Build custom OpenTelemetry Collector distributions with OCB (OpenTelemetry Collector Builder). Use when authoring or debugging a builder manifest (builder.yaml), choosing component and provider versions, building a collector that bundles a custom or out-of-distribution component, setting up CI or Docker builds of a distribution, or troubleshooting OCB build failures.
Install
npx skills add ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills --skill otel-collector-buildernpx skills add ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills --skill otel-collector-builder -a claude-code -gnpx skills add ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills --skill otel-collector-builder -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills.git --path skills/otel-collector-buildergh skill install ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills otel-collector-buildergit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills /tmp/ollygarden__opentelemetry-agent-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/ollygarden__opentelemetry-agent-skills/skills/otel-collector-builder ~/.claude/skills/otel-collector-builder # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/ollygarden__opentelemetry-agent-skills/skills/otel-collector-builder ~/.agents/skills/otel-collector-builder # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode