diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/cli-publish.yml
index e4a1d63913..0d2d5cc04c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-publish.yml
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build SDK packages
         run: bun run build:sdk
+        env:
+          TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+          ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+          OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED: ${{ secrets.OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED }}
+          OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER: otlp
+          OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER: otlp
+          OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL }}
+          OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT }}
+          OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS }}
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: bun run test
@@ -139,6 +148,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build platform binaries
         run: bun script/build.ts --install-native-variants --skip-sdk-build
         working-directory: sdk/apps/cli
+        env:
+          TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+          ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+          OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED: ${{ secrets.OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED }}
+          OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER: otlp
+          OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER: otlp
+          OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL }}
+          OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT }}
+          OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS }}
 
       - name: Verify build output
         env:
@@ -313,6 +331,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build SDK packages
         if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
         run: bun run build:sdk
+        env:
+          TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+          ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+          OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED: ${{ secrets.OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED }}
+          OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER: otlp
+          OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER: otlp
+          OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL }}
+          OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT }}
+          OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS }}
 
       - name: Run tests
         if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
@@ -349,6 +376,15 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
         run: bun script/build.ts --install-native-variants --skip-sdk-build
         working-directory: sdk/apps/cli
+        env:
+          TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+          ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+          OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED: ${{ secrets.OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED }}
+          OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER: otlp
+          OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER: otlp
+          OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL }}
+          OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT }}
+          OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS }}
 
       - name: Verify build output
         if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
diff --git a/sdk/apps/cli/script/build.ts b/sdk/apps/cli/script/build.ts
index 75a55c7ced..88470a173e 100644
--- a/sdk/apps/cli/script/build.ts
+++ b/sdk/apps/cli/script/build.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,30 @@ const cliDir = resolve(import.meta.dir, "..");
 const rootDir = resolve(cliDir, "../..");
 process.chdir(cliDir);
 
+// Telemetry / OTEL environment variables that should be baked into the
+// compiled binary at build time. Mirrors the list of secrets injected by the
+// `cli-publish` GitHub Actions workflow. These are inlined via Bun's `define`
+// so the CLI ships with the production telemetry configuration without
+// requiring the end user to set any env vars.
+const BUILD_TIME_INLINED_ENV_VARS = [
+	"TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY",
+	"ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY",
+	"OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED",
+	"OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+	"OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
+	"OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL",
+	"OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT",
+	"OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS",
+] as const;
+
+function buildInlinedEnvDefines(): Record<string, string> {
+	const defines: Record<string, string> = {};
+	for (const name of BUILD_TIME_INLINED_ENV_VARS) {
+		defines[`process.env.${name}`] = JSON.stringify(process.env[name] ?? "");
+	}
+	return defines;
+}
+
 const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(cliDir, "package.json"), "utf-8"));
 const version: string = pkg.version;
 const repository: unknown = pkg.repository;
@@ -128,6 +152,9 @@ async function buildCompiledBinary(input: {
 		external: ["@anthropic-ai/vertex-sdk"],
 		define: {
 			OTUI_TREE_SITTER_WORKER_PATH: bunfsRoot + parserWorkerPath,
+			// Inline telemetry/OTEL env vars at build time so the compiled
+			// binary ships with production telemetry configuration baked in.
+			...buildInlinedEnvDefines(),
 		},
 		throw: false,
 	});