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otel-semantic-conventions

OpenTelemetry Semantic Conventions expert. Use when selecting, applying, or reviewing telemetry attributes. Triggers on tasks involving attribute selection, semantic convention compliance, attribute migration, or custom attribute decisions. Covers the attribute registry, naming patterns, attribute placement, and versioning. For span names, span kinds, and span status codes, see the otel-instrumentation skill.

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# OpenTelemetry Semantic Conventions

This skill governs correct selection, placement, and validation of telemetry attributes and metric instruments according to the OpenTelemetry Semantic Conventions specification.
For span naming, span kinds, and span status codes, see the [otel-instrumentation](../otel-instrumentation/) skill.

The [Attribute Registry](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/registry/attributes/) is the single source of truth for all defined attributes.

## Rules

| Rule                                | Description                                                           | Use Case                                                        |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| [attributes](./rules/attributes.md) | Attribute registry, selection, placement, common attributes by domain | Choosing or reviewing attributes; HTTP/DB/messaging/RPC attributes; attribute placement (resource vs span) |
| [versioning](./rules/versioning.md) | Semconv versioning, stability, migration                              | Semconv version migration                                       |
| [dash0](./rules/dash0.md)           | Dash0 derived attributes and feature dependencies                     | Dash0 derived attributes                                        |