# Tempo

> Grafana Tempo distributed tracing reference. Covers TraceQL query language, structural queries, OTLP/Jaeger/Zipkin protocols, Helm deployment, OpenTelemetry SDK instrumentation for Python/Node.js, and Grafana datasource setup with Loki.

- Skill: `bytesagain/tempo` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add bytesagain/tempo`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/bytesagain/tempo/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: bytesagain (https://skillmd.com/u/bytesagain)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/bytesagain/tempo

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# Tempo Reference

Distributed tracing backend.

## Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `intro` | Architecture, vs Jaeger |
| `traceql` | TraceQL queries |
| `config` | Deploy, instrumentation |