diff --git a/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/VERSION b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/VERSION
index a95410b17..4397dd171 100644
--- a/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/VERSION
+++ b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.157.0
+0.158.0
diff --git a/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/README.md b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bccb31676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# BYOO Collector Performance Test Suite
+
+A repeatable performance test suite for the BYOO OpenTelemetry collector. It
+exercises the collector under controlled telemetry load using the same workload
+shape produced in production, by rendering through the shared translation
+library (`icms-translate`) rather than hand-written collector manifests.
+
+> Status: first milestone. Only rendering and render-shape validation are
+> implemented today. Deployment, load generation, the OTLP sink, measurements,
+> and reporting land in later milestones.
+
+## Why translation-driven
+
+The collector spec and config are generated by calling
+`function.Translate(msg, tcfg)` from the shared translation library, so the
+suite tests the identical collector spec and config that would be deployed:
+
+- Container functions get the collector as a workload sidecar.
+- Helm functions get the collector on the generated utils pod, fronted by a
+  ClusterIP OTLP Service.
+
+The suite extracts the authentic collector container and, for deployment, runs
+it with lightweight stand-ins for the non-collector containers, which are not
+what the suite measures.
+
+## Layout
+
+- `cmd/perf` — CLI entrypoint (`render`, `run`, `cleanup`).
+- `pkg/spec` — synthetic container/Helm launch specs and translate config.
+- `pkg/render` — runs `function.Translate` and extracts the collector.
+- `pkg/validate` — render-shape validation gate.
+- `pkg/profile` — `dev` and `baseline` execution profiles.
+
+This is a standalone Go module. Run its Go commands with `GOWORK=off`:
+
+```bash
+GOWORK=off go build ./...
+GOWORK=off go test ./...
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+# Render and validate both shapes (no cluster required).
+GOWORK=off go run ./cmd/perf render --shape both
+
+# Render one shape and print the deployable workload as YAML.
+GOWORK=off go run ./cmd/perf render --shape container --output yaml
+```
+
+### `render` flags
+
+- `--shape` (`both`): `container`, `helm`, or `both`.
+- `--profile` (`dev`): `dev` or `baseline`.
+- `--collector-image`: BYOO collector image reference.
+- `--namespace` (`byoo-perf`): namespace for rendered objects.
+- `--output` (`summary`): `summary`, `yaml`, or `json`.
+
+`run` and `cleanup` are scaffolded and return a clear "not implemented" message.
+
+## Execution profiles
+
+- `dev`: short run (10s warmup, 30s window, 1 repetition) for wiring and local
+  iteration.
+- `baseline`: longer, repeatable run (60s warmup, 5m window, 3 repetitions).
+
+All profile values are documented defaults and will be overridable per run.
diff --git a/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/cmd/perf/main.go b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/cmd/perf/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fba38354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/cmd/perf/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+/*
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Command perf is the entrypoint for the BYOO collector performance test
+// suite. In this first milestone only "render" is fully wired; "run" and
+// "cleanup" are scaffolding for the deployment/load milestones (S4+).
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
+
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/common"
+
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/profile"
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/render"
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/spec"
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/validate"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) < 2 {
+		usage()
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+
+	var err error
+	switch os.Args[1] {
+	case "render":
+		err = cmdRender(os.Args[2:])
+	case "run":
+		err = cmdRun(os.Args[2:])
+	case "cleanup":
+		err = cmdCleanup(os.Args[2:])
+	case "-h", "--help", "help":
+		usage()
+		return
+	default:
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "unknown command %q\n\n", os.Args[1])
+		usage()
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func usage() {
+	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, `perf - BYOO OpenTelemetry collector performance test suite
+
+Usage:
+  perf <command> [flags]
+
+Commands:
+  render    Render the production workload shape via icms-translate and validate it (no cluster required).
+  run       Deploy, drive load, and measure (not yet implemented; see S4+).
+  cleanup   Remove test resources (not yet implemented; see S5+).
+
+Run "perf <command> -h" for command flags.
+`)
+}
+
+func cmdRender(args []string) error {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("render", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	shapeFlag := fs.String("shape", "both", `deployment shape: "container", "helm", or "both"`)
+	profileFlag := fs.String("profile", "dev", `execution profile: "dev" or "baseline"`)
+	collectorImage := fs.String("collector-image", spec.DefaultCollectorImage, "BYOO collector image reference")
+	namespace := fs.String("namespace", "byoo-perf", "namespace for rendered objects")
+	output := fs.String("output", "summary", `output format: "summary", "yaml", or "json"`)
+	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	prof, err := profile.Lookup(*profileFlag)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	shapes, err := shapesFromFlag(*shapeFlag)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	opts := spec.DefaultOptions()
+	opts.Namespace = *namespace
+	opts.CollectorImage = *collectorImage
+
+	exp := validate.Expectations{
+		Image:     opts.CollectorImage,
+		Resources: common.GetDefaultContainerResourcesBYOO(),
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("profile=%s warmup=%s window=%s reps=%d\n\n", prof.Name, prof.Warmup, prof.MeasurementWindow, prof.Repetitions)
+
+	for _, shape := range shapes {
+		res, err := render.Render(shape, opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("render %s: %w", shape, err)
+		}
+		if err := validate.Render(res, exp); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		switch *output {
+		case "summary":
+			printSummary(res)
+		case "yaml", "json":
+			if err := printObjects(res, *namespace, *output); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("unknown output %q (want \"summary\", \"yaml\", or \"json\")", *output)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func printSummary(res *render.Result) {
+	fmt.Printf("[%s] VALID\n", res.Shape)
+	fmt.Printf("  collector image : %s\n", res.Collector.Image)
+	fmt.Printf("  config version  : %s\n", res.OTelVersion)
+	fmt.Printf("  owner pod       : %s\n", res.OwnerPod)
+	if res.Service != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("  otlp service    : %s\n", res.Service.Name)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("  ports           : %s\n", portSummary(res))
+	fmt.Printf("  objects         : %d translated\n\n", len(res.Objects))
+}
+
+func portSummary(res *render.Result) string {
+	parts := make([]string, 0, len(res.Collector.Ports))
+	for _, p := range res.Collector.Ports {
+		parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", p.Name, p.ContainerPort))
+	}
+	return strings.Join(parts, " ")
+}
+
+func printObjects(res *render.Result, namespace, format string) error {
+	pod := res.BenchPod(namespace)
+	out, err := yaml.Marshal(pod)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("marshal bench pod: %w", err)
+	}
+	if format == "json" {
+		out, err = yaml.YAMLToJSON(out)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("convert to json: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("# shape=%s benchmark workload (authentic collector + emptyDir stand-ins)\n", res.Shape)
+	fmt.Printf("%s\n", out)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func cmdRun(args []string) error {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("run", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	_ = fs.String("shape", "both", `deployment shape: "container", "helm", or "both"`)
+	_ = fs.String("profile", "dev", `execution profile: "dev" or "baseline"`)
+	_ = fs.String("mode", "k3d", `deployment mode: "k3d" or "remote"`)
+	_ = fs.Bool("retain", false, "retain test resources for debugging instead of cleaning up")
+	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("`run` is not implemented yet; it lands with the deployment/load milestones (S4-S9)")
+}
+
+func cmdCleanup(args []string) error {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("cleanup", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	_ = fs.String("mode", "k3d", `deployment mode: "k3d" or "remote"`)
+	_ = fs.String("namespace", "byoo-perf", "namespace to clean up")
+	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("`cleanup` is not implemented yet; it lands with the deployment milestone (S5)")
+}
+
+func shapesFromFlag(s string) ([]spec.Shape, error) {
+	switch s {
+	case "container":
+		return []spec.Shape{spec.ShapeContainer}, nil
+	case "helm":
+		return []spec.Shape{spec.ShapeHelm}, nil
+	case "both":
+		return []spec.Shape{spec.ShapeContainer, spec.ShapeHelm}, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown shape %q (want \"container\", \"helm\", or \"both\")", s)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/go.mod b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7726b59f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+module github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf
+
+go 1.25.0
+
+require (
+	github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib v0.0.0
+	k8s.io/api v0.34.2
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.6.0
+)
+
+require (
+	dario.cat/mergo v1.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.9.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 // indirect
+	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
+	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.1 // indirect
+	github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.21.5 // indirect
+	github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
+	github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd // indirect
+	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.3-0.20250322232337-35a7c28c31ee // indirect
+	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250604170112-4c0f3b243397 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/randfill v1.0.0 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0 // indirect
+)
+
+// The perf suite consumes the shared SIS translation library directly so that
+// it renders exactly the workload shape NVCA produces in production.
+replace github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib => ../../../libraries/go/lib
+
+// Mirror the k8s pins used by the shared library. replace directives in
+// dependencies are not inherited, so we repeat them here for the main module.
+replace (
+	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.34.2
+	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.2
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.34.2
+)
diff --git a/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/go.sum b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e60a5b515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
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diff --git a/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/profile/profile.go b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/profile/profile.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ec659028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/profile/profile.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package profile defines the named execution profiles for the BYOO collector
+// performance suite. Profiles bundle the run-shape knobs (warmup, measurement
+// window, repetitions, and default load rates). All values are overridable via
+// CLI flags; the constants here are documented defaults only.
+package profile
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Profile is a named bundle of run parameters.
+type Profile struct {
+	// Name is the profile identifier ("dev" or "baseline").
+	Name string
+	// Warmup is the duration load runs before the measurement window opens.
+	Warmup time.Duration
+	// MeasurementWindow is the duration over which measurements are recorded.
+	MeasurementWindow time.Duration
+	// Repetitions is how many times the measurement window is repeated.
+	Repetitions int
+	// LogRecordsPerSec is the default logs load rate.
+	LogRecordsPerSec int
+	// MetricDataPointsPerSec is the default metrics load rate.
+	MetricDataPointsPerSec int
+}
+
+// Dev is a short run intended to validate wiring and support local iteration.
+func Dev() Profile {
+	return Profile{
+		Name:                   "dev",
+		Warmup:                 10 * time.Second,
+		MeasurementWindow:      30 * time.Second,
+		Repetitions:            1,
+		LogRecordsPerSec:       1000,
+		MetricDataPointsPerSec: 1000,
+	}
+}
+
+// Baseline is a longer, repeatable run with warmup, a defined measurement
+// window, and repeated measurements.
+func Baseline() Profile {
+	return Profile{
+		Name:                   "baseline",
+		Warmup:                 60 * time.Second,
+		MeasurementWindow:      5 * time.Minute,
+		Repetitions:            3,
+		LogRecordsPerSec:       10000,
+		MetricDataPointsPerSec: 10000,
+	}
+}
+
+// Lookup returns the named profile, or an error if the name is unknown.
+func Lookup(name string) (Profile, error) {
+	switch name {
+	case "dev":
+		return Dev(), nil
+	case "baseline":
+		return Baseline(), nil
+	default:
+		return Profile{}, fmt.Errorf("unknown profile %q (want \"dev\" or \"baseline\")", name)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/render/render.go b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/render/render.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccd5568cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/render/render.go
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+/*
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package render drives the shared SIS translation library to produce the
+// production workload shape, then extracts the authentic BYOO collector for
+// the performance suite. Rendering touches no cluster; deployment happens
+// later (S5/S6).
+package render
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/common"
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/function"
+
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/spec"
+)
+
+// CollectorContainerName is the container name the translator assigns the BYOO
+// collector in every workload shape.
+const CollectorContainerName = common.ByooOTelCollectorPodNameBase
+
+// Result is the outcome of rendering a workload shape through the translator.
+type Result struct {
+	Shape   spec.Shape
+	Options spec.Options
+
+	// Objects is the full set of translated Kubernetes objects.
+	Objects []metav1.Object
+	// Collector is the authentic BYOO collector container, exactly as the
+	// translator emitted it.
+	Collector corev1.Container
+	// OwnerPod is the name of the pod that hosts the collector.
+	OwnerPod string
+	// Service is the OTLP ClusterIP Service (Helm shape only; nil otherwise).
+	Service *corev1.Service
+	// OTelVersion is the collector config code path ("v1" or "v2") the
+	// translator selected from the collector image tag.
+	OTelVersion string
+}
+
+// Render builds the synthetic spec for the shape, runs it through
+// function.Translate, and extracts the authentic collector container.
+func Render(shape spec.Shape, o spec.Options) (*Result, error) {
+	msg, err := spec.Message(shape, o)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	tcfg := spec.TranslateConfig(shape, o)
+
+	objs, err := function.Translate(msg, tcfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("translate %s function: %w", shape, err)
+	}
+
+	res := &Result{
+		Shape:       shape,
+		Options:     o,
+		Objects:     objs,
+		OTelVersion: common.OTelVersion(o.CollectorImage),
+	}
+
+	found := false
+	for _, obj := range objs {
+		switch t := obj.(type) {
+		case *corev1.Pod:
+			for i := range t.Spec.Containers {
+				if t.Spec.Containers[i].Name == CollectorContainerName {
+					res.Collector = *t.Spec.Containers[i].DeepCopy()
+					res.OwnerPod = t.Name
+					found = true
+				}
+			}
+		case *corev1.Service:
+			if t.Name == common.ByooOTelCollectorPodNameBase {
+				res.Service = t.DeepCopy()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no %q container found in translated %s workload (are telemetries enabled?)", CollectorContainerName, shape)
+	}
+	return res, nil
+}
+
+// HasContainer reports whether any translated pod contains a container with the
+// given name (init containers included).
+func (r *Result) HasContainer(name string) bool {
+	for _, obj := range r.Objects {
+		pod, ok := obj.(*corev1.Pod)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		for i := range pod.Spec.Containers {
+			if pod.Spec.Containers[i].Name == name {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		for i := range pod.Spec.InitContainers {
+			if pod.Spec.InitContainers[i].Name == name {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// BenchPod produces the deployable performance workload: the authentic
+// collector container plus lightweight emptyDir stand-ins for every volume it
+// mounts. The non-collector function containers (init, GPU inference, utils,
+// ESS) are intentionally omitted since they cannot run on k3d and are not what
+// the suite measures. Full deployment orchestration is added in S5/S6.
+func (r *Result) BenchPod(namespace string) *corev1.Pod {
+	pod := &corev1.Pod{}
+	pod.Name = r.Options.ObjectNameBase + "-collector"
+	pod.Namespace = namespace
+	pod.Labels = map[string]string{
+		common.K8sAppNameLabelKey:              common.ByooOTelCollectorPodNameBase,
+		"app.kubernetes.io/part-of":            "byoo-perf",
+		common.BYOOMetricsEgressTargetLabelKey: common.BYOOMetricsEgressTargetLabelValue,
+	}
+
+	collector := *r.Collector.DeepCopy()
+	pod.Spec.Containers = []corev1.Container{collector}
+	pod.Spec.RestartPolicy = corev1.RestartPolicyNever
+
+	seen := map[string]bool{}
+	for _, vm := range collector.VolumeMounts {
+		if seen[vm.Name] {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[vm.Name] = true
+		pod.Spec.Volumes = append(pod.Spec.Volumes, corev1.Volume{
+			Name:         vm.Name,
+			VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}},
+		})
+	}
+	return pod
+}
diff --git a/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/render/render_test.go b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/render/render_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b94a74bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/render/render_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package render
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/common"
+
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/spec"
+)
+
+func TestRenderContainerExtractsSidecar(t *testing.T) {
+	res, err := Render(spec.ShapeContainer, spec.DefaultOptions())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Render: %v", err)
+	}
+	if res.Collector.Name != common.ByooOTelCollectorPodNameBase {
+		t.Errorf("collector name = %q, want %q", res.Collector.Name, common.ByooOTelCollectorPodNameBase)
+	}
+	if res.Collector.Image != spec.DefaultCollectorImage {
+		t.Errorf("collector image = %q, want %q", res.Collector.Image, spec.DefaultCollectorImage)
+	}
+	if res.OTelVersion != "v2" {
+		t.Errorf("otel version = %q, want v2 for the default (>0.119.4) image", res.OTelVersion)
+	}
+	if res.OwnerPod != "0-perf" {
+		t.Errorf("owner pod = %q, want %q", res.OwnerPod, "0-perf")
+	}
+	if !res.HasContainer("inference") {
+		t.Error("container shape must include an inference container")
+	}
+	if res.Service != nil {
+		t.Error("container shape should not produce an OTLP Service")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRenderHelmPlacesOnUtilsPodWithService(t *testing.T) {
+	res, err := Render(spec.ShapeHelm, spec.DefaultOptions())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Render: %v", err)
+	}
+	if res.OwnerPod != common.UtilsPodName {
+		t.Errorf("owner pod = %q, want %q", res.OwnerPod, common.UtilsPodName)
+	}
+	if res.Service == nil {
+		t.Fatal("helm shape must produce an OTLP Service")
+	}
+	if res.Service.Name != common.ByooOTelCollectorPodNameBase {
+		t.Errorf("service name = %q, want %q", res.Service.Name, common.ByooOTelCollectorPodNameBase)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBenchPodSuppliesVolumesForEveryMount(t *testing.T) {
+	res, err := Render(spec.ShapeContainer, spec.DefaultOptions())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Render: %v", err)
+	}
+	pod := res.BenchPod("byoo-perf")
+	if len(pod.Spec.Containers) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("bench pod containers = %d, want 1 (authentic collector only)", len(pod.Spec.Containers))
+	}
+
+	vols := map[string]bool{}
+	for _, v := range pod.Spec.Volumes {
+		vols[v.Name] = true
+	}
+	for _, m := range pod.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts {
+		if !vols[m.Name] {
+			t.Errorf("collector mount %q has no backing volume in the bench pod", m.Name)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/spec/spec.go b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/spec/spec.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec5827c9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/spec/spec.go
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+/*
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package spec builds synthetic NVCF function launch specifications and the
+// NVCA-equivalent translate configuration used to drive the shared SIS
+// translation library. Feeding these through function.Translate yields the
+// exact workload shape NVCA produces in production, including BYOO collector
+// placement.
+package spec
+
+import (
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/common"
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/function"
+)
+
+// Shape is a supported NVCF function deployment shape.
+type Shape string
+
+const (
+	// ShapeContainer is a container function; the BYOO collector is a workload
+	// sidecar on the inference pod.
+	ShapeContainer Shape = "container"
+	// ShapeHelm is a Helm function; the BYOO collector runs on the generated
+	// utils pod and is fronted by a ClusterIP Service.
+	ShapeHelm Shape = "helm"
+)
+
+// Default image and identifier values for synthetic specs. The collector image
+// tag must be greater than the icms-translate v2 cutoff (0.119.4) so the
+// rendered collector uses the runtime-config ("v2") code path that matches
+// current production.
+const (
+	DefaultCollectorImage = "nvcr.io/nvidia/nvcf-core/byoo-otel-collector:0.153.1"
+	DefaultInferenceImage = "nvcr.io/nvidia/nvcf-perf/stub-inference:latest"
+	DefaultUtilsImage     = "nvcr.io/nvidia/nvcf-core/worker-utils:latest"
+	DefaultInitImage      = "nvcr.io/nvidia/nvcf-core/worker-init:latest"
+	DefaultHelmChartURL   = "https://helm.example.invalid/charts/perf-test-chart-0.1.0.tgz"
+
+	// InstanceTypeLabelKey mirrors the label selector key NVCA uses for
+	// instance-type node affinity.
+	InstanceTypeLabelKey = "node.kubernetes.io/instance-type"
+
+	instanceTypeValue = "perf.gpu"
+)
+
+// Options controls the synthetic launch specification and translate config.
+type Options struct {
+	Namespace      string
+	ObjectNameBase string
+
+	CollectorImage string
+	InferenceImage string
+	UtilsImage     string
+	InitImage      string
+
+	ClusterRegion string
+	ClusterName   string
+
+	// Telemetry destination knobs. These are placeholder endpoints for
+	// rendering; deployment (S5/S6) overrides them to point at the in-cluster
+	// OTLP sink.
+	Protocol        string
+	Provider        string
+	LogsEndpoint    string
+	MetricsEndpoint string
+	EnableLogs      bool
+	EnableMetrics   bool
+}
+
+// DefaultOptions returns a self-consistent set of options for local rendering.
+func DefaultOptions() Options {
+	return Options{
+		Namespace:       "byoo-perf",
+		ObjectNameBase:  "perf",
+		CollectorImage:  DefaultCollectorImage,
+		InferenceImage:  DefaultInferenceImage,
+		UtilsImage:      DefaultUtilsImage,
+		InitImage:       DefaultInitImage,
+		ClusterRegion:   "perf-local",
+		ClusterName:     "perf",
+		Protocol:        "grpc",
+		Provider:        "GRAFANA_CLOUD",
+		LogsEndpoint:    "https://logs.perf.invalid/otlp",
+		MetricsEndpoint: "https://metrics.perf.invalid/otlp",
+		EnableLogs:      true,
+		EnableMetrics:   true,
+	}
+}
+
+func (o Options) telemetries() *common.TelemetriesLaunchSpecification {
+	if !o.EnableLogs && !o.EnableMetrics {
+		return nil
+	}
+	t := &common.TelemetriesLaunchSpecification{}
+	if o.EnableLogs {
+		t.Telemetries.Logs = &common.Telemetry{
+			Protocol: o.Protocol, Provider: o.Provider, Endpoint: o.LogsEndpoint, Name: "perf-logs",
+		}
+	}
+	if o.EnableMetrics {
+		t.Telemetries.Metrics = &common.Telemetry{
+			Protocol: o.Protocol, Provider: o.Provider, Endpoint: o.MetricsEndpoint, Name: "perf-metrics",
+		}
+	}
+	return t
+}
+
+// Message builds the synthetic creation-queue message for the given shape.
+func Message(shape Shape, o Options) (function.CreationQueueMessage, error) {
+	switch shape {
+	case ShapeContainer:
+		return containerMessage(o), nil
+	case ShapeHelm:
+		return helmMessage(o), nil
+	default:
+		return function.CreationQueueMessage{}, fmt.Errorf("unknown shape %q (want %q or %q)", shape, ShapeContainer, ShapeHelm)
+	}
+}
+
+func baseMessage() function.CreationQueueMessage {
+	return function.CreationQueueMessage{
+		CreationQueueMessageMetadata: common.CreationQueueMessageMetadata{
+			Action:            common.FunctionCreationAction,
+			RequestID:         "perf-request",
+			MessageBatchID:    "perf-batch",
+			NCAID:             "perf-nca",
+			InstanceCount:     1,
+			InstanceTypeValue: instanceTypeValue,
+			GPUType:           "PERF",
+			RequestedGPUCount: 1,
+		},
+		Details: function.Details{
+			FunctionID:        "perf-function",
+			FunctionVersionID: "perf-version",
+			FunctionType:      function.FunctionTypeDefault,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func containerMessage(o Options) function.CreationQueueMessage {
+	msg := baseMessage()
+	msg.LaunchSpecification = &function.LaunchSpecification{
+		EnvironmentB64: encodeTextEnv(map[string]string{
+			common.ContainerFunctionImageEnv: o.InferenceImage,
+			common.UtilsImageEnv:             o.UtilsImage,
+			common.InitImageEnv:              o.InitImage,
+			common.BYOOOTelCollectorImageEnv: o.CollectorImage,
+		}),
+		ICMSEnvironment: "perf",
+		CloudProvider:   "perf",
+		Telemetries:     o.telemetries(),
+	}
+	return msg
+}
+
+func helmMessage(o Options) function.CreationQueueMessage {
+	msg := baseMessage()
+	msg.LaunchSpecification = &function.LaunchSpecification{
+		EnvironmentB64: encodeTextEnv(map[string]string{
+			common.UtilsImageEnv:             o.UtilsImage,
+			common.InitImageEnv:              o.InitImage,
+			common.BYOOOTelCollectorImageEnv: o.CollectorImage,
+		}),
+		ICMSEnvironment: "perf",
+		CloudProvider:   "perf",
+		Telemetries:     o.telemetries(),
+		HelmChartLaunchSpecification: &common.HelmChartLaunchSpecification{
+			HelmChartURL: DefaultHelmChartURL,
+		},
+	}
+	return msg
+}
+
+// TranslateConfig returns the NVCA-equivalent translate config for the shape.
+func TranslateConfig(shape Shape, o Options) function.TranslateConfig {
+	tc := common.TranslateConfig{
+		Namespace:                    o.Namespace,
+		ObjectNameBase:               o.ObjectNameBase,
+		InstanceTypeLabelSelectorKey: InstanceTypeLabelKey,
+		ClusterRegion:                o.ClusterRegion,
+		ClusterName:                  o.ClusterName,
+	}
+	if shape == ShapeContainer {
+		// Container translation requires a non-zero nvidia.com/* GPU resource.
+		tc.WorkloadResources = corev1.ResourceRequirements{
+			Limits: corev1.ResourceList{"nvidia.com/gpu": resource.MustParse("1")},
+		}
+	}
+	return function.TranslateConfig{TranslateConfig: tc}
+}
+
+// encodeTextEnv encodes a KEY=VALUE environment block the way NVCA supplies it
+// in LaunchSpecification.EnvironmentB64: sorted lines, base64-encoded.
+func encodeTextEnv(env map[string]string) string {
+	keys := make([]string, 0, len(env))
+	for k := range env {
+		keys = append(keys, k)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+
+	lines := make([]string, 0, len(keys))
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", k, env[k]))
+	}
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(strings.Join(lines, "\n")))
+}
diff --git a/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/spec/spec_test.go b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/spec/spec_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5af7c563b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/spec/spec_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package spec
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/common"
+)
+
+func TestContainerMessageEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
+	o := DefaultOptions()
+	msg, err := Message(ShapeContainer, o)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Message: %v", err)
+	}
+	if msg.LaunchSpecification == nil {
+		t.Fatal("launch specification is nil")
+	}
+	if msg.LaunchSpecification.HelmChartLaunchSpecification != nil {
+		t.Error("container message should not carry a helm chart launch spec")
+	}
+	if msg.LaunchSpecification.Telemetries == nil {
+		t.Error("telemetries should be set so the collector is injected")
+	}
+
+	env := msg.LaunchSpecification.EnvironmentB64
+	for _, key := range []string{
+		common.ContainerFunctionImageEnv,
+		common.UtilsImageEnv,
+		common.InitImageEnv,
+		common.BYOOOTelCollectorImageEnv,
+	} {
+		v, err := common.GetEncodedVarByKey(env, key)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("decode env %s: %v", key, err)
+		}
+		if v == "" {
+			t.Errorf("env %s is empty", key)
+		}
+	}
+
+	got, _ := common.GetEncodedVarByKey(env, common.BYOOOTelCollectorImageEnv)
+	if got != o.CollectorImage {
+		t.Errorf("collector image env = %q, want %q", got, o.CollectorImage)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHelmMessageEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
+	o := DefaultOptions()
+	msg, err := Message(ShapeHelm, o)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Message: %v", err)
+	}
+	if msg.LaunchSpecification.HelmChartLaunchSpecification == nil {
+		t.Fatal("helm message must carry a helm chart launch spec")
+	}
+	if msg.LaunchSpecification.HelmChartLaunchSpecification.HelmChartURL == "" {
+		t.Error("helm chart URL is empty")
+	}
+
+	// Helm functions do not carry an inference container image.
+	env := msg.LaunchSpecification.EnvironmentB64
+	if v, _ := common.GetEncodedVarByKey(env, common.ContainerFunctionImageEnv); v != "" {
+		t.Errorf("helm message unexpectedly set inference image = %q", v)
+	}
+	if v, _ := common.GetEncodedVarByKey(env, common.BYOOOTelCollectorImageEnv); v == "" {
+		t.Error("helm message missing collector image env")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUnknownShapeErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := Message("bogus", DefaultOptions()); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for unknown shape")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTranslateConfigGPUOnlyForContainer(t *testing.T) {
+	o := DefaultOptions()
+
+	c := TranslateConfig(ShapeContainer, o)
+	if len(c.WorkloadResources.Limits) == 0 {
+		t.Error("container translate config must request a GPU resource")
+	}
+
+	h := TranslateConfig(ShapeHelm, o)
+	if len(h.WorkloadResources.Limits) != 0 {
+		t.Error("helm translate config should not set workload GPU resources")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/validate/validate.go b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/validate/validate.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca41c497a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/validate/validate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+/*
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package validate is the render-shape validation gate. It asserts that the
+// translated workload contains the BYOO collector with the expected placement,
+// image, resources, ports, volumes, environment, probes, and config wiring. If
+// the translator output drifts in a way that would break the test shape, this
+// fails clearly so the suite never deploys or measures the wrong thing.
+package validate
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/common"
+
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/render"
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/spec"
+)
+
+// Expectations describes what the collector container must look like.
+type Expectations struct {
+	// Image, when non-empty, is the exact collector image reference expected.
+	Image string
+	// Resources, when set, is the expected collector resource requirements.
+	Resources corev1.ResourceRequirements
+}
+
+// requiredPorts are the collector container ports (name -> containerPort).
+var requiredPorts = map[string]int32{
+	"otlp-grpc":    14357,
+	"otlp-http":    14358,
+	"metrics":      18888,
+	"health":       13133,
+	"byoo-metrics": 19090,
+}
+
+// requiredMounts are the collector volume mounts (name -> mountPath).
+var requiredMounts = map[string]string{
+	"otel-config-data":           "/etc/otel",
+	"otel-collector-secret-data": "/etc/byoo-otel-collector/secrets",
+	"ess-data":                   "/config/ess-agent",
+	"secret-data":                "/var/secrets",
+}
+
+const (
+	healthProbePath = "/health"
+	healthProbePort = 13133
+)
+
+// Render validates placement and the collector container for a rendered result.
+// It returns a single aggregated error describing every problem found, or nil.
+func Render(r *render.Result, exp Expectations) error {
+	var errs []string
+
+	switch r.Shape {
+	case spec.ShapeContainer:
+		if !r.HasContainer("inference") {
+			errs = append(errs, `container shape: expected an "inference" container alongside the collector`)
+		}
+		if r.OwnerPod == common.UtilsPodName {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("container shape: collector unexpectedly placed on %q pod", common.UtilsPodName))
+		}
+	case spec.ShapeHelm:
+		if r.OwnerPod != common.UtilsPodName {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("helm shape: collector expected on %q pod, found on %q", common.UtilsPodName, r.OwnerPod))
+		}
+		if r.Service == nil {
+			errs = append(errs, "helm shape: expected a byoo-otel-collector OTLP Service")
+		}
+	default:
+		errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("unknown shape %q", r.Shape))
+	}
+
+	if err := Collector(r.Collector, r.OTelVersion, exp); err != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("render-shape validation failed for %s shape:\n  - %s", r.Shape, strings.Join(errs, "\n  - "))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Collector validates a single BYOO collector container against expectations.
+func Collector(c corev1.Container, otelVersion string, exp Expectations) error {
+	var errs []string
+
+	if c.Name != common.ByooOTelCollectorPodNameBase {
+		errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("container name = %q, want %q", c.Name, common.ByooOTelCollectorPodNameBase))
+	}
+	if exp.Image != "" && c.Image != exp.Image {
+		errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("image = %q, want %q", c.Image, exp.Image))
+	}
+
+	gotPorts := map[string]int32{}
+	for _, p := range c.Ports {
+		gotPorts[p.Name] = p.ContainerPort
+	}
+	for _, name := range sortedKeys(requiredPorts) {
+		if gotPorts[name] != requiredPorts[name] {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("port %q = %d, want %d", name, gotPorts[name], requiredPorts[name]))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if c.ReadinessProbe == nil || c.ReadinessProbe.HTTPGet == nil {
+		errs = append(errs, "missing readiness probe HTTPGet handler")
+	} else {
+		if c.ReadinessProbe.HTTPGet.Path != healthProbePath {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("readiness probe path = %q, want %q", c.ReadinessProbe.HTTPGet.Path, healthProbePath))
+		}
+		if c.ReadinessProbe.HTTPGet.Port.IntValue() != healthProbePort {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("readiness probe port = %d, want %d", c.ReadinessProbe.HTTPGet.Port.IntValue(), healthProbePort))
+		}
+	}
+
+	gotMounts := map[string]string{}
+	for _, m := range c.VolumeMounts {
+		gotMounts[m.Name] = m.MountPath
+	}
+	for _, name := range sortedKeys(requiredMounts) {
+		if gotMounts[name] != requiredMounts[name] {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("volume mount %q = %q, want %q", name, gotMounts[name], requiredMounts[name]))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if exp.Resources.Requests != nil || exp.Resources.Limits != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, resourceDiffs(c.Resources, exp.Resources)...)
+	}
+
+	envKeys := map[string]bool{}
+	for _, e := range c.Env {
+		envKeys[e.Name] = true
+	}
+	if !envKeys["OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT"] {
+		errs = append(errs, "missing env OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT")
+	}
+
+	switch otelVersion {
+	case "v2":
+		if !argsContain(c.Args, "--telemetries") {
+			errs = append(errs, "v2 collector args missing --telemetries")
+		} else if argValue(c.Args, "--telemetries") == "" {
+			errs = append(errs, "v2 collector --telemetries payload is empty")
+		}
+		if !argsContain(c.Args, "--otel-config-path") {
+			errs = append(errs, "v2 collector args missing --otel-config-path")
+		}
+	default:
+		if !argsContain(c.Args, "--config") {
+			errs = append(errs, "v1 collector args missing --config")
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("collector container invalid:\n    - %s", strings.Join(errs, "\n    - "))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func resourceDiffs(got, want corev1.ResourceRequirements) []string {
+	var errs []string
+	for _, kind := range []struct {
+		name string
+		g, w corev1.ResourceList
+	}{
+		{"requests", got.Requests, want.Requests},
+		{"limits", got.Limits, want.Limits},
+	} {
+		for _, res := range []corev1.ResourceName{corev1.ResourceCPU, corev1.ResourceMemory} {
+			wv, wok := kind.w[res]
+			if !wok {
+				continue
+			}
+			gv, gok := kind.g[res]
+			if !gok {
+				errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("resources.%s.%s missing, want %s", kind.name, res, wv.String()))
+				continue
+			}
+			if gv.Cmp(wv) != 0 {
+				errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("resources.%s.%s = %s, want %s", kind.name, res, gv.String(), wv.String()))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return errs
+}
+
+func argsContain(args []string, flag string) bool {
+	for _, a := range args {
+		if a == flag {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// argValue returns the token following the given flag in a "--flag value" args
+// slice, or "" if not present or has no value.
+func argValue(args []string, flag string) string {
+	for i, a := range args {
+		if a == flag && i+1 < len(args) {
+			return args[i+1]
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func sortedKeys[V any](m map[string]V) []string {
+	keys := make([]string, 0, len(m))
+	for k := range m {
+		keys = append(keys, k)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+	return keys
+}
diff --git a/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/validate/validate_test.go b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/validate/validate_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3cd81d213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/validate/validate_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package validate
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/common"
+
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/render"
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/compute-plane-services/byoo-otel-collector/perf/pkg/spec"
+)
+
+func expectations(o spec.Options) Expectations {
+	return Expectations{
+		Image:     o.CollectorImage,
+		Resources: common.GetDefaultContainerResourcesBYOO(),
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateContainerShapePasses(t *testing.T) {
+	o := spec.DefaultOptions()
+	res, err := render.Render(spec.ShapeContainer, o)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Render: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := Render(res, expectations(o)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected valid container shape, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateHelmShapePasses(t *testing.T) {
+	o := spec.DefaultOptions()
+	res, err := render.Render(spec.ShapeHelm, o)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Render: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := Render(res, expectations(o)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected valid helm shape, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateDetectsWrongImage(t *testing.T) {
+	o := spec.DefaultOptions()
+	res, err := render.Render(spec.ShapeContainer, o)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Render: %v", err)
+	}
+	exp := expectations(o)
+	exp.Image = "registry.invalid/wrong:0.0.1"
+	if err := Render(res, exp); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected validation to detect image mismatch")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateDetectsMissingPort(t *testing.T) {
+	o := spec.DefaultOptions()
+	res, err := render.Render(spec.ShapeContainer, o)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Render: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Simulate translator drift: drop all but the first collector port.
+	res.Collector.Ports = res.Collector.Ports[:1]
+	if err := Collector(res.Collector, res.OTelVersion, expectations(o)); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected validation to detect missing collector ports")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateDetectsMissingReadinessProbe(t *testing.T) {
+	o := spec.DefaultOptions()
+	res, err := render.Render(spec.ShapeContainer, o)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Render: %v", err)
+	}
+	res.Collector.ReadinessProbe = nil
+	if err := Collector(res.Collector, res.OTelVersion, expectations(o)); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected validation to detect missing readiness probe")
+	}
+}