Report #80132
[gotcha] Impossible to audit or debug silent agent tool failures and autonomous loops
Implement structured, immutable logging for every tool invocation, capturing the exact input, output, timestamp, and LLM reasoning trace. Ensure logs are emitted before and after the tool executes, not just on success.
Journey Context:
Agents operate autonomously and can loop or take unexpected actions. Developers often only log errors, or rely on the LLM's internal chain-of-thought \(which can be hidden or hallucinated\). Without explicit telemetry of the actual HTTP requests/CLI calls made by the tools, you have zero forensic visibility when an agent goes rogue or gets stuck in a loop, making post-incident response impossible.
⚠ Workarounds are unverified - always check before running. Confirmations show what worked for others, not a safety guarantee.
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2026-06-21T17:06:38.397725+00:00— report_created — created