diff --git a/cmd/rds-agent/agent.go b/cmd/rds-agent/agent.go
index f0eeb212f..32b2ee8bc 100644
--- a/cmd/rds-agent/agent.go
+++ b/cmd/rds-agent/agent.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/internal/gwsign"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/internal/rdsgw"
 	handlers_rds "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/rds"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 )
 
 // Overridable via -ldflags "-X main.version=...".
diff --git a/cmd/rds-agent/paramrecovery.go b/cmd/rds-agent/paramrecovery.go
index d19ce85f3..c6ee08d67 100644
--- a/cmd/rds-agent/paramrecovery.go
+++ b/cmd/rds-agent/paramrecovery.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"
 
diff --git a/cmd/rds-agent/quiesce.go b/cmd/rds-agent/quiesce.go
index c1b6791aa..7ec215eeb 100644
--- a/cmd/rds-agent/quiesce.go
+++ b/cmd/rds-agent/quiesce.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os/exec"
diff --git a/cmd/rds-agent/register.go b/cmd/rds-agent/register.go
index e6f7f8871..3b7536702 100644
--- a/cmd/rds-agent/register.go
+++ b/cmd/rds-agent/register.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"
 )
diff --git a/cmd/spinifex/cmd/cluster.go b/cmd/spinifex/cmd/cluster.go
index bdf69922c..c69a83d5e 100644
--- a/cmd/spinifex/cmd/cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/spinifex/cmd/cluster.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/daemon"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/external/dhcp"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/types"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/daemon.go b/spinifex/daemon/daemon.go
index e0f70c2e7..0c77126ef 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/external/ocinet"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/host"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/objectstore"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/gpu"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/services/viperblockd/vbwire"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/types"
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/daemon_handlers.go b/spinifex/daemon/daemon_handlers.go
index 0d0dc28c5..929e24e75 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/daemon_handlers.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/daemon_handlers.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/awserrors"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/formation"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/host"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/gpu"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/types"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/daemon_system_dispatch.go b/spinifex/daemon/daemon_system_dispatch.go
index 24426cbc8..c250f7d94 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/daemon_system_dispatch.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/daemon_system_dispatch.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/awserrors"
 	handlers_elbv2 "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/elbv2"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/sysinstance"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 )
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/heartbeat.go b/spinifex/daemon/heartbeat.go
index 3433d81ad..ec1a37d37 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/heartbeat.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/heartbeat.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package daemon
 
 import (
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"
 )
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/instance_record_repair.go b/spinifex/daemon/instance_record_repair.go
index dc9d9f472..5684d43b7 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/instance_record_repair.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/instance_record_repair.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/vm"
 )
 
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/instance_recovery.go b/spinifex/daemon/instance_recovery.go
index 21f4297bb..0421973d5 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/instance_recovery.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/instance_recovery.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/awserrors"
 	handlers_ec2_instance "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ec2/instance"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/instancecache"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/vm"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/jetstream.go b/spinifex/daemon/jetstream.go
index 6f278f2d7..7477ba442 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/jetstream.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/jetstream.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/kvstore"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/kvutil"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/migrate"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/vm"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/nats_classification_test.go b/spinifex/daemon/nats_classification_test.go
index 6ed9744b2..9b7eef9b9 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/nats_classification_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/nats_classification_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/awserrors"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/testutil"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/ochre_deps.go b/spinifex/daemon/ochre_deps.go
index 7b7ad3548..4168c518e 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/ochre_deps.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/ochre_deps.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	handlers_ochrevector "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ochrevector"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/host"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/objectstore"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"
 )
 
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/vm_adapters.go b/spinifex/daemon/vm_adapters.go
index a2dbd73f4..897816fa9 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/vm_adapters.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/vm_adapters.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/external/dhcp"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/topology"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/objectstore"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/gpu"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/services/viperblockd/vbwire"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/tags"
diff --git a/spinifex/otelsetup/duration.go b/spinifex/foundation/telemetry/duration.go
similarity index 100%
rename from spinifex/otelsetup/duration.go
rename to spinifex/foundation/telemetry/duration.go
diff --git a/spinifex/otelsetup/duration_guard_test.go b/spinifex/foundation/telemetry/duration_guard_test.go
similarity index 97%
rename from spinifex/otelsetup/duration_guard_test.go
rename to spinifex/foundation/telemetry/duration_guard_test.go
index b611f69d5..352574342 100644
--- a/spinifex/otelsetup/duration_guard_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/foundation/telemetry/duration_guard_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/packages"
 
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 )
 
 // logMethods are the slog entry points that take loosely typed key/value pairs,
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func isMillisCall(info *types.Info, expr ast.Expr) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	return fn.Name() == "Millis" &&
-		fn.Pkg().Path() == "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+		fn.Pkg().Path() == "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 }
 
 // precededByUnitKey reports whether the argument at i is the value half of a
diff --git a/spinifex/otelsetup/http.go b/spinifex/foundation/telemetry/http.go
similarity index 100%
rename from spinifex/otelsetup/http.go
rename to spinifex/foundation/telemetry/http.go
diff --git a/spinifex/otelsetup/http_test.go b/spinifex/foundation/telemetry/http_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from spinifex/otelsetup/http_test.go
rename to spinifex/foundation/telemetry/http_test.go
diff --git a/spinifex/otelsetup/metrics.go b/spinifex/foundation/telemetry/metrics.go
similarity index 96%
rename from spinifex/otelsetup/metrics.go
rename to spinifex/foundation/telemetry/metrics.go
index 3c730a5f0..262982f89 100644
--- a/spinifex/otelsetup/metrics.go
+++ b/spinifex/foundation/telemetry/metrics.go
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
 )
 
-// meterName is the instrumentation scope every spinifex request metric shares,
-// so the HTTP and NATS paths land on one set of instruments.
+// meterName is the stable instrumentation scope every spinifex request metric
+// shares. It intentionally survives this Go package relocation so existing
+// dashboards and alerts do not split their metric series.
 const meterName = "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
 
 // actionAttrKey names the logical operation on request metrics. Values must
diff --git a/spinifex/otelsetup/metrics_test.go b/spinifex/foundation/telemetry/metrics_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from spinifex/otelsetup/metrics_test.go
rename to spinifex/foundation/telemetry/metrics_test.go
index f73ccd72c..51c9d3bd3 100644
--- a/spinifex/otelsetup/metrics_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/foundation/telemetry/metrics_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package otelsetup_test
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/auth.go b/spinifex/gateway/auth.go
index 051944b4d..2af04232a 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/auth.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/auth.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/awserrors"
 	handlers_iam "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/iam"
 	handlers_sts "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/sts"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
 )
 
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ecr/lifecycle_sweep.go b/spinifex/gateway/ecr/lifecycle_sweep.go
index 4451575bf..7d574c26f 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/ecr/lifecycle_sweep.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ecr/lifecycle_sweep.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ecr"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 )
 
 // DefaultLifecycleSweepInterval is the period between lifecycle expiry cycles.
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ecrauth/rotator.go b/spinifex/gateway/ecrauth/rotator.go
index 65377a45e..7b9f97fac 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/ecrauth/rotator.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ecrauth/rotator.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package gateway_ecrauth
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"log/slog"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/gateway.go b/spinifex/gateway/gateway.go
index 35a5addde..6884dc64b 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/gateway.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/gateway.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 	handlers_ochrevector "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ochrevector"
 	handlers_quota "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/quota"
 	handlers_sts "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/sts"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/types"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ratelimit.go b/spinifex/gateway/ratelimit.go
index 76f850add..c691d136b 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/ratelimit.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ratelimit.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/awserrors"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/requestaudit.go b/spinifex/gateway/requestaudit.go
index 242437e76..1fe2cf4de 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/requestaudit.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/requestaudit.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
 )
 
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/trace_test.go b/spinifex/gateway/trace_test.go
index efc085f4a..a0c685997 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/trace_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/trace_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace/tracetest"
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/acm/renewal.go b/spinifex/handlers/acm/renewal.go
index 9e0c3f87e..23c5ec7b5 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/acm/renewal.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/acm/renewal.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/acm"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/awserrors"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/bedrock/reaper.go b/spinifex/handlers/bedrock/reaper.go
index 8acfa111d..85313f635 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/bedrock/reaper.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/bedrock/reaper.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	gateway_bedrock "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/gateway/bedrock"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/kvlease"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/kvstore"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
 )
 
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/eks/cluster_reconciler.go b/spinifex/handlers/eks/cluster_reconciler.go
index 110d2c8d8..5a648eaef 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/eks/cluster_reconciler.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/eks/cluster_reconciler.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/kvlease"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/kvstore"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/reconciler"
 
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/iam/retry.go b/spinifex/handlers/iam/retry.go
index b76b6b143..126e1f31e 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/iam/retry.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/iam/retry.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package handlers_iam
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"
 
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/imds/action.go b/spinifex/handlers/imds/action.go
index c8814d612..960ac1e9d 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/imds/action.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/imds/action.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 )
 
 // actionOther is the catch-all action name. A guest controls the request path,
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/imds/metadata.go b/spinifex/handlers/imds/metadata.go
index e49c0af63..6275e6548 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/imds/metadata.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/imds/metadata.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/iam"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/awserrors"
 	handlers_dns "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/dns"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/imds/service.go b/spinifex/handlers/imds/service.go
index d490bc414..1d4075f00 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/imds/service.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/imds/service.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/iam"
 	handlers_iam "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/iam"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/kvstore"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"
 )
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/sts/session_credentials.go b/spinifex/handlers/sts/session_credentials.go
index e3bcd26c9..8c44bebf1 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/sts/session_credentials.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/sts/session_credentials.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/kvstore"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/kvutil"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/migrate"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"
 )
diff --git a/spinifex/kvlease/bucket.go b/spinifex/kvlease/bucket.go
index a3bbd9454..073703be1 100644
--- a/spinifex/kvlease/bucket.go
+++ b/spinifex/kvlease/bucket.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/migrate"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"
 )
diff --git a/spinifex/kvstore/wait.go b/spinifex/kvstore/wait.go
index 855da2d70..aae4731fc 100644
--- a/spinifex/kvstore/wait.go
+++ b/spinifex/kvstore/wait.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 )
 
 // DefaultOpenWindow is how long OpenWithRetry keeps trying. Long enough to
diff --git a/spinifex/lbagent/agent.go b/spinifex/lbagent/agent.go
index fc0cce5fe..706e06bc0 100644
--- a/spinifex/lbagent/agent.go
+++ b/spinifex/lbagent/agent.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mulgadc/bluebottle/pkg/tlsconfig"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/internal/gwsign"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/awserrors"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/spinifex/network/external/dhcp/manager.go b/spinifex/network/external/dhcp/manager.go
index 37cacb7a4..672a17329 100644
--- a/spinifex/network/external/dhcp/manager.go
+++ b/spinifex/network/external/dhcp/manager.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"
diff --git a/spinifex/network/host/firewall.go b/spinifex/network/host/firewall.go
index f4d7aae50..add9c1fc2 100644
--- a/spinifex/network/host/firewall.go
+++ b/spinifex/network/host/firewall.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/config"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
 )
 
diff --git a/spinifex/network/host/ipsec_enable.go b/spinifex/network/host/ipsec_enable.go
index d77f2d3f3..9c4bce3f8 100644
--- a/spinifex/network/host/ipsec_enable.go
+++ b/spinifex/network/host/ipsec_enable.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/admin"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/config"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
 )
 
diff --git a/spinifex/network/reconcile/apply.go b/spinifex/network/reconcile/apply.go
index dcf620089..de043ba48 100644
--- a/spinifex/network/reconcile/apply.go
+++ b/spinifex/network/reconcile/apply.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/ovn/nbdb"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/policy"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/topology"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
 )
 
diff --git a/spinifex/network/reconcile/drift.go b/spinifex/network/reconcile/drift.go
index 6609bd427..4b36d6c43 100644
--- a/spinifex/network/reconcile/drift.go
+++ b/spinifex/network/reconcile/drift.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	handlers_ec2_routetable "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ec2/routetable"
 	handlers_ec2_vpc "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ec2/vpc"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/kvstore"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	loop "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/reconciler"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"
diff --git a/spinifex/reconciler/reconciler.go b/spinifex/reconciler/reconciler.go
index 9188908b0..6c9b3955f 100644
--- a/spinifex/reconciler/reconciler.go
+++ b/spinifex/reconciler/reconciler.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/awserrors"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/kvstore"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"
 )
 
diff --git a/spinifex/services/spinifexui/spinifexui.go b/spinifex/services/spinifexui/spinifexui.go
index 43c9dfe41..f1aa63105 100644
--- a/spinifex/services/spinifexui/spinifexui.go
+++ b/spinifex/services/spinifexui/spinifexui.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/bluebottle/pkg/tlsconfig"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
 )
 
diff --git a/spinifex/services/viperblockd/viperblockd.go b/spinifex/services/viperblockd/viperblockd.go
index 1c347ef14..1c051f912 100644
--- a/spinifex/services/viperblockd/viperblockd.go
+++ b/spinifex/services/viperblockd/viperblockd.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/bluebottle/pkg/masterkey"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/admin"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/services/viperblockd/vbwire"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/types"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
diff --git a/spinifex/services/viperblockd/volume_dirty.go b/spinifex/services/viperblockd/volume_dirty.go
index 11745c2b4..daae1e81a 100644
--- a/spinifex/services/viperblockd/volume_dirty.go
+++ b/spinifex/services/viperblockd/volume_dirty.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/services/viperblockd/vbwire"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"
diff --git a/spinifex/services/viperblockd/volume_fence.go b/spinifex/services/viperblockd/volume_fence.go
index 92441b4c5..4f342e024 100644
--- a/spinifex/services/viperblockd/volume_fence.go
+++ b/spinifex/services/viperblockd/volume_fence.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/services/viperblockd/vbwire"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"
diff --git a/spinifex/services/viperblockd/volume_lease.go b/spinifex/services/viperblockd/volume_lease.go
index 175bbeed9..bb9ade544 100644
--- a/spinifex/services/viperblockd/volume_lease.go
+++ b/spinifex/services/viperblockd/volume_lease.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"log/slog"
 	"regexp"
 	"sync"
diff --git a/spinifex/utils/nats.go b/spinifex/utils/nats.go
index 92252912f..2042336bb 100644
--- a/spinifex/utils/nats.go
+++ b/spinifex/utils/nats.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/bluebottle/pkg/tlsconfig"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/awserrors"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 )
 
diff --git a/spinifex/vm/crash_recovery.go b/spinifex/vm/crash_recovery.go
index a25f92b39..0e36efdff 100644
--- a/spinifex/vm/crash_recovery.go
+++ b/spinifex/vm/crash_recovery.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
diff --git a/spinifex/vm/lifecycle.go b/spinifex/vm/lifecycle.go
index 00e16f700..784406898 100644
--- a/spinifex/vm/lifecycle.go
+++ b/spinifex/vm/lifecycle.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/domains/ec2/instancetypes"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/runtime/compute/qmp"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/types"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
diff --git a/spinifex/vm/stuck_terminate_reaper.go b/spinifex/vm/stuck_terminate_reaper.go
index 4082641e2..28e38c977 100644
--- a/spinifex/vm/stuck_terminate_reaper.go
+++ b/spinifex/vm/stuck_terminate_reaper.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package vm
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"
 )
diff --git a/spinifex/vm/teardown_reaper.go b/spinifex/vm/teardown_reaper.go
index fb6aceb3b..98abd5ddd 100644
--- a/spinifex/vm/teardown_reaper.go
+++ b/spinifex/vm/teardown_reaper.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package vm
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"log/slog"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
diff --git a/spinifex/vm/watchdog.go b/spinifex/vm/watchdog.go
index eefc9ab0f..8ccd266ba 100644
--- a/spinifex/vm/watchdog.go
+++ b/spinifex/vm/watchdog.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package vm
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"
 )
diff --git a/spinifex/vpcd/host_eip_loop.go b/spinifex/vpcd/host_eip_loop.go
index 96ff49569..42dc8ccfd 100644
--- a/spinifex/vpcd/host_eip_loop.go
+++ b/spinifex/vpcd/host_eip_loop.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/reconcile"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 )
 
 // Host EIP pass cadence. Shorter than the drift interval because the state it
diff --git a/spinifex/vpcd/ovn_controller_watchdog.go b/spinifex/vpcd/ovn_controller_watchdog.go
index 7f45876f7..530796610 100644
--- a/spinifex/vpcd/ovn_controller_watchdog.go
+++ b/spinifex/vpcd/ovn_controller_watchdog.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/host"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 )
 
 // Compile-time check: the gateway-claim prober satisfies the watchdog's needs.
diff --git a/spinifex/vpcd/vpcd.go b/spinifex/vpcd/vpcd.go
index 7417334f0..ce28369a9 100644
--- a/spinifex/vpcd/vpcd.go
+++ b/spinifex/vpcd/vpcd.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/reconcile"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/subscribers"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/network/topology"
-	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/otelsetup"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/foundation/telemetry"
 	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"