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  • Upstream now ships the standard OTEL endpoint, headers, protocol, SDK kill switch, resource attributes, static service names, and desktop main-process traces and logs, so ledger entries 0018 and 0022 no longer describe a divergence.
  • The remaining fork-only knobs (per-signal exporter selection, batching, temporality, OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION, the service-name refusal warning) are unused and cost a large conflict surface on every upstream sync.
  • Matching upstream exactly keeps future syncs of the observability code conflict-free.

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  • Observability
    • Standard OpenTelemetry environment variables can configure telemetry exports, with signal-specific settings taking precedence over shared settings.
    • Telemetry exports now default to HTTP/JSON with a 10-second interval when no protocol or interval is configured.
    • Desktop telemetry settings can also come from T3 Code variables and saved Settings.
  • Diagnostics
    • Settings descriptions no longer list telemetry destinations; they retain general information about process, resource use, and log inspection.
    • Observability guidance now distinguishes stdout and SSH-managed logs from trace-file span events.

…tream covers it

Signed-off-by: Yordis Prieto <yordis.prieto@gmail.com>
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PR Summary

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Observability endpoint precedence and failure modes changed across desktop, server, and WSL; misconfigured OTEL env vars can silence exports for affected signals instead of falling back to Settings.

Overview
Removes fork-only OTLP resolution and wires the desktop main process and server through the shared OtelEnvironment.resolveSignalEndpoint path, deleting DesktopOtlpExport and the duplicated server resolveSignalSource / per-signal export assembly.

Config shape changes: T3CODE_OTLP_EXPORT_INTERVAL_MS and T3CODE_OTLP_PROTOCOL now default to 10s and http/json (plain values on desktop env, not Option). SignalExport / DEFAULT_SIGNAL_EXPORT live in @t3tools/shared/observability. Desktop no longer caches a full otelEnvironment on DesktopEnvironment; observability loads OTEL at export time and builds endpoints from T3 URLs + persisted Settings like the server (bootstrap + settings fallbacks on the server).

Behavior/docs alignment with upstream: Drops fork ledger entries 0018 / 0022 and the long “standard OTEL” operations guide in favor of a shorter precedence/kill-switch doc. WSL forwarding trims the huge OTEL var list to a smaller set. Settings diagnostics copy no longer summarizes OTLP export (including logs). Tests isolate env with emptyEnv / explicit ConfigProvider layers.

Notable semantic shift: When standard OTEL_* claims a signal but protocol/headers are invalid (Off), export for that signal is off rather than falling through to bootstrap/Settings with T3 headers—reflected in updated server config tests.

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"T3CODE_OTLP_HEADERS",
"T3CODE_OTLP_PROTOCOL",
"T3CODE_OTLP_EXPORT_INTERVAL_MS",
"OTEL_SDK_DISABLED",

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WSL drops still-used OTEL knobs

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WSL_FORWARDED_ENV_NAMES no longer includes T3CODE_OTLP_EXPORT_INTERVAL_MS or OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES, even though the server still reads both. A WSL backend therefore always uses the 10s default interval and never receives resource attributes from the Windows host, so cadence and dashboard identity diverge from the same machine's non-WSL processes.

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The PR changes shared OpenTelemetry environment parsing and per-signal endpoint resolution. Server and desktop telemetry setup use the updated resolution path and export settings. The PR also updates diagnostics output, WSL environment forwarding, tests, and observability documentation.

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OpenTelemetry configuration and export

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared signal configuration and resolution
packages/shared/src/observability.ts, packages/shared/src/otelEnvironment.ts, packages/shared/src/otelEnvironment.test.ts
Adds per-signal export settings and defaults. The environment resolver parses T3 and OTEL settings, reports invalid values, and resolves endpoints using T3 URLs, OTEL signal states, and fallback URLs.
Server endpoint and exporter configuration
apps/server/src/cli/config.ts, apps/server/src/config.ts, apps/server/src/observability/Layers/Observability.ts, apps/server/src/serverLogger.ts, apps/server/src/cli/*.test.ts, apps/server/src/*test.ts
Resolves server signal endpoints from T3, OTEL, bootstrap, and persisted URLs. Exporter setup uses the resulting per-signal settings. Export batch-size and metric temporality options are no longer passed.
Desktop endpoint and exporter configuration
apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopConfig.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopEnvironment.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopObservability.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopOtlpExport*, apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.ts, apps/desktop/src/*test.ts
Desktop export interval and protocol now have defaults. Desktop telemetry loads OTEL settings during setup and resolves endpoints with persisted URLs as fallbacks. WSL forwarding now includes selected T3 observability variables.
Diagnostics and observability guidance
apps/web/src/components/settings/SettingsPanels*, packages/contracts/src/*test.ts, docs/operations/observability.md, docs/fork/*
Diagnostics report trace and metric destinations rather than logs, and the single-environment panel no longer appends observability details. The observability guide and fork ledger are updated; two fork documents are removed.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Refactor

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant DesktopObservability
  participant resolveServerConfig
  participant OtelEnvironment.load
  participant resolveSignalEndpoint
  participant OTLPExporters
  DesktopObservability->>OtelEnvironment.load: Load OTEL settings
  OtelEnvironment.load-->>DesktopObservability: Signals, warnings, resource attributes
  DesktopObservability->>resolveSignalEndpoint: Resolve signal with persisted URL fallback
  resolveSignalEndpoint-->>DesktopObservability: Resolved signal endpoint
  DesktopObservability->>OTLPExporters: Configure trace and log exporters
  resolveServerConfig->>OtelEnvironment.load: Load OTEL settings
  OtelEnvironment.load-->>resolveServerConfig: Signals, warnings, resource attributes
  resolveServerConfig->>resolveSignalEndpoint: Resolve signal with T3, bootstrap, and persisted URLs
  resolveSignalEndpoint-->>resolveServerConfig: Resolved signal endpoint
  resolveServerConfig->>OTLPExporters: Supply URLs and export settings
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to f4052

This change aligns the OpenTelemetry configuration with upstream. One small visible regression remains: when a single environment is selected, the Diagnostics row in Settings no longer shows where traces and metrics are exported. This can be merged, with that display restored as a follow-up.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to f4052

The telemetry configuration change merits design review because it affects where server and desktop data can be exported. The examined paths preserve the global export-disable control and endpoint precedence, but the available evidence does not establish complete security coverage.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — Effective collector configuration can affect server telemetry and desktop main-process traces and logs; desktop metrics remain unwired. No request-derived collector destination was established in the examined paths.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The global disable control remains authoritative over all three signal endpoints. A T3 URL can precede an OTEL signal refusal, but comparison with the base resolver shows that this precedence predates the PR.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: removing fork-specific OTEL divergence to align with upstream behavior.
Description check ✅ Passed The description explains what changed and why. It omits the template headings and checklist, but the core change rationale is complete and no UI changes are indicated.
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otlpLogsUrl: observability?.otlpLogsUrl,
},
)}`
? "Inspect processes, resource use, and logs on this environment."

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Keep exporter status in the Diagnostics description.

When a user selects one environment, this change removes the enabled trace and metric endpoints from the Diagnostics row. The updated formatDiagnosticsDescription helper can still show that information. Use it here so users can confirm which endpoints the environment reports without leaving the settings panel.

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✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

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Codex Thread snapshot wire 7.1 KiB 7.1 KiB −7 B (−0.1%) 7.3 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn WebSocket wire 6.4 KiB 6.4 KiB −43 B (−0.7%) 7.8 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn WebSocket decoded 56.2 KiB 56.2 KiB −44 B (−0.1%) 66.4 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn messages 9 8 −1 (−11.1%) 21 ✅
Claude Total thread wire 13.5 KiB 13.5 KiB −70 B (−0.5%) 15.1 KiB ✅
Claude Thread snapshot wire 7.1 KiB 7.1 KiB +3 B (+0.0%) 7.3 KiB ✅
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Claude Live turn messages 10 8 −2 (−20.0%) 21 ✅

Baseline: 25e0090 · PR result: f40524c · Source CI: success

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