diff --git a/docs/core/telemetry.md b/docs/core/telemetry.md
index 2e199465..2252e809 100644
--- a/docs/core/telemetry.md
+++ b/docs/core/telemetry.md
@@ -50,10 +50,38 @@ Learn more about OTEL exporter standard configuration in [documentation][otel-co
 mkdir .gemini/otel
 ```
 
-### Local
+### Local (Automated Script)
 
-This is the simplest way to inspect events, metrics, and traces without any external tools.
-This setup prints all telemetry from the Gemini CLI to your terminal using a local collector.
+For the most straightforward local setup, use the `scripts/local_telemetry.js` script. This script automates the entire process of setting up a local telemetry pipeline, including configuring the necessary settings in your `.gemini/settings.json` file.
+The script installs `otelcol-contrib` (The OpenTelemetry Collector) and `jaeger` (The Jaeger UI for viewing traces). To use it:
+
+1.  **Run the Script**:
+    Execute the script from the root of the repository:
+
+    ```bash
+    ./scripts/local_telemetry.js
+    ```
+
+    The script will:
+
+    - Download Jaeger and OTEL if needed.
+    - Start a local Jaeger instance.
+    - Start an OTEL collector configured to receive data from the Gemini CLI.
+    - Automatically enable telemetry in your workspace settings.
+    - On exit, disable telemetry.
+
+2.  **View Traces**:
+    Open your web browser and navigate to **http://localhost:16686** to access the Jaeger UI. Here you can inspect detailed traces of Gemini CLI operations.
+
+3.  **Inspect Logs and Metrics**:
+    The script redirects the OTEL collector's output (which includes logs and metrics) to `.gemini/otel/collector.log`. You can monitor this file to see the raw telemetry data:
+    ```bash
+    tail -f .gemini/otel/collector.log
+    ```
+4.  **Stop the Services**:
+    Press `Ctrl+C` in the terminal where the script is running to stop the OTEL Collector and Jaeger services.
+
+### Local (Manual Setup)
 
 **1. Create a Configuration File**
 
diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
index 443bd9ae..3988ba79 100644
--- a/eslint.config.js
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -159,10 +159,21 @@ export default tseslint.config(
     files: ['./scripts/**/*.js', 'esbuild.config.js'],
     languageOptions: {
       globals: {
+        ...globals.node,
         process: 'readonly',
         console: 'readonly',
       },
     },
+    rules: {
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': [
+        'error',
+        {
+          argsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          varsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          caughtErrorsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
   },
   // Prettier config must be last
   prettierConfig,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
index eef3c0f3..099d91d9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
       process.env.HTTP_PROXY ||
       process.env.http_proxy,
     cwd: process.cwd(),
-    telemetryOtlpEndpoint: process.env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT,
+    telemetryOtlpEndpoint:
+      process.env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT ?? settings.telemetryOtlpEndpoint,
     fileDiscoveryService: fileService,
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
index 25f9d79d..bf9adb45 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface Settings {
   contextFileName?: string | string[];
   accessibility?: AccessibilitySettings;
   telemetry?: boolean;
+  telemetryOtlpEndpoint?: string;
   preferredEditor?: string;
 
   // Git-aware file filtering settings
diff --git a/scripts/local_telemetry.js b/scripts/local_telemetry.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..74e7f750
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/local_telemetry.js
@@ -0,0 +1,486 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
+import net from 'net';
+import os from 'os';
+import { spawn, execSync } from 'child_process';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+
+const ROOT_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
+const GEMINI_DIR = path.join(ROOT_DIR, '.gemini');
+const OTEL_DIR = path.join(GEMINI_DIR, 'otel');
+const BIN_DIR = path.join(OTEL_DIR, 'bin');
+const OTEL_CONFIG_FILE = path.join(OTEL_DIR, 'collector-local.yaml');
+const OTEL_LOG_FILE = path.join(OTEL_DIR, 'collector.log');
+const JAEGER_LOG_FILE = path.join(OTEL_DIR, 'jaeger.log');
+const JAEGER_PORT = 16686;
+const WORKSPACE_SETTINGS_FILE = path.join(GEMINI_DIR, 'settings.json');
+
+// This configuration is for the primary otelcol-contrib instance.
+// It receives from the CLI on 4317, exports traces to Jaeger on 14317,
+// and sends metrics/logs to the debug log.
+const OTEL_CONFIG_CONTENT = `
+receivers:
+  otlp:
+    protocols:
+      grpc:
+        endpoint: "localhost:4317"
+processors:
+  batch:
+    timeout: 1s
+exporters:
+  otlp:
+    endpoint: "localhost:14317"
+    tls:
+      insecure: true
+  debug:
+    verbosity: detailed
+service:
+  telemetry:
+    logs:
+      level: "debug"
+    metrics:
+      level: "none"
+  pipelines:
+    traces:
+      receivers: [otlp]
+      processors: [batch]
+      exporters: [otlp]
+    metrics:
+      receivers: [otlp]
+      processors: [batch]
+      exporters: [debug]
+    logs:
+      receivers: [otlp]
+      processors: [batch]
+      exporters: [debug]
+`;
+
+function getJson(url) {
+  const tmpFile = path.join(
+    os.tmpdir(),
+    `gemini-cli-releases-${Date.now()}.json`,
+  );
+  try {
+    execSync(
+      `curl -sL -H "User-Agent: gemini-cli-dev-script" -o "${tmpFile}" "${url}"`,
+      { stdio: 'pipe' },
+    );
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(tmpFile, 'utf-8');
+    return JSON.parse(content);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(`Failed to fetch or parse JSON from ${url}`);
+    throw e;
+  } finally {
+    if (fs.existsSync(tmpFile)) {
+      fs.unlinkSync(tmpFile);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function downloadFile(url, dest) {
+  try {
+    // Use -sS to hide progress but show errors.
+    execSync(`curl -fL -sS -o "${dest}" "${url}"`, {
+      stdio: 'pipe', // Suppress stdout/stderr from the command
+    });
+    return dest;
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(`Failed to download file from ${url}`);
+    throw e;
+  }
+}
+
+function findFile(startPath, filter) {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(startPath)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const files = fs.readdirSync(startPath);
+  for (const file of files) {
+    const filename = path.join(startPath, file);
+    const stat = fs.lstatSync(filename);
+    if (stat.isDirectory()) {
+      const result = findFile(filename, filter);
+      if (result) return result;
+    } else if (filter(file)) {
+      // Test the simple file name, not the full path.
+      return filename;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+async function ensureBinary(
+  executableName,
+  repo,
+  assetNameCallback,
+  binaryNameInArchive,
+) {
+  const executablePath = path.join(BIN_DIR, executableName);
+  if (fileExists(executablePath)) {
+    console.log(`✅ ${executableName} already exists at ${executablePath}`);
+    return executablePath;
+  }
+
+  console.log(`🔍 ${executableName} not found. Downloading from ${repo}...`);
+
+  const platform = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'windows' : process.platform;
+  const arch = process.arch === 'x64' ? 'amd64' : process.arch;
+  const ext = platform === 'windows' ? 'zip' : 'tar.gz';
+
+  if (platform === 'windows' && arch === 'arm64') {
+    if (repo === 'jaegertracing/jaeger') {
+      console.warn(
+        `⚠️ Jaeger does not have a release for Windows on ARM64. Skipping.`,
+      );
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  let release;
+  let asset;
+
+  if (repo === 'jaegertracing/jaeger') {
+    console.log(`🔍 Finding latest Jaeger v2+ asset...`);
+    const releases = getJson(`https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/releases`);
+    const sortedReleases = releases
+      .filter((r) => !r.prerelease && r.tag_name.startsWith('v'))
+      .sort((a, b) => {
+        const aVersion = a.tag_name.substring(1).split('.').map(Number);
+        const bVersion = b.tag_name.substring(1).split('.').map(Number);
+        for (let i = 0; i < Math.max(aVersion.length, bVersion.length); i++) {
+          if ((aVersion[i] || 0) > (bVersion[i] || 0)) return -1;
+          if ((aVersion[i] || 0) < (bVersion[i] || 0)) return 1;
+        }
+        return 0;
+      });
+
+    for (const r of sortedReleases) {
+      // Jaeger v2 assets are named like 'jaeger-2.7.0-...' but can be in a v1.x release tag.
+      // We must search for the asset using simple string matching.
+      const expectedSuffix = `-${platform}-${arch}.tar.gz`;
+      const foundAsset = r.assets.find(
+        (a) =>
+          a.name.startsWith('jaeger-2.') && a.name.endsWith(expectedSuffix),
+      );
+
+      if (foundAsset) {
+        release = r;
+        asset = foundAsset;
+        console.log(
+          `⬇️  Found ${asset.name} in release ${r.tag_name}, downloading...`,
+        );
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!asset) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Could not find a suitable Jaeger v2 asset for platform ${platform}/${arch}.`,
+      );
+    }
+  } else {
+    release = getJson(`https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/releases/latest`);
+    const version = release.tag_name.startsWith('v')
+      ? release.tag_name.substring(1)
+      : release.tag_name;
+    const assetName = assetNameCallback(version, platform, arch, ext);
+    asset = release.assets.find((a) => a.name === assetName);
+  }
+
+  if (!asset) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Could not find a suitable asset for ${repo} on platform ${platform}/${arch}.`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const downloadUrl = asset.browser_download_url;
+  const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(
+    path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'gemini-cli-telemetry-'),
+  );
+  const archivePath = path.join(tmpDir, asset.name);
+
+  try {
+    downloadFile(downloadUrl, archivePath);
+
+    if (ext === 'zip') {
+      execSync(`unzip -o "${archivePath}" -d "${tmpDir}"`, { stdio: 'pipe' });
+    } else {
+      execSync(`tar -xzf "${archivePath}" -C "${tmpDir}"`, { stdio: 'pipe' });
+    }
+
+    const nameToFind = binaryNameInArchive || executableName;
+    const foundBinaryPath = findFile(tmpDir, (file) => {
+      if (platform === 'windows') {
+        return file === `${nameToFind}.exe`;
+      }
+      return file === nameToFind;
+    });
+
+    if (!foundBinaryPath) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Could not find binary "${nameToFind}" in extracted archive.`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    fs.renameSync(foundBinaryPath, executablePath);
+
+    if (platform !== 'windows') {
+      fs.chmodSync(executablePath, '755');
+    }
+
+    console.log(`✅ ${executableName} installed at ${executablePath}`);
+    return executablePath;
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    if (fs.existsSync(archivePath)) {
+      fs.unlinkSync(archivePath);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function fileExists(filePath) {
+  return fs.existsSync(filePath);
+}
+
+function readJsonFile(filePath) {
+  if (!fileExists(filePath)) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf-8');
+  return JSON.parse(content);
+}
+
+function writeJsonFile(filePath, data) {
+  fs.writeFileSync(filePath, JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
+}
+
+function waitForPort(port, timeout = 5000) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const startTime = Date.now();
+    const tryConnect = () => {
+      const socket = new net.Socket();
+      socket.once('connect', () => {
+        socket.end();
+        resolve();
+      });
+      socket.once('error', (_) => {
+        if (Date.now() - startTime > timeout) {
+          reject(new Error(`Timeout waiting for port ${port} to open.`));
+        } else {
+          setTimeout(tryConnect, 500);
+        }
+      });
+      socket.connect(port, 'localhost');
+    };
+    tryConnect();
+  });
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  // 1. Ensure binaries are available, downloading if necessary.
+  // Binaries are stored in the project's .gemini/otel/bin directory
+  // to avoid modifying the user's system.
+  if (!fileExists(BIN_DIR)) fs.mkdirSync(BIN_DIR, { recursive: true });
+
+  const otelcolPath = await ensureBinary(
+    'otelcol-contrib',
+    'open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases',
+    (version, platform, arch, ext) =>
+      `otelcol-contrib_${version}_${platform}_${arch}.${ext}`,
+    'otelcol-contrib',
+  ).catch((e) => {
+    console.error(`🛑 Error getting otelcol-contrib: ${e.message}`);
+    return null;
+  });
+  if (!otelcolPath) process.exit(1);
+
+  const jaegerPath = await ensureBinary(
+    'jaeger',
+    'jaegertracing/jaeger',
+    (version, platform, arch, ext) =>
+      `jaeger-${version}-${platform}-${arch}.${ext}`,
+    'jaeger',
+  ).catch((e) => {
+    console.error(`🛑 Error getting jaeger: ${e.message}`);
+    return null;
+  });
+  if (!jaegerPath) process.exit(1);
+
+  // 2. Kill any existing processes to ensure a clean start.
+  console.log('🧹 Cleaning up old processes and logs...');
+  try {
+    execSync('pkill -f "otelcol-contrib"');
+    console.log('✅ Stopped existing otelcol-contrib process.');
+  } catch (_e) {} // eslint-disable-line no-empty
+  try {
+    execSync('pkill -f "jaeger"');
+    console.log('✅ Stopped existing jaeger process.');
+  } catch (_e) {} // eslint-disable-line no-empty
+  try {
+    fs.unlinkSync(OTEL_LOG_FILE);
+    console.log('✅ Deleted old collector log.');
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e.code !== 'ENOENT') console.error(e);
+  }
+  try {
+    fs.unlinkSync(JAEGER_LOG_FILE);
+    console.log('✅ Deleted old jaeger log.');
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e.code !== 'ENOENT') console.error(e);
+  }
+
+  let jaegerProcess, collectorProcess;
+  let jaegerLogFd, collectorLogFd;
+
+  const cleanup = () => {
+    console.log('\n👋 Shutting down...');
+
+    // Restore original settings
+    const finalSettings = readJsonFile(WORKSPACE_SETTINGS_FILE);
+    delete finalSettings.telemetry;
+    delete finalSettings.telemetryOtlpEndpoint;
+    finalSettings.sandbox = originalSandboxSetting;
+    writeJsonFile(WORKSPACE_SETTINGS_FILE, finalSettings);
+    console.log('✅ Restored original telemetry and sandbox settings.');
+
+    [jaegerProcess, collectorProcess].forEach((proc) => {
+      if (proc && proc.pid) {
+        const name = path.basename(proc.spawnfile);
+        try {
+          console.log(`🛑 Stopping ${name} (PID: ${proc.pid})...`);
+          // Use SIGTERM for a graceful shutdown
+          process.kill(proc.pid, 'SIGTERM');
+          console.log(`✅ ${name} stopped.`);
+        } catch (e) {
+          // It's okay if the process is already gone.
+          if (e.code !== 'ESRCH')
+            console.error(`Error stopping ${name}: ${e.message}`);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    [jaegerLogFd, collectorLogFd].forEach((fd) => {
+      if (fd)
+        try {
+          fs.closeSync(fd);
+        } catch (_) {} // eslint-disable-line no-empty
+    });
+  };
+
+  process.on('exit', cleanup);
+  process.on('SIGINT', () => process.exit(0));
+  process.on('SIGTERM', () => process.exit(0));
+  process.on('uncaughtException', (err) => {
+    console.error('Uncaught Exception:', err);
+    process.exit(1);
+  });
+
+  if (!fileExists(OTEL_DIR)) fs.mkdirSync(OTEL_DIR, { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(OTEL_CONFIG_FILE, OTEL_CONFIG_CONTENT);
+  console.log('📄 Wrote OTEL collector config.');
+
+  const workspaceSettings = readJsonFile(WORKSPACE_SETTINGS_FILE);
+  const originalSandboxSetting = workspaceSettings.sandbox;
+  let settingsModified = false;
+
+  if (workspaceSettings.telemetry !== true) {
+    workspaceSettings.telemetry = true;
+    settingsModified = true;
+    console.log('⚙️  Enabled telemetry in workspace settings.');
+  }
+
+  if (workspaceSettings.sandbox !== false) {
+    workspaceSettings.sandbox = false;
+    settingsModified = true;
+    console.log('✅ Disabled sandbox mode for local telemetry.');
+  }
+
+  if (workspaceSettings.telemetryOtlpEndpoint !== 'http://localhost:4317') {
+    workspaceSettings.telemetryOtlpEndpoint = 'http://localhost:4317';
+    settingsModified = true;
+    console.log('🔧 Set telemetry endpoint to http://localhost:4317.');
+  }
+
+  if (settingsModified) {
+    writeJsonFile(WORKSPACE_SETTINGS_FILE, workspaceSettings);
+    console.log('✅ Workspace settings updated.');
+  } else {
+    console.log('✅ Telemetry is already configured correctly.');
+  }
+
+  // Start Jaeger
+  console.log(`🚀 Starting Jaeger service... Logs: ${JAEGER_LOG_FILE}`);
+  jaegerLogFd = fs.openSync(JAEGER_LOG_FILE, 'a');
+  // The collector is on 4317, so we move jaeger to 14317.
+  jaegerProcess = spawn(
+    jaegerPath,
+    ['--set=receivers.otlp.protocols.grpc.endpoint=localhost:14317'],
+    { stdio: ['ignore', jaegerLogFd, jaegerLogFd] },
+  );
+  console.log(`⏳ Waiting for Jaeger to start (PID: ${jaegerProcess.pid})...`);
+
+  try {
+    await waitForPort(JAEGER_PORT);
+    console.log(`✅ Jaeger started successfully.`);
+  } catch (_) {
+    console.error(`🛑 Error: Jaeger failed to start on port ${JAEGER_PORT}.`);
+    if (jaegerProcess && jaegerProcess.pid) {
+      process.kill(jaegerProcess.pid, 'SIGKILL');
+    }
+    if (fileExists(JAEGER_LOG_FILE)) {
+      console.error('📄 Jaeger Log Output:');
+      console.error(fs.readFileSync(JAEGER_LOG_FILE, 'utf-8'));
+    }
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  // Start the primary OTEL collector
+  console.log(`🚀 Starting OTEL collector... Logs: ${OTEL_LOG_FILE}`);
+  collectorLogFd = fs.openSync(OTEL_LOG_FILE, 'a');
+  collectorProcess = spawn(otelcolPath, ['--config', OTEL_CONFIG_FILE], {
+    stdio: ['ignore', collectorLogFd, collectorLogFd],
+  });
+  console.log(
+    `⏳ Waiting for OTEL collector to start (PID: ${collectorProcess.pid})...`,
+  );
+
+  try {
+    await waitForPort(4317);
+    console.log(`✅ OTEL collector started successfully.`);
+  } catch (_) {
+    console.error(`🛑 Error: OTEL collector failed to start on port 4317.`);
+    if (collectorProcess && collectorProcess.pid) {
+      process.kill(collectorProcess.pid, 'SIGKILL');
+    }
+    if (fileExists(OTEL_LOG_FILE)) {
+      console.error('📄 OTEL Collector Log Output:');
+      console.error(fs.readFileSync(OTEL_LOG_FILE, 'utf-8'));
+    }
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  [jaegerProcess, collectorProcess].forEach((proc) => {
+    proc.on('error', (err) => {
+      console.error(`${proc.spawnargs[0]} process error:`, err);
+      process.exit(1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  console.log(`\n✨ Local telemetry environment is running.`);
+  console.log(
+    `\n🔎 View traces in the Jaeger UI: http://localhost:${JAEGER_PORT}`,
+  );
+  console.log(`\nPress Ctrl+C to exit.`);
+}
+
+main();