diff --git a/prd-spec/bugfixes/2026-10-27-portal-metrics-counter-unit.md b/prd-spec/bugfixes/2026-10-27-portal-metrics-counter-unit.md
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+# Bugfix PRD: chat_exception_counter unit
+
+## Background / evidence
+`veadk/tracing/telemetry/portal_metrics.py` creates `chat_exception_counter` with
+`unit="time"`. Its description is "Number of exceptions occurred during chat
+completions". A counter that counts discrete events must not carry a duration
+unit; sibling `llm_invoke_counter` uses `"count"`, and `skill_download_counter`
+/ `skill_load_counter` already use `"1"`.
+
+## Goals
+- Align `chat_exception_counter` to a count unit (`"1"`).
+- Add a stdlib-only static regression guard for the counter unit metadata.
+
+## Non-goals
+- No change to span/event contracts, public API, dependencies, or metric names.
+- No runtime wiring change; no new metric.
+
+## Scenarios
+- An operator building a dashboard from `llm_completions_exceptions` sees a
+  dimensionless count rather than a duration unit.
+
+## Affected files
+- `veadk/tracing/telemetry/portal_metrics.py` (one line: unit `"time"` -> `"1"`)
+- `tests/test_portal_metrics_counter_unit.py` (new, static guard)
+
+## Tests
+- Static test, run locally in isolation: base main `2301477` fails the exception
+  counter assertion (RED); head passes (GREEN). The sibling-counter scope guard
+  passes on both revisions.
+- The recorder-based runtime test (`test_portal_metrics.py`) requires google.adk
+  and is left to CI; not run locally.
+
+## Risks
+- Dashboard unit display only; no data migration. Risk: negligible.
+
+## Acceptance
+- `chat_exception_counter` unit is `"1"`; the static regression passes; no other
+  counter unit changed.
diff --git a/prd-spec/bugfixes/2026-10-27-portal-metrics-counter-unit.zh.md b/prd-spec/bugfixes/2026-10-27-portal-metrics-counter-unit.zh.md
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+# Bugfix PRD：chat_exception_counter 单位
+
+## 背景 / 证据
+`veadk/tracing/telemetry/portal_metrics.py` 中 `chat_exception_counter` 使用
+`unit="time"` 创建，但其 description 为「聊天补全期间发生的异常数量」。计数离散事件的
+counter 不应使用时长单位；同文件 `llm_invoke_counter` 为 `"count"`，
+`skill_download_counter` / `skill_load_counter` 已为 `"1"`。
+
+## 目标
+- 将 `chat_exception_counter` 对齐为计数单位（`"1"`）。
+- 新增仅依赖标准库的静态回归守卫，校验 counter 单位元数据。
+
+## 非目标
+- 不改动 span/事件契约、公共 API、依赖或指标名。
+- 不改动运行时装配；不新增指标。
+
+## 场景
+- 运营方基于 `llm_completions_exceptions` 搭建看板时看到的是无量纲计数，而非时长单位。
+
+## 影响文件
+- `veadk/tracing/telemetry/portal_metrics.py`（一行：unit `"time"` -> `"1"`）
+- `tests/test_portal_metrics_counter_unit.py`（新增，静态守卫）
+
+## 测试
+- 静态测试在隔离环境本地运行：base main `2301477` 上 exception counter 断言失败
+  （RED），head 上通过（GREEN）；sibling counter 范围守卫在两个版本上均通过。
+- 基于 recorder 的运行时测试（`test_portal_metrics.py`）依赖 google.adk，本地不运行，交给 CI。
+
+## 风险
+- 仅影响看板单位展示；无数据迁移。风险可忽略。
+
+## 验收
+- `chat_exception_counter` 单位为 `"1"`；静态回归通过；其他 counter 单位未改动。
diff --git a/tests/test_portal_metrics_counter_unit.py b/tests/test_portal_metrics_counter_unit.py
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+# Copyright (c) 2026 Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. and/or its affiliates.
+#
+# 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.
+
+"""Minimal regression: chat_exception_counter must use a count unit, not "time".
+
+This static source check requires only the Python standard library; it guards
+telemetry metadata consistency against a copy-paste of a duration unit from a
+histogram onto a counter. The recorder-based runtime test in
+test_portal_metrics.py exercises runtime wiring and requires google.adk.
+"""
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def _counter_block(src, var):
+    m = re.search(var + r"\s*=\s*self\.meter\.create_counter\((.*?)\)", src, re.S)
+    assert m, var + " block not found"
+    unit = re.search(r'unit\s*=\s*"([^"]*)"', m.group(1))
+    return unit.group(1) if unit else None
+
+
+def _source():
+    return (
+        Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+        / "veadk"
+        / "tracing"
+        / "telemetry"
+        / "portal_metrics.py"
+    ).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def test_chat_exception_counter_uses_count_unit():
+    assert _counter_block(_source(), "self.chat_exception_counter") in ("1", "count")
+
+
+def test_sibling_counters_unchanged():
+    # scope guard: these units must remain as-is (not altered by this change)
+    src = _source()
+    assert _counter_block(src, "self.llm_invoke_counter") == "count"
+    assert _counter_block(src, "self.skill_download_counter") == "1"
+    assert _counter_block(src, "self.skill_load_counter") == "1"
diff --git a/veadk/tracing/telemetry/portal_metrics.py b/veadk/tracing/telemetry/portal_metrics.py
index e7ee18c21..2344285d1 100644
--- a/veadk/tracing/telemetry/portal_metrics.py
+++ b/veadk/tracing/telemetry/portal_metrics.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def __init__(self, name: str = "veadk_portal") -> None:
         )
         self.chat_exception_counter = self.meter.create_counter(
             name=Meters.LLM_COMPLETIONS_EXCEPTIONS,
-            unit="time",
+            unit="1",
             description="Number of exceptions occurred during chat completions",
         )
         self.streaming_time_to_first_token = self.meter.create_histogram(