diff --git a/tests/test_runtime_sqlalchemy.py b/tests/test_runtime_sqlalchemy.py
index c0a80f1..fc725ea 100644
--- a/tests/test_runtime_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/tests/test_runtime_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -94,6 +94,36 @@ def test_pull_and_upsert(self):
         for value in row:
             self.assertNotIn(value, (None, ""))
 
+    def test_observed_cpu_overrides_config_and_gpu_uses_config(self):
+        redis = _FakeRedis(
+            {
+                "future:xyz": {
+                    "id": "xyz",
+                    "request_id": "req2",
+                    "agent": "AgentB",
+                    "created_at": "10.0",
+                    "finished_at": "12.0",
+                    "execution_time": "1.25",
+                    "cpu_resource": "37.5",
+                    "gpu_resource": "256",
+                },
+                "request:req2:workflow": "wf2",
+            }
+        )
+
+        rows = sqlmod.pull_data(redis)
+        sqlmod.send_data(rows, {"AgentB": {"cpu": 8, "gpu": 0}}, redis)
+        with sqlmod._get_engine("").connect() as conn:
+            row = conn.execute(
+                text(
+                    "SELECT execution_time, cpu_resource, gpu_resource "
+                    "FROM runtime_information WHERE future_id='xyz'"
+                )
+            ).fetchone()
+        self.assertEqual(row[0], 2.0)
+        self.assertEqual(row[1], 37.5)
+        self.assertEqual(row[2], 0.0)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/ventis/controller/local_controller.py b/ventis/controller/local_controller.py
index 1dd6895..e67bb5c 100644
--- a/ventis/controller/local_controller.py
+++ b/ventis/controller/local_controller.py
@@ -412,6 +412,9 @@ def _execute_locally(
         self, service, function, args, future_id, origin=None, request_id=None
     ):
         """Execute a request on the local agent and write the result to Redis."""
+        wall_start = time.time()
+        thread_cpu_start = time.thread_time()
+
         # Propagate the request_id context into this worker thread
         if request_id:
             ventis_context.set_request_id(request_id)
@@ -461,7 +464,14 @@ def _execute_locally(
             if origin and origin != self._my_endpoint:
                 self._send_result_callback(origin, future_id, f"Execution failed: {e}")
 
-        self.redis.hset(f"future:{future_id}", "finished_at", time.time())
+        wall_end = time.time()
+        self.redis.hset(f"future:{future_id}", "finished_at", wall_end)
+
+        wall_duration = max(wall_end - wall_start, 0.0)
+        cpu_seconds = max(time.thread_time() - thread_cpu_start, 0.0)
+        cpu_percent = (cpu_seconds / wall_duration * 100.0) if wall_duration else 0.0
+
+        self.redis.hset(f"future:{future_id}", "cpu_resource", cpu_percent)
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
     #  Request forwarding                                                  #
diff --git a/ventis/controller/utils/sqlalchemy.py b/ventis/controller/utils/sqlalchemy.py
index 37ff883..922a178 100644
--- a/ventis/controller/utils/sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/ventis/controller/utils/sqlalchemy.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def send_data(
     redis_client: RedisClient | None = None,
     database_url="",
 ):
-    """UPSERT rows and attach allocated cpu/gpu from resources_by_agent."""
+    """UPSERT rows with observed CPU and configured GPU resource values."""
     if not rows:
         return
     resources_by_agent = resources_by_agent or {}
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ def send_data(
             )
             start = float(raw.get("created_at") or 0)
             end = float(raw.get("finished_at") or time.time())
+            cpu_resource = float(raw.get("cpu_resource") or res.get("cpu", 0))
+            gpu_resource = float(res.get("gpu", 0))
 
             conn.execute(
                 _UPSERT,
@@ -86,8 +88,8 @@ def send_data(
                     "workflow": workflow,
                     "agent": agent,
                     "execution_time": end - start,
-                    "cpu_resource": float(res.get("cpu", 0)),
-                    "gpu_resource": float(res.get("gpu", 0)),
+                    "cpu_resource": cpu_resource,
+                    "gpu_resource": gpu_resource,
                     "created_at": str(start),
                     "updated_at": str(end),
                 },