diff --git a/static/app/utils/useResettableState.tsx b/static/app/utils/useResettableState.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5ae651bc1aea7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/app/utils/useResettableState.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import {useCallback, useRef, useState} from 'react';
+
+import {defined} from 'sentry/utils';
+
+export function useResettableState<T>(defaultValue: () => T) {
+  const defaultValueBoxed = useRef(defaultValue);
+  defaultValueBoxed.current = defaultValue;
+
+  const [state, _setState] = useState<T>(defaultValueBoxed.current());
+
+  const setState = useCallback((newState: T | null | undefined) => {
+    if (defined(newState)) {
+      _setState(newState);
+    } else if (newState === null) {
+      _setState(defaultValueBoxed.current());
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  return [state, setState] as const;
+}
diff --git a/static/app/views/explore/components/traceItemSearchQueryBuilder.tsx b/static/app/views/explore/components/traceItemSearchQueryBuilder.tsx
index 13e908649176fc..14b5407b6aa3f1 100644
--- a/static/app/views/explore/components/traceItemSearchQueryBuilder.tsx
+++ b/static/app/views/explore/components/traceItemSearchQueryBuilder.tsx
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ function itemTypeToRecentSearches(itemType: TraceItemDataset) {
   if (itemType === TraceItemDataset.SPANS) {
     return SavedSearchType.SPAN;
   }
+  if (itemType === TraceItemDataset.TRACEMETRICS) {
+    return SavedSearchType.METRIC;
+  }
   return SavedSearchType.LOG;
 }
 
@@ -219,6 +222,9 @@ function itemTypeToFilterKeySections(itemType: TraceItemDataset) {
   if (itemType === TraceItemDataset.SPANS) {
     return SPANS_FILTER_KEY_SECTIONS;
   }
+  if (itemType === TraceItemDataset.TRACEMETRICS) {
+    return [];
+  }
   return LOGS_FILTER_KEY_SECTIONS;
 }
 
@@ -226,5 +232,8 @@ function itemTypeToDefaultPlaceholder(itemType: TraceItemDataset) {
   if (itemType === TraceItemDataset.SPANS) {
     return t('Search for spans, users, tags, and more');
   }
+  if (itemType === TraceItemDataset.TRACEMETRICS) {
+    return t('Search for metrics, users, tags, and more');
+  }
   return t('Search for logs, users, tags, and more');
 }
diff --git a/static/app/views/explore/logs/logsStateQueryParamsProvider.tsx b/static/app/views/explore/logs/logsStateQueryParamsProvider.tsx
index 75dd6ec070d536..3cb2a27d7a7683 100644
--- a/static/app/views/explore/logs/logsStateQueryParamsProvider.tsx
+++ b/static/app/views/explore/logs/logsStateQueryParamsProvider.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type {ReactNode} from 'react';
 import {useCallback, useMemo, useState} from 'react';
 
-import {defined} from 'sentry/utils';
+import {useResettableState} from 'sentry/utils/useResettableState';
 import {defaultLogFields} from 'sentry/views/explore/contexts/logs/fields';
 import {defaultSortBys} from 'sentry/views/explore/contexts/pageParamsContext/sortBys';
 import {
@@ -91,20 +91,3 @@ export function LogsStateQueryParamsProvider({
 function defaultAggregateFields() {
   return [...defaultGroupBys(), ...defaultVisualizes()];
 }
-
-function useResettableState<T>(defaultValue: () => T) {
-  const [state, _setState] = useState<T>(defaultValue());
-
-  const setState = useCallback(
-    (newState: T | null | undefined) => {
-      if (defined(newState)) {
-        _setState(newState);
-      } else if (newState === null) {
-        _setState(defaultValue());
-      }
-    },
-    [defaultValue]
-  );
-
-  return [state, setState] as const;
-}
diff --git a/static/app/views/explore/logs/styles.tsx b/static/app/views/explore/logs/styles.tsx
index b8479366723703..09ed609d9bbdcc 100644
--- a/static/app/views/explore/logs/styles.tsx
+++ b/static/app/views/explore/logs/styles.tsx
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ export const TopSectionBody = styled(Body)`
   }
 `;
 
-export const BottomSectionBody = styled('div')<{sidebarOpen: boolean}>`
+export const BottomSectionBody = styled('div')<{sidebarOpen?: boolean}>`
   flex: 1;
   padding: ${space(1)} ${space(2)} ${space(3)} ${space(2)};
   background-color: ${p => p.theme.backgroundSecondary};
diff --git a/static/app/views/explore/metrics/metricRow.tsx b/static/app/views/explore/metrics/metricRow.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..55c3cb4ea7147e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/app/views/explore/metrics/metricRow.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import {useMemo} from 'react';
+
+import {SearchQueryBuilderProvider} from 'sentry/components/searchQueryBuilder/context';
+import {
+  TraceItemSearchQueryBuilder,
+  useSearchQueryBuilderProps,
+  type TraceItemSearchQueryBuilderProps,
+} from 'sentry/views/explore/components/traceItemSearchQueryBuilder';
+import {useMetricVisualize} from 'sentry/views/explore/metrics/metricsQueryParams';
+import {type TraceMetric} from 'sentry/views/explore/metrics/traceMetric';
+import {
+  useQueryParamsGroupBys,
+  useQueryParamsQuery,
+  useSetQueryParamsQuery,
+} from 'sentry/views/explore/queryParams/context';
+import {TraceItemDataset} from 'sentry/views/explore/types';
+
+interface MetricRowProps {
+  traceMetric: TraceMetric;
+}
+
+export function MetricRow({traceMetric}: MetricRowProps) {
+  const query = useQueryParamsQuery();
+  const setQuery = useSetQueryParamsQuery();
+
+  const tracesItemSearchQueryBuilderProps: TraceItemSearchQueryBuilderProps =
+    useMemo(() => {
+      return {
+        itemType: TraceItemDataset.TRACEMETRICS,
+        numberAttributes: {},
+        stringAttributes: {},
+        numberSecondaryAliases: {},
+        stringSecondaryAliases: {},
+        initialQuery: query,
+        onSearch: setQuery,
+        searchSource: 'tracemetrics',
+      };
+    }, [query, setQuery]);
+
+  const searchQueryBuilderProviderProps = useSearchQueryBuilderProps(
+    tracesItemSearchQueryBuilderProps
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <SearchQueryBuilderProvider {...searchQueryBuilderProviderProps}>
+      <MetricToolbar
+        tracesItemSearchQueryBuilderProps={tracesItemSearchQueryBuilderProps}
+        traceMetric={traceMetric}
+      />
+    </SearchQueryBuilderProvider>
+  );
+}
+
+interface MetricToolbarProps {
+  traceMetric: TraceMetric;
+  tracesItemSearchQueryBuilderProps: TraceItemSearchQueryBuilderProps;
+}
+
+function MetricToolbar({
+  tracesItemSearchQueryBuilderProps,
+  traceMetric,
+}: MetricToolbarProps) {
+  const visualize = useMetricVisualize();
+  const groupBys = useQueryParamsGroupBys();
+  const query = useQueryParamsQuery();
+  return (
+    <div>
+      {traceMetric.name}/{visualize.yAxis}/ by {groupBys.join(',')}/ where {query}
+      <TraceItemSearchQueryBuilder {...tracesItemSearchQueryBuilderProps} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/static/app/views/explore/metrics/metricsQueryParams.tsx b/static/app/views/explore/metrics/metricsQueryParams.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8f29e1319ded1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/app/views/explore/metrics/metricsQueryParams.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import type {ReactNode} from 'react';
+import {useCallback, useMemo} from 'react';
+
+import {useResettableState} from 'sentry/utils/useResettableState';
+import {Mode} from 'sentry/views/explore/contexts/pageParamsContext/mode';
+import {
+  QueryParamsContextProvider,
+  useQueryParamsVisualizes,
+} from 'sentry/views/explore/queryParams/context';
+import {ReadableQueryParams} from 'sentry/views/explore/queryParams/readableQueryParams';
+import {VisualizeFunction} from 'sentry/views/explore/queryParams/visualize';
+import type {WritableQueryParams} from 'sentry/views/explore/queryParams/writableQueryParams';
+
+interface MetricsQueryParamsProviderProps {
+  children: ReactNode;
+}
+
+export function MetricsQueryParamsProvider({children}: MetricsQueryParamsProviderProps) {
+  const [query, setQuery] = useResettableState(() => '');
+
+  const readableQueryParams = useMemo(() => {
+    return new ReadableQueryParams({
+      extrapolate: true,
+      mode: Mode.AGGREGATE,
+      query,
+
+      cursor: '',
+      fields: ['id', 'timestamp'],
+      sortBys: [{field: 'timestamp', kind: 'desc'}],
+
+      aggregateCursor: '',
+      aggregateFields: [new VisualizeFunction('sum(value)')],
+      aggregateSortBys: [{field: 'sum(value)', kind: 'desc'}],
+    });
+  }, [query]);
+
+  const setWritableQueryParams = useCallback(
+    (writableQueryParams: WritableQueryParams) => {
+      setQuery(writableQueryParams.query);
+    },
+    [setQuery]
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <QueryParamsContextProvider
+      queryParams={readableQueryParams}
+      setQueryParams={setWritableQueryParams}
+      isUsingDefaultFields
+      shouldManageFields={false}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </QueryParamsContextProvider>
+  );
+}
+
+export function useMetricVisualize() {
+  const visualizes = useQueryParamsVisualizes();
+  if (visualizes.length === 1) {
+    return visualizes[0]!;
+  }
+  throw new Error('Only 1 visualize per metric allowed');
+}
diff --git a/static/app/views/explore/metrics/metricsTab.tsx b/static/app/views/explore/metrics/metricsTab.tsx
index 156855400f691f..1c51fcaac7b068 100644
--- a/static/app/views/explore/metrics/metricsTab.tsx
+++ b/static/app/views/explore/metrics/metricsTab.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
+import {Fragment, useMemo} from 'react';
+
 import * as Layout from 'sentry/components/layouts/thirds';
 import {DatePageFilter} from 'sentry/components/organizations/datePageFilter';
 import {EnvironmentPageFilter} from 'sentry/components/organizations/environmentPageFilter';
 import {ProjectPageFilter} from 'sentry/components/organizations/projectPageFilter';
-import {SearchQueryBuilderProvider} from 'sentry/components/searchQueryBuilder/context';
 import {t} from 'sentry/locale';
-import {useSearchQueryBuilderProps} from 'sentry/views/explore/components/traceItemSearchQueryBuilder';
 import {
   BottomSectionBody,
   FilterBarContainer,
   StyledPageFilterBar,
   TopSectionBody,
 } from 'sentry/views/explore/logs/styles';
-import {TraceItemDataset} from 'sentry/views/explore/types';
+import {MetricRow} from 'sentry/views/explore/metrics/metricRow';
+import {MetricsQueryParamsProvider} from 'sentry/views/explore/metrics/metricsQueryParams';
+import {type TraceMetric} from 'sentry/views/explore/metrics/traceMetric';
 import type {PickableDays} from 'sentry/views/explore/utils';
 
 type LogsTabProps = PickableDays;
@@ -21,34 +23,58 @@ export function MetricsTabContent({
   maxPickableDays,
   relativeOptions,
 }: LogsTabProps) {
-  const searchQueryBuilderProviderProps = useSearchQueryBuilderProps({
-    itemType: TraceItemDataset.TRACEMETRICS,
-    numberAttributes: {},
-    stringAttributes: {},
-    numberSecondaryAliases: {},
-    stringSecondaryAliases: {},
-    initialQuery: '',
-    searchSource: 'ourmetrics',
-  });
   return (
-    <SearchQueryBuilderProvider {...searchQueryBuilderProviderProps}>
-      <TopSectionBody noRowGap>
-        <Layout.Main fullWidth>
-          <FilterBarContainer>
-            <StyledPageFilterBar condensed>
-              <ProjectPageFilter />
-              <EnvironmentPageFilter />
-              <DatePageFilter
-                defaultPeriod={defaultPeriod}
-                maxPickableDays={maxPickableDays}
-                relativeOptions={relativeOptions}
-                searchPlaceholder={t('Custom range: 2h, 4d, 3w')}
-              />
-            </StyledPageFilterBar>
-          </FilterBarContainer>
-        </Layout.Main>
-      </TopSectionBody>
-      <BottomSectionBody sidebarOpen={false}>Currently in development</BottomSectionBody>
-    </SearchQueryBuilderProvider>
+    <Fragment>
+      <MetricsTabFilterSection
+        defaultPeriod={defaultPeriod}
+        maxPickableDays={maxPickableDays}
+        relativeOptions={relativeOptions}
+      />
+      <MetricsTabBodySection />
+    </Fragment>
+  );
+}
+
+function MetricsTabFilterSection({
+  defaultPeriod,
+  maxPickableDays,
+  relativeOptions,
+}: PickableDays) {
+  return (
+    <TopSectionBody noRowGap>
+      <Layout.Main fullWidth>
+        <FilterBarContainer>
+          <StyledPageFilterBar condensed>
+            <ProjectPageFilter />
+            <EnvironmentPageFilter />
+            <DatePageFilter
+              defaultPeriod={defaultPeriod}
+              maxPickableDays={maxPickableDays}
+              relativeOptions={relativeOptions}
+              searchPlaceholder={t('Custom range: 2h, 4d, 3w')}
+            />
+          </StyledPageFilterBar>
+        </FilterBarContainer>
+      </Layout.Main>
+    </TopSectionBody>
+  );
+}
+
+function MetricsTabBodySection() {
+  const traceMetrics: TraceMetric[] = useMemo(() => {
+    return [{name: 'myfirstmetric'}, {name: 'mysecondmetric'}];
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <BottomSectionBody>
+      {traceMetrics.map((traceMetric, index) => {
+        return (
+          // TODO: figure out a better `key`
+          <MetricsQueryParamsProvider key={index}>
+            <MetricRow traceMetric={traceMetric} />
+          </MetricsQueryParamsProvider>
+        );
+      })}
+    </BottomSectionBody>
   );
 }
diff --git a/static/app/views/explore/metrics/traceMetric.tsx b/static/app/views/explore/metrics/traceMetric.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8126d97611c13b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/app/views/explore/metrics/traceMetric.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export interface TraceMetric {
+  name: string;
+}