diff --git a/examples/chef/chef.py b/examples/chef/chef.py
index 299229e890a92f..f9df2847e35070 100755
--- a/examples/chef/chef.py
+++ b/examples/chef/chef.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
             with open(f"{_CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH}/linux/args.gni", "w") as f:
                 f.write(textwrap.dedent(f"""\
                         import("//build_overrides/chip.gni")
-                        import("\\${{chip_root}}/config/standalone/args.gni")
+                        import("${{chip_root}}/config/standalone/args.gni")
                         chip_shell_cmd_server = false
                         target_defines = ["CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_DEVICE_VENDOR_ID={options.vid}", "CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_DEVICE_PRODUCT_ID={options.pid}", "CONFIG_ENABLE_PW_RPC={'1' if options.do_rpc else '0'}"]
                         """))
@@ -344,7 +344,10 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
                         """))
             if options.do_clean:
                 shell.run_cmd(f"rm -rf out")
-            shell.run_cmd("gn gen out")
+            if options.do_rpc:
+                shell.run_cmd("gn gen out --args='import(\"//with_pw_rpc.gni\")'")
+            else:
+                shell.run_cmd("gn gen out --args=''")
             shell.run_cmd("ninja -C out")
 
     #
diff --git a/examples/chef/linux/BUILD.gn b/examples/chef/linux/BUILD.gn
index 5201c3659e74bc..9bd88e4b53c03d 100644
--- a/examples/chef/linux/BUILD.gn
+++ b/examples/chef/linux/BUILD.gn
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import("//build_overrides/chip.gni")
-import("//build_overrides/openthread.gni")
+
 import("${chip_root}/build/chip/tools.gni")
 import("${chip_root}/src/app/chip_data_model.gni")
 import("${chip_root}/src/app/common_flags.gni")
-import("${chip_root}/src/app/common_flags.gni")
 
 assert(chip_build_tools)
 
@@ -34,27 +33,19 @@ project_dir = "./.."
 
 chip_data_model("chef-data-model") {
   zap_file = "${project_dir}/devices/${sample_zap_file}"
+
   zap_pregenerated_dir =
       "${chip_root}/examples/chef/out/${sample_name}/zap-generated/"
   is_server = true
 }
 
 executable("${sample_name}") {
-  sources = [
-    "${project_dir}/common/stubs.cpp",
-    "${project_dir}/linux/main.cpp",
-  ]
+  sources = [ "${project_dir}/linux/main.cpp" ]
 
   deps = [
     ":chef-data-model",
     "${chip_root}/examples/platform/linux:app-main",
-    "${chip_root}/examples/platform/linux:app-main",
-    "${chip_root}/src/controller",
-    "${chip_root}/src/credentials",
-    "${chip_root}/src/lib",
     "${chip_root}/src/lib",
-    "${chip_root}/src/lib/shell",
-    "${chip_root}/src/platform",
     "${project_dir}/shell_common:shell_common",
   ]
 
@@ -62,11 +53,13 @@ executable("${sample_name}") {
 
   if (chip_enable_pw_rpc) {
     defines = [
+      "PW_RPC_ENABLED",
       "PW_RPC_ATTRIBUTE_SERVICE=1",
       "PW_RPC_BUTTON_SERVICE=1",
       "PW_RPC_DESCRIPTOR_SERVICE=1",
       "PW_RPC_DEVICE_SERVICE=1",
       "PW_RPC_LIGHTING_SERVICE=1",
+      "PW_RPC_TRACING_SERVICE=1",
     ]
 
     sources += [
@@ -83,6 +76,9 @@ executable("${sample_name}") {
       "$dir_pw_stream:socket_stream",
       "$dir_pw_stream:sys_io_stream",
       "$dir_pw_sync:mutex",
+      "$dir_pw_trace",
+      "$dir_pw_trace_tokenized",
+      "$dir_pw_trace_tokenized:trace_rpc_service",
       "${chip_root}/config/linux/lib/pw_rpc:pw_rpc",
       "${chip_root}/examples/common/pigweed:attributes_service.nanopb_rpc",
       "${chip_root}/examples/common/pigweed:button_service.nanopb_rpc",
@@ -93,6 +89,10 @@ executable("${sample_name}") {
     ]
 
     deps += pw_build_LINK_DEPS
+
+    cflags = [ "-Wno-gnu-designator" ]
+
+    include_dirs += [ "${chip_root}/examples/common" ]
   } else {
     # The system_rpc_server.cc file is in pigweed and doesn't compile with
     # -Wconversion, remove check for RPC build only.
diff --git a/examples/chef/linux/with_pw_rpc.gni b/examples/chef/linux/with_pw_rpc.gni
index e64dd0fe8a2b12..e498d86a8e4c23 100644
--- a/examples/chef/linux/with_pw_rpc.gni
+++ b/examples/chef/linux/with_pw_rpc.gni
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ cpp_standard = "gnu++17"
 pw_log_BACKEND = "$dir_pw_log_basic"
 pw_assert_BACKEND = "$dir_pw_assert_log"
 pw_sys_io_BACKEND = "$dir_pw_sys_io_stdio"
+pw_trace_BACKEND = "$dir_pw_trace_tokenized"
 pw_unit_test_MAIN = "$dir_pw_unit_test:logging_main"
 pw_rpc_system_server_BACKEND = "${chip_root}/config/linux/lib/pw_rpc:pw_rpc"
 dir_pw_third_party_nanopb = "${chip_root}/third_party/nanopb/repo"
@@ -38,3 +39,7 @@ pw_build_LINK_DEPS = [
 ]
 
 chip_enable_pw_rpc = true
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+=======
+chip_build_pw_trace_lib = true
+>>>>>>> 1eb092115 (RPC support in the example tool chef linux build (#18294))