# Otel Js

> OpenTelemetry in Node.js / JavaScript / TypeScript — NodeSDK, declarative YAML configuration, auto-instrumentations, ESM vs CJS import patterns. Use when adding, reviewing, or configuring OpenTelemetry in a Node.js service. Triggers on "setup otel in node", "js telemetry", "node tracing setup", "NodeSDK", "auto instrumentation node", "TracerProvider node", or any Node.js-related OTel question.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-ollygarden-opentelemetry-agent-skills-otel-js`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [ollygarden](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/ollygarden)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Upstream author:** [ollygarden](https://github.com/ollygarden)
- **Source:** https://github.com/ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/otel-js

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-ollygarden-opentelemetry-agent-skills-otel-js
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# OpenTelemetry in Node.js

Entry point for OpenTelemetry mechanics in Node.js / JavaScript / TypeScript services.
Load a reference below based on the task; each reference is self-contained.

## References

| File | Use when |
|---|---|
| [`references/declarative-setup.md`](references/declarative-setup.md) | Configuring the SDK via declarative YAML: `OTEL_CONFIG_FILE`, `@opentelemetry/configuration`, `@opentelemetry/sdk-node`, ESM/CJS import order, v2.0 migration. |

## Sources of Truth

For YAML schema details, fetch the upstream sources listed in the `otel-declarative-config` skill.
For Node.js-specific facts:

| Fact | Fetch |
|---|---|
| Latest `@opentelemetry/configuration` | `npm view @opentelemetry/configuration version` |
| Latest `@opentelemetry/sdk-node` | `npm view @opentelemetry/sdk-node version` |
| Latest `@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node` | `npm view @opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node version` |
| Package status / breaking changes | `WebFetch https://www.npmjs.com/package/@opentelemetry/configuration` |
| `sdk-node` CHANGELOG | `WebFetch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/main/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/CHANGELOG.md` |
| Node.js getting-started docs | `WebFetch https://opentelemetry.io/docs/languages/js/getting-started/nodejs/` |

## Cross-References

- Schema-level facts: `otel-declarative-config` skill (language-agnostic YAML schema sources).
- SDK version selection across languages: `otel-sdk-versions` skill.
- Semantic conventions lookup: `otel-semantic-conventions` skill.

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [ollygarden](https://github.com/ollygarden)
- **Source:** [ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills](https://github.com/ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills)
- **License:** Apache-2.0

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-ollygarden-opentelemetry-agent-skills-otel-js
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/ollygarden
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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