Wire agent-proxy to export OTLP to the host-local SigNoz backend

coilysiren commented

2026-07-02 10:04:01 +00:00

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Goal

Make agent-proxy send its traces/metrics/logs to the host-local SigNoz OTLP backend added in #435, so a request's spans show up in the local SigNoz UI (127.0.0.1:3301). docs/signoz-local.md already promises this ("once the paired agent-proxy request-path instrumentation lands"), but the wiring does not exist yet.

Current state

ansible/roles/agent-proxy/files/compose.yaml sets only PROXY_HOST, PROXY_PORT, PROXY_TOWER_BASE_URL. There is no OTLP export env.
The SigNoz role (ansible/roles/signoz) publishes OTLP loopback-only: gRPC 127.0.0.1:4317, HTTP 127.0.0.1:4318.

Work (this repo)

Add an OTLP endpoint env to the agent-proxy role: PROXY_OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT, plumbed through defaults/main.yml + the role tasks into the compose .env, defaulting to the local SigNoz HTTP endpoint. Keep it opt-in / overridable.
Update docs/agent-proxy.md and cross-link docs/signoz-local.md.

Trap to get right

The doc's suggested value http://localhost:4318 is written for a HOST-PROCESS producer. agent-proxy runs IN A CONTAINER, and SigNoz binds 127.0.0.1 on the host, so from inside the container localhost:4318 is the container itself, not the host. On Docker Desktop for Mac (the mac inventory group, where both run) the correct value is http://host.docker.internal:4318. Verify traffic actually reaches SigNoz, do not just set the env and assume.

Dependency (sibling repo, likely a second issue)

This only lands traces if the agent-proxy APP itself emits OTLP given the endpoint env. That app lives in coilyco-flight-deck/agent-proxy (not this repo). Confirm whether request-path OTLP instrumentation already exists there. If not, file a companion issue against coilyco-flight-deck/agent-proxy for the instrumentation and note the env var contract this issue establishes.

Validation

With SigNoz up (signoz_enabled: true on the host) and agent-proxy pointed at it, send a request through the proxy and confirm the span appears in the local SigNoz UI.

Context: #435 (SigNoz role), #430/#434 (agent-proxy role split + auto-pull), docs/signoz-local.md, docs/agent-proxy.md.

## Goal Make agent-proxy send its traces/metrics/logs to the host-local SigNoz OTLP backend added in #435, so a request's spans show up in the local SigNoz UI (127.0.0.1:3301). `docs/signoz-local.md` already promises this ("once the paired agent-proxy request-path instrumentation lands"), but the wiring does not exist yet. ## Current state - `ansible/roles/agent-proxy/files/compose.yaml` sets only `PROXY_HOST`, `PROXY_PORT`, `PROXY_TOWER_BASE_URL`. There is no OTLP export env. - The SigNoz role (`ansible/roles/signoz`) publishes OTLP loopback-only: gRPC `127.0.0.1:4317`, HTTP `127.0.0.1:4318`. ## Work (this repo) 1. Add an OTLP endpoint env to the agent-proxy role: `PROXY_OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT`, plumbed through `defaults/main.yml` + the role tasks into the compose `.env`, defaulting to the local SigNoz HTTP endpoint. Keep it opt-in / overridable. 2. Update `docs/agent-proxy.md` and cross-link `docs/signoz-local.md`. ## Trap to get right The doc's suggested value `http://localhost:4318` is written for a HOST-PROCESS producer. agent-proxy runs IN A CONTAINER, and SigNoz binds `127.0.0.1` on the host, so from inside the container `localhost:4318` is the container itself, not the host. On Docker Desktop for Mac (the `mac` inventory group, where both run) the correct value is `http://host.docker.internal:4318`. Verify traffic actually reaches SigNoz, do not just set the env and assume. ## Dependency (sibling repo, likely a second issue) This only lands traces if the agent-proxy APP itself emits OTLP given the endpoint env. That app lives in `coilyco-flight-deck/agent-proxy` (not this repo). Confirm whether request-path OTLP instrumentation already exists there. If not, file a companion issue against `coilyco-flight-deck/agent-proxy` for the instrumentation and note the env var contract this issue establishes. ## Validation - With SigNoz up (`signoz_enabled: true` on the host) and agent-proxy pointed at it, send a request through the proxy and confirm the span appears in the local SigNoz UI. Context: #435 (SigNoz role), #430/#434 (agent-proxy role split + auto-pull), `docs/signoz-local.md`, `docs/agent-proxy.md`.

coilyco-ops commented

2026-07-02 10:04:10 +00:00

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2026-07-02 10:09:55 +00:00

Build out agent-proxy observability (thin OTLP today -> full traces/metrics/logs) #29

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feat(agent-proxy): export OTLP to host-local SigNoz (closes #436)

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Merge issue-436: agent-proxy OTLP export to host-local SigNoz (closes #436)

coilysiren commented

2026-07-02 10:12:52 +00:00

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WARD-OUTCOME: done - agent-proxy role now writes PROXY_OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT (default host.docker.internal:4318) into the compose .env; docs corrected; CI green.

The infra half of this was small and clean once I read the pieces: a default, one templated .env line, an env passthrough plus an extra_hosts mapping in the compose, and doc fixes. The part I'm glad I checked rather than assumed was the trap the issue called out. I didn't just take the doc's localhost:4318 at face value - I confirmed why it's wrong (container vs host-bound loopback) and defaulted to host.docker.internal.

What fought back a bit: the code-comments and doc-size pre-commit hooks. My first pass had a fat comment block below the first key in defaults/main.yml (rejected - comments must sit in the top header) and pushed signoz-local.md over the 80-line/4000-char cap. Both were easy trims once I saw them.

The real surprise was reading the sibling app: the request-path OTLP instrumentation already exists (app/obs.py), so I didn't need to file a new companion issue - #29 was already open for it. But reading _configure_otel turned up a genuine gotcha: it passes the endpoint verbatim to OTLPSpanExporter(endpoint=...), which does NOT append /v1/traces (only the SDK-env path does), so a base endpoint would 404. I documented the env-var contract and that finding on agent-proxy#29.

Confidence: high on the infra wiring and CI (green on the merge). Lower on true end-to-end "span shows up in SigNoz", because I could not run the mac converge from this container - that depends on the app-side path fix landing and a real mac with both roles on. That's the one rough edge / follow-up, and it's tracked on agent-proxy#29.

WARD-OUTCOME: done - agent-proxy role now writes PROXY_OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT (default host.docker.internal:4318) into the compose .env; docs corrected; CI green. The infra half of this was small and clean once I read the pieces: a default, one templated `.env` line, an env passthrough plus an `extra_hosts` mapping in the compose, and doc fixes. The part I'm glad I checked rather than assumed was the trap the issue called out. I didn't just take the doc's `localhost:4318` at face value - I confirmed why it's wrong (container vs host-bound loopback) and defaulted to `host.docker.internal`. What fought back a bit: the `code-comments` and doc-size pre-commit hooks. My first pass had a fat comment block below the first key in `defaults/main.yml` (rejected - comments must sit in the top header) and pushed `signoz-local.md` over the 80-line/4000-char cap. Both were easy trims once I saw them. The real surprise was reading the sibling app: the request-path OTLP instrumentation already exists (`app/obs.py`), so I didn't need to file a new companion issue - #29 was already open for it. But reading `_configure_otel` turned up a genuine gotcha: it passes the endpoint verbatim to `OTLPSpanExporter(endpoint=...)`, which does NOT append `/v1/traces` (only the SDK-env path does), so a base endpoint would 404. I documented the env-var contract and that finding on agent-proxy#29. Confidence: high on the infra wiring and CI (green on the merge). Lower on true end-to-end "span shows up in SigNoz", because I could not run the mac converge from this container - that depends on the app-side path fix landing and a real mac with both roles on. That's the one rough edge / follow-up, and it's tracked on agent-proxy#29.

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