Universal Auto-Tracing for Agentic Frameworks

Advanced tracing middleware for multiple agentic frameworks with zero-configuration setup. Just import and go - automatic agent lifecycle tracing with complete input/output capture for OpenAI Agents, LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, Anthropic, and more.

✨ Zero-Configuration Promise

``typescript
// 1. Set environment variables
LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY=pk-lf-your-key
LANGFUSE_SECRET_KEY=sk-lf-your-secret-key
LANGFUSE_HOST=http://localhost:3000 # optional

// 2. Import the package (auto-setup happens here!)
import '@stackgen-ai/tracenet';

// 3. Your existing code now works with full tracing! 🎉
import { Agent, run } from '@openai/agents';

const agent = new Agent({
name: 'Assistant',
instructions: 'You are a helpful assistant.'
});

const result = await run(agent, 'Hello!'); // Automatically traced!
`

This package automatically detects and instruments popular agentic frameworks without requiring any code changes.

🎯 Supported Frameworks

The middleware automatically detects and instruments the following frameworks:

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- @openai/agents - OpenAI Agents SDK (native Langfuse integration)
- openai - OpenAI SDK (Langfuse observeOpenAI)
- langchain - LangChain framework (Langfuse native)
- @vercel/ai - Vercel AI SDK (OpenInference)
- @anthropic-ai/sdk - Anthropic SDK (OpenInference)
- @google-cloud/aiplatform - Google AI Platform (OpenInference)

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- mistralai - Mistral AI SDK
- @aws-sdk/client-bedrock - AWS Bedrock
- groq-sdk - Groq SDK
- cohere-ai - Cohere SDK

No configuration needed - just install the framework and import our middleware!

🎯 Architecture Goals

- Backend Agnostic: No vendor-specific code in your agent implementation
- Auto + Manual: Combines automatic instrumentation with manual tracing control
- Zero Refactoring: Switch tracing backends without changing agent code
- Production Ready: Leverages proven tracing technologies under the hood

🚀 Quick Start

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`bash
npm install @stackgen-ai/tracenet
`

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Just like the Python package, simply import and go!

#### Step 1: Set Environment Variables

`bash


.env file

LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY=pk-lf-your-public-key
LANGFUSE_SECRET_KEY=sk-lf-your-secret-key
LANGFUSE_BASEURL=https://cloud.langfuse.com # Optional

Agent Name for Automatic Tagging (optional)

AGENT_NAME=MyAgentName
`

#### Step 2: Import the Package (Auto-Setup!)

`typescript
// Just import the package - automatic setup happens here!
import '@stackgen-ai/tracenet';

// Your existing code now works with tracing automatically
import { Agent, Runner } from '@openai/agents';

const agent = new Agent({
name: 'My Agent',
instructions: 'You are a helpful assistant.',
tools: [myTool]
});

const runner = new Runner();
const result = await runner.run(agent, 'Hello!'); // Automatically traced! 🎉
`

#### Step 3: Check Setup Status (Optional)

`typescript
import { getSetupStatus, isAutoInstrumentationActive } from '@stackgen-ai/tracenet';

const status = getSetupStatus();
console.log(status.instructions); // Shows if tracing is working

if (isAutoInstrumentationActive()) {
console.log('🎯 Tracing is active! Your code is being automatically traced.');
}
`

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If auto-setup doesn't work for your use case:

`typescript
import { initializeTracing, createSpan, TracingPresets } from '@stackgen-ai/tracenet';
import { Agent, Runner } from '@openai/agents';

// 1. Initialize tracing backend manually
await initializeTracing(TracingPresets.langfuseFromEnv());

// 2. Your agent code runs unchanged - auto-instrumentation works automatically
const agent = new Agent({
name: 'My Agent',
instructions: 'You are a helpful assistant.',
tools: [myTool]
});

const runner = new Runner();
const result = await runner.run(agent, 'Hello!'); // Automatically traced!

// 3. Add manual spans for custom operations
const span = createSpan('custom_operation');
await span.trace(() => myCustomFunction());
`

🏷️ Agent Name Configuration

The middleware supports automatic agent name tagging to help organize and filter your traces:

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Set the AGENT_NAME environment variable and all traces will be automatically tagged:

`bash


.env file


AGENT_NAME=MyProductionAgent
`

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`typescript
import { setAgentName } from '@stackgen-ai/tracenet';

// Set agent name for all subsequent traces
setAgentName('MyDynamicAgent');

// All traces created after this will be tagged with 'MyDynamicAgent'
`

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- Trace Organization: Filter traces by agent in your Langfuse dashboard
- Multi-Agent Systems: Distinguish between different agents in complex workflows
- Environment Separation: Use different names for dev/staging/prod environments
- Team Collaboration: Identify which team member's agent generated specific traces

🏗️ Architecture Overview

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`
┌─────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐
│ Your Agent │ │ tracenet │ │ Tracing Backend │
│ Code │───▶│ Middleware │───▶│ (Langfuse, │
│ │ │ │ │ OpenTelemetry) │
└─────────────────┘ └──────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘
`

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The middleware leverages each backend's native auto-instrumentation:

- Langfuse: Uses observeOpenAI() for automatic OpenAI SDK tracing
- OpenTelemetry: Uses standard OTel auto-instrumentation libraries
- Your Code: Remains completely backend-agnostic

📋 Features

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The package automatically detects and instruments supported frameworks when imported:

#### Currently Supported
- @openai/agents - OpenAI Agents SDK (auto-detected, highest priority)
- openai - OpenAI SDK standalone (auto-detected)
- langchain - LangChain framework (auto-detected)

#### Auto-Instrumentation Features
- OpenAI SDK calls (via Langfuse's observeOpenAI or OTel)
- HTTP requests (via OpenTelemetry HTTP instrumentation)
- Database calls (via OTel database instrumentations)
- Framework-specific (Next.js, Express, etc.)

#### Coming Soon
- Vercel AI SDK - Vercel AI framework
- LlamaIndex - LlamaIndex framework
- More frameworks - Let us know what you need!

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Fine-grained control when you need it:

`typescript
// Span-based tracing
const span = createSpan('database_query', {
table: 'users',
operation: 'select'
});

await span.trace(async () => {
const users = await db.users.findMany();
span.addEvent('query_completed', { count: users.length });
return users;
});

// Decorator-based tracing
class UserService {
@traced('user_service.create_user')
async createUser(userData: any) {
// Method automatically traced
return await this.db.users.create(userData);
}
}

// Function wrapping
const tracedFunction = withTracing(
myAsyncFunction,
'my_operation',
{ component: 'user_module' }
);
`

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Switch backends without code changes:

`typescript
// Development: Use Langfuse (auto-load from env)
await initializeTracing(TracingPresets.langfuseFromEnv());

// Production: Switch to OpenTelemetry
await initializeTracing(TracingPresets.opentelemetry('my-service'));

// Your agent code remains exactly the same!
const result = await runner.run(agent, input);
`

🎛️ Supported Backends

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The middleware supports automatic configuration from environment variables, just like the official Langfuse SDKs:

`bash


.env file


LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY=pk-lf-your-public-key
LANGFUSE_SECRET_KEY=sk-lf-your-secret-key
LANGFUSE_BASEURL=https://cloud.langfuse.com # Optional, defaults to cloud.langfuse.com
`

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`typescript
import { TracingPresets } from '@stackgen-ai/tracenet';

// Recommended: Auto-load from environment variables
await initializeTracing(TracingPresets.langfuseFromEnv());

// Alternative: Explicit credentials
await initializeTracing(TracingPresets.langfuse(
'pk-lf-your-public-key',
'sk-lf-your-secret-key',
'https://cloud.langfuse.com' // optional
));
`

Auto-instrumentation includes:
- OpenAI SDK calls (GPT, embeddings, etc.)
- Agent tool executions
- LLM token usage and costs

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`typescript
await initializeTracing(TracingPresets.opentelemetry('my-service-name'));
`

Auto-instrumentation includes:
- HTTP/HTTPS requests
- Database queries (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.)
- Redis operations
- AWS SDK calls
- And 50+ other libraries

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Register your own tracing backend:

`typescript
import { registerTracingBackend, TracingBackend } from '@stackgen-ai/tracenet';

class MyCustomBackend implements TracingBackend {
name = 'custom';

async initialize(config: Record): Promise {
// Initialize your tracing system
}

createSpan(context: SpanContext): Span {
// Create and return a span
}

// ... implement other methods
}

registerTracingBackend('custom', () => new MyCustomBackend());

await initializeTracing({
backend: 'custom',
config: { / your config / }
});
`

🔍 Comprehensive Example

`typescript
import {
initializeTracing,
createSpan,
traced,
withTracing,
TracingPresets,
PerformanceTracer
} from '@stackgen-ai/tracenet';

// Initialize tracing
await initializeTracing(TracingPresets.langfuse(publicKey, secretKey));

// External API call with manual tracing
async function fetchWeatherData(city: string) {
const span = createSpan('external_api.weather_fetch', {
api_provider: 'openweather',
city: city
});

return await span.trace(async () => {
const response = await fetch(/weather?city=${city});
span.addEvent('api_response_received', {
status: response.status
});
return response.json();
});
}

// Class with decorator-based tracing
class WeatherProcessor {
@traced('weather_processing.validate')
validateData(data: any): boolean {
return data.temperature && data.conditions;
}
}

// Tool with performance monitoring
const getWeather = tool({
name: 'get_weather',
execute: async ({ city }) => {
// Performance timing
PerformanceTracer.startTimer('weather_tool_execution');

try {
// Manual span for tool execution
const toolSpan = createSpan('tool.get_weather', {
tool_type: 'weather_lookup',
city: city
});

return await toolSpan.trace(async () => {
// Fetch data (traced automatically)
const weatherData = await fetchWeatherData(city);

// Process data (traced via decorator)
const processor = new WeatherProcessor();
const isValid = processor.validateData(weatherData);

if (!isValid) {
throw new Error('Invalid weather data');
}

return weatherData;
});
} finally {
const duration = PerformanceTracer.endTimer('weather_tool_execution');
console.log(Tool execution: ${duration}ms);
}
}
});

// Agent runs with full auto-instrumentation
const agent = new Agent({
name: 'Weather Agent',
tools: [getWeather]
});

const runner = new Runner();
const result = await runner.run(agent, "What's the weather in Tokyo?");

// Everything is automatically traced:
// - OpenAI SDK calls
// - Tool executions
// - Manual spans
// - Performance metrics
// - External API calls
`

📊 Trace Hierarchy

The middleware creates a comprehensive trace hierarchy:

`
Session Span (manual)
├── Agent Execution (auto-instrumented)
│ ├── OpenAI API Call (auto via Langfuse/OTel)
│ ├── Tool Call: get_weather (auto)
│ │ ├── Tool Execution Span (manual)
│ │ ├── External API Call (manual)
│ │ └── Data Processing (decorator)
│ └── OpenAI API Call (auto)
└── Session Completion (manual)
`

⚙️ Configuration

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`typescript
import { initializeTracing, TracingConfig } from '@stackgen-ai/tracenet';

const config: TracingConfig = {
backend: 'langfuse',
config: {
publicKey: 'pk-lf-...',
secretKey: 'sk-lf-...',
baseUrl: 'https://cloud.langfuse.com'
},
enableAutoInstrumentation: true, // Enable auto-instrumentation
enableManualTracing: true, // Enable manual spans
serviceName: 'my-agent-service',
environment: 'production',
version: '1.0.0'
};

await initializeTracing(config);
`

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`bash


.env file


LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY=pk-lf-...
LANGFUSE_SECRET_KEY=sk-lf-...
LANGFUSE_HOST=https://cloud.langfuse.com
`

`typescript
// Automatic config from environment
await initializeTracing(TracingPresets.langfuse(
process.env.LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY!,
process.env.LANGFUSE_SECRET_KEY!,
process.env.LANGFUSE_HOST
));
`

🔧 Advanced Usage

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`typescript
import { createSpanWithKind } from '@stackgen-ai/tracenet';

// Different span types for different operations
const serverSpan = createSpanWithKind('http_request', 'server', {
method: 'POST',
endpoint: '/api/agents'
});

const clientSpan = createSpanWithKind('external_api_call', 'client', {
service: 'openai',
model: 'gpt-4'
});
`

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`typescript
import { PerformanceTracer } from '@stackgen-ai/tracenet';

// Start timing
PerformanceTracer.startTimer('database_query', {
query_type: 'SELECT',
table: 'conversations'
});

// Perform operation
const conversations = await db.conversations.findMany();

// End timing (automatically captured in trace)
const duration = PerformanceTracer.endTimer('database_query');
`

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`typescript
// Only trace in development/staging
if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
await initializeTracing(TracingPresets.langfuse(publicKey, secretKey));
} else {
// Use lightweight tracing in production
await initializeTracing(TracingPresets.opentelemetry('prod-service'));
}
`

🧪 Testing

The middleware provides testing utilities:

`typescript
import { getCurrentBackend, createSpan } from '@stackgen-ai/tracenet';

// Mock tracing in tests
const mockBackend = {
name: 'mock',
initialize: async () => {},
createSpan: () => mockSpan,
flush: async () => {},
shutdown: async () => {}
};

// Your tests run without actual tracing
`

🔄 Migration Guide

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`typescript
// Before: Direct Langfuse
import { Langfuse } from 'langfuse';
const langfuse = new Langfuse({ ... });
const trace = langfuse.trace({ name: 'my-operation' });

// After: Backend-agnostic
import { initializeTracing, createSpan, TracingPresets } from '@stackgen-ai/tracenet';
await initializeTracing(TracingPresets.langfuse(publicKey, secretKey));
const span = createSpan('my-operation');
`

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`typescript
// Before: Direct OpenTelemetry
import { trace } from '@opentelemetry/api';
const tracer = trace.getTracer('my-service');
const span = tracer.startSpan('operation');

// After: Backend-agnostic
import { initializeTracing, createSpan, TracingPresets } from '@stackgen-ai/tracenet';
await initializeTracing(TracingPresets.opentelemetry('my-service'));
const span = createSpan('operation');
`

🎛️ API Reference

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- initializeTracing(config) - Initialize tracing backend
- createSpan(name, attributes?) - Create manual span
- createSpanWithKind(name, kind, attributes?) - Create span with specific kind
- flushTraces() - Flush pending traces
- shutdownTracing() - Shutdown tracing system

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- @traced(name?, attributes?) - Method decorator for tracing
- withTracing(fn, name, attributes?) - Function wrapper for tracing
- PerformanceTracer.startTimer(name) - Start performance timer
- PerformanceTracer.endTimer(name) - End performance timer

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- TracingPresets.langfuse(publicKey, secretKey, baseUrl?) - Langfuse preset
- TracingPresets.opentelemetry(serviceName?) - OpenTelemetry preset
- registerTracingBackend(name, factory) - Register custom backend

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature`)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙋‍♂️ Support

- Documentation: Full docs
- Issues: GitHub Issues
- Discord: Community Discord

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The middleware that makes tracing as easy as adding one line of initialization code. 🚀