diff --git a/src/coordinator/distributed.rs b/src/coordinator/distributed.rs
index a1e123f2..06904fab 100644
--- a/src/coordinator/distributed.rs
+++ b/src/coordinator/distributed.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ impl DistributedExec {
         }
     }
 
+    /// The store where worker task metrics land at runtime, if metrics collection is enabled.
+    /// Exposed for the in-crate shm/embedder consumer, which files decoded worker metric frames
+    /// here before the per-task EXPLAIN rewrite.
+    pub fn metrics_store(&self) -> Option<Arc<MetricsStore>> {
+        self.metrics_store.clone()
+    }
+
     /// Enables task metrics collection from remote workers.
     pub fn with_metrics_collection(mut self, enabled: bool) -> Self {
         self.metrics_store = match enabled {
diff --git a/src/coordinator/metrics_store.rs b/src/coordinator/metrics_store.rs
index ed55db2c..cf1fbc6e 100644
--- a/src/coordinator/metrics_store.rs
+++ b/src/coordinator/metrics_store.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ impl MetricsStore {
         Self { tx, rx }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn insert(&self, key: TaskKey, metrics: TaskMetrics) {
+    // Public for the in-crate shm/embedder consumer, which files decoded worker metric frames into
+    // the executed plan's store before the per-task EXPLAIN rewrite reads it.
+    pub fn insert(&self, key: TaskKey, metrics: TaskMetrics) {
         self.tx.send_modify(|map| {
             map.insert(key, metrics);
         });
diff --git a/src/coordinator/mod.rs b/src/coordinator/mod.rs
index c1a8a8dd..be069485 100644
--- a/src/coordinator/mod.rs
+++ b/src/coordinator/mod.rs
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ mod prepare_static_plan;
 mod query_coordinator;
 
 pub use distributed::DistributedExec;
-pub(crate) use metrics_store::MetricsStore;
+pub use metrics_store::MetricsStore;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8c5c33b0..0d2b37e5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ mod worker_resolver;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "grpc")]
 pub use arrow_ipc::CompressionType;
-pub use coordinator::DistributedExec;
+// `MetricsStore` is re-exposed for the in-crate shm/embedder consumer, which files worker metric
+// frames into the executed plan's store before the per-task EXPLAIN rewrite.
+pub use coordinator::{DistributedExec, MetricsStore};
 pub use distributed_ext::DistributedExt;
 pub use distributed_planner::{
     DistributedConfig, NetworkBoundary, NetworkBoundaryExt, PartitionRoute, SessionStateBuilderExt,
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ pub use protocol::{
     ChannelResolver, CoordinatorToWorkerMsg, ExecuteTaskRequest, GetWorkerInfoRequest,
     GetWorkerInfoResponse, InProcessChannelResolver, LoadInfo, ProducerHeadSpec, SetPlanRequest,
     TaskKey, TaskMetrics, WorkUnitBatch, WorkUnitFeedDeclaration, WorkUnitMsg, WorkerChannel,
-    WorkerToCoordinatorMsg, get_distributed_channel_resolver,
+    WorkerToCoordinatorMsg, decode_task_metrics, get_distributed_channel_resolver,
 };
 pub use stage::{
     DistributedTaskContext, Stage, display_plan_ascii, display_plan_graphviz, explain_analyze,
diff --git a/src/protocol/metrics_proto.rs b/src/protocol/metrics_proto.rs
index 27b715f2..ea95295e 100644
--- a/src/protocol/metrics_proto.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/metrics_proto.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,27 @@ pub fn metrics_set_proto_to_df(
     Ok(metrics_set)
 }
 
+/// Decode a wire [`pb::TaskMetrics`] into the in-memory [`crate::TaskMetrics`]. The no-gRPC push
+/// embedder receives metric frames as proto and files them into the plain metrics store, so it
+/// needs the decode direction without the gRPC client.
+pub fn decode_task_metrics(
+    task_metrics: pb::TaskMetrics,
+) -> Result<crate::TaskMetrics, DataFusionError> {
+    Ok(crate::TaskMetrics {
+        pre_order_plan_metrics: task_metrics
+            .pre_order_plan_metrics
+            .iter()
+            .map(metrics_set_proto_to_df)
+            .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?,
+        task_metrics: metrics_set_proto_to_df(
+            task_metrics
+                .task_metrics
+                .as_ref()
+                .ok_or_else(|| DataFusionError::Internal("Missing field 'task_metrics'".into()))?,
+        )?,
+    })
+}
+
 /// Custom metrics are not supported in proto conversion.
 const CUSTOM_METRICS_NOT_SUPPORTED: &str =
     "custom metrics are not supported in metrics proto conversion";
diff --git a/src/protocol/mod.rs b/src/protocol/mod.rs
index a08a3eb4..d21fd4b2 100644
--- a/src/protocol/mod.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/mod.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ mod worker_channel;
 pub use channel_resolver::{ChannelResolver, get_distributed_channel_resolver};
 pub(crate) use channel_resolver::{ChannelResolverExtension, set_distributed_channel_resolver};
 pub use in_process::InProcessChannelResolver;
+pub use metrics_proto::decode_task_metrics;
 
 pub use worker_channel::{
     CoordinatorToWorkerMsg, ExecuteTaskRequest, GetWorkerInfoRequest, GetWorkerInfoResponse,