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10 changes: 9 additions & 1 deletion docs/user-guide/observability-evaluation/traces.md
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Expand Up @@ -106,13 +106,21 @@ agent = Agent(
system_prompt="You are a helpful AI assistant"
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# Option 2: Use StrandsTelemetry if you need Strands to set up OpenTelemetry
# Option 2: Use StrandsTelemetry to handle complete OpenTelemetry setup
# (Creates new tracer provider and sets it as global)
from strands.telemetry import StrandsTelemetry

strands_telemetry = StrandsTelemetry()
strands_telemetry.setup_otlp_exporter() # Send traces to OTLP endpoint
strands_telemetry.setup_console_exporter() # Print traces to console

# Option 3: Use StrandsTelemetry with your own tracer provider
# (Keeps your tracer provider, adds Strands exporters without setting global)
from strands.telemetry import StrandsTelemetry

strands_telemetry = StrandsTelemetry(tracer_provider=user_tracer_provider)
strands_telemetry.setup_otlp_exporter().setup_console_exporter() # Chaining supported

# Create agent (tracing will be enabled automatically)
agent = Agent(
model="us.anthropic.claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219-v1:0",
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