diff --git a/cmd/agent/main.go b/cmd/agent/main.go
index a916ce8..1d36e97 100644
--- a/cmd/agent/main.go
+++ b/cmd/agent/main.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func loadConfig() *Config {
 
 	return &Config{
 		ServerURL:       getEnv("OPHION_SERVER", "http://localhost:8080"),
-		APIKey:          getEnv("OPHION_API_KEY", ""),
+		APIKey:          getEnv("OPHION_API_KEY", getEnv("AGENT_KEY", "")),
 		Hostname:        getEnv("OPHION_HOSTNAME", hostname),
 		CollectInterval: interval,
 		DockerEnabled:   dockerEnabled,
diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index ddb0b76..21952ec 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -307,10 +307,10 @@ func (s *Server) setupRoutes() {
 	ingest.Post("/logs", s.ingestLogs)
 	ingest.Post("/traces", s.ingestTraces)
 
-	// Legacy ingest routes (also protected, for backwards compat)
-	api.Post("/metrics", s.authMiddleware(), s.ingestMetrics)
-	api.Post("/logs", s.authMiddleware(), s.ingestLogs)
-	api.Post("/traces", s.authMiddleware(), s.ingestTraces)
+	// Legacy ingest routes (agent key auth for simplicity)
+	api.Post("/metrics", s.agentAuthMiddleware(), s.ingestMetrics)
+	api.Post("/logs", s.agentAuthMiddleware(), s.ingestLogs)
+	api.Post("/traces", s.agentAuthMiddleware(), s.ingestTraces)
 
 	// Protected routes
 	protected := api.Group("", s.authMiddleware())
@@ -894,3 +894,32 @@ func parseInt(s string, def int) int {
 	}
 	return def
 }
+
+// agentAuthMiddleware creates middleware that accepts a simple agent key
+func (s *Server) agentAuthMiddleware() fiber.Handler {
+	agentKey := getEnv("AGENT_KEY", "")
+	return func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
+		// If no agent key is configured, allow all (for backwards compat)
+		if agentKey == "" {
+			return c.Next()
+		}
+
+		authHeader := c.Get("Authorization")
+		token := strings.TrimPrefix(authHeader, "Bearer ")
+
+		// Check agent key
+		if token == agentKey {
+			return c.Next()
+		}
+
+		// Also check X-Agent-Key header
+		if c.Get("X-Agent-Key") == agentKey {
+			return c.Next()
+		}
+
+		return c.Status(401).JSON(fiber.Map{
+			"error":   "Unauthorized",
+			"message": "Invalid agent key",
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/deploy/docker/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 235ea83..8ff41dd 100644
--- a/deploy/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ services:
       - REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379
       - JWT_SECRET=ophion-jwt-secret-change-in-production
       - ADMIN_PASSWORD=ophion123
+      - AGENT_KEY=ophion-agent-2024
     depends_on:
       - postgres
       - redis
diff --git a/deploy/docker/otel-collector-config.yaml b/deploy/docker/otel-collector-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aca75c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/docker/otel-collector-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# 🐍 OPHION - OpenTelemetry Collector Configuration
+# Receives traces/metrics/logs from instrumented applications
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+receivers:
+  # OTLP receiver - accepts data from any OTLP-compatible SDK
+  otlp:
+    protocols:
+      grpc:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4317
+      http:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4318
+        cors:
+          allowed_origins:
+            - "*"
+
+  # Prometheus receiver for metrics scraping (optional)
+  prometheus:
+    config:
+      scrape_configs:
+        - job_name: 'otel-collector'
+          scrape_interval: 15s
+          static_configs:
+            - targets: ['localhost:8888']
+
+processors:
+  # Batch processor for better performance
+  batch:
+    timeout: 5s
+    send_batch_size: 512
+    send_batch_max_size: 1024
+
+  # Memory limiter to prevent OOM
+  memory_limiter:
+    check_interval: 1s
+    limit_percentage: 80
+    spike_limit_percentage: 25
+
+  # Resource processor to add common attributes
+  resource:
+    attributes:
+      - key: collector.name
+        value: ophion-collector
+        action: upsert
+      - key: deployment.environment
+        from_attribute: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
+        action: upsert
+
+  # Attributes processor for enrichment
+  attributes:
+    actions:
+      - key: ophion.collected
+        value: true
+        action: upsert
+
+exporters:
+  # Export to Ophion server via OTLP
+  otlphttp/ophion:
+    endpoint: http://server:8080
+    headers:
+      X-Ophion-Source: otel-collector
+    compression: gzip
+    retry_on_failure:
+      enabled: true
+      initial_interval: 5s
+      max_interval: 30s
+      max_elapsed_time: 300s
+
+  # Debug exporter for troubleshooting (disable in production)
+  debug:
+    verbosity: basic
+    sampling_initial: 5
+    sampling_thereafter: 200
+
+  # Prometheus exporter for collector metrics
+  prometheus:
+    endpoint: 0.0.0.0:8889
+    namespace: ophion_collector
+
+extensions:
+  # Health check extension
+  health_check:
+    endpoint: 0.0.0.0:13133
+    path: /health
+
+  # Performance profiler
+  pprof:
+    endpoint: 0.0.0.0:1777
+
+  # zPages for debugging
+  zpages:
+    endpoint: 0.0.0.0:55679
+
+service:
+  extensions: [health_check, pprof, zpages]
+  
+  pipelines:
+    # Traces pipeline
+    traces:
+      receivers: [otlp]
+      processors: [memory_limiter, batch, resource, attributes]
+      exporters: [otlphttp/ophion, debug]
+
+    # Metrics pipeline  
+    metrics:
+      receivers: [otlp, prometheus]
+      processors: [memory_limiter, batch, resource]
+      exporters: [otlphttp/ophion, debug]
+
+    # Logs pipeline
+    logs:
+      receivers: [otlp]
+      processors: [memory_limiter, batch, resource]
+      exporters: [otlphttp/ophion, debug]
+
+  telemetry:
+    logs:
+      level: info
+      encoding: json
+    metrics:
+      level: detailed
+      address: 0.0.0.0:8888
diff --git a/deploy/docker/otel-collector.yml b/deploy/docker/otel-collector.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daa0b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/docker/otel-collector.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# 🐍 OPHION - OpenTelemetry Collector Service
+# Standalone compose file for the OTEL Collector
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  otel-collector:
+    image: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.96.0
+    container_name: ophion-otel-collector
+    command: ["--config=/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml"]
+    volumes:
+      - ./otel-collector-config.yaml:/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml:ro
+    ports:
+      - "4317:4317"   # OTLP gRPC receiver
+      - "4318:4318"   # OTLP HTTP receiver
+      - "8888:8888"   # Prometheus metrics exposed by the collector
+      - "8889:8889"   # Prometheus exporter metrics
+      - "13133:13133" # Health check extension
+      - "55679:55679" # zPages extension
+    environment:
+      - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=service.name=ophion-collector,service.version=1.0.0
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - ophion
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:13133/health"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          memory: 512M
+        reservations:
+          memory: 128M
+
+networks:
+  ophion:
+    external: true
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ea7d199..65ff9c7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,39 @@ services:
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5
 
+  # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # OpenTelemetry Collector (Traces, Metrics, Logs)
+  # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  otel-collector:
+    image: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.96.0
+    container_name: ophion-otel-collector
+    command: ["--config=/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml"]
+    volumes:
+      - ./deploy/docker/otel-collector-config.yaml:/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml:ro
+    ports:
+      - "4317:4317"   # OTLP gRPC receiver
+      - "4318:4318"   # OTLP HTTP receiver
+      - "8889:8889"   # Prometheus exporter metrics
+      - "13133:13133" # Health check extension
+    environment:
+      - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=service.name=ophion-collector,service.version=1.0.0
+    depends_on:
+      - server
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - ophion
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:13133/health"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          memory: 512M
+        reservations:
+          memory: 128M
+
 networks:
   ophion:
     driver: bridge
diff --git a/docs/INSTRUMENTACAO.md b/docs/INSTRUMENTACAO.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e81ef11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/INSTRUMENTACAO.md
@@ -0,0 +1,415 @@
+# 🐍 Ophion - Guia de Instrumentação OpenTelemetry
+
+Este guia explica como adicionar auto-instrumentação OpenTelemetry a qualquer container Docker, enviando traces, métricas e logs para o Ophion.
+
+## 📋 Índice
+
+- [Arquitetura](#arquitetura)
+- [Setup Rápido](#setup-rápido)
+- [Variáveis de Ambiente](#variáveis-de-ambiente)
+- [Instrumentação por Linguagem](#instrumentação-por-linguagem)
+  - [Node.js](#nodejs)
+  - [Python](#python)
+  - [Java](#java)
+  - [Go](#go)
+  - [.NET](#net)
+- [Instrumentação de Containers Existentes](#instrumentação-de-containers-existentes)
+- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
+
+---
+
+## 🏗️ Arquitetura
+
+```
+┌─────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐
+│   Your App 1    │     │   Your App 2    │     │   Your App N    │
+│ (Node.js/Python/│     │ (Java/Go/.NET)  │     │  (Any language) │
+│    etc.)        │     │                 │     │                 │
+└────────┬────────┘     └────────┬────────┘     └────────┬────────┘
+         │                       │                       │
+         │ OTLP (gRPC/HTTP)      │                       │
+         │                       │                       │
+         └───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┘
+                                 │
+                    ┌────────────▼────────────┐
+                    │   OpenTelemetry         │
+                    │   Collector             │
+                    │   (otel-collector)      │
+                    │   :4317 (gRPC)          │
+                    │   :4318 (HTTP)          │
+                    └────────────┬────────────┘
+                                 │
+                    ┌────────────▼────────────┐
+                    │   Ophion Server         │
+                    │   (server:8080)         │
+                    │                         │
+                    │   Traces │ Metrics │    │
+                    │   Logs   │ Alerts      │
+                    └─────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Setup Rápido
+
+### 1. Inicie o Ophion com o Collector
+
+```bash
+cd ~/projetos_jarvis/ophion
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+O `otel-collector` estará disponível em:
+- **gRPC:** `otel-collector:4317`
+- **HTTP:** `otel-collector:4318`
+
+### 2. Configure seu container
+
+Adicione estas variáveis de ambiente ao seu serviço:
+
+```yaml
+environment:
+  - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=meu-servico
+  - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://otel-collector:4318
+  - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+  - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=otlp
+  - OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER=otlp
+```
+
+### 3. Conecte à rede do Ophion
+
+```yaml
+networks:
+  - ophion
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Variáveis de Ambiente
+
+### Essenciais
+
+| Variável | Descrição | Exemplo |
+|----------|-----------|---------|
+| `OTEL_SERVICE_NAME` | Nome do seu serviço | `api-gateway` |
+| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` | Endpoint do collector | `http://otel-collector:4318` |
+| `OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER` | Exporter de traces | `otlp` |
+
+### Opcionais (Recomendadas)
+
+| Variável | Descrição | Default |
+|----------|-----------|---------|
+| `OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION` | Versão do serviço | - |
+| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL` | Protocolo OTLP | `http/protobuf` |
+| `OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER` | Exporter de métricas | `none` |
+| `OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER` | Exporter de logs | `none` |
+| `OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES` | Atributos extras | `env=prod` |
+| `OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER` | Tipo de sampler | `parentbased_always_on` |
+| `OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER_ARG` | Argumento do sampler | `1.0` |
+| `OTEL_PROPAGATORS` | Formatos de propagação | `tracecontext,baggage` |
+
+### Exemplo Completo
+
+```yaml
+environment:
+  # Identificação
+  - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=meu-servico
+  - OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION=1.2.3
+  
+  # Endpoint
+  - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://otel-collector:4318
+  - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
+  
+  # Exporters
+  - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+  - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=otlp
+  - OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER=otlp
+  
+  # Recursos
+  - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=deployment.environment=production,team=backend
+  
+  # Sampling (100% em dev, ajuste em prod)
+  - OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER=parentbased_traceidratio
+  - OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER_ARG=1.0
+  
+  # Propagação (trace context para outros serviços)
+  - OTEL_PROPAGATORS=tracecontext,baggage,b3multi
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📦 Instrumentação por Linguagem
+
+### Node.js
+
+**Auto-instrumentação sem alterar código:**
+
+1. Instale os pacotes:
+```bash
+npm install @opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node @opentelemetry/api
+```
+
+2. Configure no docker-compose.yml:
+```yaml
+environment:
+  - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=minha-api-node
+  - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://otel-collector:4318
+  - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+  - NODE_OPTIONS=--require @opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node/register
+```
+
+**Instrumentações automáticas incluídas:**
+- HTTP/Express/Fastify
+- MongoDB/PostgreSQL/MySQL
+- Redis/Memcached
+- gRPC
+- AWS SDK
+
+### Python
+
+**Auto-instrumentação sem alterar código:**
+
+1. Instale os pacotes:
+```bash
+pip install opentelemetry-distro opentelemetry-exporter-otlp
+opentelemetry-bootstrap -a install
+```
+
+2. Execute com o wrapper:
+```dockerfile
+CMD ["opentelemetry-instrument", "python", "app.py"]
+```
+
+3. Configure no docker-compose.yml:
+```yaml
+environment:
+  - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=minha-api-python
+  - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://otel-collector:4318
+  - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+  - OTEL_PYTHON_LOGGING_AUTO_INSTRUMENTATION_ENABLED=true
+```
+
+**Instrumentações automáticas incluídas:**
+- Flask/Django/FastAPI
+- Requests/HTTPX/aiohttp
+- SQLAlchemy/psycopg2
+- Redis/Celery
+- boto3/botocore
+
+### Java
+
+**Auto-instrumentação via Java Agent:**
+
+1. Baixe o agent no Dockerfile:
+```dockerfile
+RUN wget https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/latest/download/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar \
+    -O /opt/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar
+```
+
+2. Configure no docker-compose.yml:
+```yaml
+environment:
+  - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=minha-api-java
+  - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://otel-collector:4318
+  - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+  - JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS=-javaagent:/opt/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar
+```
+
+**Instrumentações automáticas incluídas:**
+- Spring Boot/Spring MVC
+- JAX-RS/Jersey
+- Hibernate/JPA
+- JDBC (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)
+- Kafka/RabbitMQ
+- gRPC
+
+### Go
+
+Go requer instrumentação explícita no código, mas é simples:
+
+```go
+import (
+    "go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
+    "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp"
+    "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
+)
+
+func initTracer() (*trace.TracerProvider, error) {
+    exporter, err := otlptracehttp.New(context.Background())
+    if err != nil {
+        return nil, err
+    }
+    
+    tp := trace.NewTracerProvider(
+        trace.WithBatcher(exporter),
+        trace.WithResource(resource.NewWithAttributes(
+            semconv.SchemaURL,
+            semconv.ServiceName(os.Getenv("OTEL_SERVICE_NAME")),
+        )),
+    )
+    
+    otel.SetTracerProvider(tp)
+    return tp, nil
+}
+```
+
+### .NET
+
+**Auto-instrumentação via .NET OpenTelemetry:**
+
+1. Adicione os pacotes:
+```bash
+dotnet add package OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting
+dotnet add package OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore
+dotnet add package OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol
+```
+
+2. Configure no Program.cs:
+```csharp
+builder.Services.AddOpenTelemetry()
+    .WithTracing(tracing => tracing
+        .AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation()
+        .AddHttpClientInstrumentation()
+        .AddOtlpExporter());
+```
+
+3. Configure no docker-compose.yml:
+```yaml
+environment:
+  - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=minha-api-dotnet
+  - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://otel-collector:4318
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🔄 Instrumentação de Containers Existentes
+
+### Método 1: Modificar docker-compose.yml
+
+Adicione ao seu serviço existente:
+
+```yaml
+services:
+  meu-servico-existente:
+    # ... configuração existente ...
+    environment:
+      # Adicione estas linhas:
+      - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=meu-servico
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://otel-collector:4318
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      # Para Node.js:
+      - NODE_OPTIONS=--require @opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node/register
+      # Para Java:
+      # - JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS=-javaagent:/opt/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar
+    networks:
+      - ophion
+
+networks:
+  ophion:
+    external: true
+```
+
+### Método 2: Docker Compose Override
+
+Crie um arquivo `docker-compose.otel.yml`:
+
+```yaml
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  meu-servico:
+    environment:
+      - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=meu-servico
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://otel-collector:4318
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+    networks:
+      - ophion
+
+networks:
+  ophion:
+    external: true
+```
+
+Execute com:
+```bash
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.otel.yml up -d
+```
+
+### Método 3: Sidecar Pattern
+
+Para aplicações que não suportam modificação:
+
+```yaml
+services:
+  meu-servico:
+    # Aplicação original sem modificação
+    
+  otel-proxy:
+    image: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:latest
+    command: ["--config=/etc/otel-config.yaml"]
+    volumes:
+      - ./otel-proxy-config.yaml:/etc/otel-config.yaml
+    depends_on:
+      - meu-servico
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🔍 Troubleshooting
+
+### Traces não aparecem no Ophion
+
+1. **Verifique conectividade:**
+```bash
+docker exec -it seu-container wget -q -O- http://otel-collector:13133/health
+```
+
+2. **Verifique logs do collector:**
+```bash
+docker logs ophion-otel-collector
+```
+
+3. **Verifique se as env vars estão corretas:**
+```bash
+docker exec -it seu-container env | grep OTEL
+```
+
+### Erros de conexão
+
+- Certifique-se que o container está na rede `ophion`
+- Use `otel-collector` (nome do serviço) e não `localhost`
+- Porta 4318 para HTTP, 4317 para gRPC
+
+### Muitos traces (custo alto)
+
+Ajuste o sampling:
+```yaml
+environment:
+  - OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER=parentbased_traceidratio
+  - OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER_ARG=0.1  # 10% dos traces
+```
+
+### Traces incompletos
+
+Verifique propagação entre serviços:
+```yaml
+environment:
+  - OTEL_PROPAGATORS=tracecontext,baggage,b3multi
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Exemplos
+
+Veja os exemplos completos em:
+- `examples/docker/nodejs-instrumented/` - Node.js
+- `examples/docker/python-instrumented/` - Python
+- `examples/docker/java-instrumented/` - Java
+
+---
+
+## 🆘 Suporte
+
+- **Documentação OpenTelemetry:** https://opentelemetry.io/docs/
+- **Ophion Issues:** Abra uma issue no repositório
+- **Collector Debug:** Use `debug` exporter para troubleshooting
diff --git a/examples/docker/java-instrumented/Dockerfile b/examples/docker/java-instrumented/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86ba855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/docker/java-instrumented/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# 🐍 OPHION - Java Instrumented App Dockerfile
+# Example showing how to add OpenTelemetry to any Java app
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+# Build stage
+FROM eclipse-temurin:21-jdk-alpine AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy Maven/Gradle files (if using build tool)
+COPY pom.xml* build.gradle* ./
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY src/ ./src/
+
+# For simple example, compile directly
+RUN mkdir -p target/classes && \
+    javac -d target/classes src/main/java/*.java
+
+# Package as JAR
+RUN cd target/classes && \
+    jar cfe ../app.jar Main .
+
+# Runtime stage
+FROM eclipse-temurin:21-jre-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Download OpenTelemetry Java Agent
+ARG OTEL_AGENT_VERSION=2.1.0
+RUN wget -q https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/download/v${OTEL_AGENT_VERSION}/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar \
+    -O /opt/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar
+
+# Copy the built application
+COPY --from=builder /app/target/app.jar .
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# Start with OpenTelemetry Java Agent
+# The JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS env var in docker-compose.yml enables the agent
+CMD ["java", "-jar", "app.jar"]
diff --git a/examples/docker/java-instrumented/docker-compose.yml b/examples/docker/java-instrumented/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fb980a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/docker/java-instrumented/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# 🐍 OPHION - Java Auto-Instrumentation Example
+# Demonstrates automatic tracing for Java applications
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+#
+# Usage:
+#   docker-compose up -d
+#
+# This example shows how to instrument ANY Java app without
+# code changes using the OpenTelemetry Java Agent
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  java-app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "8081:8080"
+    environment:
+      # ════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+      # OpenTelemetry Auto-Instrumentation Configuration
+      # ════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+      
+      # Service identification
+      - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=java-example-app
+      - OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION=1.0.0
+      
+      # OTLP Exporter configuration (pointing to Ophion collector)
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://otel-collector:4318
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER=otlp
+      
+      # Resource attributes
+      - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=deployment.environment=development,service.namespace=ophion-examples
+      
+      # Sampling (1.0 = 100% of traces)
+      - OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER=parentbased_traceidratio
+      - OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER_ARG=1.0
+      
+      # Propagation format
+      - OTEL_PROPAGATORS=tracecontext,baggage,b3multi
+      
+      # Java Agent path (set in Dockerfile JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS)
+      - JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS=-javaagent:/opt/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar
+      
+    networks:
+      - ophion
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:8080/health"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+
+networks:
+  ophion:
+    external: true
diff --git a/examples/docker/java-instrumented/src/main/java/Main.java b/examples/docker/java-instrumented/src/main/java/Main.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c30856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/docker/java-instrumented/src/main/java/Main.java
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/**
+ * ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+ * 🐍 OPHION - Example Java Application
+ * This app is automatically instrumented by OpenTelemetry Java Agent
+ * No code changes needed - just the agent JAR!
+ * ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+ */
+
+import com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpServer;
+import com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpHandler;
+import com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpExchange;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+public class Main {
+    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Main.class.getName());
+    private static final int PORT = 8080;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
+        HttpServer server = HttpServer.create(new InetSocketAddress(PORT), 0);
+        
+        // Routes
+        server.createContext("/", new HomeHandler());
+        server.createContext("/health", new HealthHandler());
+        server.createContext("/api/users", new UsersHandler());
+        server.createContext("/api/slow", new SlowHandler());
+        
+        server.setExecutor(Executors.newFixedThreadPool(10));
+        server.start();
+        
+        logger.info("🚀 Java server running on port " + PORT);
+        logger.info("📊 OTEL Endpoint: " + System.getenv("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT"));
+        logger.info("🏷️  Service Name: " + System.getenv("OTEL_SERVICE_NAME"));
+    }
+
+    static class HomeHandler implements HttpHandler {
+        @Override
+        public void handle(HttpExchange exchange) throws IOException {
+            logger.info("Home endpoint called");
+            String response = """
+                {
+                    "message": "Hello from Java!",
+                    "instrumented": true,
+                    "otelEndpoint": "%s"
+                }
+                """.formatted(System.getenv("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT"));
+            sendResponse(exchange, 200, response);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class HealthHandler implements HttpHandler {
+        @Override
+        public void handle(HttpExchange exchange) throws IOException {
+            String response = """
+                {
+                    "status": "healthy",
+                    "service": "java-example"
+                }
+                """;
+            sendResponse(exchange, 200, response);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class UsersHandler implements HttpHandler {
+        @Override
+        public void handle(HttpExchange exchange) throws IOException {
+            logger.info("Fetching users");
+            // Simulate some work
+            sleep(10 + (int)(Math.random() * 90));
+            String response = """
+                [
+                    {"id": 1, "name": "Alice"},
+                    {"id": 2, "name": "Bob"},
+                    {"id": 3, "name": "Charlie"}
+                ]
+                """;
+            sendResponse(exchange, 200, response);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class SlowHandler implements HttpHandler {
+        @Override
+        public void handle(HttpExchange exchange) throws IOException {
+            logger.info("Starting slow operation");
+            sleep(500);
+            logger.info("Slow operation completed");
+            String response = """
+                {
+                    "message": "Slow response",
+                    "delay": "500ms"
+                }
+                """;
+            sendResponse(exchange, 200, response);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void sendResponse(HttpExchange exchange, int code, String response) throws IOException {
+        exchange.getResponseHeaders().set("Content-Type", "application/json");
+        exchange.sendResponseHeaders(code, response.getBytes().length);
+        try (OutputStream os = exchange.getResponseBody()) {
+            os.write(response.getBytes());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void sleep(int ms) {
+        try {
+            Thread.sleep(ms);
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/docker/nodejs-instrumented/Dockerfile b/examples/docker/nodejs-instrumented/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4382fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/docker/nodejs-instrumented/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# 🐍 OPHION - Node.js Instrumented App Dockerfile
+# Example showing how to add OpenTelemetry to any Node.js app
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+FROM node:20-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package files
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install dependencies + OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation
+RUN npm install && \
+    npm install @opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node \
+                @opentelemetry/api \
+                @opentelemetry/sdk-node \
+                @opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http \
+                @opentelemetry/exporter-metrics-otlp-http
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Start with auto-instrumentation
+# The NODE_OPTIONS env var in docker-compose.yml handles instrumentation
+CMD ["node", "server.js"]
diff --git a/examples/docker/nodejs-instrumented/docker-compose.yml b/examples/docker/nodejs-instrumented/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..587efde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/docker/nodejs-instrumented/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# 🐍 OPHION - Node.js Auto-Instrumentation Example
+# Demonstrates automatic tracing for Node.js applications
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+#
+# Usage:
+#   docker-compose up -d
+#
+# This example shows how to instrument ANY Node.js app without
+# code changes using @opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  nodejs-app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "3001:3000"
+    environment:
+      # ════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+      # OpenTelemetry Auto-Instrumentation Configuration
+      # ════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+      
+      # Service identification
+      - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=nodejs-example-app
+      - OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION=1.0.0
+      
+      # OTLP Exporter configuration (pointing to Ophion collector)
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://otel-collector:4318
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER=otlp
+      
+      # Resource attributes
+      - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=deployment.environment=development,service.namespace=ophion-examples
+      
+      # Sampling (1.0 = 100% of traces)
+      - OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER=parentbased_traceidratio
+      - OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER_ARG=1.0
+      
+      # Propagation format
+      - OTEL_PROPAGATORS=tracecontext,baggage,b3multi
+      
+      # Enable auto-instrumentation via Node.js loader
+      - NODE_OPTIONS=--require @opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node/register
+      
+    networks:
+      - ophion
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:3000/health"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+
+networks:
+  ophion:
+    external: true
diff --git a/examples/docker/nodejs-instrumented/package.json b/examples/docker/nodejs-instrumented/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7eb4f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/docker/nodejs-instrumented/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "name": "nodejs-instrumented-example",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Example Node.js app with OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation for Ophion",
+  "main": "server.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node server.js",
+    "start:instrumented": "node --require @opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node/register server.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "express": "^4.18.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {},
+  "keywords": ["ophion", "opentelemetry", "tracing", "observability"],
+  "author": "Ophion Team",
+  "license": "MIT"
+}
diff --git a/examples/docker/nodejs-instrumented/server.js b/examples/docker/nodejs-instrumented/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e31f7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/docker/nodejs-instrumented/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/**
+ * ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+ * 🐍 OPHION - Example Node.js Application
+ * This app is automatically instrumented by OpenTelemetry
+ * No code changes needed - just env vars!
+ * ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+ */
+
+const http = require('http');
+
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+
+// Simple HTTP server
+const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+  const { url, method } = req;
+  
+  console.log(`[${new Date().toISOString()}] ${method} ${url}`);
+  
+  // Route handling
+  if (url === '/health') {
+    res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+    res.end(JSON.stringify({ status: 'healthy', service: 'nodejs-example' }));
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  if (url === '/') {
+    res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+    res.end(JSON.stringify({ 
+      message: 'Hello from Node.js!',
+      instrumented: true,
+      otelEndpoint: process.env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT || 'not set'
+    }));
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  if (url === '/api/users') {
+    // Simulate some work
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+      res.end(JSON.stringify([
+        { id: 1, name: 'Alice' },
+        { id: 2, name: 'Bob' },
+        { id: 3, name: 'Charlie' }
+      ]));
+    }, Math.random() * 100);
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  if (url === '/api/slow') {
+    // Simulate slow operation (good for testing traces)
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+      res.end(JSON.stringify({ message: 'Slow response', delay: '500ms' }));
+    }, 500);
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  // 404
+  res.writeHead(404, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+  res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Not Found' }));
+});
+
+server.listen(PORT, () => {
+  console.log(`🚀 Node.js server running on port ${PORT}`);
+  console.log(`📊 OTEL Endpoint: ${process.env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT || 'not configured'}`);
+  console.log(`🏷️  Service Name: ${process.env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME || 'unknown'}`);
+});
diff --git a/examples/docker/python-instrumented/Dockerfile b/examples/docker/python-instrumented/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..999796c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/docker/python-instrumented/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# 🐍 OPHION - Python Instrumented App Dockerfile
+# Example showing how to add OpenTelemetry to any Python app
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Install OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir \
+    opentelemetry-distro \
+    opentelemetry-exporter-otlp \
+    opentelemetry-instrumentation
+
+# Auto-install all available instrumentations
+RUN opentelemetry-bootstrap -a install
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+# Start with auto-instrumentation wrapper
+# opentelemetry-instrument auto-configures tracing based on env vars
+CMD ["opentelemetry-instrument", "python", "app.py"]
diff --git a/examples/docker/python-instrumented/app.py b/examples/docker/python-instrumented/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77cd1a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/docker/python-instrumented/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+"""
+═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+🐍 OPHION - Example Python Application
+This app is automatically instrumented by OpenTelemetry
+No code changes needed - just env vars!
+═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+"""
+
+import os
+import time
+import random
+import logging
+from flask import Flask, jsonify
+
+# Configure logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+@app.route('/')
+def home():
+    """Home endpoint"""
+    logger.info("Home endpoint called")
+    return jsonify({
+        'message': 'Hello from Python!',
+        'instrumented': True,
+        'otel_endpoint': os.getenv('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT', 'not set')
+    })
+
+@app.route('/health')
+def health():
+    """Health check endpoint"""
+    return jsonify({
+        'status': 'healthy',
+        'service': 'python-example'
+    })
+
+@app.route('/api/users')
+def get_users():
+    """Get users - simulates DB call"""
+    logger.info("Fetching users")
+    # Simulate some work
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(0.01, 0.1))
+    return jsonify([
+        {'id': 1, 'name': 'Alice'},
+        {'id': 2, 'name': 'Bob'},
+        {'id': 3, 'name': 'Charlie'}
+    ])
+
+@app.route('/api/slow')
+def slow_endpoint():
+    """Slow endpoint - good for testing trace visualization"""
+    logger.info("Starting slow operation")
+    # Simulate slow operation
+    time.sleep(0.5)
+    logger.info("Slow operation completed")
+    return jsonify({
+        'message': 'Slow response',
+        'delay': '500ms'
+    })
+
+@app.route('/api/chain')
+def chain_endpoint():
+    """Simulates a chain of operations"""
+    logger.info("Starting chain operation")
+    
+    # Step 1: Validate
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(0.01, 0.05))
+    logger.info("Validation complete")
+    
+    # Step 2: Process
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(0.05, 0.1))
+    logger.info("Processing complete")
+    
+    # Step 3: Save
+    time.sleep(random.uniform(0.02, 0.08))
+    logger.info("Save complete")
+    
+    return jsonify({
+        'message': 'Chain completed',
+        'steps': ['validate', 'process', 'save']
+    })
+
+@app.route('/api/error')
+def error_endpoint():
+    """Endpoint that raises an error - good for testing error traces"""
+    logger.error("About to raise an error")
+    raise ValueError("Intentional error for testing traces")
+
+@app.errorhandler(Exception)
+def handle_error(error):
+    """Global error handler"""
+    logger.exception(f"Unhandled error: {error}")
+    return jsonify({
+        'error': str(error),
+        'type': type(error).__name__
+    }), 500
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    port = int(os.getenv('PORT', 5000))
+    logger.info(f"🚀 Python server starting on port {port}")
+    logger.info(f"📊 OTEL Endpoint: {os.getenv('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT', 'not configured')}")
+    logger.info(f"🏷️  Service Name: {os.getenv('OTEL_SERVICE_NAME', 'unknown')}")
+    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=port)
diff --git a/examples/docker/python-instrumented/docker-compose.yml b/examples/docker/python-instrumented/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee50edb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/docker/python-instrumented/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# 🐍 OPHION - Python Auto-Instrumentation Example
+# Demonstrates automatic tracing for Python applications
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+#
+# Usage:
+#   docker-compose up -d
+#
+# This example shows how to instrument ANY Python app without
+# code changes using opentelemetry-instrument command
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  python-app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "5001:5000"
+    environment:
+      # ════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+      # OpenTelemetry Auto-Instrumentation Configuration
+      # ════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+      
+      # Service identification
+      - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=python-example-app
+      - OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION=1.0.0
+      
+      # OTLP Exporter configuration (pointing to Ophion collector)
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://otel-collector:4318
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER=otlp
+      
+      # Resource attributes
+      - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=deployment.environment=development,service.namespace=ophion-examples
+      
+      # Sampling (1.0 = 100% of traces)
+      - OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER=parentbased_traceidratio
+      - OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER_ARG=1.0
+      
+      # Propagation format
+      - OTEL_PROPAGATORS=tracecontext,baggage,b3multi
+      
+      # Python-specific: auto-detect instrumentations
+      - OTEL_PYTHON_LOGGING_AUTO_INSTRUMENTATION_ENABLED=true
+      
+    networks:
+      - ophion
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:5000/health"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+
+networks:
+  ophion:
+    external: true
diff --git a/examples/docker/python-instrumented/requirements.txt b/examples/docker/python-instrumented/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ac3902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/docker/python-instrumented/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Python dependencies for instrumented example
+flask>=3.0.0
+gunicorn>=21.2.0
+requests>=2.31.0