VCN #38: Glass Box — Trace Agents with OpenTelemetry

Join us for VCN #38: Glass Box, a builder night focused on enhancing agents with OpenTelemetry primitives—free from SaaS constraints! 🚫💰

Agents can fail silently, and tool calls can be missed. Your model may return inaccuracies, all because you bypassed shipping a crucial trace—opting to 'add observability later.' Well, that time is now, and the best part is it's at no cost! 🕒💡

📅 What to Expect:

• Hands-on Session: We'll guide you in wiring up OpenTelemetry into your agent stack using core primitives. Forget managed dashboards until you can manually read a trace! 📊
• OpenInference Plug-In: As the go-to connection layer, it supports instrumentations for various platforms such as OpenAI, CLI, LangChain, DSPy, and more. The latest Anthropic instrumentation (v1.0.3) was shipped this past May.
• Technical Format:
  • Wrap one LLM call.
  • Add three lines of OpenInference.
  • Watch spans appear in real time! 🚀
• Self-Hosting with Langfuse: Boot it up locally with docker compose up. Trace UI live in under 90 seconds! 🌟
• Explore Your Trace: Gain insights from span trees, attributes, events, and exceptions to identify failing nodes.
• Managed Contrast Demo: Compare OTel spans going into Braintrust for two different visualizations. Which view suits your needs? 🤔

By the end of the night, your agent stack will be equipped with spans, traces, a functional dashboard, and a baseline score—ready for tomorrow's regression challenges! 🚀👨‍💻👩‍💻

🤝 Who Should Attend:

Builders only! Bring along an agent that’s operational, or one that has challenges—both scenarios are valuable!

📍 Location:

Frontier Tower, Floor 9
995 Market Street, San Francisco

📅 Agenda:

• Doors Open: 7 PM
• Talks Start: 7:30 PM

🚀 Hosted By:

• Rayyan Zahid (Immersive Commons)
• Michalis Vasileiadis (Otto / GSD2.0)
• Eric Mockler (Logistics, F11 Health & Longevity)
• Devinder Sodhi (Tower Lead, Frontier Tower)

💌 RSVP Here:

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If your agent is struggling, join us to bring it into the light! 🌞