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Learn knotel
Everything you need to deploy knotel, instrument your apps, and run it: guides, reference and architecture.
Deploy in ten minutesOne command puts knotel in your Cloudflare account.Trace a websitePage loads, fetches and errors from one script tag.Trace a WorkerWrap your handler; requests, crons and fetches become spans.Ask your AIConnect Claude over MCP and ask about latency and errors.
Start here
- Architecture and trade-offsHow a tracing backend fits in one Cloudflare Worker, what that buys you, and where it stops being the right fit.
- Getting startedDeploy knotel to your Cloudflare account, claim it, and send your first trace.
- Core conceptsProjects, services, spans, traces, and the keys that connect them.
Send data
- Browser scriptRecord page loads, fetches and errors on your website with one script tag.
- Cloudflare WorkersTrace requests, crons, queues, fetches and database calls in a Worker.
- OpenTelemetrySend traces from any OpenTelemetry SDK or Collector over OTLP/HTTP, JSON or protobuf.
- Framework guidesCopy-paste tracing setups per framework. NestJS and Hono today, more over time.
- React NativeTrace network requests, errors and key user actions in an iOS or Android app, joined to your backend traces.
- Send logsTake OpenTelemetry logs at /v1/logs, joined to the trace that wrote them.
- Filtering noiseKeep scanner probes, crawlers and health checks out of your traces, cheaply.
Use knotel
- Dashboard tourHome, project overviews, traces, the waterfall, and what each signal means.
- Service mapHow knotel draws which services, databases and APIs call each other.
- QueryingFields, filters and aggregates for slicing spans by any attribute.
- Sessions, people and agentsTie spans to a browser visit, an end user, or an AI agent's conversation, and read them back.
- MCP and AI assistantsConnect Claude or another assistant and ask it about your traces.
Run your instance
- ConfigurationBindings, secrets, retention, custom domains and updating.
- Usage and costsWhat knotel costs on Cloudflare, how it's metered, and where the limits are.
- Security and privacyAccounts, keys and tokens, and exactly what data is collected.
- TroubleshootingFixes for common problems, limits, and FAQ.