• TRACE
  • SPAN
  • LOGIC
  • HUMAN

How to debug agent execution failures with your AI

Connect AgentOps to your AI client to inspect the internal logic of your agents. You'll see the exact moment a loop breaks or a reasoning error occurs.

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Short answer

How can my AI find where an agent failed?

Your AI uses AgentOps telemetry to pull specific traces and spans that map out the agent's decision path. This lets you see the exact step where a hallucination or loop error happened. You get a clear view of the failure point.

Where errors are found.

Debugging outcomes.

The AI uses telemetry data to pinpoint the root cause of agentic errors.

TRACE

Full execution paths

The AI pulls the entire sequence of events to show you the full path the agent took before it crashed.

SPAN

Granular step analysis

The AI isolates specific sub-tasks to show you which individual function or call caused the error.

LOGIC

Hallucination detection

The AI compares the agent's reasoning against the trace data to find where it drifted from the plan.

HUMAN

Manual fixes needed

The AI identifies logic gaps that require you to rewrite the prompt or adjust the agent's instructions.

The workflow

What your AI does when <the thing arrives>.

The AI acts as your investigator, pulling telemetry to explain why an agentic loop went off the rails.

  1. Retrieve the trace

    The AI pulls the full execution history for a specific run to understand the context of the failure.

    get_trace

  2. Inspect specific spans

    The AI drills into individual segments of the execution to find the exact moment of failure.

    get_span

  3. Map the error path

    The AI uses the trace data to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to a hallucination.

    get_trace

  4. Isolate the fault

    The AI identifies the specific span that failed so you can target your fix.

    get_span

Try it

Copy these to start.

Paste these into your chat to begin debugging.

Starting points

Replace the trace or span IDs with the actual IDs from your AgentOps dashboard.

AgentOps Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_OCln8CM8I7G7rNCo6QKijZPwPeMGY7W7gj6qBqEG/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — AgentOps capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentops-agent-telemetry-and-monitoring-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_OCln8CM8I7G7rNCo6QKijZPwPeMGY7W7gj6qBqEG/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Get the trace for run_id_8821 and tell me why the agent failed.

  • Look at the spans for this trace to find where the hallucination happened.

  • Check the span for the 'tool_call' in trace_abc_123 to see why it returned an error.

  • Analyze the execution trace for the last loop failure and explain the logic error.

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Start here

Connect AgentOps once, then ask.

Link your AgentOps account to Vinkius. Your credentials stay encrypted on our side, and you can immediately start asking your AI about your agent's telemetry.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI fix my agent's code?

    No. The AI can only read the traces and spans to explain what went wrong. You have to fix the code or prompts yourself.

  • 02

    Can the AI delete traces from AgentOps?

    No. The tools only allow the AI to read data. It cannot delete or modify any telemetry in your AgentOps account.

  • 03

    Do I need to provide a trace ID?

    Yes. To look at a specific failure, you must tell the AI which trace or span ID to pull.

  • 04

    Can the AI see all my agent data?

    No. The AI only sees the specific traces and spans you explicitly ask it to retrieve.

  • 05

    Does this work with any agent?

    It works with any agent that is configured to send telemetry to AgentOps.

  • More questions about AgentOps? The Connector page answers them. See everything the AgentOps Connector can do

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