AI Glossary

Agent tracing

Also called agent trace, agent traces

What does “Agent tracing” mean?

Agent tracing: Recording the steps in an agent run so developers can inspect what happened. A trace may show model calls, tool requests, results, timing, and errors.

Agent tracing visual guide: Recording the steps in an agent run so developers can inspect what happened. A trace may show model calls, tool requests, results, timing, and errors.
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What is an example of “Agent tracing”?

A developer opens a trace to see that an agent queried the wrong database before returning an empty answer.

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See also

Agent loopTermAgent evalsTermAgent harnessTermTool useTerm

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Agent replayTermAgent sessionTermAgent stateTermHuman approval gateTermTool discoveryTerm