Research: otel-instrumentation
Cached research evidence for otel-instrumentation (not authority).
Purpose
Section titled “Purpose”otel-instrumentation guides application instrumentation for traces, metrics, and logs using OpenTelemetry SDKs. Covers resource attributes, span hygiene, metric instrument selection, sensitive-data redaction, per-language SDK setup (Node, Go, Python, Java, etc.), and validation checklists. Defers sampling to the Collector.
Harness Coverage
Section titled “Harness Coverage”Paired with otel-collector and semantic-conventions in the dash0 bundle.
Trust And Risks
Section titled “Trust And Risks”inspect-then-install. Risks are incorrect instrumentation (missing context propagation, high cardinality, PII leakage, performance overhead). The skill emphasizes signal density over volume and consistent resource attributes.
Install Prerequisites
Section titled “Install Prerequisites”Same dash0hq/agent-skills bundle install.
Upstream Maintainer
Section titled “Upstream Maintainer”dash0 (https://github.com/dash0hq/agent-skills). Primary: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/
Comparable Alternatives
Section titled “Comparable Alternatives”Language-specific OTel docs, auto-instrumentation agents, and vendor SDK guides.
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