diff --git a/llama_stack/core/library_client.py b/llama_stack/core/library_client.py
index e722e4de6..9f8f35bdf 100644
--- a/llama_stack/core/library_client.py
+++ b/llama_stack/core/library_client.py
@@ -48,12 +48,7 @@ from llama_stack.core.utils.config import redact_sensitive_fields
 from llama_stack.core.utils.context import preserve_contexts_async_generator
 from llama_stack.core.utils.exec import in_notebook
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger
-from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.tracing import (
-    CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT,
-    end_trace,
-    setup_logger,
-    start_trace,
-)
+
 
 logger = get_logger(name=__name__, category="core")
 
@@ -293,8 +288,6 @@ class AsyncLlamaStackAsLibraryClient(AsyncLlamaStackClient):
             raise _e
 
         assert self.impls is not None
-        if Api.telemetry in self.impls:
-            setup_logger(self.impls[Api.telemetry])
 
         if not os.environ.get("PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST"):
             console = Console()
@@ -380,13 +373,7 @@ class AsyncLlamaStackAsLibraryClient(AsyncLlamaStackClient):
         body, field_names = self._handle_file_uploads(options, body)
 
         body = self._convert_body(path, options.method, body, exclude_params=set(field_names))
-
-        trace_path = webmethod.descriptive_name or route_path
-        await start_trace(trace_path, {"__location__": "library_client"})
-        try:
-            result = await matched_func(**body)
-        finally:
-            await end_trace()
+        result = await matched_func(**body)
 
         # Handle FastAPI Response objects (e.g., from file content retrieval)
         if isinstance(result, FastAPIResponse):
@@ -444,9 +431,6 @@ class AsyncLlamaStackAsLibraryClient(AsyncLlamaStackClient):
 
         body = self._convert_body(path, options.method, body)
 
-        trace_path = webmethod.descriptive_name or route_path
-        await start_trace(trace_path, {"__location__": "library_client"})
-
         async def gen():
             try:
                 async for chunk in await func(**body):
@@ -454,9 +438,9 @@ class AsyncLlamaStackAsLibraryClient(AsyncLlamaStackClient):
                     sse_event = f"data: {data}\n\n"
                     yield sse_event.encode("utf-8")
             finally:
-                await end_trace()
+                pass
 
-        wrapped_gen = preserve_contexts_async_generator(gen(), [CURRENT_TRACE_CONTEXT, PROVIDER_DATA_VAR])
+        wrapped_gen = preserve_contexts_async_generator(gen(), [PROVIDER_DATA_VAR])
 
         mock_response = httpx.Response(
             status_code=httpx.codes.OK,
diff --git a/llama_stack/core/server/server.py b/llama_stack/core/server/server.py
index c58a39e83..6f39eb2d7 100644
--- a/llama_stack/core/server/server.py
+++ b/llama_stack/core/server/server.py
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ logger = get_logger(name=__name__, category="core::server")
 
 def warn_with_traceback(message, category, filename, lineno, file=None, line=None):
     log = file if hasattr(file, "write") else sys.stderr
+    if log is None:
+        return
     traceback.print_stack(file=log)
     log.write(warnings.formatwarning(message, category, filename, lineno, line))
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/core/telemetry/__initi__.py b/llama_stack/core/telemetry/__initi__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/llama_stack/core/telemetry/telemetry.py b/llama_stack/core/telemetry/telemetry.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fafe7cce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_stack/core/telemetry/telemetry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+from abc import abstractmethod
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from typing import Any
+
+
+class TelemetryProvider(BaseModel):
+    """
+    TelemetryProvider standardizes how telemetry is provided to the application.
+    """
+    @abstractmethod
+    def fastapi_middleware(self, app: FastAPI, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Injects FastAPI middleware that instruments the application for telemetry.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def custom_trace(self, name: str, *args, **kwargs) -> Any:
+        """
+        Creates a custom trace.
+        """
+        ...
+    
+    @abstractmethod
+    def record_count(self, name: str, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Increments a counter metric.
+        """
+        ...
+    
+    @abstractmethod
+    def record_histogram(self, name: str, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Records a histogram metric.
+        """
+        ...
+    
+    @abstractmethod
+    def record_up_down_counter(self, name: str, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Records an up/down counter metric.
+        """
+        ...
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/otel/README.md b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/otel/README.md
index 51fddf6c1..73089dd04 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/otel/README.md
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/otel/README.md
@@ -10,17 +10,23 @@ First, bootstrap and install all necessary libraries for open telemtry:
 uv run opentelemetry-bootstrap -a requirements | uv pip install --requirement -
 ```
 
-Then, run with automatic code injection:
-
+Make sure you export required environment variables for open telemetry:
 ```
-uv run opentelemetry-instrument llama stack run --config myconfig.yaml
+export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
+export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:4318"
 ```
 
-### Excluded Fast API URLs
+If you want certian endpoints to be ignored from the fast API telemetry, set the following environment variable:
 
 ```
 export OTEL_PYTHON_FASTAPI_EXCLUDED_URLS="client/.*/info,healthcheck"
 ```
 
-#### Environment Variables
+Finaly, run Llama Stack with automatic code injection:
+
+```
+uv run opentelemetry-instrument llama stack run --config myconfig.yaml
+```
+
+#### Open Telemetry Configuration Environment Variables
 Environment Variables: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/configuration/sdk-environment-variables/
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/otel/config.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/otel/config.py
index 0d24f8440..e1ff2f1b0 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/otel/config.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/otel/config.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 type BatchSpanProcessor = Literal["batch"]
 type SimpleSpanProcessor = Literal["simple"]
 
+
 class OTelTelemetryConfig(BaseModel):
     """
     The configuration for the OpenTelemetry telemetry provider.
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/otel/otel.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/otel/otel.py
index dcffa9f6d..1d2e2e4ab 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/otel/otel.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/otel/otel.py
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 import os
+import threading
 
 from opentelemetry import trace, metrics
+from opentelemetry.context.context import Context
 from opentelemetry.sdk.resources import Attributes, Resource
 from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
 from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import BatchSpanProcessor, SimpleSpanProcessor
 from opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.proto.http.trace_exporter import OTLPSpanExporter
 from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics import MeterProvider
+from opentelemetry.metrics import Counter, UpDownCounter, Histogram, ObservableGauge
 from opentelemetry.instrumentation.fastapi import FastAPIInstrumentor
+from opentelemetry.trace import Span, SpanKind, _Links
+from typing import Sequence
+from pydantic import PrivateAttr
 
 from llama_stack.core.telemetry.tracing import TelemetryProvider
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger
@@ -22,8 +28,17 @@ class OTelTelemetryProvider(TelemetryProvider):
     """
     A simple Open Telemetry native telemetry provider.
     """
-    def __init__(self, config: OTelTelemetryConfig):
-        self.config = config
+    config: OTelTelemetryConfig
+    _counters: dict[str, Counter] = PrivateAttr(default_factory=dict)
+    _up_down_counters: dict[str, UpDownCounter] = PrivateAttr(default_factory=dict)
+    _histograms: dict[str, Histogram] = PrivateAttr(default_factory=dict)
+    _gauges: dict[str, ObservableGauge] = PrivateAttr(default_factory=dict)
+
+
+    def model_post_init(self, __context):
+        """Initialize provider after Pydantic validation."""
+        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+
         attributes: Attributes = {
             key: value
             for key, value in {
@@ -52,7 +67,7 @@ class OTelTelemetryProvider(TelemetryProvider):
         meter_provider = MeterProvider(resource=resource)
         metrics.set_meter_provider(meter_provider)
 
-        # Do not fail the application, but warn the user if the endpoints are not set properly
+        # Do not fail the application, but warn the user if the endpoints are not set properly.
         if not os.environ.get("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT"):
             if not os.environ.get("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT"):
                 logger.warning("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT or OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT is not set. Traces will not be exported.")
@@ -61,3 +76,66 @@ class OTelTelemetryProvider(TelemetryProvider):
 
     def fastapi_middleware(self, app: FastAPI):
         FastAPIInstrumentor.instrument_app(app)
+
+    def custom_trace(self, 
+    name: str,
+    context: Context | None = None,
+    kind: SpanKind = SpanKind.INTERNAL,
+    attributes: Attributes = {},
+    links: _Links = None,
+    start_time: int | None = None,
+    record_exception: bool = True,
+    set_status_on_exception: bool = True) -> Span:
+        """
+        Creates a custom tracing span using the Open Telemetry SDK.
+        """
+        tracer = trace.get_tracer(__name__)
+        return tracer.start_span(name, context, kind, attributes, links, start_time, record_exception, set_status_on_exception)
+
+
+    def record_count(self, name: str, amount: int|float, context: Context | None = None, attributes: dict[str, str] | None = None, unit: str = "", description: str = ""):
+        """
+        Increments a counter metric using the Open Telemetry SDK that are indexed by the meter name.
+        This function is designed to be compatible with other popular telemetry providers design patterns,
+        like Datadog and New Relic.
+        """
+        meter = metrics.get_meter(__name__)
+
+        with self._lock:
+            if name not in self._counters:
+                self._counters[name] = meter.create_counter(name, unit=unit, description=description)
+            counter = self._counters[name]
+
+        counter.add(amount, attributes=attributes, context=context)
+
+
+    def record_histogram(self, name: str, value: int|float, context: Context | None = None, attributes: dict[str, str] | None = None, unit: str = "", description: str = "", explicit_bucket_boundaries_advisory: Sequence[float] | None = None):
+        """
+        Records a histogram metric using the Open Telemetry SDK that are indexed by the meter name.
+        This function is designed to be compatible with other popular telemetry providers design patterns,
+        like Datadog and New Relic.
+        """
+        meter = metrics.get_meter(__name__)
+
+        with self._lock:
+            if name not in self._histograms:
+                self._histograms[name] = meter.create_histogram(name, unit=unit, description=description, explicit_bucket_boundaries_advisory=explicit_bucket_boundaries_advisory)
+            histogram = self._histograms[name]
+
+        histogram.record(value, attributes=attributes, context=context)
+
+
+    def record_up_down_counter(self, name: str, value: int|float, context: Context | None = None, attributes: dict[str, str] | None = None, unit: str = "", description: str = ""):
+        """
+        Records an up/down counter metric using the Open Telemetry SDK that are indexed by the meter name.
+        This function is designed to be compatible with other popular telemetry providers design patterns,
+        like Datadog and New Relic.
+        """
+        meter = metrics.get_meter(__name__)
+
+        with self._lock:
+            if name not in self._up_down_counters:
+                self._up_down_counters[name] = meter.create_up_down_counter(name, unit=unit, description=description)
+            up_down_counter = self._up_down_counters[name]
+
+        up_down_counter.add(value, attributes=attributes, context=context)
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/utils/telemetry/tracing.py b/llama_stack/providers/utils/telemetry/tracing.py
index 62cceb13e..8f47c6b44 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/utils/telemetry/tracing.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/utils/telemetry/tracing.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #
 # This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
 # the root directory of this source tree.
+#
+# Deprecated. Use the Open Telemetry SDK instead.
 
 import asyncio
 import contextvars
diff --git a/scripts/setup_telemetry.sh b/scripts/setup_telemetry.sh
index cf235ab9d..7577ff44e 100755
--- a/scripts/setup_telemetry.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup_telemetry.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ $CONTAINER_RUNTIME run -d --name otel-collector \
   -p 4317:4317 \
   -p 9464:9464 \
   -p 13133:13133 \
-  -v $(pwd)/otel-collector-config.yaml:/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml:Z \
+  -v $(pwd)/otel-collector-config.yaml:/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml:${OTEL_COLLECTOR_CONFIG_PATH}:Z \
   docker.io/otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:latest \
   --config /etc/otel-collector-config.yaml
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ echo "📈 Starting Prometheus..."
 $CONTAINER_RUNTIME run -d --name prometheus \
   --network llama-telemetry \
   -p 9090:9090 \
-  -v $(pwd)/prometheus.yml:/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml:Z \
+  -v $(pwd)/prometheus.yml:/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml:${PROMETHEUS_CONFIG_PATH}:Z \
   docker.io/prom/prometheus:latest \
   --config.file=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml \
   --storage.tsdb.path=/prometheus \
diff --git a/tests/integration/telemetry/test_otel_provider.py b/tests/integration/telemetry/test_otel_provider.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..249dd6fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/telemetry/test_otel_provider.py
@@ -0,0 +1,532 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+
+"""
+Integration tests for OpenTelemetry provider.
+
+These tests verify that the OTel provider correctly:
+- Initializes within the Llama Stack
+- Captures expected metrics (counters, histograms, up/down counters)
+- Captures expected spans/traces
+- Exports telemetry data to an OTLP collector (in-memory for testing)
+
+Tests use in-memory exporters to avoid external dependencies and can run in GitHub Actions.
+"""
+
+import os
+import time
+from collections import defaultdict
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.export import InMemoryMetricReader
+from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import SimpleSpanProcessor
+from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export.in_memory_span_exporter import InMemorySpanExporter
+
+from llama_stack.providers.inline.telemetry.otel.config import OTelTelemetryConfig
+from llama_stack.providers.inline.telemetry.otel.otel import OTelTelemetryProvider
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def in_memory_span_exporter():
+    """Create an in-memory span exporter to capture traces."""
+    return InMemorySpanExporter()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def in_memory_metric_reader():
+    """Create an in-memory metric reader to capture metrics."""
+    return InMemoryMetricReader()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def otel_provider_with_memory_exporters(in_memory_span_exporter, in_memory_metric_reader):
+    """
+    Create an OTelTelemetryProvider configured with in-memory exporters.
+    
+    This allows us to capture and verify telemetry data without external services.
+    Returns a dict with 'provider', 'span_exporter', and 'metric_reader'.
+    """
+    # Set mock environment to avoid warnings
+    os.environ["OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT"] = "http://localhost:4318"
+    
+    config = OTelTelemetryConfig(
+        service_name="test-llama-stack-otel",
+        service_version="1.0.0-test",
+        deployment_environment="ci-test",
+        span_processor="simple",
+    )
+    
+    # Patch the provider to use in-memory exporters
+    with patch.object(
+        OTelTelemetryProvider,
+        'model_post_init',
+        lambda self, _: _init_with_memory_exporters(
+            self, config, in_memory_span_exporter, in_memory_metric_reader
+        )
+    ):
+        provider = OTelTelemetryProvider(config=config)
+        yield {
+            'provider': provider,
+            'span_exporter': in_memory_span_exporter,
+            'metric_reader': in_memory_metric_reader
+        }
+
+
+def _init_with_memory_exporters(provider, config, span_exporter, metric_reader):
+    """Helper to initialize provider with in-memory exporters."""
+    import threading
+    from opentelemetry import metrics, trace
+    from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics import MeterProvider
+    from opentelemetry.sdk.resources import Attributes, Resource
+    from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
+    
+    # Initialize pydantic private attributes
+    if provider.__pydantic_private__ is None:
+        provider.__pydantic_private__ = {}
+    
+    provider._lock = threading.Lock()
+    provider._counters = {}
+    provider._up_down_counters = {}
+    provider._histograms = {}
+    provider._gauges = {}
+    
+    # Create resource attributes
+    attributes: Attributes = {
+        key: value
+        for key, value in {
+            "service.name": config.service_name,
+            "service.version": config.service_version,
+            "deployment.environment": config.deployment_environment,
+        }.items()
+        if value is not None
+    }
+    
+    resource = Resource.create(attributes)
+    
+    # Configure tracer provider with in-memory exporter
+    tracer_provider = TracerProvider(resource=resource)
+    tracer_provider.add_span_processor(SimpleSpanProcessor(span_exporter))
+    trace.set_tracer_provider(tracer_provider)
+    
+    # Configure meter provider with in-memory reader
+    meter_provider = MeterProvider(
+        resource=resource,
+        metric_readers=[metric_reader]
+    )
+    metrics.set_meter_provider(meter_provider)
+
+
+class TestOTelProviderInitialization:
+    """Test OTel provider initialization within Llama Stack."""
+    
+    def test_provider_initializes_successfully(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Test that the OTel provider initializes without errors."""
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        span_exporter = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['span_exporter']
+        
+        assert provider is not None
+        assert provider.config.service_name == "test-llama-stack-otel"
+        assert provider.config.service_version == "1.0.0-test"
+        assert provider.config.deployment_environment == "ci-test"
+    
+    def test_provider_has_thread_safety_mechanisms(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Test that the provider has thread-safety mechanisms in place."""
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        
+        assert hasattr(provider, "_lock")
+        assert provider._lock is not None
+        assert hasattr(provider, "_counters")
+        assert hasattr(provider, "_histograms")
+        assert hasattr(provider, "_up_down_counters")
+
+
+class TestOTelMetricsCapture:
+    """Test that OTel provider captures expected metrics."""
+    
+    def test_counter_metric_is_captured(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Test that counter metrics are captured."""
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        metric_reader = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['metric_reader']
+        
+        # Record counter metrics
+        provider.record_count("llama.requests.total", 1.0, attributes={"endpoint": "/chat"})
+        provider.record_count("llama.requests.total", 1.0, attributes={"endpoint": "/chat"})
+        provider.record_count("llama.requests.total", 1.0, attributes={"endpoint": "/embeddings"})
+        
+        # Force metric collection - collect() triggers the reader to gather metrics
+        metric_reader.collect()
+        metric_reader.collect()
+        metrics_data = metric_reader.get_metrics_data()
+        
+        # Verify metrics were captured
+        assert metrics_data is not None
+        assert len(metrics_data.resource_metrics) > 0
+        
+        # Find our counter metric
+        found_counter = False
+        for resource_metric in metrics_data.resource_metrics:
+            for scope_metric in resource_metric.scope_metrics:
+                for metric in scope_metric.metrics:
+                    if metric.name == "llama.requests.total":
+                        found_counter = True
+                        # Verify it's a counter with data points
+                        assert hasattr(metric.data, "data_points")
+                        assert len(metric.data.data_points) > 0
+        
+        assert found_counter, "Counter metric 'llama.requests.total' was not captured"
+    
+    def test_histogram_metric_is_captured(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Test that histogram metrics are captured."""
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        metric_reader = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['metric_reader']
+        
+        # Record histogram metrics with various values
+        latencies = [10.5, 25.3, 50.1, 100.7, 250.2]
+        for latency in latencies:
+            provider.record_histogram(
+                "llama.inference.latency",
+                latency,
+                attributes={"model": "llama-3.2"}
+            )
+        
+        # Force metric collection
+        metric_reader.collect()
+        metrics_data = metric_reader.get_metrics_data()
+        
+        # Find our histogram metric
+        found_histogram = False
+        for resource_metric in metrics_data.resource_metrics:
+            for scope_metric in resource_metric.scope_metrics:
+                for metric in scope_metric.metrics:
+                    if metric.name == "llama.inference.latency":
+                        found_histogram = True
+                        # Verify it's a histogram
+                        assert hasattr(metric.data, "data_points")
+                        data_point = metric.data.data_points[0]
+                        # Histograms should have count and sum
+                        assert hasattr(data_point, "count")
+                        assert data_point.count == len(latencies)
+        
+        assert found_histogram, "Histogram metric 'llama.inference.latency' was not captured"
+    
+    def test_up_down_counter_metric_is_captured(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Test that up/down counter metrics are captured."""
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        metric_reader = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['metric_reader']
+        
+        # Record up/down counter metrics
+        provider.record_up_down_counter("llama.active.sessions", 5)
+        provider.record_up_down_counter("llama.active.sessions", 3)
+        provider.record_up_down_counter("llama.active.sessions", -2)
+        
+        # Force metric collection
+        metric_reader.collect()
+        metrics_data = metric_reader.get_metrics_data()
+        
+        # Find our up/down counter metric
+        found_updown = False
+        for resource_metric in metrics_data.resource_metrics:
+            for scope_metric in resource_metric.scope_metrics:
+                for metric in scope_metric.metrics:
+                    if metric.name == "llama.active.sessions":
+                        found_updown = True
+                        assert hasattr(metric.data, "data_points")
+                        assert len(metric.data.data_points) > 0
+        
+        assert found_updown, "Up/Down counter metric 'llama.active.sessions' was not captured"
+    
+    def test_metrics_with_attributes_are_captured(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Test that metric attributes/labels are preserved."""
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        metric_reader = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['metric_reader']
+        
+        # Record metrics with different attributes
+        provider.record_count("llama.tokens.generated", 150.0, attributes={
+            "model": "llama-3.2-1b",
+            "user": "test-user"
+        })
+        
+        # Force metric collection
+        metric_reader.collect()
+        metrics_data = metric_reader.get_metrics_data()
+        
+        # Verify attributes are preserved
+        found_with_attributes = False
+        for resource_metric in metrics_data.resource_metrics:
+            for scope_metric in resource_metric.scope_metrics:
+                for metric in scope_metric.metrics:
+                    if metric.name == "llama.tokens.generated":
+                        data_point = metric.data.data_points[0]
+                        # Check attributes - they're already a dict in the SDK
+                        attrs = data_point.attributes if isinstance(data_point.attributes, dict) else {}
+                        if "model" in attrs and "user" in attrs:
+                            found_with_attributes = True
+                            assert attrs["model"] == "llama-3.2-1b"
+                            assert attrs["user"] == "test-user"
+        
+        assert found_with_attributes, "Metrics with attributes were not properly captured"
+    
+    def test_multiple_metric_types_coexist(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Test that different metric types can coexist."""
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        metric_reader = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['metric_reader']
+        
+        # Record various metric types
+        provider.record_count("test.counter", 1.0)
+        provider.record_histogram("test.histogram", 42.0)
+        provider.record_up_down_counter("test.gauge", 10)
+        
+        # Force metric collection
+        metric_reader.collect()
+        metrics_data = metric_reader.get_metrics_data()
+        
+        # Count unique metrics
+        metric_names = set()
+        for resource_metric in metrics_data.resource_metrics:
+            for scope_metric in resource_metric.scope_metrics:
+                for metric in scope_metric.metrics:
+                    metric_names.add(metric.name)
+        
+        # Should have all three metrics
+        assert "test.counter" in metric_names
+        assert "test.histogram" in metric_names
+        assert "test.gauge" in metric_names
+
+
+class TestOTelSpansCapture:
+    """Test that OTel provider captures expected spans/traces."""
+    
+    def test_basic_span_is_captured(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Test that basic spans are captured."""
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        metric_reader = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['metric_reader']
+        span_exporter = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['span_exporter']
+        
+        # Create a span
+        span = provider.custom_trace("llama.inference.request")
+        span.end()
+        
+        # Get captured spans
+        spans = span_exporter.get_finished_spans()
+        
+        assert len(spans) > 0
+        assert any(span.name == "llama.inference.request" for span in spans)
+    
+    def test_span_with_attributes_is_captured(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Test that span attributes are preserved."""
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        span_exporter = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['span_exporter']
+        
+        # Create a span with attributes
+        span = provider.custom_trace(
+            "llama.chat.completion",
+            attributes={
+                "model.id": "llama-3.2-1b",
+                "user.id": "test-user-123",
+                "request.id": "req-abc-123"
+            }
+        )
+        span.end()
+        
+        # Get captured spans
+        spans = span_exporter.get_finished_spans()
+        
+        # Find our span
+        our_span = None
+        for s in spans:
+            if s.name == "llama.chat.completion":
+                our_span = s
+                break
+        
+        assert our_span is not None, "Span 'llama.chat.completion' was not captured"
+        
+        # Verify attributes
+        attrs = dict(our_span.attributes)
+        assert attrs.get("model.id") == "llama-3.2-1b"
+        assert attrs.get("user.id") == "test-user-123"
+        assert attrs.get("request.id") == "req-abc-123"
+    
+    def test_multiple_spans_are_captured(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Test that multiple spans are captured."""
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        span_exporter = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['span_exporter']
+        
+        # Create multiple spans
+        span_names = [
+            "llama.request.validate",
+            "llama.model.load",
+            "llama.inference.execute",
+            "llama.response.format"
+        ]
+        
+        for name in span_names:
+            span = provider.custom_trace(name)
+            time.sleep(0.01)  # Small delay to ensure ordering
+            span.end()
+        
+        # Get captured spans
+        spans = span_exporter.get_finished_spans()
+        captured_names = {span.name for span in spans}
+        
+        # Verify all spans were captured
+        for expected_name in span_names:
+            assert expected_name in captured_names, f"Span '{expected_name}' was not captured"
+    
+    def test_span_has_service_metadata(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Test that spans include service metadata."""
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        span_exporter = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['span_exporter']
+        
+        # Create a span
+        span = provider.custom_trace("test.span")
+        span.end()
+        
+        # Get captured spans
+        spans = span_exporter.get_finished_spans()
+        
+        assert len(spans) > 0
+        
+        # Check resource attributes
+        span = spans[0]
+        resource_attrs = dict(span.resource.attributes)
+        
+        assert resource_attrs.get("service.name") == "test-llama-stack-otel"
+        assert resource_attrs.get("service.version") == "1.0.0-test"
+        assert resource_attrs.get("deployment.environment") == "ci-test"
+
+
+class TestOTelDataExport:
+    """Test that telemetry data can be exported to OTLP collector."""
+    
+    def test_metrics_are_exportable(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Test that metrics can be exported."""
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        metric_reader = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['metric_reader']
+        
+        # Record metrics
+        provider.record_count("export.test.counter", 5.0)
+        provider.record_histogram("export.test.histogram", 123.45)
+        
+        # Force export
+        metric_reader.collect()
+        metrics_data = metric_reader.get_metrics_data()
+        
+        # Verify data structure is exportable
+        assert metrics_data is not None
+        assert hasattr(metrics_data, "resource_metrics")
+        assert len(metrics_data.resource_metrics) > 0
+        
+        # Verify resource attributes are present (needed for OTLP export)
+        resource = metrics_data.resource_metrics[0].resource
+        assert resource is not None
+        assert len(resource.attributes) > 0
+    
+    def test_spans_are_exportable(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Test that spans can be exported."""
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        span_exporter = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['span_exporter']
+        
+        # Create spans
+        span1 = provider.custom_trace("export.test.span1")
+        span1.end()
+        
+        span2 = provider.custom_trace("export.test.span2")
+        span2.end()
+        
+        # Get exported spans
+        spans = span_exporter.get_finished_spans()
+        
+        # Verify spans have required OTLP fields
+        assert len(spans) >= 2
+        for span in spans:
+            assert span.name is not None
+            assert span.context is not None
+            assert span.context.trace_id is not None
+            assert span.context.span_id is not None
+            assert span.resource is not None
+    
+    def test_concurrent_export_is_safe(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Test that concurrent metric/span recording doesn't break export."""
+        import concurrent.futures
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        metric_reader = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['metric_reader']
+        span_exporter = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['span_exporter']
+        
+        def record_data(thread_id):
+            for i in range(10):
+                provider.record_count(f"concurrent.counter.{thread_id}", 1.0)
+                span = provider.custom_trace(f"concurrent.span.{thread_id}.{i}")
+                span.end()
+        
+        # Record from multiple threads
+        with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=5) as executor:
+            futures = [executor.submit(record_data, i) for i in range(5)]
+            concurrent.futures.wait(futures)
+        
+        # Verify export still works
+        metric_reader.collect()
+        metrics_data = metric_reader.get_metrics_data()
+        spans = span_exporter.get_finished_spans()
+        
+        assert metrics_data is not None
+        assert len(spans) >= 50  # 5 threads * 10 spans each
+
+
+@pytest.mark.integration
+class TestOTelProviderIntegration:
+    """End-to-end integration tests simulating real usage."""
+    
+    def test_complete_inference_workflow_telemetry(self, otel_provider_with_memory_exporters):
+        """Simulate a complete inference workflow with telemetry."""
+        provider = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['provider']
+        metric_reader = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['metric_reader']
+        span_exporter = otel_provider_with_memory_exporters['span_exporter']
+        
+        # Simulate inference workflow
+        request_span = provider.custom_trace(
+            "llama.inference.request",
+            attributes={"model": "llama-3.2-1b", "user": "test"}
+        )
+        
+        # Track metrics during inference
+        provider.record_count("llama.requests.received", 1.0)
+        provider.record_up_down_counter("llama.requests.in_flight", 1)
+        
+        # Simulate processing time
+        time.sleep(0.01)
+        provider.record_histogram("llama.request.duration_ms", 10.5)
+        
+        # Track tokens
+        provider.record_count("llama.tokens.input", 25.0)
+        provider.record_count("llama.tokens.output", 150.0)
+        
+        # End request
+        provider.record_up_down_counter("llama.requests.in_flight", -1)
+        provider.record_count("llama.requests.completed", 1.0)
+        request_span.end()
+        
+        # Verify all telemetry was captured
+        metric_reader.collect()
+        metrics_data = metric_reader.get_metrics_data()
+        spans = span_exporter.get_finished_spans()
+        
+        # Check metrics exist
+        metric_names = set()
+        for rm in metrics_data.resource_metrics:
+            for sm in rm.scope_metrics:
+                for m in sm.metrics:
+                    metric_names.add(m.name)
+        
+        assert "llama.requests.received" in metric_names
+        assert "llama.requests.in_flight" in metric_names
+        assert "llama.request.duration_ms" in metric_names
+        assert "llama.tokens.input" in metric_names
+        assert "llama.tokens.output" in metric_names
+        
+        # Check span exists
+        assert any(s.name == "llama.inference.request" for s in spans)
+
diff --git a/tests/unit/providers/telemetry/test_otel.py b/tests/unit/providers/telemetry/test_otel.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2c509648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/providers/telemetry/test_otel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,368 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+
+import concurrent.futures
+import threading
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+
+from llama_stack.providers.inline.telemetry.otel.config import OTelTelemetryConfig
+from llama_stack.providers.inline.telemetry.otel.otel import OTelTelemetryProvider
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def otel_config():
+    """Fixture providing a basic OTelTelemetryConfig."""
+    return OTelTelemetryConfig(
+        service_name="test-service",
+        service_version="1.0.0",
+        deployment_environment="test",
+        span_processor="simple",
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def otel_provider(otel_config, monkeypatch):
+    """Fixture providing an OTelTelemetryProvider instance with mocked environment."""
+    # Set required environment variables to avoid warnings
+    monkeypatch.setenv("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT", "http://localhost:4318")
+    return OTelTelemetryProvider(config=otel_config)
+
+
+class TestOTelTelemetryProviderInitialization:
+    """Tests for OTelTelemetryProvider initialization."""
+
+    def test_initialization_with_valid_config(self, otel_config, monkeypatch):
+        """Test that provider initializes correctly with valid configuration."""
+        monkeypatch.setenv("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT", "http://localhost:4318")
+        
+        provider = OTelTelemetryProvider(config=otel_config)
+        
+        assert provider.config == otel_config
+        assert hasattr(provider, "_lock")
+        assert provider._lock is not None
+        assert isinstance(provider._counters, dict)
+        assert isinstance(provider._histograms, dict)
+        assert isinstance(provider._up_down_counters, dict)
+        assert isinstance(provider._gauges, dict)
+
+    def test_initialization_sets_service_attributes(self, otel_config, monkeypatch):
+        """Test that service attributes are properly configured."""
+        monkeypatch.setenv("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT", "http://localhost:4318")
+        
+        provider = OTelTelemetryProvider(config=otel_config)
+        
+        assert provider.config.service_name == "test-service"
+        assert provider.config.service_version == "1.0.0"
+        assert provider.config.deployment_environment == "test"
+
+    def test_initialization_with_batch_processor(self, monkeypatch):
+        """Test initialization with batch span processor."""
+        monkeypatch.setenv("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT", "http://localhost:4318")
+        config = OTelTelemetryConfig(
+            service_name="test-service",
+            service_version="1.0.0",
+            deployment_environment="test",
+            span_processor="batch",
+        )
+        
+        provider = OTelTelemetryProvider(config=config)
+        
+        assert provider.config.span_processor == "batch"
+
+    def test_warns_when_endpoints_missing(self, otel_config, monkeypatch, caplog):
+        """Test that warnings are issued when OTLP endpoints are not set."""
+        # Remove all endpoint environment variables
+        monkeypatch.delenv("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT", raising=False)
+        monkeypatch.delenv("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT", raising=False)
+        monkeypatch.delenv("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT", raising=False)
+        
+        OTelTelemetryProvider(config=otel_config)
+        
+        # Check that warnings were logged
+        assert any("Traces will not be exported" in record.message for record in caplog.records)
+        assert any("Metrics will not be exported" in record.message for record in caplog.records)
+
+
+class TestOTelTelemetryProviderMetrics:
+    """Tests for metric recording functionality."""
+
+    def test_record_count_creates_counter(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that record_count creates a counter on first call."""
+        assert "test_counter" not in otel_provider._counters
+        
+        otel_provider.record_count("test_counter", 1.0)
+        
+        assert "test_counter" in otel_provider._counters
+        assert otel_provider._counters["test_counter"] is not None
+
+    def test_record_count_reuses_counter(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that record_count reuses existing counter."""
+        otel_provider.record_count("test_counter", 1.0)
+        first_counter = otel_provider._counters["test_counter"]
+        
+        otel_provider.record_count("test_counter", 2.0)
+        second_counter = otel_provider._counters["test_counter"]
+        
+        assert first_counter is second_counter
+        assert len(otel_provider._counters) == 1
+
+    def test_record_count_with_attributes(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that record_count works with attributes."""
+        otel_provider.record_count(
+            "test_counter",
+            1.0,
+            attributes={"key": "value", "env": "test"}
+        )
+        
+        assert "test_counter" in otel_provider._counters
+
+    def test_record_histogram_creates_histogram(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that record_histogram creates a histogram on first call."""
+        assert "test_histogram" not in otel_provider._histograms
+        
+        otel_provider.record_histogram("test_histogram", 42.5)
+        
+        assert "test_histogram" in otel_provider._histograms
+        assert otel_provider._histograms["test_histogram"] is not None
+
+    def test_record_histogram_reuses_histogram(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that record_histogram reuses existing histogram."""
+        otel_provider.record_histogram("test_histogram", 10.0)
+        first_histogram = otel_provider._histograms["test_histogram"]
+        
+        otel_provider.record_histogram("test_histogram", 20.0)
+        second_histogram = otel_provider._histograms["test_histogram"]
+        
+        assert first_histogram is second_histogram
+        assert len(otel_provider._histograms) == 1
+
+    def test_record_histogram_with_bucket_boundaries(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that record_histogram works with explicit bucket boundaries."""
+        boundaries = [0.0, 10.0, 50.0, 100.0]
+        
+        otel_provider.record_histogram(
+            "test_histogram",
+            25.0,
+            explicit_bucket_boundaries_advisory=boundaries
+        )
+        
+        assert "test_histogram" in otel_provider._histograms
+
+    def test_record_up_down_counter_creates_counter(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that record_up_down_counter creates a counter on first call."""
+        assert "test_updown" not in otel_provider._up_down_counters
+        
+        otel_provider.record_up_down_counter("test_updown", 1.0)
+        
+        assert "test_updown" in otel_provider._up_down_counters
+        assert otel_provider._up_down_counters["test_updown"] is not None
+
+    def test_record_up_down_counter_reuses_counter(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that record_up_down_counter reuses existing counter."""
+        otel_provider.record_up_down_counter("test_updown", 5.0)
+        first_counter = otel_provider._up_down_counters["test_updown"]
+        
+        otel_provider.record_up_down_counter("test_updown", -3.0)
+        second_counter = otel_provider._up_down_counters["test_updown"]
+        
+        assert first_counter is second_counter
+        assert len(otel_provider._up_down_counters) == 1
+
+    def test_multiple_metrics_with_different_names(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that multiple metrics with different names are cached separately."""
+        otel_provider.record_count("counter1", 1.0)
+        otel_provider.record_count("counter2", 2.0)
+        otel_provider.record_histogram("histogram1", 10.0)
+        otel_provider.record_up_down_counter("updown1", 5.0)
+        
+        assert len(otel_provider._counters) == 2
+        assert len(otel_provider._histograms) == 1
+        assert len(otel_provider._up_down_counters) == 1
+
+
+class TestOTelTelemetryProviderThreadSafety:
+    """Tests for thread safety of metric operations."""
+
+    def test_concurrent_counter_creation_same_name(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that concurrent calls to record_count with same name are thread-safe."""
+        num_threads = 50
+        counter_name = "concurrent_counter"
+        
+        def record_metric():
+            otel_provider.record_count(counter_name, 1.0)
+        
+        with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=num_threads) as executor:
+            futures = [executor.submit(record_metric) for _ in range(num_threads)]
+            concurrent.futures.wait(futures)
+        
+        # Should have exactly one counter created despite concurrent access
+        assert len(otel_provider._counters) == 1
+        assert counter_name in otel_provider._counters
+
+    def test_concurrent_histogram_creation_same_name(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that concurrent calls to record_histogram with same name are thread-safe."""
+        num_threads = 50
+        histogram_name = "concurrent_histogram"
+        
+        def record_metric():
+            thread_id = threading.current_thread().ident or 0
+            otel_provider.record_histogram(histogram_name, float(thread_id % 100))
+        
+        with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=num_threads) as executor:
+            futures = [executor.submit(record_metric) for _ in range(num_threads)]
+            concurrent.futures.wait(futures)
+        
+        # Should have exactly one histogram created despite concurrent access
+        assert len(otel_provider._histograms) == 1
+        assert histogram_name in otel_provider._histograms
+
+    def test_concurrent_up_down_counter_creation_same_name(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that concurrent calls to record_up_down_counter with same name are thread-safe."""
+        num_threads = 50
+        counter_name = "concurrent_updown"
+        
+        def record_metric():
+            otel_provider.record_up_down_counter(counter_name, 1.0)
+        
+        with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=num_threads) as executor:
+            futures = [executor.submit(record_metric) for _ in range(num_threads)]
+            concurrent.futures.wait(futures)
+        
+        # Should have exactly one counter created despite concurrent access
+        assert len(otel_provider._up_down_counters) == 1
+        assert counter_name in otel_provider._up_down_counters
+
+    def test_concurrent_mixed_metrics_different_names(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test concurrent creation of different metric types with different names."""
+        num_threads = 30
+        
+        def record_counters(thread_id):
+            otel_provider.record_count(f"counter_{thread_id}", 1.0)
+        
+        def record_histograms(thread_id):
+            otel_provider.record_histogram(f"histogram_{thread_id}", float(thread_id))
+        
+        def record_up_down_counters(thread_id):
+            otel_provider.record_up_down_counter(f"updown_{thread_id}", float(thread_id))
+        
+        with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=num_threads * 3) as executor:
+            futures = []
+            for i in range(num_threads):
+                futures.append(executor.submit(record_counters, i))
+                futures.append(executor.submit(record_histograms, i))
+                futures.append(executor.submit(record_up_down_counters, i))
+            
+            concurrent.futures.wait(futures)
+        
+        # Each thread should have created its own metric
+        assert len(otel_provider._counters) == num_threads
+        assert len(otel_provider._histograms) == num_threads
+        assert len(otel_provider._up_down_counters) == num_threads
+
+    def test_concurrent_access_existing_and_new_metrics(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test concurrent access mixing existing and new metric creation."""
+        # Pre-create some metrics
+        otel_provider.record_count("existing_counter", 1.0)
+        otel_provider.record_histogram("existing_histogram", 10.0)
+        
+        num_threads = 40
+        
+        def mixed_operations(thread_id):
+            # Half the threads use existing metrics, half create new ones
+            if thread_id % 2 == 0:
+                otel_provider.record_count("existing_counter", 1.0)
+                otel_provider.record_histogram("existing_histogram", float(thread_id))
+            else:
+                otel_provider.record_count(f"new_counter_{thread_id}", 1.0)
+                otel_provider.record_histogram(f"new_histogram_{thread_id}", float(thread_id))
+        
+        with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=num_threads) as executor:
+            futures = [executor.submit(mixed_operations, i) for i in range(num_threads)]
+            concurrent.futures.wait(futures)
+        
+        # Should have existing metrics plus half of num_threads new ones
+        expected_new_counters = num_threads // 2
+        expected_new_histograms = num_threads // 2
+        
+        assert len(otel_provider._counters) == 1 + expected_new_counters
+        assert len(otel_provider._histograms) == 1 + expected_new_histograms
+
+
+class TestOTelTelemetryProviderTracing:
+    """Tests for tracing functionality."""
+
+    def test_custom_trace_creates_span(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that custom_trace creates a span."""
+        span = otel_provider.custom_trace("test_span")
+        
+        assert span is not None
+        assert hasattr(span, "get_span_context")
+
+    def test_custom_trace_with_attributes(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that custom_trace works with attributes."""
+        attributes = {"key": "value", "operation": "test"}
+        
+        span = otel_provider.custom_trace("test_span", attributes=attributes)
+        
+        assert span is not None
+
+    def test_fastapi_middleware(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that fastapi_middleware can be called."""
+        mock_app = MagicMock()
+        
+        # Should not raise an exception
+        otel_provider.fastapi_middleware(mock_app)
+
+
+class TestOTelTelemetryProviderEdgeCases:
+    """Tests for edge cases and error conditions."""
+
+    def test_record_count_with_zero(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that record_count works with zero value."""
+        otel_provider.record_count("zero_counter", 0.0)
+        
+        assert "zero_counter" in otel_provider._counters
+
+    def test_record_count_with_large_value(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that record_count works with large values."""
+        otel_provider.record_count("large_counter", 1_000_000.0)
+        
+        assert "large_counter" in otel_provider._counters
+
+    def test_record_histogram_with_negative_value(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that record_histogram works with negative values."""
+        otel_provider.record_histogram("negative_histogram", -10.0)
+        
+        assert "negative_histogram" in otel_provider._histograms
+
+    def test_record_up_down_counter_with_negative_value(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that record_up_down_counter works with negative values."""
+        otel_provider.record_up_down_counter("negative_updown", -5.0)
+        
+        assert "negative_updown" in otel_provider._up_down_counters
+
+    def test_metric_names_with_special_characters(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that metric names with dots and underscores work."""
+        otel_provider.record_count("test.counter_name-special", 1.0)
+        otel_provider.record_histogram("test.histogram_name-special", 10.0)
+        
+        assert "test.counter_name-special" in otel_provider._counters
+        assert "test.histogram_name-special" in otel_provider._histograms
+
+    def test_empty_attributes_dict(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that empty attributes dict is handled correctly."""
+        otel_provider.record_count("test_counter", 1.0, attributes={})
+        
+        assert "test_counter" in otel_provider._counters
+
+    def test_none_attributes(self, otel_provider):
+        """Test that None attributes are handled correctly."""
+        otel_provider.record_count("test_counter", 1.0, attributes=None)
+        
+        assert "test_counter" in otel_provider._counters
+