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title: "Observability-First AI Agents: What You Gain and What You Give Up"
date: 2026-09-24
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description: "Observability is the bedrock of reliability, so I designed and implemented the full tracing layer for an AI agent before writing a line of the agent loop."
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# Observability-First AI Agents: What You Gain and What You Give Up

Observability is the bedrock of reliability, so I designed and implemented the full tracing layer for an AI agent before writing a line of the agent loop.

*Published: 2026-09-24*