diff --git a/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml b/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml
index 193524f3..28a416ca 100644
--- a/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml
+++ b/config/hwlab-node-lanes.yaml
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ lanes:
           XDG_CONFIG_HOME: /tekton/home/.config
         observability:
           prometheusOperator: false
+          traceExplorerUrlTemplate: /v1/workbench/traces/{trace_id}/events
           metricsEndpoint:
             serviceName: hwlab-cloud-api
             containerName: hwlab-cloud-api
diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-lanes.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-lanes.ts
index 52f8fae3..96b71815 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-lanes.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-lanes.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export interface HwlabRuntimeBuildkitSpec {
 
 export interface HwlabRuntimeObservabilitySpec {
   readonly prometheusOperator: boolean;
+  readonly traceExplorerUrlTemplate?: string;
   readonly metricsEndpoint?: HwlabRuntimeObservabilityMetricsEndpointSpec;
   readonly workbench?: HwlabRuntimeObservabilityWorkbenchSpec;
   readonly recordingRules: readonly HwlabRuntimeObservabilityRecordingRuleSpec[];
@@ -641,8 +642,11 @@ function observabilityConfig(value: unknown, path: string): HwlabRuntimeObservab
   for (const alert of warningAlerts) {
     if (!recordingRuleIds.has(alert.ruleId)) throw new Error(`${path}.warningAlerts.${alert.id}.ruleId must reference a recordingRules id`);
   }
+  const traceExplorerUrlTemplate = optionalStringField(raw, "traceExplorerUrlTemplate", path);
+  if (traceExplorerUrlTemplate !== undefined) validateTraceExplorerUrlTemplate(traceExplorerUrlTemplate, `${path}.traceExplorerUrlTemplate`);
   return {
     prometheusOperator: booleanField(raw, "prometheusOperator", path),
+    traceExplorerUrlTemplate,
     metricsEndpoint: observabilityMetricsEndpointConfig(raw.metricsEndpoint, `${path}.metricsEndpoint`),
     workbench: observabilityWorkbenchConfig(raw.workbench, `${path}.workbench`),
     recordingRules,
@@ -650,6 +654,22 @@ function observabilityConfig(value: unknown, path: string): HwlabRuntimeObservab
   };
 }
 
+function validateTraceExplorerUrlTemplate(template: string, path: string): void {
+  if (!template.includes("{trace_id}")) throw new Error(`${path} must include {trace_id}`);
+  if (template.startsWith("//")) throw new Error(`${path} must not be protocol-relative`);
+  const placeholders = Array.from(template.matchAll(/\{([A-Za-z0-9_:-]+)\}/gu), (match) => match[0]);
+  if (placeholders.length === 0 || placeholders.some((placeholder) => placeholder !== "{trace_id}")) {
+    throw new Error(`${path} may only use the {trace_id} placeholder`);
+  }
+  try {
+    const url = new URL(template.replaceAll("{trace_id}", "trc_template_probe"), "https://hwlab.local");
+    if (url.protocol !== "http:" && url.protocol !== "https:") throw new Error("unsupported protocol");
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+    throw new Error(`${path} must be an http(s) or same-origin relative URL template: ${message}`);
+  }
+}
+
 function observabilityMetricsEndpointConfig(value: unknown, path: string): HwlabRuntimeObservabilityMetricsEndpointSpec | undefined {
   if (value === undefined) return undefined;
   const raw = asRecord(value, path);