
-    ray::stats::Init("127.0.0.1:8888", global_tags, false);
+    std::shared_ptr<stats::MetricExporterClient> exporter(
+        new stats::StdoutExporterClient());
+    ray::stats::Init(global_tags, 10054, io_service_, exporter);
     MockExporter::Register();
   }
 
   void Shutdown() {}
+
+ private:
+  boost::asio::io_service io_service_;
 };
 
 TEST_F(StatsTest, F) {