docs: Add open source foundation section to README and app.py

Add comprehensive documentation about the foundational open-source projects:
- TraceVerde (genai_otel_instrument) - OTEL instrumentation
- SMOLTRACE - Agent evaluation engine

This provides important context about the complete ecosystem that powers
TraceMind-AI and gives proper credit to the underlying projects.

README.md

@@ -24,6 +24,24 @@ Agent Evaluation Platform with MCP-Powered Intelligence
 
 TraceMind-AI is a comprehensive platform for evaluating AI agent performance across different models, providers, and configurations. It provides real-time insights, cost analysis, and detailed trace visualization powered by the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
 
+### 🏗️ **Built on Open Source Foundation**
+
+This platform is part of a complete agent evaluation ecosystem built on two foundational open-source projects:
+
+**🔭 TraceVerde (genai_otel_instrument)** - Automatic OpenTelemetry Instrumentation
+- **What**: Zero-code OTEL instrumentation for LLM frameworks (LiteLLM, Transformers, LangChain, etc.)
+- **Why**: Captures every LLM call, tool usage, and agent step automatically
+- **Links**: [GitHub](https://github.com/Mandark-droid/genai_otel_instrument) | [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/genai-otel-instrument)
+
+**📊 SMOLTRACE** - Agent Evaluation Engine
+- **What**: Lightweight, production-ready evaluation framework with OTEL tracing built-in
+- **Why**: Generates structured datasets (leaderboard, results, traces, metrics) displayed in this UI
+- **Links**: [GitHub](https://github.com/Mandark-droid/SMOLTRACE) | [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/smoltrace/)
+
+**The Flow**: `TraceVerde` instruments your agents → `SMOLTRACE` evaluates them → `TraceMind-AI` visualizes results with MCP-powered intelligence
+
+---
+
 ## Features
 
 - **📊 Real-time Leaderboard**: Live evaluation data from HuggingFace datasets

app.py

@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 """
 TraceMind-AI - Agent Evaluation Platform
 Enterprise-grade AI agent evaluation with MCP integration
+
+Built on Open Source Foundation:
+    🔭 TraceVerde (genai_otel_instrument) - Automatic OpenTelemetry instrumentation
+       for LLM frameworks (LiteLLM, Transformers, LangChain, etc.)
+       GitHub: https://github.com/Mandark-droid/genai_otel_instrument
+       PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/genai-otel-instrument
+
+    📊 SMOLTRACE - Agent evaluation engine with OTEL tracing built-in
+       Generates structured datasets (leaderboard, results, traces, metrics)
+       GitHub: https://github.com/Mandark-droid/SMOLTRACE
+       PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/smoltrace/
+
+    The Flow: TraceVerde instruments → SMOLTRACE evaluates → TraceMind-AI visualizes
+              with MCP-powered intelligence
+
+Track 2 Submission: MCP in Action - Enterprise Category
+https://huggingface.co/MCP-1st-Birthday
 """
 
 import os