From e50d886ba86b4d6ad33ad4d9cff4f78802908451 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jerop Kipruto Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2025 10:17:19 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Improve local telemetry example (#5818) --- docs/telemetry.md | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/telemetry.md b/docs/telemetry.md index c7b88ba9..16bff27b 100644 --- a/docs/telemetry.md +++ b/docs/telemetry.md @@ -58,7 +58,17 @@ You can export all telemetry data to a file for local inspection. To enable file export, use the `--telemetry-outfile` flag with a path to your desired output file. This must be run using `--telemetry-target=local`. ```bash -gemini --telemetry --telemetry-target=local --telemetry-outfile=/path/to/telemetry.log "your prompt" +# Set your desired output file path +TELEMETRY_FILE=".gemini/telemetry.log" + +# Run Gemini CLI with local telemetry +# NOTE: --telemetry-otlp-endpoint="" is required to override the default +# OTLP exporter and ensure telemetry is written to the local file. +gemini --telemetry \ + --telemetry-target=local \ + --telemetry-otlp-endpoint="" \ + --telemetry-outfile="$TELEMETRY_FILE" \ + --prompt "What is OpenTelemetry?" ``` ## Running an OTEL Collector