diff --git a/packages/core-eslint/base.js b/packages/core-eslint/base.js
index 4dbf05a..c0cb28f 100644
--- a/packages/core-eslint/base.js
+++ b/packages/core-eslint/base.js
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ export default [
   {
     files: [
       "**/instrumentation/sentry/**",
+      "**/instrumentation/otel/sentry-bridge.{ts,js}",
+      "**/instrumentation/otel/sentry-bridge.test.{ts,js}",
       "**/instrumentation/di/bind-sentry-instrumentation.{ts,js}",
       "**/instrumentation/di/bind-sentry-instrumentation.test.{ts,js}",
       "**/setup/no-sentry.{ts,js}",
@@ -104,6 +106,17 @@ export default [
       "no-restricted-imports": "off",
     },
   },
+  // R52 — OTel SDK packages (@opentelemetry/sdk-*, @opentelemetry/resources,
+  // @opentelemetry/semantic-conventions, @sentry/opentelemetry) are restricted
+  // to core-shared/instrumentation/otel/ and app-level init paths. The
+  // vendor-neutral API packages (@opentelemetry/api, @opentelemetry/api-logs)
+  // are unrestricted and do not need a rule here.
+  {
+    files: ["**/instrumentation/otel/**/*.{ts,tsx,mjs,cjs,js}"],
+    rules: {
+      "no-restricted-imports": "off",
+    },
+  },
   // E1 — Event handlers must not be re-exported. Wire them only inside the
   // consumer feature's bind-production / bind-dev-seed (spec § 2.2 Rule E1).
   // J  — Direct `payload.jobs.*` access is forbidden outside the integration
diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/otel/index.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/otel/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..365a5b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-shared/src/instrumentation/otel/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { initOtelServerNode, type InitOtelServerNodeOpts } from "./init-server-node";
+export { buildResource, type BuildResourceOpts } from "./resource";