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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 525a4c51..ca7674cb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,5 +32,4 @@ development, not ready for production use,  and the feature set is currently lim
 - Only captures named `function`s and methods.
 - CommonJS only.
 - Only whole process recording and Jest per-test recordings.
-- No metadata or classmap generation yet.
 - No exception support.
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 9236e74b..c5b23719 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 - configurable output path
 - configurable traced packages
 - location paths relative to project root
-- test recording
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f69f622..a8a7460e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     "prettier": "^3.0.2",
     "tmp": "^0.2.1",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
+    "type-fest": "^4.3.2",
     "typescript": "^5.1.6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/Recording.ts b/src/Recording.ts
index fba75a1e..366a18de 100644
--- a/src/Recording.ts
+++ b/src/Recording.ts
@@ -8,19 +8,26 @@ import { appMapDir } from "./config";
 import { makeCallEvent, makeReturnEvent } from "./event";
 import type { FunctionInfo } from "./registry";
 import { makeClassMap } from "./classMap";
+import { defaultMetadata } from "./metadata";
 
 export default class Recording {
-  constructor(type: string, ...names: string[]) {
-    const dirs = [type, ...names];
+  constructor(type: AppMap.RecorderType, recorder: string, ...names: string[]) {
+    const dirs = [recorder, ...names];
     const name = dirs.pop()!; // it must have at least one element
     this.path = join(appMapDir, ...dirs, makeAppMapFilename(name));
     this.stream = new AppMapStream(this.path);
+    this.metadata = {
+      ...defaultMetadata,
+      recorder: { type, name: recorder },
+      name: names.join(" "),
+    };
   }
 
   private nextId = 1;
   private functionsSeen = new Set<FunctionInfo>();
   private stream: AppMapStream | undefined;
   public readonly path;
+  public metadata: AppMap.Metadata;
 
   functionCall(funInfo: FunctionInfo, thisArg: unknown, args: unknown[]): AppMap.FunctionCallEvent {
     assert(this.stream);
@@ -43,7 +50,10 @@ export default class Recording {
   }
 
   finish(): boolean {
-    const written = this.stream?.close({ classMap: makeClassMap(this.functionsSeen.keys()) });
+    const written = this.stream?.close({
+      classMap: makeClassMap(this.functionsSeen.keys()),
+      metadata: this.metadata,
+    });
     this.stream = undefined;
     if (written) writtenAppMaps.push(this.path);
     return !!written;
diff --git a/src/bin.ts b/src/bin.ts
index d156da7f..35c22be8 100644
--- a/src/bin.ts
+++ b/src/bin.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { accessSync } from "node:fs";
 import { resolve } from "node:path";
 
 import { info } from "./message";
-import { version } from "./version";
+import { version } from "./metadata";
 
 const registerPath = resolve(__dirname, "../dist/register.js");
 
diff --git a/src/event.ts b/src/event.ts
index a6af452a..59adad99 100644
--- a/src/event.ts
+++ b/src/event.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ function resolveParameters(args: unknown[], fun: FunctionInfo): Parameter[] {
   );
 }
 
-function paramName(param: ESTree.Parameter): string | undefined {
-  switch (param.type) {
+function paramName(param: ESTree.Parameter | undefined): string | undefined {
+  switch (param?.type) {
     case "Identifier":
       return param.name;
     case "AssignmentPattern":
diff --git a/src/hooks/jest.ts b/src/hooks/jest.ts
index ecc18aa4..fb8e5a1e 100644
--- a/src/hooks/jest.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/jest.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import type { ESTree } from "meriyah";
 import type { Circus } from "@jest/types";
 
 import { expressionFor, wrap } from ".";
-import genericTranform from "../transform";
 import { call_, identifier } from "../generate";
-import { recording, start } from "../recorder";
 import { info } from "../message";
+import Recording from "../Recording";
+import { recording, start } from "../recorder";
+import genericTranform from "../transform";
 
 export function shouldInstrument(url: URL): boolean {
   return (
@@ -49,11 +50,14 @@ function isId(node: ESTree.Node | null, name: string) {
 function eventHandler(event: Circus.Event) {
   switch (event.name) {
     case "test_fn_start":
-      start("jest", ...testNames(event.test));
+      start(createRecording(event.test));
       break;
     case "test_fn_failure":
+      recording.metadata.test_status = "failed";
+      return recording.finish();
     case "test_fn_success":
-      recording.finish();
+      recording.metadata.test_status = "succeeded";
+      return recording.finish();
   }
 }
 
@@ -71,3 +75,8 @@ function testNames(test: Circus.TestEntry): string[] {
   for (let block = test.parent; block.parent; block = block.parent) names.push(block.name);
   return names.reverse();
 }
+
+function createRecording(test: Circus.TestEntry): Recording {
+  const recording = new Recording("tests", "jest", ...testNames(test));
+  return recording;
+}
diff --git a/src/metadata.ts b/src/metadata.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c93ad12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/metadata.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
+import process from "node:process";
+
+import type { PackageJson } from "type-fest";
+
+import type AppMap from "./AppMap";
+import { root } from "./config";
+
+// cannot use import because it's outside src
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
+const pkg = require("../package.json") as PackageJson;
+
+export const version = pkg.version!;
+
+export const defaultMetadata: Partial<AppMap.Metadata> & { client: AppMap.ClientMetadata } = {
+  client: {
+    name: pkg.name!,
+    version,
+    url: pkg.homepage!,
+  },
+  language: {
+    name: "ECMAScript",
+    engine: "Node.js",
+    version: process.version,
+  },
+};
+
+function readPkgUp(dir: string): PackageJson | undefined {
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(dir, "package.json"), "utf-8")) as PackageJson;
+  } catch {
+    const parent = dirname(dir);
+    if (parent === dir) return;
+    else return readPkgUp(parent);
+  }
+}
+
+const targetPackage = readPkgUp(root);
+
+if (targetPackage?.name) defaultMetadata.app = targetPackage.name;
diff --git a/src/recorder.ts b/src/recorder.ts
index f226eace..220864de 100644
--- a/src/recorder.ts
+++ b/src/recorder.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { functions } from "./registry";
 import Recording, { writtenAppMaps } from "./Recording";
 import commonPathPrefix from "./util/commonPathPrefix";
 
-export let recording: Recording = new Recording("process", new Date().toISOString());
+export let recording: Recording = new Recording("process", "process", new Date().toISOString());
 
 export function record<This, Return>(
   this: This,
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ function isGlobal(obj: unknown): obj is typeof globalThis {
   return typeof obj === "object" && obj !== null && "global" in obj && obj.global === obj;
 }
 
-export function start(type: string, ...names: string[]) {
+export function start(newRecording: Recording) {
   assert(!recording.running);
-  recording = new Recording(type, ...names);
+  recording = newRecording;
 }
 
 process.on("exit", () => {
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 035c93ee..00000000
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires */
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment */
-const { version: VERSION } = require("../package.json");
-
-export const version: string = VERSION;
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/jest.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/jest.test.ts.snap
index 6df54e7f..354e9498 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/jest.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/jest.test.ts.snap
@@ -57,6 +57,25 @@ exports[`mapping Jest tests 1`] = `
         "thread_id": 0,
       },
     ],
+    "metadata": {
+      "app": "jest-appmap-node-test",
+      "client": {
+        "name": "appmap-node",
+        "url": "https://github.com/getappmap/appmap-node",
+        "version": "0.0.1",
+      },
+      "language": {
+        "engine": "Node.js",
+        "name": "ECMAScript",
+        "version": "test node version",
+      },
+      "name": "sum sums numbers correctly",
+      "recorder": {
+        "name": "jest",
+        "type": "tests",
+      },
+      "test_status": "succeeded",
+    },
     "version": "1.12",
   },
 }
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/simple.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/simple.test.ts.snap
index 761d1d4b..87081d7f 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/simple.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/simple.test.ts.snap
@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@ exports[`mapping a simple script 1`] = `
       "thread_id": 0,
     },
   ],
+  "metadata": {
+    "app": "appmap-node",
+    "client": {
+      "name": "appmap-node",
+      "url": "https://github.com/getappmap/appmap-node",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+    },
+    "language": {
+      "engine": "Node.js",
+      "name": "ECMAScript",
+      "version": "test node version",
+    },
+    "name": "test process recording",
+    "recorder": {
+      "name": "process",
+      "type": "process",
+    },
+  },
   "version": "1.12",
 }
 `;
diff --git a/test/helpers.ts b/test/helpers.ts
index b614a79f..e9c59f89 100644
--- a/test/helpers.ts
+++ b/test/helpers.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import assert from "node:assert";
 import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { accessSync, readFileSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
 import { resolve } from "node:path";
@@ -5,7 +6,8 @@ import { cwd } from "node:process";
 
 import caller from "caller";
 import { globSync } from "fast-glob";
-import assert from "node:assert";
+
+import type AppMap from "../src/AppMap";
 
 const binPath = resolve(__dirname, "../bin/appmap-node.js");
 
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ export function readAppmap(path?: string): AppMap {
   assert(result.events instanceof Array);
   result.events.forEach(fixEvent);
   if ("classMap" in result && result.classMap instanceof Array) fixClassMap(result.classMap);
+  if ("metadata" in result && typeof result.metadata === "object" && result.metadata)
+    fixMetadata(result.metadata as AppMap.Metadata);
 
   return result;
 }
@@ -76,6 +80,11 @@ function fixClassMap(classMap: unknown[]) {
   }
 }
 
+function fixMetadata(metadata: AppMap.Metadata) {
+  if (metadata.recorder.type === "process") metadata.name = "test process recording";
+  if (metadata.language) metadata.language.version = "test node version";
+}
+
 function ensureBuilt() {
   const probePath = resolve(__dirname, "../dist/register.js");
   try {
@@ -85,4 +94,4 @@ function ensureBuilt() {
   }
 }
 
-ensureBuilt();
\ No newline at end of file
+ensureBuilt();
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 678f8574..0262a33a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1503,6 +1503,7 @@ __metadata:
     prettier: ^3.0.2
     tmp: ^0.2.1
     ts-node: ^10.9.1
+    type-fest: ^4.3.2
     typescript: ^5.1.6
   bin:
     appmap-node: bin/appmap-node.js
@@ -4569,6 +4570,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"type-fest@npm:^4.3.2":
+  version: 4.3.2
+  resolution: "type-fest@npm:4.3.2"
+  checksum: 8ba1b3d43e24888052d8c8859ae9b53124f8200c05808ec9247917ac3441612a7b36bf148a5b14150ef73ce7bad3cdca65ae923d37d2ae466c2b814d369fb975
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "typescript@npm:^5.1.6":
   version: 5.1.6
   resolution: "typescript@npm:5.1.6"