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Jaeger Distributed Tracing Specialist

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Jaeger/OpenTelemetry patterns plus Skriptoteket tracing conventions (async context propagation, correlation, debugging).

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Jaeger Distributed Tracing Specialist

Responsibility: Jaeger/​OpenTelemetry novel patterns + HuleEdu tracing conventions

Prerequisites: Assumes knowledge of basic distributed tracing concepts. For complete OpenTelemetry API documentation, use Context7 /​open-telemetry/​opentelemetry-python.


When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

  • ✅ Instrumenting async operations with context preservation
  • ✅ Debugging trace context propagation across service boundaries
  • ✅ Implementing queue/​event-based tracing patterns
  • ✅ Understanding span lifecycle in async contexts
  • ✅ Troubleshooting missing/​broken spans in Jaeger UI
  • ✅ Integrating traces with metrics and logs (correlation)
  • ✅ Implementing HuleEdu tracing conventions

Do NOT use for:

  • ❌ Basic "what is distributed tracing" questions (Claude knows this)
  • ❌ Simple span creation syntax (use Context7)
  • ❌ Generic tracing theory (not implementation-specific)

Core Capabilities

Novel OpenTelemetry Patterns

  • Async context propagation edge cases (threading vs asyncio)
  • Token management lifecycle (attach/​detach ordering)
  • Baggage vs tags vs events (when to use each)
  • Sampling strategy internals and edge cases
  • Context pollution symptoms and debugging

HuleEdu-Specific Patterns

  • Service initialization (tracer setup, middleware)
  • Naming conventions (spans, attributes)
  • Trace context propagation (Kafka, Redis, HTTP)
  • TraceContextManagerImpl queue pattern
  • Correlation ID integration
  • LLM provider instrumentation

Quick Decision Tree

Need help with Jaeger tracing?
├─ Instrumenting new service?
│  └─ See: huleedu-patterns.md (initialization + middleware)
│
├─ Traces breaking across async boundaries?
│  ├─ Queue processing? → examples/​async-propagation.md (TraceContextManagerImpl)
│  ├─ Kafka events? → examples/​async-propagation.md (event chaining)
│  └─ Threading? → fundamentals.md (manual scope activation)
│
├─ Missing spans in Jaeger UI?
│  └─ See: examples/​troubleshooting.md (common causes + fixes)
│
├─ Custom instrumentation pattern?
│  ├─ LLM calls? → examples/​advanced-instrumentation.md (custom attributes)
│  ├─ Debugging markers? → fundamentals.md (span events vs attributes)
│  └─ Multi-span operations? → examples/​advanced-instrumentation.md
│
├─ Novel OpenTelemetry API question?
│  └─ Use Context7: /​open-telemetry/​opentelemetry-python
│
└─ Understanding async context propagation?
   └─ See: fundamentals.md (asyncio vs threading gotchas)

File Reference

FileContentUse When
fundamentals.mdContext7 novel patterns, OpenTelemetry gotchasLearning non-obvious tracing behaviors
huleedu-patterns.mdHuleEdu naming, initialization, conventionsImplementing tracing in new service
async-propagation.mdQueue, Kafka, background task patternsFixing broken trace chains
advanced-instrumentation.mdCustom attributes, span events, LLM patternsAdding domain-specific instrumentation
troubleshooting.mdJaeger UI queries, debugging missing spansDiagnosing tracing issues

Related Documentation

  • Context7: /​open-telemetry/​opentelemetry-python - Complete OpenTelemetry API docs
  • HuleEdu Observability: .claude/​rules/​071.1-service-observability-core-patterns.md
  • Prometheus Metrics: .claude/​skills/​prometheus-metrics/ - Metrics correlation patterns
  • Structlog Logging: .claude/​skills/​structlog-logging/ - Log correlation patterns

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