# Tempo

> Tempo

- Skill: `neuralblitz/tempo` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add neuralblitz/tempo`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/neuralblitz/tempo/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: NeuralBlitz (https://skillmd.com/u/neuralblitz)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/neuralblitz/tempo

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# Tempo

Tempo is an open-source, easy-to-use, high-scale distributed tracing backend. It provides cost-effective trace storage with minimal operational overhead.

## Key Concepts

- Trace ingestion (OTLP, Jaeger, Zipkin)
- TraceQL query language
- Object storage backend
- Wal-g integration
- Grafana integration

## Common Use Cases

- Distributed tracing
- Trace storage and retrieval
- Cost-effective tracing
- Grafana dashboards
- Performance monitoring

## Best Practices

- Use appropriate storage backend
- Configure trace retention
- Set up proper sampling
- Use TraceQL effectively
- Integrate with Loki for logs

## Resources

- Grafana.com/tempo: grafana.com/docs/tempo
- Related Skills: tracing, loki, grafana