OpenTelemetry in Python — SDK setup, declarative config, zero-code instrumentation (opentelemetry-instrument, opentelemetry-distro), contrib auto-instrumentation, manual API, performance tuning, breaking changes. Use when configuring or troubleshooting OpenTelemetry in a Python service.
Install
npx skills add ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills --skill otel-pythonnpx skills add ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills --skill otel-python -a claude-code -gnpx skills add ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills --skill otel-python -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills.git --path skills/otel-pythongh skill install ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills otel-pythongit 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-python ~/.claude/skills/otel-python # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/ollygarden__opentelemetry-agent-skills/skills/otel-python ~/.agents/skills/otel-python # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode