if [ -z "${JOB_NAME:-}" ] || ! command -v otel-cli &> /dev/null
  then
    "${@:2}"
    return "$?"
  fi

  # Disable execution tracing to avoid noise
  { [[ $- = *x* ]] && was_execution_trace=1 || was_execution_trace=0; } 2>/dev/null
  { set +x; } 2>/dev/null
  # Throughout, "local" usage is critical to avoid nested calls overwriting things
  local start