diff --git a/deployments/k8s/base/claudebox.yaml b/deployments/k8s/base/claudebox.yaml
index dae1dd3..3ea9102 100644
--- a/deployments/k8s/base/claudebox.yaml
+++ b/deployments/k8s/base/claudebox.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,25 @@ spec:
           image: registry.threesix.ai/rdev/claudebox:latest
           imagePullPolicy: Always
 
+          env:
+            # Claude Code Telemetry - exports to OTEL collector
+            - name: CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
+              value: "1"
+            - name: OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER
+              value: "otlp"
+            - name: OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER
+              value: "otlp"
+            - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL
+              value: "grpc"
+            - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+              value: "otel-collector.observability.svc.cluster.local:4317"
+            - name: OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
+              value: "claudebox-standalone"
+            - name: OTEL_METRIC_EXPORT_INTERVAL
+              value: "10000"
+            - name: OTEL_LOGS_EXPORT_INTERVAL
+              value: "5000"
+
           resources:
             requests:
               cpu: "500m"
diff --git a/deployments/k8s/base/rdev-worker.yaml b/deployments/k8s/base/rdev-worker.yaml
index 46d5720..3b91627 100644
--- a/deployments/k8s/base/rdev-worker.yaml
+++ b/deployments/k8s/base/rdev-worker.yaml
@@ -94,6 +94,23 @@ spec:
               value: "rdev-worker"
             - name: GIT_EMAIL
               value: "worker@threesix.ai"
+            # Claude Code Telemetry - exports to OTEL collector
+            - name: CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
+              value: "1"
+            - name: OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER
+              value: "otlp"
+            - name: OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER
+              value: "otlp"
+            - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL
+              value: "grpc"
+            - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+              value: "otel-collector.observability.svc.cluster.local:4317"
+            - name: OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
+              value: "claudebox-worker"
+            - name: OTEL_METRIC_EXPORT_INTERVAL
+              value: "10000"
+            - name: OTEL_LOGS_EXPORT_INTERVAL
+              value: "5000"
 
           ports:
             - name: http