diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 48cc223..ddb0b76 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/bigtux/ophion/internal/auth"
+	"github.com/bigtux/ophion/internal/otel"
 	"github.com/bigtux/ophion/internal/security"
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/cors"
@@ -271,6 +272,19 @@ func (s *Server) setupRoutes() {
 	// Security headers
 	s.app.Use(security.SecurityHeaders())
 
+	// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+	// 🔭 OTLP HTTP Receiver (OpenTelemetry Protocol)
+	// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+	// Standard OTLP endpoint - can be public or protected based on config
+	otlpReceiver := otel.NewOTLPReceiver(s.db)
+	
+	// OTLP routes (public by default for easy integration)
+	// For production, consider adding auth middleware
+	s.app.Post("/v1/traces", otlpReceiver.HandleTraces)
+	
+	// Also support the full path that some SDKs use
+	s.app.Post("/v1/traces/", otlpReceiver.HandleTraces)
+
 	// API v1
 	api := s.app.Group("/api/v1")
 
diff --git a/examples/otel-nodejs/README.md b/examples/otel-nodejs/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23e8309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/otel-nodejs/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Node.js OpenTelemetry Example for Ophion
+
+This example demonstrates how to instrument a Node.js application with OpenTelemetry and send traces to Ophion.
+
+## Setup
+
+```bash
+# Install dependencies
+npm install
+
+# Start Ophion server (in another terminal)
+# cd ~/projetos_jarvis/ophion && go run cmd/server/main.go
+
+# Run the app with tracing
+npm run trace
+```
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+| Variable | Default | Description |
+|----------|---------|-------------|
+| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` | `http://localhost:8080/v1/traces` | Ophion OTLP endpoint |
+| `OTEL_SERVICE_NAME` | `nodejs-example` | Service name in traces |
+| `PORT` | `3000` | App HTTP port |
+
+## Test Endpoints
+
+```bash
+# Health check
+curl http://localhost:3000/health
+
+# Get all users (generates trace)
+curl http://localhost:3000/users
+
+# Get single user
+curl http://localhost:3000/users/1
+
+# Create order (complex trace with nested spans)
+curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/orders \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{"items": [{"id": 1, "qty": 2}]}'
+
+# Trigger error (error trace)
+curl http://localhost:3000/error
+```
+
+## View Traces in Ophion
+
+```bash
+# List recent traces
+curl http://localhost:8080/api/v1/traces
+
+# Get specific trace
+curl http://localhost:8080/api/v1/traces/<trace_id>
+```
+
+## How It Works
+
+1. `tracing.js` - Initializes OpenTelemetry SDK with OTLP HTTP exporter
+2. Auto-instrumentation captures HTTP requests automatically
+3. Manual spans in `app.js` add custom business logic traces
+4. All spans are sent to Ophion's `/v1/traces` endpoint in OTLP JSON format
diff --git a/examples/otel-nodejs/app.js b/examples/otel-nodejs/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2324abf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/otel-nodejs/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// 📱 Example Express App with OpenTelemetry
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+//
+// Run with: npm run trace
+// Or: node --require ./tracing.js app.js
+
+const express = require('express');
+const { trace, SpanStatusCode } = require('@opentelemetry/api');
+
+const app = express();
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+
+// Get a tracer for manual instrumentation
+const tracer = trace.getTracer('example-app');
+
+// Simulated database
+const users = [
+  { id: 1, name: 'Alice', email: 'alice@example.com' },
+  { id: 2, name: 'Bob', email: 'bob@example.com' },
+  { id: 3, name: 'Charlie', email: 'charlie@example.com' },
+];
+
+// Middleware to add request tracing
+app.use((req, res, next) => {
+  const span = trace.getActiveSpan();
+  if (span) {
+    span.setAttribute('http.user_agent', req.get('user-agent') || 'unknown');
+  }
+  next();
+});
+
+// Health check
+app.get('/health', (req, res) => {
+  res.json({ status: 'healthy', service: 'nodejs-example' });
+});
+
+// Get all users (with manual span)
+app.get('/users', async (req, res) => {
+  // Create a custom span for database operation
+  const span = tracer.startSpan('db.query.users');
+  span.setAttribute('db.system', 'memory');
+  span.setAttribute('db.operation', 'SELECT');
+  
+  try {
+    // Simulate database latency
+    await sleep(Math.random() * 100);
+    
+    span.setAttribute('db.row_count', users.length);
+    span.setStatus({ code: SpanStatusCode.OK });
+    
+    res.json({ users });
+  } catch (error) {
+    span.setStatus({
+      code: SpanStatusCode.ERROR,
+      message: error.message,
+    });
+    span.recordException(error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
+  } finally {
+    span.end();
+  }
+});
+
+// Get user by ID
+app.get('/users/:id', async (req, res) => {
+  const userId = parseInt(req.params.id);
+  
+  const span = tracer.startSpan('db.query.user_by_id');
+  span.setAttribute('db.system', 'memory');
+  span.setAttribute('db.operation', 'SELECT');
+  span.setAttribute('user.id', userId);
+  
+  try {
+    await sleep(Math.random() * 50);
+    
+    const user = users.find(u => u.id === userId);
+    
+    if (!user) {
+      span.setStatus({ code: SpanStatusCode.ERROR, message: 'User not found' });
+      res.status(404).json({ error: 'User not found' });
+    } else {
+      span.setStatus({ code: SpanStatusCode.OK });
+      res.json({ user });
+    }
+  } finally {
+    span.end();
+  }
+});
+
+// Create order (simulates complex operation with nested spans)
+app.post('/orders', express.json(), async (req, res) => {
+  const parentSpan = tracer.startSpan('order.create');
+  
+  try {
+    // Step 1: Validate inventory
+    const inventorySpan = tracer.startSpan('inventory.check', {
+      attributes: { 'order.items': req.body.items?.length || 0 },
+    });
+    await sleep(Math.random() * 100);
+    inventorySpan.setStatus({ code: SpanStatusCode.OK });
+    inventorySpan.end();
+    
+    // Step 2: Process payment
+    const paymentSpan = tracer.startSpan('payment.process', {
+      attributes: { 'payment.method': 'credit_card' },
+    });
+    await sleep(Math.random() * 200);
+    paymentSpan.setStatus({ code: SpanStatusCode.OK });
+    paymentSpan.end();
+    
+    // Step 3: Create order record
+    const createSpan = tracer.startSpan('db.insert.order');
+    await sleep(Math.random() * 50);
+    const orderId = Date.now().toString(36);
+    createSpan.setAttribute('order.id', orderId);
+    createSpan.setStatus({ code: SpanStatusCode.OK });
+    createSpan.end();
+    
+    parentSpan.setStatus({ code: SpanStatusCode.OK });
+    res.json({ orderId, status: 'created' });
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    parentSpan.setStatus({ code: SpanStatusCode.ERROR, message: error.message });
+    parentSpan.recordException(error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
+  } finally {
+    parentSpan.end();
+  }
+});
+
+// Simulate error endpoint (for testing error traces)
+app.get('/error', (req, res) => {
+  const span = trace.getActiveSpan();
+  const error = new Error('Simulated error for testing');
+  
+  if (span) {
+    span.recordException(error);
+    span.setStatus({ code: SpanStatusCode.ERROR, message: error.message });
+  }
+  
+  res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
+});
+
+// Helper
+function sleep(ms) {
+  return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}
+
+// Start server
+app.listen(PORT, () => {
+  console.log(`🚀 Example app listening on http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+  console.log('');
+  console.log('Try these endpoints:');
+  console.log(`  GET  http://localhost:${PORT}/health`);
+  console.log(`  GET  http://localhost:${PORT}/users`);
+  console.log(`  GET  http://localhost:${PORT}/users/1`);
+  console.log(`  POST http://localhost:${PORT}/orders`);
+  console.log(`  GET  http://localhost:${PORT}/error`);
+});
diff --git a/examples/otel-nodejs/package.json b/examples/otel-nodejs/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..445e697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/otel-nodejs/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "name": "ophion-otel-nodejs-example",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Example Node.js app instrumented with OpenTelemetry for Ophion",
+  "main": "app.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node app.js",
+    "trace": "node --require ./tracing.js app.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.7.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node": "^0.41.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http": "^0.47.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^1.21.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "^0.47.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-node": "^1.21.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.21.0",
+    "express": "^4.18.2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/otel-nodejs/tracing.js b/examples/otel-nodejs/tracing.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d75a04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/otel-nodejs/tracing.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// 🔭 OpenTelemetry Tracing Setup for Ophion
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+//
+// This file initializes OpenTelemetry tracing and sends spans
+// to Ophion's OTLP HTTP endpoint.
+//
+// Usage: node --require ./tracing.js app.js
+
+const { NodeSDK } = require('@opentelemetry/sdk-node');
+const { OTLPTraceExporter } = require('@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http');
+const { getNodeAutoInstrumentations } = require('@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node');
+const { Resource } = require('@opentelemetry/resources');
+const { SemanticResourceAttributes } = require('@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions');
+
+// Configure the OTLP exporter to send to Ophion
+const traceExporter = new OTLPTraceExporter({
+  // Ophion OTLP endpoint - adjust host/port as needed
+  url: process.env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT || 'http://localhost:8080/v1/traces',
+  headers: {
+    // Optional: add authorization if Ophion requires it
+    // 'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.OPHION_API_KEY}`,
+  },
+});
+
+// Create the SDK with auto-instrumentation
+const sdk = new NodeSDK({
+  resource: new Resource({
+    [SemanticResourceAttributes.SERVICE_NAME]: process.env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME || 'nodejs-example',
+    [SemanticResourceAttributes.SERVICE_VERSION]: '1.0.0',
+    [SemanticResourceAttributes.DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT]: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
+  }),
+  traceExporter,
+  instrumentations: [
+    getNodeAutoInstrumentations({
+      // Disable fs instrumentation to reduce noise
+      '@opentelemetry/instrumentation-fs': { enabled: false },
+    }),
+  ],
+});
+
+// Start the SDK
+sdk.start();
+console.log('🔭 OpenTelemetry tracing initialized - sending to Ophion');
+
+// Graceful shutdown
+process.on('SIGTERM', () => {
+  sdk.shutdown()
+    .then(() => console.log('OpenTelemetry SDK shut down'))
+    .catch((error) => console.error('Error shutting down SDK', error))
+    .finally(() => process.exit(0));
+});
diff --git a/examples/otel-python/README.md b/examples/otel-python/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ba01ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/otel-python/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# Python OpenTelemetry Example for Ophion
+
+This example demonstrates how to instrument a Python Flask application with OpenTelemetry and send traces to Ophion.
+
+## Setup
+
+```bash
+# Create virtual environment (recommended)
+python -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate  # Linux/Mac
+# or: venv\Scripts\activate  # Windows
+
+# Install dependencies
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Start Ophion server (in another terminal)
+# cd ~/projetos_jarvis/ophion && go run cmd/server/main.go
+
+# Run the app
+python app.py
+```
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+| Variable | Default | Description |
+|----------|---------|-------------|
+| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` | `http://localhost:8080` | Ophion base URL |
+| `OTEL_SERVICE_NAME` | `python-example` | Service name in traces |
+| `PORT` | `5000` | App HTTP port |
+
+## Test Endpoints
+
+```bash
+# Health check
+curl http://localhost:5000/health
+
+# Get all users (generates trace)
+curl http://localhost:5000/users
+
+# Get single user
+curl http://localhost:5000/users/1
+
+# Create order (complex trace with nested spans)
+curl -X POST http://localhost:5000/orders \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{"items": [{"id": 1, "qty": 2}]}'
+
+# Trigger error (error trace)
+curl http://localhost:5000/error
+
+# External HTTP call (distributed tracing)
+curl http://localhost:5000/external-call
+```
+
+## View Traces in Ophion
+
+```bash
+# List recent traces
+curl http://localhost:8080/api/v1/traces
+
+# Get specific trace
+curl http://localhost:8080/api/v1/traces/<trace_id>
+```
+
+## Auto-Instrumentation Alternative
+
+You can also use OpenTelemetry's auto-instrumentation:
+
+```bash
+# Install auto-instrumentation
+pip install opentelemetry-distro
+opentelemetry-bootstrap -a install
+
+# Run with auto-instrumentation
+OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:8080 \
+OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=python-example \
+opentelemetry-instrument python app.py
+```
+
+## How It Works
+
+1. `tracing.py` - Initializes OpenTelemetry SDK with OTLP HTTP exporter
+2. `FlaskInstrumentor` auto-captures HTTP requests
+3. Manual spans in `app.py` add custom business logic traces
+4. All spans are sent to Ophion's `/v1/traces` endpoint in OTLP proto/JSON format
diff --git a/examples/otel-python/app.py b/examples/otel-python/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb3a076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/otel-python/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+"""
+═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+📱 Example Flask App with OpenTelemetry
+═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+Run with:
+    python app.py
+
+Or with auto-instrumentation:
+    opentelemetry-instrument python app.py
+"""
+
+import os
+import time
+import random
+import atexit
+from flask import Flask, jsonify, request
+from opentelemetry import trace
+from opentelemetry.trace import Status, StatusCode
+from opentelemetry.instrumentation.flask import FlaskInstrumentor
+
+# Initialize tracing BEFORE creating Flask app
+from tracing import init_tracing, get_tracer, shutdown
+
+init_tracing()
+tracer = get_tracer()
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+# Auto-instrument Flask
+FlaskInstrumentor().instrument_app(app)
+
+# Register shutdown handler
+atexit.register(shutdown)
+
+# Simulated database
+users = [
+    {"id": 1, "name": "Alice", "email": "alice@example.com"},
+    {"id": 2, "name": "Bob", "email": "bob@example.com"},
+    {"id": 3, "name": "Charlie", "email": "charlie@example.com"},
+]
+
+
+@app.route('/health')
+def health():
+    """Health check endpoint."""
+    return jsonify({"status": "healthy", "service": "python-example"})
+
+
+@app.route('/users')
+def get_users():
+    """Get all users with custom span."""
+    with tracer.start_as_current_span("db.query.users") as span:
+        span.set_attribute("db.system", "memory")
+        span.set_attribute("db.operation", "SELECT")
+        
+        # Simulate database latency
+        time.sleep(random.uniform(0.01, 0.1))
+        
+        span.set_attribute("db.row_count", len(users))
+        span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.OK))
+        
+        return jsonify({"users": users})
+
+
+@app.route('/users/<int:user_id>')
+def get_user(user_id: int):
+    """Get user by ID."""
+    with tracer.start_as_current_span("db.query.user_by_id") as span:
+        span.set_attribute("db.system", "memory")
+        span.set_attribute("db.operation", "SELECT")
+        span.set_attribute("user.id", user_id)
+        
+        # Simulate database latency
+        time.sleep(random.uniform(0.01, 0.05))
+        
+        user = next((u for u in users if u["id"] == user_id), None)
+        
+        if not user:
+            span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.ERROR, "User not found"))
+            return jsonify({"error": "User not found"}), 404
+        
+        span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.OK))
+        return jsonify({"user": user})
+
+
+@app.route('/orders', methods=['POST'])
+def create_order():
+    """Create order with nested spans."""
+    with tracer.start_as_current_span("order.create") as parent_span:
+        try:
+            data = request.get_json() or {}
+            items = data.get("items", [])
+            
+            # Step 1: Validate inventory
+            with tracer.start_as_current_span("inventory.check") as span:
+                span.set_attribute("order.items", len(items))
+                time.sleep(random.uniform(0.05, 0.1))
+                span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.OK))
+            
+            # Step 2: Process payment
+            with tracer.start_as_current_span("payment.process") as span:
+                span.set_attribute("payment.method", "credit_card")
+                time.sleep(random.uniform(0.1, 0.2))
+                span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.OK))
+            
+            # Step 3: Create order record
+            with tracer.start_as_current_span("db.insert.order") as span:
+                time.sleep(random.uniform(0.02, 0.05))
+                order_id = hex(int(time.time() * 1000))[2:]
+                span.set_attribute("order.id", order_id)
+                span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.OK))
+            
+            parent_span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.OK))
+            return jsonify({"orderId": order_id, "status": "created"})
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            parent_span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.ERROR, str(e)))
+            parent_span.record_exception(e)
+            return jsonify({"error": str(e)}), 500
+
+
+@app.route('/error')
+def trigger_error():
+    """Trigger error for testing."""
+    span = trace.get_current_span()
+    error = Exception("Simulated error for testing")
+    
+    span.record_exception(error)
+    span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.ERROR, str(error)))
+    
+    return jsonify({"error": str(error)}), 500
+
+
+@app.route('/external-call')
+def external_call():
+    """Make external HTTP call (demonstrates distributed tracing)."""
+    import requests
+    
+    with tracer.start_as_current_span("external.http.call") as span:
+        span.set_attribute("http.url", "https://httpbin.org/get")
+        
+        try:
+            # Note: requests auto-instrumentation propagates trace context
+            response = requests.get("https://httpbin.org/get", timeout=5)
+            span.set_attribute("http.status_code", response.status_code)
+            span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.OK))
+            return jsonify({"status": "ok", "external_status": response.status_code})
+        except Exception as e:
+            span.record_exception(e)
+            span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.ERROR, str(e)))
+            return jsonify({"error": str(e)}), 500
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    port = int(os.getenv('PORT', 5000))
+    print(f"""
+🚀 Example app listening on http://localhost:{port}
+
+Try these endpoints:
+  GET  http://localhost:{port}/health
+  GET  http://localhost:{port}/users
+  GET  http://localhost:{port}/users/1
+  POST http://localhost:{port}/orders
+  GET  http://localhost:{port}/error
+  GET  http://localhost:{port}/external-call
+""")
+    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=port, debug=False)
diff --git a/examples/otel-python/requirements.txt b/examples/otel-python/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a131a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/otel-python/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# OpenTelemetry SDK and API
+opentelemetry-api>=1.22.0
+opentelemetry-sdk>=1.22.0
+
+# OTLP HTTP Exporter
+opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http>=1.22.0
+
+# Auto-instrumentation
+opentelemetry-instrumentation>=0.43b0
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-flask>=0.43b0
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-requests>=0.43b0
+
+# Web framework
+flask>=3.0.0
+requests>=2.31.0
diff --git a/examples/otel-python/tracing.py b/examples/otel-python/tracing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc591d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/otel-python/tracing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+"""
+═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+🔭 OpenTelemetry Tracing Setup for Ophion
+═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+This module initializes OpenTelemetry tracing and sends spans
+to Ophion's OTLP HTTP endpoint.
+
+Usage:
+    from tracing import init_tracing, get_tracer
+    init_tracing()
+    tracer = get_tracer()
+"""
+
+import os
+from opentelemetry import trace
+from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
+from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import BatchSpanProcessor
+from opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.proto.http.trace_exporter import OTLPSpanExporter
+from opentelemetry.sdk.resources import Resource, SERVICE_NAME, SERVICE_VERSION, DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT
+
+# Global tracer
+_tracer = None
+
+
+def init_tracing(service_name: str = None) -> None:
+    """
+    Initialize OpenTelemetry tracing with OTLP HTTP exporter.
+    
+    Args:
+        service_name: Name of the service (default: from env or 'python-example')
+    """
+    global _tracer
+    
+    # Get configuration from environment
+    otlp_endpoint = os.getenv('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT', 'http://localhost:8080')
+    service = service_name or os.getenv('OTEL_SERVICE_NAME', 'python-example')
+    environment = os.getenv('DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT', 'development')
+    
+    # Create resource with service info
+    resource = Resource.create({
+        SERVICE_NAME: service,
+        SERVICE_VERSION: '1.0.0',
+        DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT: environment,
+    })
+    
+    # Create tracer provider
+    provider = TracerProvider(resource=resource)
+    
+    # Configure OTLP HTTP exporter
+    # Note: endpoint should be base URL, SDK adds /v1/traces
+    exporter = OTLPSpanExporter(
+        endpoint=f"{otlp_endpoint}/v1/traces",
+        # headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.getenv('OPHION_API_KEY', '')}"},
+    )
+    
+    # Add batch processor for efficient sending
+    processor = BatchSpanProcessor(exporter)
+    provider.add_span_processor(processor)
+    
+    # Set as global tracer provider
+    trace.set_tracer_provider(provider)
+    
+    # Create tracer
+    _tracer = trace.get_tracer(__name__)
+    
+    print(f"🔭 OpenTelemetry tracing initialized")
+    print(f"   Service: {service}")
+    print(f"   Endpoint: {otlp_endpoint}/v1/traces")
+
+
+def get_tracer():
+    """Get the initialized tracer."""
+    global _tracer
+    if _tracer is None:
+        init_tracing()
+    return _tracer
+
+
+def shutdown():
+    """Gracefully shutdown the tracer provider."""
+    provider = trace.get_tracer_provider()
+    if hasattr(provider, 'shutdown'):
+        provider.shutdown()
diff --git a/internal/otel/otlp_receiver.go b/internal/otel/otlp_receiver.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa8b031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/otel/otlp_receiver.go
@@ -0,0 +1,393 @@
+package otel
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"log"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
+)
+
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// 🔭 OTLP HTTP Receiver - OpenTelemetry Protocol Support
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+//
+// Implements OTLP HTTP JSON receiver for traces
+// Based on: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otlp/#otlphttp
+//
+// No external dependencies - manual JSON parsing
+
+// OTLPReceiver handles OTLP HTTP requests
+type OTLPReceiver struct {
+	db *sql.DB
+}
+
+// NewOTLPReceiver creates a new OTLP receiver
+func NewOTLPReceiver(db *sql.DB) *OTLPReceiver {
+	return &OTLPReceiver{db: db}
+}
+
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// OTLP JSON Structures (manual parsing, no protobuf)
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// ExportTraceServiceRequest is the top-level OTLP trace request
+type ExportTraceServiceRequest struct {
+	ResourceSpans []ResourceSpans `json:"resourceSpans"`
+}
+
+// ResourceSpans groups spans by resource
+type ResourceSpans struct {
+	Resource   Resource     `json:"resource"`
+	ScopeSpans []ScopeSpans `json:"scopeSpans"`
+}
+
+// Resource describes the source of telemetry
+type Resource struct {
+	Attributes []KeyValue `json:"attributes"`
+}
+
+// ScopeSpans groups spans by instrumentation scope
+type ScopeSpans struct {
+	Scope InstrumentationScope `json:"scope"`
+	Spans []OTLPSpan           `json:"spans"`
+}
+
+// InstrumentationScope identifies the instrumentation library
+type InstrumentationScope struct {
+	Name    string `json:"name"`
+	Version string `json:"version"`
+}
+
+// OTLPSpan represents a span in OTLP format
+type OTLPSpan struct {
+	TraceID           string     `json:"traceId"`
+	SpanID            string     `json:"spanId"`
+	ParentSpanID      string     `json:"parentSpanId,omitempty"`
+	Name              string     `json:"name"`
+	Kind              int        `json:"kind"`
+	StartTimeUnixNano string     `json:"startTimeUnixNano"`
+	EndTimeUnixNano   string     `json:"endTimeUnixNano"`
+	Attributes        []KeyValue `json:"attributes,omitempty"`
+	Status            SpanStatus `json:"status,omitempty"`
+	Events            []Event    `json:"events,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// SpanStatus represents the status of a span
+type SpanStatus struct {
+	Code    int    `json:"code"`
+	Message string `json:"message,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// KeyValue is an OTLP key-value pair
+type KeyValue struct {
+	Key   string     `json:"key"`
+	Value AnyValue   `json:"value"`
+}
+
+// AnyValue can hold different types of values
+type AnyValue struct {
+	StringValue string      `json:"stringValue,omitempty"`
+	IntValue    string      `json:"intValue,omitempty"`
+	DoubleValue float64     `json:"doubleValue,omitempty"`
+	BoolValue   bool        `json:"boolValue,omitempty"`
+	ArrayValue  *ArrayValue `json:"arrayValue,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ArrayValue holds an array of values
+type ArrayValue struct {
+	Values []AnyValue `json:"values"`
+}
+
+// Event represents a span event
+type Event struct {
+	Name              string     `json:"name"`
+	TimeUnixNano      string     `json:"timeUnixNano"`
+	Attributes        []KeyValue `json:"attributes,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Internal Span Format (matches existing Ophion format)
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+type InternalSpan struct {
+	TraceID      string         `json:"trace_id"`
+	SpanID       string         `json:"span_id"`
+	ParentSpanID string         `json:"parent_span_id,omitempty"`
+	Service      string         `json:"service"`
+	Operation    string         `json:"operation"`
+	StartTime    time.Time      `json:"start_time"`
+	EndTime      time.Time      `json:"end_time"`
+	DurationNs   int64          `json:"duration_ns"`
+	StatusCode   string         `json:"status_code"`
+	StatusMsg    string         `json:"status_message,omitempty"`
+	Kind         string         `json:"kind"`
+	Attributes   map[string]any `json:"attributes,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// HTTP Handler
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// HandleTraces handles POST /v1/traces for OTLP trace ingestion
+func (r *OTLPReceiver) HandleTraces(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
+	contentType := c.Get("Content-Type")
+	
+	// OTLP supports both JSON and protobuf, we only support JSON
+	if !strings.Contains(contentType, "application/json") && contentType != "" {
+		return c.Status(415).JSON(fiber.Map{
+			"error": "Unsupported media type. Use application/json",
+		})
+	}
+
+	var req ExportTraceServiceRequest
+	if err := c.BodyParser(&req); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("OTLP parse error: %v", err)
+		return c.Status(400).JSON(fiber.Map{
+			"error": "Failed to parse OTLP request: " + err.Error(),
+		})
+	}
+
+	spans := r.convertOTLPToInternal(req)
+	
+	if len(spans) == 0 {
+		return c.JSON(fiber.Map{
+			"partialSuccess": fiber.Map{
+				"rejectedSpans": 0,
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Save to database
+	savedCount := 0
+	for _, sp := range spans {
+		attrs, _ := json.Marshal(sp.Attributes)
+		_, err := r.db.Exec(`
+			INSERT INTO spans (trace_id, span_id, parent_span_id, service, operation, start_time, end_time, duration_ns, status_code, status_message, kind, attributes)
+			VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12)`,
+			sp.TraceID, sp.SpanID, sp.ParentSpanID, sp.Service, sp.Operation, sp.StartTime, sp.EndTime, sp.DurationNs, sp.StatusCode, sp.StatusMsg, sp.Kind, attrs)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Error inserting OTLP span: %v", err)
+		} else {
+			savedCount++
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("📡 OTLP: Received %d spans, saved %d", len(spans), savedCount)
+
+	// OTLP response format
+	return c.JSON(fiber.Map{
+		"partialSuccess": fiber.Map{
+			"rejectedSpans": len(spans) - savedCount,
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Conversion Functions
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func (r *OTLPReceiver) convertOTLPToInternal(req ExportTraceServiceRequest) []InternalSpan {
+	var result []InternalSpan
+
+	for _, rs := range req.ResourceSpans {
+		serviceName := extractServiceName(rs.Resource)
+
+		for _, ss := range rs.ScopeSpans {
+			for _, span := range ss.Spans {
+				internal := InternalSpan{
+					TraceID:      normalizeTraceID(span.TraceID),
+					SpanID:       normalizeSpanID(span.SpanID),
+					ParentSpanID: normalizeSpanID(span.ParentSpanID),
+					Service:      serviceName,
+					Operation:    span.Name,
+					StartTime:    parseNanoTimestamp(span.StartTimeUnixNano),
+					EndTime:      parseNanoTimestamp(span.EndTimeUnixNano),
+					StatusCode:   convertStatusCode(span.Status.Code),
+					StatusMsg:    span.Status.Message,
+					Kind:         convertSpanKind(span.Kind),
+					Attributes:   convertAttributes(span.Attributes),
+				}
+
+				// Calculate duration
+				internal.DurationNs = internal.EndTime.Sub(internal.StartTime).Nanoseconds()
+
+				// Add scope info to attributes
+				if ss.Scope.Name != "" {
+					if internal.Attributes == nil {
+						internal.Attributes = make(map[string]any)
+					}
+					internal.Attributes["otel.library.name"] = ss.Scope.Name
+					if ss.Scope.Version != "" {
+						internal.Attributes["otel.library.version"] = ss.Scope.Version
+					}
+				}
+
+				// Add events as attribute if present
+				if len(span.Events) > 0 {
+					if internal.Attributes == nil {
+						internal.Attributes = make(map[string]any)
+					}
+					internal.Attributes["span.events"] = convertEvents(span.Events)
+				}
+
+				result = append(result, internal)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+// extractServiceName gets service.name from resource attributes
+func extractServiceName(resource Resource) string {
+	for _, attr := range resource.Attributes {
+		if attr.Key == "service.name" {
+			return getStringValue(attr.Value)
+		}
+	}
+	return "unknown"
+}
+
+// normalizeTraceID converts trace ID to consistent format (32 hex chars)
+func normalizeTraceID(id string) string {
+	if id == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	// If it's base64, decode it
+	if len(id) > 32 {
+		if decoded, err := hex.DecodeString(id); err == nil {
+			return hex.EncodeToString(decoded)
+		}
+	}
+	// Remove any non-hex characters and ensure lowercase
+	return strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(id))
+}
+
+// normalizeSpanID converts span ID to consistent format (16 hex chars)
+func normalizeSpanID(id string) string {
+	if id == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(id))
+}
+
+// parseNanoTimestamp converts nanosecond timestamp string to time.Time
+func parseNanoTimestamp(ns string) time.Time {
+	if ns == "" {
+		return time.Time{}
+	}
+	// Parse as int64 - try direct string parsing first
+	var nanos int64
+	for _, c := range ns {
+		if c >= '0' && c <= '9' {
+			nanos = nanos*10 + int64(c-'0')
+		}
+	}
+	if nanos == 0 {
+		// Fallback: try JSON unmarshal
+		json.Unmarshal([]byte(ns), &nanos)
+	}
+	return time.Unix(0, nanos)
+}
+
+// convertStatusCode converts OTLP status code to string
+func convertStatusCode(code int) string {
+	switch code {
+	case 0:
+		return "UNSET"
+	case 1:
+		return "OK"
+	case 2:
+		return "ERROR"
+	default:
+		return "UNSET"
+	}
+}
+
+// convertSpanKind converts OTLP span kind to string
+func convertSpanKind(kind int) string {
+	switch kind {
+	case 0:
+		return "UNSPECIFIED"
+	case 1:
+		return "INTERNAL"
+	case 2:
+		return "SERVER"
+	case 3:
+		return "CLIENT"
+	case 4:
+		return "PRODUCER"
+	case 5:
+		return "CONSUMER"
+	default:
+		return "INTERNAL"
+	}
+}
+
+// convertAttributes converts OTLP KeyValue array to map
+func convertAttributes(attrs []KeyValue) map[string]any {
+	if len(attrs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	result := make(map[string]any, len(attrs))
+	for _, attr := range attrs {
+		result[attr.Key] = getAnyValue(attr.Value)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// getStringValue extracts string value from AnyValue
+func getStringValue(v AnyValue) string {
+	if v.StringValue != "" {
+		return v.StringValue
+	}
+	if v.IntValue != "" {
+		return v.IntValue
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// getAnyValue extracts the actual value from AnyValue
+func getAnyValue(v AnyValue) any {
+	if v.StringValue != "" {
+		return v.StringValue
+	}
+	if v.IntValue != "" {
+		return v.IntValue
+	}
+	if v.DoubleValue != 0 {
+		return v.DoubleValue
+	}
+	if v.BoolValue {
+		return v.BoolValue
+	}
+	if v.ArrayValue != nil {
+		var arr []any
+		for _, av := range v.ArrayValue.Values {
+			arr = append(arr, getAnyValue(av))
+		}
+		return arr
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// convertEvents converts OTLP events to a serializable format
+func convertEvents(events []Event) []map[string]any {
+	var result []map[string]any
+	for _, e := range events {
+		ev := map[string]any{
+			"name": e.Name,
+			"time": parseNanoTimestamp(e.TimeUnixNano),
+		}
+		if len(e.Attributes) > 0 {
+			ev["attributes"] = convertAttributes(e.Attributes)
+		}
+		result = append(result, ev)
+	}
+	return result
+}
diff --git a/server b/server
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