Distributed Tracing
Capture complete execution paths across complex agent workflows.
TraceLayer turns opaque agent runs into clear execution stories. Follow decisions, handoffs, tool calls, cost, and failures across your entire AI system.
Privacy by design
Configurable capture controls and redaction-ready telemetry.
Fast root cause
Move from failed run to the responsible span in seconds.
Open standards
Built around portable OpenTelemetry conventions.
Why TraceLayer
Agent software does not fail like conventional software. Your observability should understand the difference.
As AI evolves from isolated prompts into interconnected workflows, traditional logs lose the thread. TraceLayer preserves causality across model calls, agents, tools, memory, and infrastructure so teams can ship with confidence.
Platform capabilities
From the first prompt to the final response, every span, handoff, and decision is visible.
Capture complete execution paths across complex agent workflows.
Inspect messages, tool calls, and information exchanged between agents.
Track latency, token consumption, cost, and resource utilization.
Identify unsuccessful tasks, unexpected behavior, and bottlenecks.
Understand how agents retrieve, store, and exchange context.
Explore dependencies and execution sequences through interactive graphs.
Product
Purpose-built primitives for debugging systems that reason, delegate, and act.
01 —
Instrument any agent workflow with a few lines of Python. Automatic context propagation connects every call.
from tracelayer import observe
from agents import Orchestrator
@observe(workflow="market-analysis")
def run_agent_task(prompt: str):
agent = Orchestrator(
agents=[researcher, analyst],
trace_messages=True,
)
return agent.run(prompt)SIMULATED DEMONSTRATION DATA
02 —
Monitor throughput, latency, token usage, estimated API cost, and errors in one operational view.
Executions
12,842
Avg latency
842ms
Tokens
8.4M
Error rate
0.82%
SIMULATED DEMONSTRATION DATA
03 —
Move from a failed task to the exact agent span, input, output, and handoff that caused it.
SIMULATED DEMONSTRATION DATA
04 —
Send custom telemetry through a simple REST API and connect your existing runtime without lock-in.
POST /v1/traces
Authorization: Bearer ••••••••
{
"workflow": "market-analysis",
"agent": "researcher",
"status": "completed",
"latency_ms": 842
}SIMULATED DEMONSTRATION DATA
Interactive demonstration
Run a simulated multi-agent workflow and watch every delegation, tool call, and validation step unfold.
Market intelligence workflow
simulation_001 · DEMO TELEMETRY
Orchestrator
Waiting for upstream dependency
Planning Agent
Waiting for upstream dependency
Research Agent A
Waiting for upstream dependency
Research Agent B
Waiting for upstream dependency
Validation Agent
Waiting for upstream dependency
Orchestrator
Waiting for upstream dependency
Developer infrastructure
Connect TraceLayer to the frameworks and runtimes you already use. Export standard telemetry or use our purpose-built agent SDK.
Field notes
Clear, technical guidance for engineers building production autonomous workflows.
Field guide · 8 min
01Preserve causality when work moves between planners, tools, validators, and model providers.
Read field noteArchitecture note · 12 min
02Classify planning, retrieval, tool, handoff, and output failures with consistent signals.
Read field noteTutorial · 10 min
03Capture spans, token usage, tool arguments, and structured errors with the Python SDK.
Read field noteInspect a complete trace, understand the root cause, and improve the next run.