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OpenInference semantic conventions and instrumentation for Phoenix AI observability. Use when implementing LLM tracing, creating custom spans, or deploying to production.

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Set up

Skills are installed by placing their folder where your agent loads skills.

Part of the collection github/awesome-copilot.

npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill phoenix-tracing

Or by hand: Copy the folder skills/phoenix-tracing from github.com/github/awesome-copilot into ~/.claude/skills/phoenix-tracing/ (Claude Code) or your agent's skills folder. Check the collection's own README for other agents.

README

synced Oct 14, 2026

Phoenix Tracing

Comprehensive guide for instrumenting LLM applications with OpenInference tracing in Phoenix. Contains reference files covering setup, instrumentation, span types, and production deployment.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

  • Setting up Phoenix tracing (Python or TypeScript)
  • Creating custom spans for LLM operations
  • Adding attributes following OpenInference conventions
  • Deploying tracing to production
  • Querying and analyzing trace data

Reference Categories

PriorityCategoryDescriptionPrefix
1SetupInstallation and configurationsetup-*
2InstrumentationAuto and manual tracinginstrumentation-*
3Span Types9 span kinds with attributesspan-*
4OrganizationProjects and sessionsprojects-*, sessions-*
5EnrichmentCustom metadatametadata-*
6ProductionBatch processing, maskingproduction-*
7FeedbackAnnotations and evaluationannotations-*

Quick Reference

1. Setup (START HERE)

2. Instrumentation

3. Span Types (with full attribute schemas)

4. Organization

5. Enrichment

6. Production (CRITICAL)

7. Feedback

Reference Files

Common Workflows

  • Quick Start: setup-{lang} → instrumentation-auto-{lang} → Check Phoenix
  • Custom Spans: setup-{lang} → instrumentation-manual-{lang} → span-{type}
  • Session Tracking: sessions-{lang} for conversation grouping patterns
  • Production: production-{lang} for batching, masking, and deployment

How to Use This Skill

Navigation Patterns:

# By category prefix
references/setup-*              # Installation and configuration
references/instrumentation-*    # Auto and manual tracing
references/span-*               # Span type specifications
references/sessions-*           # Session tracking
references/production-*         # Production deployment
references/fundamentals-*       # Core concepts
references/attributes-*         # Attribute specifications

# By language
references/*-python.md          # Python implementations
references/*-typescript.md      # TypeScript implementations

Reading Order:

  1. Start with setup-{lang} for your language
  2. Choose instrumentation-auto-{lang} OR instrumentation-manual-{lang}
  3. Reference span-{type} files as needed for specific operations
  4. See fundamentals-* files for attribute specifications

References

Phoenix Documentation:

Python API Documentation:

TypeScript API Documentation:

  • TypeScript Packages - @arizeai/phoenix-otel, @arizeai/phoenix-client, and other TypeScript packages
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