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Implement OpenTelemetry (OTEL) observability - Collector configuration, Kubernetes deployment, traces/metrics/logs pipelines, instrumentation, and troubleshooting. Use when working with OTEL Collector, telemetry pipelines, observability infrastructure, or Kubernetes monitoring.
npx skill4agent add julianobarbosa/claude-code-skills opentelemetry# Add Helm repo
helm repo add open-telemetry https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-helm-charts
helm repo update
# Install with basic config
helm install otel-collector open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector \
--namespace monitoring --create-namespace \
--set mode=daemonset# gRPC endpoint: 4317, HTTP endpoint: 4318
curl -X POST http://otel-collector:4318/v1/traces \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"resourceSpans":[]}'config:
receivers:
otlp:
protocols:
grpc:
endpoint: ${env:MY_POD_IP}:4317
http:
endpoint: ${env:MY_POD_IP}:4318
processors:
batch:
timeout: 10s
send_batch_size: 1024
memory_limiter:
check_interval: 5s
limit_percentage: 80
spike_limit_percentage: 25
exporters:
prometheusremotewrite:
endpoint: "http://prometheus:9090/api/v1/write"
loki:
endpoint: "http://loki:3100/loki/api/v1/push"
service:
pipelines:
metrics:
receivers: [otlp]
processors: [memory_limiter, batch]
exporters: [prometheusremotewrite]
logs:
receivers: [otlp]
processors: [memory_limiter, batch]
exporters: [loki]
traces:
receivers: [otlp]
processors: [memory_limiter, batch]
exporters: [otlp/tempo]processors:
k8sattributes:
auth_type: "serviceAccount"
passthrough: false
filter:
node_from_env_var: ${env:K8S_NODE_NAME}
extract:
metadata:
- k8s.pod.name
- k8s.namespace.name
- k8s.deployment.name
- k8s.node.name| Mode | Use Case | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|
| DaemonSet | Node-level collection | Full coverage, host metrics | Higher resource usage |
| Deployment | Centralized gateway | Scalable, easier management | Single point of failure |
| Sidecar | Per-pod collection | Isolated, fine-grained | Resource overhead per pod |
# Check collector pods
kubectl get pods -n monitoring -l app.kubernetes.io/name=otel-collector
# View collector logs
kubectl logs -n monitoring -l app.kubernetes.io/name=otel-collector --tail=100
# Test OTLP endpoint
kubectl run test-otlp --image=curlimages/curl:latest --rm -it -- \
curl -v http://otel-collector.monitoring:4318/v1/traces
# Validate config syntax
otelcol validate --config=config.yamlmode: "daemonset" # or "deployment"
presets:
logsCollection:
enabled: true
hostMetrics:
enabled: true
kubernetesAttributes:
enabled: true
kubeletMetrics:
enabled: true
useGOMEMLIMIT: true
resources:
limits:
cpu: 500m
memory: 1Gi
requests:
cpu: 100m
memory: 256Mi