diff --git a/.claude/settings.local.json b/.claude/settings.local.json
index 380f02c5..77facc60 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.local.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.local.json
@@ -8,8 +8,25 @@
       "Bash(npm run format:write:*)",
       "WebFetch(domain:github.com)",
       "Bash(git checkout:*)",
-      "Bash(git push:*)"
+      "Bash(git push:*)",
+      "Bash(git add:*)",
+      "Bash(git commit:*)",
+      "Bash(gh pr create:*)",
+      "Bash(npm test)",
+      "Bash(npm test:*)",
+      "Bash(rg:*)",
+      "Bash(npm run lint:*)",
+      "Bash(npx vitest:*)",
+      "WebFetch(domain:stackoverflow.com)",
+      "Bash(find:*)",
+      "Bash(mkdir:*)",
+      "WebFetch(domain:hub.docker.com)",
+      "Bash(ls:*)",
+      "Bash(mv:*)",
+      "Bash(grep:*)"
     ],
-    "deny": []
-  }
+    "deny": [],
+    "defaultMode": "acceptEdits"
+  },
+  "preferredNotifChannel": "terminal_bell"
 }
diff --git a/.github/configs/otel-collector-config.yaml b/.github/configs/otel-collector-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fedb52fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/configs/otel-collector-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# OpenTelemetry Collector Configuration for CI Testing
+receivers:
+  # OTLP receiver accepts metrics and traces via gRPC and HTTP protocols
+  otlp:
+    protocols:
+      http:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4318
+
+exporters:
+  debug:
+    verbosity: detailed
+    sampling_initial: 2
+    sampling_thereafter: 500
+
+  # File exporter for traces only
+  file/traces:
+    path: /collector-logs/traces.json
+    format: json
+
+  # File exporter for metrics only
+  file/metrics:
+    path: /collector-logs/metrics.json
+    format: json
+
+extensions:
+  # Health check extension to monitor collector's health status for CI
+  health_check:
+    endpoint: 0.0.0.0:13133
+
+service:
+  # Telemetry configuration for collector's own logs (internal logging)
+  telemetry:
+    logs:
+      level: debug
+      encoding: json
+      output_paths: ['/collector-logs/collector-logs.json']
+
+  # Enable extensions
+  extensions: [health_check]
+
+  # Processing pipelines define data flow from receivers through processors to exporters
+  pipelines:
+    traces:
+      receivers: [otlp]
+      processors: []
+      exporters: [debug, file/traces]
+    metrics:
+      receivers: [otlp]
+      processors: []
+      exporters: [debug, file/metrics]