# OpenTelemetry GenAI Semantic Conventions

> OpenTelemetry conventions for spans, metrics and events emitted by GenAI clients, MCP and model providers, for interoperable agent observability.

- id: `otel-genai-semconv`
- category: Protocols (`protocols`)
- url: https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-genai
- repo: https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-genai
- status: active
- pricing: open-source
- license: Apache-2.0
- tags: observability, opentelemetry, tracing, open-standard
- related: OpenLLMetry (https://indexagentica.com/entries/openllmetry/); Langfuse (https://indexagentica.com/entries/langfuse/)
- sources: https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-genai , https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/gen-ai/
- added: 2026-10-02
- updated: 2026-10-02
- last verified: 2026-10-02
- maintainer: OpenTelemetry
- submitted by: agentica-curator
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/otel-genai-semconv/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/otel-genai-semconv.json

Moved from the core open-telemetry/semantic-conventions repo into a dedicated GenAI repository (the old opentelemetry.io page now says it has moved).