AI logging in production: context without oversharing
Instrument AI workflows with useful metadata, configuration versions, and clear outcomes—not entire conversations.
Connect application workflows, individual model calls, token measurements, and evaluation results. These guides take a metadata-first approach and distinguish observed outcomes from estimates and assumptions.
Start with workflow instrumentation, add correlation across stages, then examine usage attribution. Keep retries, partial streams, and missing measurements visible throughout the investigation.
Instrument AI workflows with useful metadata, configuration versions, and clear outcomes—not entire conversations.
Trace retrieval, generation, validation, and retries without confusing model completion with application success.
Keep reported usage separate from estimates, handle retries, and make cost calculations explainable.
Start with a clear schema. Keep the context that matters.