Opinionated OTel Collector — Kubernetes DaemonSet

Use this skill for the agent tier: one collector per node ingesting node-local OTLP, kubelet/host metrics, same-node Prometheus targets, and pod logs. Use a separate gateway or cluster Deployment for tail_sampling, load_balancing, k8s_cluster, and k8s_events.

This repository owns OllyGarden's decisions, not component facts. Consult otel-collector for current component keys, defaults, and stability; otel-ottl for syntax; and the relevant public OpenTelemetry language or instrumentation skill for source-side fixes.

Non-negotiable pipeline contract

Apply these to traces, metrics, and logs: