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What do you trace in an AI request?

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  • Authentication, retrieval, model calls, tool calls, state transitions, validation, and final outcome, linked by run/request IDs.
  • I record timing, usage, and safe metadata without indiscriminately logging private content.
Adapted from 13_AI.MD · “29.16 Observability”. Code examples are study fragments. Difficulty and core labels are editorial estimates; version-specific behavior should be checked against your project.