Configure Claude Cowork to publish to the collector¶
Claude Cowork (Team and Enterprise plans) configures its OpenTelemetry exporter through a dedicated admin settings page in Claude Desktop, separate from the standalone Claude Code path.
For the upstream reference: Monitor Claude Cowork activity with OpenTelemetry.
Prerequisites
Finish Deploy the collector on the host first.
What to set¶
In Claude Desktop, open Admin settings → Cowork (or Organization settings → Cowork) and enter:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| OTLP endpoint URL | http://127.0.0.1:4318 |
| Protocol | http/protobuf |
| Authentication headers | Leave empty — the collector does not require auth on its loopback receiver |
Claude Desktop injects these settings into Cowork-spawned processes. Setting OTEL_* environment variables is not the documented Cowork path; use the admin UI.
See also¶
- Upstream reference: Monitor Claude Cowork activity with OpenTelemetry
- Claude Code — for the standalone CLI and in-Desktop Claude Code surfaces
- Deploy the collector
- Collector configuration reference