diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b9efe8f..cf7e5fe 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ We provide a shortcut to standard commands using [just][just] in our `justfile`.
 
 Now that you have a local environment, you can make edits and run our tests. 
 
-```
+```bash
 uv run pytest tests -m "not integration"
 ```
 
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ uv run pytest tests -m integration
 # or `just integration`
 ```
 
+### Integration tests with OpenTelemetry
+
+Exchange primarily uses http to access model providers. If you are receiving failures, it can be helpful to see traces
+of the underlying HTTP requests. For example, a 404 could be indicative of an incorrect URL or a missing model.
+
+First, ensure you have an OpenTelemetry compatible collector listening on port 4318, such as
+[otel-tui](https://github.com/ymtdzzz/otel-tui).
+
+```bash
+brew install ymtdzzz/tap/otel-tui
+otel-tui
+```
+
+Then, trace your integration tests like this:
+```bash
+uv run dotenv -f ./tests/otel.env run -- opentelemetry-instrument pytest tests -m integration
+# or `just integration-otel` 
+
 ### Integration testing with Ollama
 
 To run integration tests against Ollama, you need the model that tests expect available locally.
@@ -50,8 +68,13 @@ Finally, run ollama integration tests.
 ```bash
 uv run pytest tests -m integration -k ollama
 # or `just integration -k ollama`
+
 ```
 
+Now, you can see failure details like this:
+
+<img width="1694" alt="otel-tui" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/711135ad-e199-438f-a175-913ab2344f17">
+
 ## Pull Requests
 
 When opening a pull request, please ensure that your PR title adheres to the [Conventional Commits specification](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/).
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index b2e7b72..288569d 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ test *FLAGS:
 integration *FLAGS:
   uv run pytest tests -m integration {{FLAGS}}
 
+integration-otel *FLAGS:
+  uv run dotenv -f ./tests/otel.env run -- opentelemetry-instrument pytest tests -m integration {{FLAGS}}
+
 format:
   ruff check --fix && ruff format
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5504ce2..2211e5f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,15 @@ requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [tool.uv]
-dev-dependencies = ["pytest>=8.3.2", "codecov>=2.1.13"]
+dev-dependencies = [
+    "pytest>=8.3.2",
+    "codecov>=2.1.13",
+    "opentelemetry-sdk>=1.27.0",
+    "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http>=1.27.0",
+    "opentelemetry-distro>=0.48b0",
+    "opentelemetry-instrumentation-httpx>=0.48b0",
+    "python-dotenv[cli]>=1.0.1"
+]
 
 [project.entry-points."exchange.provider"]
 openai = "exchange.providers.openai:OpenAiProvider"
diff --git a/tests/otel.env b/tests/otel.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75091c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/otel.env
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:4318
+OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
+OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=service.name=exchange-ai
+OTEL_METRIC_EXPORT_INTERVAL=100
+OTEL_BSP_SCHEDULE_DELAY=100