Technical topic
Agent observability
Tracing model calls, retrieval, tools, memory, delegation, state transitions, evaluations, and human review.
Questions answered
- Why the final answer is not enough to observe an AI agent
A practical model for observing agent decisions, tool effects, evidence, cost, policy checks, and uncertainty instead of logging only the response text.
- What belongs in an AI agent trace schema?
A field-level design for tracing agent runs across models, retrieval, tools, policy decisions, outcomes, cost, and privacy boundaries.
Primary field guide
Observability for AI Agents — Tracing Models, Tools, Memory, and Multi-Agent Workflows with OpenTelemetry
Related books
Reusable resources
- Agent run envelope schema (JSON Schema)