Agent skill · data analytics · sickn33
distributed-tracing
Implement distributed tracing with Jaeger and Tempo for request flow visibility across microservices.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific setup instructions and code examples for implementing distributed tracing with Jaeger and Tempo, which are not commonly known.
What it needs
Requires docker, kubectl installed locally. About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 44,571 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Distributed Tracing When to Use Trace a request across services, diagnose latency and error propagation, or add observable boundaries to a new integration. Inputs and prerequisites Record installed SDK and backend versions, permitted collector endpoints, the service graph and a staging request. Inspect the installed version's primary documentation before selecting exporter APIs or deployment configuration. This bundle does not install a tracing backend. Procedure 1. Read resources/implementation-playbook.md and identify one user journey. 2. Configure the matching OpenTelemetry SDK and OTLP exporter before loading instrumented frameworks. Use references/instrumentation.md for propagation, shutdown and privacy checks. 3. Configure Jaeger using references/jaeger-setup.md, or the existing Tempo/collector deployment's supported configuration. Review listeners, authentication, transport protection, storage and retention before any deployment. 4. Propagate context over HTTP and asynchronous messages. Use stable operation names and allowlisted attributes. Do not log credentials, raw request bodies or sensitive query values. 5. Send successful and failing staging requests and verify connected spans in the backend. Record service identity, parentage, duration units and exporter errors. 6. Measure queue loss and overhead. Select sampling based on those observations; no fixed percentage guarantees coverage or performance. Example A checkout calls inventory and payment. Verify that the root request and both downstream operations share a trace, that a simulated payment timeout is recorded, and that no card data is present. Repeat with exporter connectivity unavailable: request handling must retain the application's defined behavior. Verification Actual trace evidence for each exercised boundary, including queue consumers. Allowed fields only; bounded attribute cardinality. Shutdown flush and exporter failure behavior observed. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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