diff --git a/.github/actions/test_gem/action.yml b/.github/actions/test_gem/action.yml
index 009270fd8..b19dbd968 100644
--- a/.github/actions/test_gem/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/test_gem/action.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,12 @@ runs:
             echo "::endgroup::"
           done
         else
-          bundle exec rake test
+          i=0; while bundle exec rake test
+          do
+            echo i: $i
+            ((i=i+1))
+          done
+          echo i: $i
         fi
       working-directory: "${{ steps.setup.outputs.gem_dir }}"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-markdown-link.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-markdown-link.yml
index 7b42be0c1..b4dd46c2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-markdown-link.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-markdown-link.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-name: Markdown Link Check
+# name: Markdown Link Check
 
-on:
-  pull_request:
+# on:
+#   pull_request:
 
-jobs:
-  markdown-link-check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+# jobs:
+#   markdown-link-check:
+#     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#     steps:
+#       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: "Markdown Link Check"
-        uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
-        with:
-          config-file: '.markdown-link-check.json'
-          use-quiet-mode: 'yes'
-          use-verbose-mode: 'yes'
+#       - name: "Markdown Link Check"
+#         uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
+#         with:
+#           config-file: '.markdown-link-check.json'
+#           use-quiet-mode: 'yes'
+#           use-verbose-mode: 'yes'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-markdownlint.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-markdownlint.yml
index f91609fdb..185913b49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-markdownlint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-markdownlint.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-name: Markdown Lint Check
+# name: Markdown Lint Check
 
-on:
-  pull_request:
+# on:
+#   pull_request:
 
-jobs:
-  markdownlint-check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+# jobs:
+#   markdownlint-check:
+#     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#     steps:
+#       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # equivalent cli: markdownlint-cli2  "**/*.md" "#**/CHANGELOG.md"  --config .markdownlint.json
-      - name: "Markdown Lint Check"
-        uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v16
-        with:
-          fix: false
-          globs: |
-            **/*.md
-            !**/CHANGELOG.md
-          continue-on-error: true
+#       # equivalent cli: markdownlint-cli2  "**/*.md" "#**/CHANGELOG.md"  --config .markdownlint.json
+#       - name: "Markdown Lint Check"
+#         uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v16
+#         with:
+#           fix: false
+#           globs: |
+#             **/*.md
+#             !**/CHANGELOG.md
+#           continue-on-error: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1eadcc02c..5d3d4b96b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,137 +14,137 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true  # Cancel any previous runs of this workflow
 
 jobs:
-  base:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        gem:
-          - opentelemetry-api
-          - opentelemetry-common
-          - opentelemetry-logs-api
-          - opentelemetry-logs-sdk
-          - opentelemetry-metrics-api
-          - opentelemetry-metrics-sdk
-          - opentelemetry-registry
-          - opentelemetry-sdk
-          - opentelemetry-sdk-experimental
-          - opentelemetry-semantic_conventions
-          - opentelemetry-test-helpers
-        os:
-          - ubuntu-latest
-          - macos-latest
-          - windows-latest
-    name: ${{ matrix.gem }} / ${{ matrix.os }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: "Test Ruby 3.3"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "3.3"
-      - name: "Test Ruby 3.2"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "3.2"
-      - name: "Test Ruby 3.1"
-        if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "3.1"
-      - name: "Test Ruby 3.0"
-        if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "3.0"
-          yard: true
-          rubocop: true
-          build: true
-      - name: "Test JRuby"
-        if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "jruby"
-      - name: "Test truffleruby"
-        if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "truffleruby"
+  # base:
+  #   strategy:
+  #     fail-fast: false
+  #     matrix:
+  #       gem:
+  #         - opentelemetry-api
+  #         - opentelemetry-common
+  #         - opentelemetry-logs-api
+  #         - opentelemetry-logs-sdk
+  #         - opentelemetry-metrics-api
+  #         - opentelemetry-metrics-sdk
+  #         - opentelemetry-registry
+  #         - opentelemetry-sdk
+  #         - opentelemetry-sdk-experimental
+  #         - opentelemetry-semantic_conventions
+  #         - opentelemetry-test-helpers
+  #       os:
+  #         - ubuntu-latest
+  #         - macos-latest
+  #         - windows-latest
+  #   name: ${{ matrix.gem }} / ${{ matrix.os }}
+  #   runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+  #     - name: "Test Ruby 3.3"
+  #       uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+  #       with:
+  #         gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+  #         ruby: "3.3"
+  #     - name: "Test Ruby 3.2"
+  #       uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+  #       with:
+  #         gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+  #         ruby: "3.2"
+  #     - name: "Test Ruby 3.1"
+  #       if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
+  #       uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+  #       with:
+  #         gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+  #         ruby: "3.1"
+  #     - name: "Test Ruby 3.0"
+  #       if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
+  #       uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+  #       with:
+  #         gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+  #         ruby: "3.0"
+  #         yard: true
+  #         rubocop: true
+  #         build: true
+  #     - name: "Test JRuby"
+  #       if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
+  #       uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+  #       with:
+  #         gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+  #         ruby: "jruby"
+  #     - name: "Test truffleruby"
+  #       if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
+  #       uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+  #       with:
+  #         gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+  #         ruby: "truffleruby"
 
   exporters:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         gem:
-          - opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger
-          - opentelemetry-exporter-otlp
-          - opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common
-          - opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc
-          - opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-http
-          - opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin
+          # - opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger
+          # - opentelemetry-exporter-otlp
+          # - opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common
+          # - opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc
+          # - opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-http
+          # - opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin
           - opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-metrics
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
-          - macos-latest
-          - windows-latest
-        exclude:
+          # - macos-latest
+          # - windows-latest
+        # exclude:
           # Doesn't build on macos
-          - os: macos-latest
-            gem: opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger
-          - os: windows-latest
-            gem: opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc
+          # - os: macos-latest
+          #   gem: opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger
+          # - os: windows-latest
+          #   gem: opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc
     name: ${{ matrix.gem }} / ${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: "Test Ruby 3.3"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "3.3"
-      - name: "Test Ruby 3.2"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "3.2"
-      - name: "Test Ruby 3.1"
-        if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "3.1"
-      - name: "Test Ruby 3.0"
-        if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "3.0"
-          yard: true
-          rubocop: true
-          build: true
-      - name: "JRuby Filter"
-        id: jruby_skip
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          echo "skip=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          [[ "${{ matrix.gem }}" == "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp"        ]] && echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          [[ "${{ matrix.gem }}" == "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common" ]] && echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          [[ "${{ matrix.gem }}" == "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-http"   ]] && echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          [[ "${{ matrix.gem }}" == "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc"   ]] && echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          [[ "${{ matrix.gem }}" == "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-metrics" ]] && echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          # This is essentially a bash script getting evaluated, so we need to return true or the whole job fails.
-          true
-      - name: "Test JRuby"
-        if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && steps.jruby_skip.outputs.skip == 'false' }}"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "jruby"
+      # - name: "Test Ruby 3.3"
+      #   uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+      #   with:
+      #     gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+      #     ruby: "3.3"
+      # - name: "Test Ruby 3.2"
+      #   uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+      #   with:
+      #     gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+      #     ruby: "3.2"
+      # - name: "Test Ruby 3.1"
+      #   if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
+      #   uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+      #   with:
+      #     gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+      #     ruby: "3.1"
+      # - name: "Test Ruby 3.0"
+      #   if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
+      #   uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+      #   with:
+      #     gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+      #     ruby: "3.0"
+      #     yard: true
+      #     rubocop: true
+      #     build: true
+      # - name: "JRuby Filter"
+      #   id: jruby_skip
+      #   shell: bash
+      #   run: |
+      #     echo "skip=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      #     [[ "${{ matrix.gem }}" == "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp"        ]] && echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      #     [[ "${{ matrix.gem }}" == "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common" ]] && echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      #     [[ "${{ matrix.gem }}" == "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-http"   ]] && echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      #     [[ "${{ matrix.gem }}" == "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc"   ]] && echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      #     [[ "${{ matrix.gem }}" == "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-metrics" ]] && echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      #     # This is essentially a bash script getting evaluated, so we need to return true or the whole job fails.
+      #     true
+      # - name: "Test JRuby"
+      #   if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && steps.jruby_skip.outputs.skip == 'false' }}"
+      #   uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+      #   with:
+      #     gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+      #     ruby: "jruby"
       - name: "Truffleruby Filter"
         id: truffleruby_skip
         shell: bash
@@ -160,61 +160,61 @@ jobs:
           gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
           ruby: "truffleruby"
 
-  propagators:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        gem:
-          - opentelemetry-propagator-b3
-          - opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger
-        os:
-          - ubuntu-latest
-          - macos-latest
-          - windows-latest
-    name: ${{ matrix.gem }} / ${{ matrix.os }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: "Test Ruby 3.3"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "3.3"
-      - name: "Test Ruby 3.2"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "3.2"
-      - name: "Test Ruby 3.1"
-        if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "3.1"
-      - name: "Test Ruby 3.0"
-        if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "3.0"
-          yard: true
-          rubocop: true
-          build: true
-      - name: "Test JRuby"
-        if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "jruby"
-      - name: "Test truffleruby"
-        if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
-        with:
-          gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
-          ruby: "truffleruby"
+  # propagators:
+  #   strategy:
+  #     fail-fast: false
+  #     matrix:
+  #       gem:
+  #         - opentelemetry-propagator-b3
+  #         - opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger
+  #       os:
+  #         - ubuntu-latest
+  #         - macos-latest
+  #         - windows-latest
+  #   name: ${{ matrix.gem }} / ${{ matrix.os }}
+  #   runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+  #     - name: "Test Ruby 3.3"
+  #       uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+  #       with:
+  #         gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+  #         ruby: "3.3"
+  #     - name: "Test Ruby 3.2"
+  #       uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+  #       with:
+  #         gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+  #         ruby: "3.2"
+  #     - name: "Test Ruby 3.1"
+  #       if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
+  #       uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+  #       with:
+  #         gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+  #         ruby: "3.1"
+  #     - name: "Test Ruby 3.0"
+  #       if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
+  #       uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+  #       with:
+  #         gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+  #         ruby: "3.0"
+  #         yard: true
+  #         rubocop: true
+  #         build: true
+  #     - name: "Test JRuby"
+  #       if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
+  #       uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+  #       with:
+  #         gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+  #         ruby: "jruby"
+  #     - name: "Test truffleruby"
+  #       if: "${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
+  #       uses: ./.github/actions/test_gem
+  #       with:
+  #         gem: "${{ matrix.gem }}"
+  #         ruby: "truffleruby"
 
-  codespell:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - run: make codespell
+  # codespell:
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #     - run: make codespell
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-metrics/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter.rb b/exporter/otlp-metrics/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter.rb
index a6150fefb..3fa1972d8 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-metrics/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter.rb
+++ b/exporter/otlp-metrics/lib/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ def pull
 
           # metrics Array[MetricData]
           def export(metrics, timeout: nil)
+            puts 'MetricsExporter#export'
+            puts metrics
             @mutex.synchronize do
               send_bytes(encode(metrics), timeout: timeout)
             end
@@ -184,6 +186,8 @@ def send_bytes(bytes, timeout:)
           end
 
           def encode(metrics_data)
+            puts 'def encode'
+            puts metrics_data
             Opentelemetry::Proto::Collector::Metrics::V1::ExportMetricsServiceRequest.encode(
               Opentelemetry::Proto::Collector::Metrics::V1::ExportMetricsServiceRequest.new(
                 resource_metrics: metrics_data
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-metrics/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter_test.rb b/exporter/otlp-metrics/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter_test.rb
index bd9d45876..96d5fde5a 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-metrics/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter_test.rb
+++ b/exporter/otlp-metrics/test/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/metrics/metrics_exporter_test.rb
@@ -556,8 +556,8 @@
     end
 
     it 'translates all the things' do
-      skip 'Intermittently fails' if RUBY_ENGINE == 'truffleruby'
-
+      # skip 'Intermittently fails' if RUBY_ENGINE == 'truffleruby'
+      puts '*********************************************'
       stub_request(:post, 'http://localhost:4318/v1/metrics').to_return(status: 200)
       meter_provider.add_metric_reader(exporter)
       meter   = meter_provider.meter('test')
@@ -638,6 +638,9 @@
         )
       )
 
+      puts 'decoded encoded_estr'
+      puts Opentelemetry::Proto::Collector::Metrics::V1::ExportMetricsServiceRequest.decode(encoded_etsr)
+
       assert_requested(:post, 'http://localhost:4318/v1/metrics') do |req|
         req.body == Zlib.gzip(encoded_etsr) # is asserting that the body of the HTTP request is equal to the result of gzipping the encoded_etsr.
       end