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Using Parseable with Datasette for OpenTelemetry traces

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  • Simon Willison explored the integration of Parseable, a new OpenTelemetry-compatible observability tool, with Datasette to store and query traces.
  • Parseable is an open-source (AGPL) Rust-based platform for observability data, which Simon discovered via “Show HN,” while Datasette 1.0a41 recently added OpenTelemetry support thanks to Alex Garcia.
  • Simon successfully demonstrated how to feed Datasette’s OpenTelemetry traces into Parseable, even leveraging AI (Codex) to initially configure the setup, and provided a “human-written TIL” outlining the working patterns.