Published: Feb 26, 2026|1 min read
Observability for Agent Tooling
Instrumentation patterns that make agent failures debuggable in production-like workflows.
#observability#tooling#reliability
Agent systems fail in ways that are hard to reproduce without strong traces.
Minimum telemetry
At a minimum, keep traces for:
- planner output
- tool input and output
- error classifications
Useful dashboard cuts
Group failures by tool, error type, and latency percentile.
Latency spike analysis
Tooling regressions often appear as tail latency increases before hard failures.
Recovery pattern analysis
Track whether retries fix issues or simply increase cost.
Recommendation
Treat observability as a first-class feature of agent architecture, not a post-release task.