What
- For OpenTelemetry (OTel, a standard for exporting telemetry data) exporters using HTTP-based protocols (
http/jsonorhttp/protobuf), a user-configuredotelHeadersHelperis now prefetched once per process to prime its cache, instead of being fetched lazily on the first request. - If
otelHeadersHelperfails, Claude Code now shows a dismissible warning notification (visible for 30 seconds) telling you that telemetry is not being exported and to check/statusfor details.
Why
Prefetching avoids a delay on the first telemetry request, and the new warning makes it clear when your custom header helper is broken instead of silently dropping telemetry exports.