From 4ebf780868a5b4dd425534816cfd32bcc618237b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pratik Mankawde <3397372+pratikmankawde@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:10:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs(telemetry): drop the plan-folder pointer from the
 trace_state note

The trace_state comment pointed at a planning document that is not part
of the shipped tree, so the reference would dangle for any reader of the
repository. State the reserved-and-inert fact on its own.
---
 include/xrpl/proto/xrpl.proto | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/xrpl/proto/xrpl.proto b/include/xrpl/proto/xrpl.proto
index b13c3d0b16..56fb3d0056 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/proto/xrpl.proto
+++ b/include/xrpl/proto/xrpl.proto
@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ message TMPublicKey {
 // Older peers that do not understand field 1001 will simply ignore it
 // per protobuf wire-format rules, preserving backwards compatibility.
 //
-// trace_state is reserved for future use (secure tracing pipeline,
-// OpenTelemetryPlan/secure-OTel.md). It is currently neither populated
-// on inject nor read on extract; consumers must not rely on it.
+// trace_state is reserved for future use. It is currently neither
+// populated on inject nor read on extract; consumers must not rely on it.
 message TraceContext {
   optional bytes trace_id = 1;      // 16-byte trace identifier
   optional bytes span_id = 2;       // 8-byte parent span identifier