Simplify trace plugin setup by removing extra CLI dependencies

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install jq (ubuntu)
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y jq
-      - name: Validate manifests
-        run: ./scripts/validate-manifests.sh
-      - name: Fixture replay
-        run: ./scripts/replay-fixtures.sh
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+      - name: Run test suite
+        run: make test

.gitignore

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 __pycache__/
 *.pyc
 *.pyo
+.pytest_cache/
+.venv/
+*.egg-info/
 
 # local state
 .claude/

Makefile

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ lint:
 	if command -v shfmt >/dev/null 2>&1; then shfmt -d plugins/trace/hooks/*.sh plugins/trace/setup.sh scripts/*.sh; else echo "shfmt not installed, skipping"; fi
 
 test: validate lint
+	uv run --extra dev pytest
 	./scripts/replay-fixtures.sh
 
 smoke:

README.md

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The plugin hooks into Claude Code's lifecycle and emits [OTLP/HTTP JSON](docs/ot
 
 - Claude Code CLI installed
 - A PromptLayer account and API key ([dashboard.promptlayer.com](https://dashboard.promptlayer.com))
-- `jq`, `curl`, `uuidgen`, and `python3` available in your shell
+- `python3` available in your shell
 - **macOS** or **Linux** (tested on Ubuntu)
 
 ## Configuration
@@ -61,17 +61,23 @@ This plugin is **OpenTelemetry (OTLP/HTTP JSON)** compatible:
 
 - **Open standard** — traces follow the [OTLP specification](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otlp/), not a vendor-specific format
 - **Portable** — swap or fan-out to any OTLP-compatible backend (Datadog, Honeycomb, Grafana Tempo, etc.) by changing one endpoint URL
-- **No SDK lock-in** — the plugin uses plain `curl` to send `ExportTraceServiceRequest` payloads; no proprietary client libraries required
+- **No SDK lock-in** — the plugin sends `ExportTraceServiceRequest` payloads directly over OTLP/HTTP JSON using the Python standard library; no proprietary client libraries required
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 See [docs/troubleshooting.md](docs/troubleshooting.md).
 
 ## Local Development
 
+Install Python dev tooling with:
+
+```bash
+uv sync --extra dev
+```
+
 ```bash
 make dev        # Symlink repo as marketplace source, install plugin, run setup
 make uninstall  # Remove local install and cleanup artifacts
-make test       # Validate manifests + lint + fixture replay
+make test       # Validate manifests + lint + pytest unit tests + fixture replay
 make smoke      # E2E smoke test (requires ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)
 ```