Proposed fix: [OpenTelemetry GenAI instrumentation] Prompts/completions missing from spans: OTEL_INSTRUMENTATION_GENAI_CAPTURE_MESSAGE_CONTENT=true "is not a valid option ... Defaulting to `NO_CONTENT
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Recommended action: In experimental mode set OTEL_INSTRUMENTATION_GENAI_CAPTURE_MESSAGE_CONTENT=span_only (or event_only / span_and_event); in default mode set it to true and configure a logs/events exporter since content goes to events, not span attributes.
Option: Pick the value matching your semconv mode [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: OpenAI/VertexAI OTel instrumentors
Steps:
1. export OTEL_SEMCONV_STABILITY_OPT_IN=gen_ai_latest_experimental
2. export OTEL_INSTRUMENTATION_GENAI_CAPTURE_MESSAGE_CONTENT=span_only
Expected: gen_ai input/output message attributes on spans
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.
Proposed approach
Problem id
c07cd822-c0f5-487b-a8d9-bf442af03160
Proposed action
Recommended action: In experimental mode set OTEL_INSTRUMENTATION_GENAI_CAPTURE_MESSAGE_CONTENT=span_only (or event_only / span_and_event); in default mode set it to true and configure a logs/events exporter since content goes to events, not span attributes.
Option: Pick the value matching your semconv mode [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: OpenAI/VertexAI OTel instrumentors
Steps:
1. export OTEL_SEMCONV_STABILITY_OPT_IN=gen_ai_latest_experimental
2. export OTEL_INSTRUMENTATION_GENAI_CAPTURE_MESSAGE_CONTENT=span_only
Expected: gen_ai input/output message attributes on spans
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