diff --git a/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py b/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py
index 4ae1854df..43e9c0706 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py
+++ b/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class TracingMiddleware:
 
     async def __call__(self, scope, receive, send):
         path = scope["path"]
-        await start_trace(path, {"location": "server"})
+        await start_trace(path, {"__location__": "server"})
         try:
             return await self.app(scope, receive, send)
         finally:
diff --git a/llama_stack/distribution/tracing.py b/llama_stack/distribution/tracing.py
index ff4fe2483..3fcce08e9 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distribution/tracing.py
+++ b/llama_stack/distribution/tracing.py
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ def trace_protocol(cls: Type[T]) -> Type[T]:
                 "async_generator" if is_async_gen else "async" if is_async else "sync"
             )
             span_attributes = {
-                "class": class_name,
-                "method": method_name,
-                "type": span_type,
-                "args": serialize_value(args),
+                "__autotraced__": True,
+                "__class__": class_name,
+                "__method__": method_name,
+                "__type__": span_type,
+                "__args__": serialize_value(args),
             }
 
             return class_name, method_name, span_attributes
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ def trace_protocol(cls: Type[T]) -> Type[T]:
                     result = method(self, *args, **kwargs)
                     span.set_attribute("output", serialize_value(result))
                     return result
-                except Exception as e:
+                except Exception as _e:
                     raise
 
         if is_async_gen:
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/console_span_processor.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/console_span_processor.py
index 0a2989bd3..6c4d7e8d4 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/console_span_processor.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/console_span_processor.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ class ConsoleSpanProcessor(SpanProcessor):
 
     def on_start(self, span: ReadableSpan, parent_context=None) -> None:
         """Called when a span starts."""
+        if span.attributes and span.attributes.get("__autotraced__"):
+            return
+
         timestamp = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(span.start_time / 1e9).strftime(
             "%H:%M:%S.%f"
         )[:-3]
@@ -41,6 +44,9 @@ class ConsoleSpanProcessor(SpanProcessor):
 
     def on_end(self, span: ReadableSpan) -> None:
         """Called when a span ends."""
+        if span.attributes and span.attributes.get("__autotraced__"):
+            return
+
         timestamp = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(span.end_time / 1e9).strftime(
             "%H:%M:%S.%f"
         )[:-3]
@@ -71,8 +77,7 @@ class ConsoleSpanProcessor(SpanProcessor):
         # Print attributes indented
         if span.attributes:
             for key, value in span.attributes.items():
-                # Skip internal attributes; also rename these internal attributes to have underscores
-                if key in ("class", "method", "type", "__root__", "__ttl__"):
+                if key.startswith("__"):
                     continue
                 print(f"  {COLORS['dim']}{key}: {value}{COLORS['reset']}")
 
@@ -87,6 +92,8 @@ class ConsoleSpanProcessor(SpanProcessor):
             )
             if event.attributes:
                 for key, value in event.attributes.items():
+                    if key.startswith("__"):
+                        continue
                     print(f"    {COLORS['dim']}{key}: {value}{COLORS['reset']}")
 
     def shutdown(self) -> None: