OpenAI Agents AgentSpan

An OpenAI Agents AgentSpan is an OpenAI agents span that wraps agent execution operations with automatic span creation.

• AKA: OpenAI Agents Agent Execution Span, OpenAI Agents Agent Operation Span, OpenAI Agents Agent Wrapper Span.
• Context:
  • It can typically capture OpenAI Agents Agent Initialization through startup tracking.
  • It can typically record OpenAI Agents Agent Instructions via configuration capture.
  • It can typically track OpenAI Agents Agent Decisions with reasoning traces.
  • It can often monitor OpenAI Agents Tool Invocations during agent execution.
  • It can often include OpenAI Agents Agent State through context preservation.
  • It can often measure OpenAI Agents Agent Performance via timing metrics.
  • It can often detect OpenAI Agents Agent Errors through exception tracking.
  • It can range from being a Simple OpenAI Agents AgentSpan to being a Complex OpenAI Agents AgentSpan, depending on its operation complexity.
  • It can range from being a Primary OpenAI Agents AgentSpan to being a Secondary OpenAI Agents AgentSpan, depending on its orchestration role.
  • It can range from being a Standalone OpenAI Agents AgentSpan to being a Nested OpenAI Agents AgentSpan, depending on its hierarchy position.
  • It can range from being a Quick OpenAI Agents AgentSpan to being a Long-Running OpenAI Agents AgentSpan, depending on its execution duration.
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• Example(s):
  • OpenAI Agents AgentSpan Types, such as:
    • Main Agent Execution Span for primary agent operations.
    • Sub-Agent Execution Span for delegated agent tasks.
    • Specialist Agent Span for domain-specific agents.
  • OpenAI Agents AgentSpan Operations, such as:
    • Agent Initialization Span capturing setup operations.
    • Agent Decision Span tracking reasoning processes.
    • Agent Action Span monitoring execution steps.
  • OpenAI Agents AgentSpan Contexts, such as:
    • Customer Service Agent Span for support interactions.
    • Research Agent Span for information gathering.
    • Code Review Agent Span for development assistance.
  • ...
• Counter-Example(s):
  • OpenAI Agents GenerationSpan, which tracks LLM calls rather than agent operations.
  • OpenAI Agents FunctionSpan, which monitors tool calls rather than agent execution.
  • Generic Execution Trace, which lacks agent-specific semantics.
• See: OpenAI Agents Span, OpenAI Agents Tracing System, OpenAI Agents GenerationSpan, OpenAI Agents FunctionSpan, AI Agent Execution, OpenAI Agents SDK, Agent Monitoring System.

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