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title: thv config otel set-env-vars
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description: Reference for ToolHive CLI command `thv config otel set-env-vars`
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## thv config otel set-env-vars

Set the OpenTelemetry environment variables

### Synopsis

Set the list of environment variable names to include in OpenTelemetry spans.

These environment variables will be used by default when running MCP servers unless overridden by the --otel-env-vars flag.

Example:

	thv config otel set-env-vars USER,HOME,PATH

```
thv config otel set-env-vars <var1,var2,...> [flags]
```

### Options

```
  -h, --help   help for set-env-vars
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --debug   Enable debug mode
```

### SEE ALSO

* [thv config otel](thv_config_otel.md)	 - Manage OpenTelemetry configuration

