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+# OpenTelemetry Process Context (Under development)
+
+This folder currently contains the development protobuf definitions for the specification proposed in https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-4jo29vWBZZ0nKKAOG13uAQjRcARwmRc4P313LTbPOE/edit?tab=t.0 .
+
+The `OtelProcessCtx` message is used to allow in-process libraries (such as the OTel SDKs running inside an application) to share information with outside readers (such as the OpenTelemetry eBPF Profiler).
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+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package otel_process_ctx.v1development;
+
+message OtelProcessCtx {
+  // Additional key/value pairs as resources https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/resource/sdk/
+  // Similar to baggage https://opentelemetry.io/docs/concepts/signals/baggage/ / https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/overview/#baggage-signal
+  //
+  // Providing resources is optional.
+  //
+  // If a key in this field would match one of the attributes already defined as a first-class field below (e.g. `service.name`),
+  // the first-class field must always take priority.
+  // Readers MAY choose to fallback to a value in `resources` if its corresponding first-class field is empty, or they CAN ignore it.
+  map<string, string> resources = 1;
+
+  // We strongly recommend that the following first-class fields are provided, but they can be empty if needed.
+  // In particular for `deployment_environment_name` and `service_version` often need to be configured for a given application
+  // and cannot be inferred. For the others, see the semantic conventions documentation for recommended ways of setting them.
+
+  // https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/registry/attributes/deployment/#deployment-environment-name
+  string deployment_environment_name = 2;
+  // https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/registry/attributes/service/#service-instance-id
+  string service_instance_id = 3;
+  // https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/registry/attributes/service/#service-name
+  string service_name = 4;
+  // https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/registry/attributes/service/#service-version
+  string service_version = 5;
+  // https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/registry/attributes/telemetry/#telemetry-sdk-language
+  string telemetry_sdk_language = 6;
+  // https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/registry/attributes/telemetry/#telemetry-sdk-version
+  string telemetry_sdk_version = 7;
+  // https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/registry/attributes/telemetry/#telemetry-sdk-name
+  string telemetry_sdk_name = 8;
+
+  // New first-class fields should be added only if:
+  // * Providing them is strongly recommended
+  // * They match a new or existing OTEL semantic convention
+  //
+  // Otherwise, `resources` should be used instead.
+}