diff --git a/vendor/go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/metric/kind.go b/vendor/go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/metric/kind.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d4b453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/metric/kind.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:generate stringer -type=Kind
+
+package metric
+
+// Kind describes the kind of instrument.
+type Kind int8
+
+const (
+	// ValueRecorderKind indicates a ValueRecorder instrument.
+	ValueRecorderKind Kind = iota
+	// ValueObserverKind indicates an ValueObserver instrument.
+	ValueObserverKind
+
+	// CounterKind indicates a Counter instrument.
+	CounterKind
+	// UpDownCounterKind indicates a UpDownCounter instrument.
+	UpDownCounterKind
+
+	// SumObserverKind indicates a SumObserver instrument.
+	SumObserverKind
+	// UpDownSumObserverKind indicates a UpDownSumObserver instrument.
+	UpDownSumObserverKind
+)
+
+// Synchronous returns whether this is a synchronous kind of instrument.
+func (k Kind) Synchronous() bool {
+	switch k {
+	case CounterKind, UpDownCounterKind, ValueRecorderKind:
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// Asynchronous returns whether this is an asynchronous kind of instrument.
+func (k Kind) Asynchronous() bool {
+	return !k.Synchronous()
+}
+
+// Adding returns whether this kind of instrument adds its inputs (as opposed to Grouping).
+func (k Kind) Adding() bool {
+	switch k {
+	case CounterKind, UpDownCounterKind, SumObserverKind, UpDownSumObserverKind:
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// Adding returns whether this kind of instrument groups its inputs (as opposed to Adding).
+func (k Kind) Grouping() bool {
+	return !k.Adding()
+}
+
+// Monotonic returns whether this kind of instrument exposes a non-decreasing sum.
+func (k Kind) Monotonic() bool {
+	switch k {
+	case CounterKind, SumObserverKind:
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// Cumulative returns whether this kind of instrument receives precomputed sums.
+func (k Kind) PrecomputedSum() bool {
+	return k.Adding() && k.Asynchronous()
+}