OpenTelemetry guidance for VS Code agent experiences. Use when changing Agent Host telemetry, local Copilot Chat telemetry, provider-native spans or metrics, OTel settings and managed policy, trace persistence/export, or monitoring documentation.
Install
npx skills add microsoft/vscode --skill otelnpx skills add microsoft/vscode --skill otel -a claude-code -gnpx skills add microsoft/vscode --skill otel -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/vscode.git --path .github/skills/otelgh skill install microsoft/vscode otelgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/vscode /tmp/microsoft__vscode
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/microsoft__vscode/.github/skills/otel ~/.claude/skills/otel # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/microsoft__vscode/.github/skills/otel ~/.agents/skills/otel # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode