diff --git a/internal/api/api.go b/internal/api/api.go
index 878bd6aa..bfc23d69 100644
--- a/internal/api/api.go
+++ b/internal/api/api.go
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ func apiHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	mu.Lock()
 	app.Info["host"] = r.Host
 	app.Info["pid"] = os.Getpid()
+	app.Info["system"] = getSystemInfo()
 	mu.Unlock()
 
 	ResponseJSON(w, app.Info)
diff --git a/internal/api/system.go b/internal/api/system.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..143065d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/system.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package api
+
+type systemInfo struct {
+	CPUUsage float64 `json:"cpu_usage"` // percent 0-100
+	MemTotal uint64  `json:"mem_total"` // bytes
+	MemUsed  uint64  `json:"mem_used"`  // bytes
+}
+
+func getSystemInfo() systemInfo {
+	memTotal, memUsed := getMemoryInfo()
+	return systemInfo{
+		CPUUsage: getCPUUsage(),
+		MemTotal: memTotal,
+		MemUsed:  memUsed,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/system_darwin.go b/internal/api/system_darwin.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2a1e81a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/system_darwin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+//go:build darwin
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+func getMemoryInfo() (total, used uint64) {
+	total = sysctl64("hw.memsize")
+	if total == 0 {
+		return 0, 0
+	}
+
+	pageSize, err := syscall.SysctlUint32("hw.pagesize")
+	if err != nil {
+		return total, 0
+	}
+
+	freeCount, _ := syscall.SysctlUint32("vm.page_free_count")
+	purgeableCount, _ := syscall.SysctlUint32("vm.page_purgeable_count")
+	speculativeCount, _ := syscall.SysctlUint32("vm.page_speculative_count")
+
+	// inactive pages not available via sysctl, parse vm_stat
+	inactiveCount := vmStatPages("Pages inactive")
+
+	available := uint64(freeCount+purgeableCount+speculativeCount)*uint64(pageSize) +
+		inactiveCount*uint64(pageSize)
+	if available > total {
+		return total, 0
+	}
+	return total, total - available
+}
+
+// vmStatPages parses vm_stat output for a specific counter
+func vmStatPages(key string) uint64 {
+	out, err := exec.Command("vm_stat").Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(out), "\n") {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, key) {
+			// format: "Pages inactive:          479321."
+			parts := strings.Split(line, ":")
+			if len(parts) < 2 {
+				continue
+			}
+			s := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
+			s = strings.TrimSuffix(s, ".")
+			val, err := strconv.ParseUint(s, 10, 64)
+			if err != nil {
+				return 0
+			}
+			return val
+		}
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func sysctl64(name string) uint64 {
+	s, err := syscall.Sysctl(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	b := []byte(s)
+	for len(b) < 8 {
+		b = append(b, 0)
+	}
+	return *(*uint64)(unsafe.Pointer(&b[0]))
+}
+
+func getCPUUsage() float64 {
+	s, err := syscall.Sysctl("vm.loadavg")
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	raw := []byte(s)
+	for len(raw) < 24 {
+		raw = append(raw, 0)
+	}
+
+	// struct loadavg { fixpt_t ldavg[3]; long fscale; }
+	ldavg0 := *(*uint32)(unsafe.Pointer(&raw[0]))
+	fscale := *(*int64)(unsafe.Pointer(&raw[16]))
+
+	if fscale == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	load1 := float64(ldavg0) / float64(fscale)
+	numCPU := float64(runtime.NumCPU())
+
+	usage := load1 / numCPU * 100
+	if usage > 100 {
+		usage = 100
+	}
+	return usage
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/system_darwin_test.go b/internal/api/system_darwin_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2fae2ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/system_darwin_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+//go:build darwin
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGetMemoryInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	total, used := getMemoryInfo()
+
+	if total == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("mem_total is 0")
+	}
+	if total < 512*1024*1024 {
+		t.Fatalf("mem_total too small: %d", total)
+	}
+
+	// total should match sysctl64("hw.memsize")
+	expectedTotal := sysctl64("hw.memsize")
+	if total != expectedTotal {
+		t.Errorf("mem_total %d != hw.memsize %d", total, expectedTotal)
+	}
+
+	if used == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("mem_used is 0")
+	}
+	if used > total {
+		t.Fatalf("mem_used (%d) > mem_total (%d)", used, total)
+	}
+
+	// cross-check: used should be >= wired+active pages (minimum real usage)
+	pageSize, _ := syscall.SysctlUint32("hw.pagesize")
+	wired := vmStatPages("Pages wired down")
+	active := vmStatPages("Pages active")
+	minUsed := (wired + active) * uint64(pageSize)
+
+	if used < minUsed/2 {
+		t.Errorf("mem_used (%d) is less than half of wired+active (%d)", used, minUsed)
+	}
+
+	avail := total - used
+	t.Logf("RAM total: %.1f GB, used: %.1f GB, avail: %.1f GB",
+		float64(total)/1024/1024/1024,
+		float64(used)/1024/1024/1024,
+		float64(avail)/1024/1024/1024)
+}
+
+func TestGetCPUUsage(t *testing.T) {
+	usage := getCPUUsage()
+
+	// cross-check with sysctl vm.loadavg
+	out, err := exec.Command("sysctl", "-n", "vm.loadavg").Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("sysctl vm.loadavg:", err)
+	}
+
+	// format: { 4.24 4.57 5.76 } or { 4,24 4,57 5,76 }
+	s := strings.Trim(string(out), "{ }\n")
+	fields := strings.Fields(s)
+	if len(fields) < 1 {
+		t.Fatal("cannot parse vm.loadavg:", string(out))
+	}
+	load1Str := strings.ReplaceAll(fields[0], ",", ".")
+	load1, err := strconv.ParseFloat(load1Str, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("parse load1:", err)
+	}
+
+	numCPU := float64(runtime.NumCPU())
+	expected := load1 / numCPU * 100
+	if expected > 100 {
+		expected = 100
+	}
+
+	if usage < 0 || usage > 100 {
+		t.Fatalf("cpu_usage out of range: %.1f%%", usage)
+	}
+
+	// allow 15% absolute deviation (load average fluctuates between reads)
+	diff := usage - expected
+	if diff < 0 {
+		diff = -diff
+	}
+	if diff > 15 {
+		t.Errorf("cpu_usage %.1f%% deviates from expected %.1f%% (load1=%.2f, cpus=%d) by %.1f%%",
+			usage, expected, load1, int(numCPU), diff)
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("CPU usage: %.1f%%, expected: %.1f%% (load1=%.2f, cpus=%d)",
+		usage, expected, load1, int(numCPU))
+}
+
+func TestVmStatPages(t *testing.T) {
+	inactive := vmStatPages("Pages inactive")
+	if inactive == 0 {
+		t.Error("Pages inactive returned 0")
+	}
+
+	free := vmStatPages("Pages free")
+	if free == 0 {
+		t.Error("Pages free returned 0")
+	}
+
+	bogus := vmStatPages("Pages nonexistent")
+	if bogus != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("nonexistent key returned %d", bogus)
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("inactive=%d, free=%d pages", inactive, free)
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/system_linux.go b/internal/api/system_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..377d570f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/system_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+//go:build linux
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func getMemoryInfo() (total, used uint64) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile("/proc/meminfo")
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0
+	}
+
+	var memTotal, memAvailable uint64
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(data), "\n") {
+		fields := strings.Fields(line)
+		if len(fields) < 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+		val, err := strconv.ParseUint(fields[1], 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		switch fields[0] {
+		case "MemTotal:":
+			memTotal = val * 1024 // kB to bytes
+		case "MemAvailable:":
+			memAvailable = val * 1024
+		}
+	}
+
+	if memTotal > 0 && memAvailable <= memTotal {
+		return memTotal, memTotal - memAvailable
+	}
+	return memTotal, 0
+}
+
+// previous CPU times for delta calculation
+var prevIdle, prevTotal uint64
+
+func getCPUUsage() float64 {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile("/proc/stat")
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	// first line: cpu  user nice system idle iowait irq softirq steal
+	idx := bytes.IndexByte(data, '\n')
+	if idx < 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	line := string(data[:idx])
+	fields := strings.Fields(line)
+	if len(fields) < 5 || fields[0] != "cpu" {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	var total, idle uint64
+	for i := 1; i < len(fields); i++ {
+		val, err := strconv.ParseUint(fields[i], 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		total += val
+		if i == 4 { // idle is the 4th value (index 4 in fields, 1-based field 4)
+			idle = val
+		}
+	}
+
+	deltaTotal := total - prevTotal
+	deltaIdle := idle - prevIdle
+	prevIdle = idle
+	prevTotal = total
+
+	if deltaTotal == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	return float64(deltaTotal-deltaIdle) / float64(deltaTotal) * 100
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/system_other.go b/internal/api/system_other.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0694ac8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/system_other.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//go:build !linux && !darwin && !windows
+
+package api
+
+func getMemoryInfo() (total, used uint64) {
+	return 0, 0
+}
+
+func getCPUUsage() float64 {
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/system_windows.go b/internal/api/system_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ccdac5ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/system_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+var (
+	kernel32              = syscall.NewLazyDLL("kernel32.dll")
+	globalMemoryStatusEx  = kernel32.NewProc("GlobalMemoryStatusEx")
+	getSystemTimes        = kernel32.NewProc("GetSystemTimes")
+)
+
+// MEMORYSTATUSEX structure
+type memoryStatusEx struct {
+	dwLength                uint32
+	dwMemoryLoad            uint32
+	ullTotalPhys            uint64
+	ullAvailPhys            uint64
+	ullTotalPageFile        uint64
+	ullAvailPageFile        uint64
+	ullTotalVirtual         uint64
+	ullAvailVirtual         uint64
+	ullAvailExtendedVirtual uint64
+}
+
+func getMemoryInfo() (total, used uint64) {
+	var ms memoryStatusEx
+	ms.dwLength = uint32(unsafe.Sizeof(ms))
+
+	ret, _, _ := globalMemoryStatusEx.Call(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ms)))
+	if ret == 0 {
+		return 0, 0
+	}
+
+	return ms.ullTotalPhys, ms.ullTotalPhys - ms.ullAvailPhys
+}
+
+type filetime struct {
+	dwLowDateTime  uint32
+	dwHighDateTime uint32
+}
+
+func (ft filetime) ticks() uint64 {
+	return uint64(ft.dwHighDateTime)<<32 | uint64(ft.dwLowDateTime)
+}
+
+var prevIdleWin, prevTotalWin uint64
+
+func getCPUUsage() float64 {
+	var idleTime, kernelTime, userTime filetime
+
+	ret, _, _ := getSystemTimes.Call(
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&idleTime)),
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&kernelTime)),
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&userTime)),
+	)
+	if ret == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	idle := idleTime.ticks()
+	total := kernelTime.ticks() + userTime.ticks() // kernel includes idle
+
+	deltaTotal := total - prevTotalWin
+	deltaIdle := idle - prevIdleWin
+	prevIdleWin = idle
+	prevTotalWin = total
+
+	if deltaTotal == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	return float64(deltaTotal-deltaIdle) / float64(deltaTotal) * 100
+}
diff --git a/website/api/openapi.yaml b/website/api/openapi.yaml
index 16611230..cf02f7b3 100644
--- a/website/api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/website/api/openapi.yaml
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ paths:
                     properties:
                       listen: { type: string, example: ":8554" }
                       default_query: { type: string, example: "video&audio" }
+                  system:
+                    type: object
+                    properties:
+                      cpu_usage: { type: number, format: float, example: 23.5, description: "CPU usage percent (0-100)" }
+                      mem_total: { type: integer, format: int64, example: 17179869184, description: "Total physical memory in bytes" }
+                      mem_used: { type: integer, format: int64, example: 8589934592, description: "Used memory in bytes" }
                   version: { type: string, example: "1.9.12" }
 
   /api/exit: