| name | maple-telemetry-conventions |
| description | Maple's OpenTelemetry conventions — custom span attribute keys (`maple.*` vendor namespace, `query.context`, `db.statement.*`, `result.*`, `cache.*`, `tenant.*`), Title Case status codes (`Ok`/`Error`/`Unset`), resource attribute dual-emit (`deployment.environment` + `deployment.environment.name`), span kinds, Tinybird MV pre-extracted columns, loop-prevention filters, and sampling. Use whenever writing or reviewing instrumentation code in any language (TypeScript, Rust, Python) in this repo — adding `setAttribute`/`setAttributes`/`record`/`#[instrument(fields(...))]` calls, setting span status, configuring an OTLP exporter, defining a new resource attribute, or wiring a new query through `WarehouseQueryService.sqlQuery()`. |
| version | 1.0.0 |
Maple Telemetry Conventions
Reference for the language-agnostic OpenTelemetry conventions Maple uses across TypeScript (apps/api, Cloudflare workers in lib/effect-sdk/), Rust (apps/ingest), and future Python services. These conventions are load-bearing — Tinybird materialized views pre-extract certain attribute keys into columns, dashboards filter on Title Case status strings, and sampling-aware throughput math relies on the SampleRate column. Use the exact attribute spellings here in every language.
When to apply
- Adding
setAttribute / Effect.annotateCurrentSpan / Span::current().record(...) / #[instrument(fields(...))] to any code path
- Setting span status (Ok / Error / Unset)
- Wiring a new query through
WarehouseQueryService.sqlQuery() (the context and profile options become span attributes)
- Configuring an OTLP exporter, tracer provider, or resource builder
- Introducing a new pre-extracted MV column or a new vendor attribute under
maple.*
- Reviewing a PR that touches
apps/api/src/services/WarehouseQueryService.ts, apps/ingest/src/main.rs, apps/api/src/app.ts, lib/effect-sdk/src/cloudflare/, or packages/domain/src/tinybird/materializations.ts
Index
rules/span-attributes.md — Master reference of every custom attribute key Maple emits, grouped by namespace, with file:line citations.rules/status-and-kind.md — Title Case status code rule (Ok/Error/Unset) and span kind conventions (Server / Client / Internal).rules/resource-attributes.md — service.* identity, deployment.environment.name resolution order, the legacy deployment.environment dual-emit, and maple_org_id.rules/language-bindings.md — Parallel TypeScript / Rust / Python snippets that emit the same attribute keys.rules/mv-first-class-columns.md — Which span and resource attributes Tinybird MVs pre-extract into columns (and the rule for adding new ones).rules/service-map-attribution.md — Required span and resource attributes for the service map to render edges, runtime icons, and platform badges. Includes the canonical peer.service registry.rules/loop-prevention.md — The three guards that prevent Maple's self-traffic from creating a feedback loop: API TracerDisabledWhen, ingest loopback guard, sampling.
Quick reference
| Topic | Rule |
|---|
| Status codes | Always Title Case: "Ok", "Error", "Unset". Never OK, ERROR, SUCCESS, FAILED. |
| Vendor namespace | Custom attributes go under maple.*. Sub-namespaces: maple.ingest.*, maple.cloudflare.*. |
| Standard semconv | Use OTel semconv keys verbatim: service.name, http.request.method, db.system, error.type. |
| Org identity | orgId (camelCase) in TypeScript spans, maple.org_id (dotted) in Rust spans. Don't unify until MVs migrate. |
| Deployment env | Dual-emit deployment.environment + deployment.environment.name. Keep both until MV coalesce() migration lands. |
| Warehouse SQL spans | Every span from WarehouseQueryService.executeSql carries db.system, peer.service, db.statement, db.statement.fingerprint, db.duration_ms, result.rowCount, orgId, query.context, query.profile. |
| Service map | Outbound spans need peer.service (HTTP/RPC) or db.system (DB) on a Client/Producer span. Resource attrs need process.runtime.name, cloud.platform, maple.sdk.type for runtime icon + platform badge. See rules/service-map-attribution.md. |
| Loop prevention | Never remove HttpMiddleware.TracerDisabledWhen (apps/api/src/app.ts:169-175) or the ingest loopback guard (apps/ingest/src/main.rs:499-514). |
Canonical references (do not modify from this skill)
apps/api/src/services/WarehouseQueryService.ts:441-510 — executeSql span emission (the canonical example for TS).apps/ingest/src/otel.rs — Resource builder + platform detection + forward-span helper for Rust. The canonical example for Rust resource and outbound-span attribution.apps/ingest/src/main.rs — handle_signal and handle_cloudflare_logpush (search for tracing::info_span! with otel.kind = "server") — Server-kind span macros for OTLP inbound.apps/api/src/app.ts:169-175 — TracerDisabledWhen filter.lib/effect-sdk/src/cloudflare/index.ts — MapleCloudflareSDK tracer setup.packages/domain/src/tinybird/materializations.ts — MV SELECT lists that pre-extract attribute keys into columns.
