How do I install observability-edot-dotnet-instrument?

Run `npx skills add https://github.com/elastic/agent-skills --skill observability-edot-dotnet-instrument` in your terminal. You need to have run `npx skills init` once in your project first.

Which agent frameworks does observability-edot-dotnet-instrument support?

observability-edot-dotnet-instrument works with any agent framework supported by the Skills registry, including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Codex, and Gemini CLI.

Is observability-edot-dotnet-instrument free to use?

Yes. observability-edot-dotnet-instrument is free to install and use. It is available from the open explainx.ai skill registry published by elastic.

Where can I read ratings and reviews for observability-edot-dotnet-instrument?

Community ratings and review text appear on this explainx.ai skill page below the description. Reviews use a 1–5 scale and may include short written feedback from signed-in members.

Productivity

observability-edot-dotnet-instrument▌

elastic/agent-skills · updated Apr 8, 2026

$npx skills add https://github.com/elastic/agent-skills --skill observability-edot-dotnet-instrument

summary

Read the setup guide before making changes:

skill.md

EDOT .NET Instrumentation

Read the setup guide before making changes:

Guidelines

Add NuGet packages: Elastic.OpenTelemetry and OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore (for ASP.NET Core apps)
Register EDOT in startup: call builder.AddElasticOpenTelemetry() on the IHostApplicationBuilder (in Program.cs or equivalent). Without this, no telemetry is collected
Set exactly three required environment variables:
- OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
- OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT — must be the managed OTLP endpoint or EDOT Collector URL. Never use an APM Server URL (no apm-server, no :8200, no /intake/v2/events)
- OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS — "Authorization=ApiKey <key>" or "Authorization=Bearer <token>"
Do NOT set OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER, OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER, or OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER — the defaults are already correct
Do NOT manually configure TracerProvider or MeterProvider — AddElasticOpenTelemetry() handles everything
Never run both classic Elastic APM agent (Elastic.Apm.*) and EDOT on the same application

Examples

See the EDOT .NET setup guide for complete examples.

general reviews

Ratings

4.5★★★★★10 reviews

★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024
observability-edot-dotnet-instrument is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
★★★★★Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024
Keeps context tight: observability-edot-dotnet-instrument is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024
Registry listing for observability-edot-dotnet-instrument matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024
observability-edot-dotnet-instrument reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024
I recommend observability-edot-dotnet-instrument for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
★★★★★Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024
Useful defaults in observability-edot-dotnet-instrument — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024
observability-edot-dotnet-instrument has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
★★★★★Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: observability-edot-dotnet-instrument is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
★★★★★Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024
We added observability-edot-dotnet-instrument from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
★★★★★Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024
observability-edot-dotnet-instrument fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.