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Otel Instrumentation by tomevault-io

Name: Otel Instrumentation
Author: tomevault-io

Otel Instrumentation

Instrument applications with OpenTelemetry SDK and validate telemetry using Kopai. Use when setting up observability, adding tracing/logging/metrics, testing instrumentation, or debugging missing telemetry data. Use when this capability is needed.

tomevault-io Updated Sep 17, 2026

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OpenTelemetry Instrumentation with Kopai

Guide for instrumenting applications with OpenTelemetry SDK and validating telemetry locally using Kopai.

Quick Reference

# Start backend
npx @kopai/app start

# Configure app
export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:4318
export OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=my-service

# Validate telemetry
npx @kopai/cli traces search --service my-service --json
npx @kopai/cli logs search --service my-service --json
npx @kopai/cli metrics discover --json

Rules

1. Setup (CRITICAL)

setup-backend - Start Kopai Backend
setup-environment - Configure Environment

2. Language SDKs (HIGH)

lang-nodejs - Node.js Instrumentation
lang-python - Python Instrumentation
lang-go - Go Instrumentation
lang-java - Java Instrumentation
lang-dotnet - .NET Instrumentation
lang-ruby - Ruby Instrumentation
lang-php - PHP Instrumentation
lang-rust - Rust Instrumentation
lang-erlang - Erlang/Elixir Instrumentation
lang-cpp - C++ Instrumentation

3. Validation (HIGH)

validate-traces - Validate Traces
validate-logs - Validate Logs
validate-metrics - Validate Metrics

4. Troubleshooting (MEDIUM)

troubleshoot-no-data - No Data Received
troubleshoot-missing-spans - Missing Spans
troubleshoot-missing-attrs - Missing Attributes
troubleshoot-wrong-port - Wrong Port

Read rules/<rule-name>.md for details.

References

cli-reference - Kopai CLI command reference
otel-docs - OpenTelemetry documentation links

Source: allthingslinux/atl.services — distributed by TomeVault.

---name: otel-instrumentation-2description: Instrument applications with OpenTelemetry SDK and validate telemetry using Kopai. Use when setting up observability, adding tracing/logging/metrics, testing instrumentation, or debugging missing telemetry data. Use when this capability is needed.---# OpenTelemetry Instrumentation with KopaiGuide for instrumenting applications with OpenTelemetry SDK and validating telemetry locally using Kopai.## Quick Reference```bash# Start backendnpx @kopai/app start# Configure appexport OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:4318export OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=my-service# Validate telemetrynpx @kopai/cli traces search --service my-service --jsonnpx @kopai/cli logs search --service my-service --jsonnpx @kopai/cli metrics discover --json```## Rules### 1. Setup (CRITICAL)- `setup-backend` - Start Kopai Backend- `setup-environment` - Configure Environment### 2. Language SDKs (HIGH)- `lang-nodejs` - Node.js Instrumentation- `lang-python` - Python Instrumentation- `lang-go` - Go Instrumentation- `lang-java` - Java Instrumentation- `lang-dotnet` - .NET Instrumentation- `lang-ruby` - Ruby Instrumentation- `lang-php` - PHP Instrumentation- `lang-rust` - Rust Instrumentation- `lang-erlang` - Erlang/Elixir Instrumentation- `lang-cpp` - C++ Instrumentation### 3. Validation (HIGH)- `validate-traces` - Validate Traces- `validate-logs` - Validate Logs- `validate-metrics` - Validate Metrics### 4. Troubleshooting (MEDIUM)- `troubleshoot-no-data` - No Data Received- `troubleshoot-missing-spans` - Missing Spans- `troubleshoot-missing-attrs` - Missing Attributes- `troubleshoot-wrong-port` - Wrong PortRead `rules/<rule-name>.md` for details.## References- [cli-reference](references/cli-reference.md) - Kopai CLI command reference- [otel-docs](references/otel-docs.md) - OpenTelemetry documentation links---> Source: [allthingslinux/atl.services](https://github.com/allthingslinux/atl.services) — distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io).

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