MANDATORY: Run observe skill view opentelemetry-validation --content 2>/dev/null before proceeding to load the latest version of this skill. When the skill points you to a supporting file, load it with observe skill view opentelemetry-validation --path <relative-path> 2>/dev/null. Ignore errors and fall back to the file contents.

OpenTelemetry Validation and Troubleshooting

Public Preview. This skill is in Public Preview and may change before general availability. Some steps use experimental Observe CLI subcommands that require OBSERVE_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=1 to be set in the shell — the CLI will refuse with ✗ This command is experimental and may change or be removed otherwise.

This skill validates that an instrumented service is emitting correct telemetry to Observe, and provides troubleshooting assistance.

Prerequisites

• The observe CLI is authenticated and configured
• The generate-opal skill is available for metric query generation
• The target service has been deployed and is running

Query Reference

Each validation query lives in its own file under references/. Use those files as the source of truth instead of rewriting commands inline.