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Multi-Agent System Tracing

13 posts on multi-agent system tracing — part of developer tools on the n4n AI blog.

Developer toolsAnalysis

Why multi-agent tracing is harder than single-call tracing

Multi-agent tracing challenges exceed single-call observability: async spans, non-deterministic routing, and cost attribution need different tooling.

4 min read
Developer toolsGuide

Visualizing multi-agent execution graphs for debugging

A practical guide to visualizing multi-agent execution graphs for debugging: capture spans, model nodes and edges, render with Mermaid, and attribute costs.

4 min read
Developer toolsTutorial

Tracing tool calls across a LangGraph multi-agent system

A hands-on tutorial for tracing tool calls LangGraph multi-agent systems: instrument agents, propagate context, and inspect execution flows with code.

3 min read
Developer toolsTutorial

Tracing CrewAI agent workflows end to end

Learn how to implement end-to-end tracing for CrewAI multi-agent workflows with step callbacks and OpenTelemetry, plus resilient LLM routing.

2 min read
Developer toolsHow-to

Tracing agent-to-agent handoffs in multi-agent systems

A practical guide to tracing agent-to-agent handoffs in multi-agent systems: instrument spans, propagate context, and verify flows.

4 min read
Developer toolsGuide

Monitoring token cost across multi-agent orchestration

A practical guide to tracking token cost multi-agent orchestration: instrument agents, attribute usage, set guardrails, and avoid billing surprises.

4 min read
Developer toolsHow-to

Logging agent state transitions for postmortem debugging

Learn how to implement logging agent state transitions with structured events and trace IDs for effective postmortem debugging of multi-agent systems.

4 min read
Developer toolsHow-to

Detecting agent hallucination cascades before they compound

Practical steps to detect agent hallucination cascades in multi-agent systems before they compound, using tracing, assertions, and structured eval.

4 min read
Developer toolsHow-to

Debugging why one agent's output silently breaks another

Step-by-step guide to debugging agent output failures in multi-agent pipelines: capture raw handoffs, validate contracts, and reproduce breaks in isolation.

2 min read
Developer toolsHow-to

Debugging multi-agent deadlocks with distributed tracing

Step-by-step guide to debugging multi-agent deadlocks with distributed tracing: instrument LLM agents, correlate spans, and resolve cyclic dependencies.

3 min read
Developer toolsHow-to

Debugging infinite loops in multi-agent LLM workflows

Practical steps to diagnose and fix runaway agent cycles in workflows: tracing messages, bounding retries, and verifying termination in multi-agent systems.

4 min read
Developer toolsGuide

Correlating traces across supervisor and worker agents

A practical guide to correlating traces supervisor worker agents in multi-agent systems: propagation, instrumentation, and pitfalls for engineers.

5 min read
Developer toolsHow-to

Building a trace timeline for parallel agent execution

Step-by-step guide to building a trace timeline for parallel agent execution in multi-agent systems using OpenTelemetry and Python with runnable code.

2 min read