Practical guide · Orange Ink
How to monitor an AI agent after launch
Production monitoring should reveal how the result was reached and where humans had to intervene.
- 01
Log the useful trace
Capture inputs safely, decisions, tool calls, evidence and final state.
- 02
Measure outcomes
Track acceptance, correction, escalation, error, latency and cost.
- 03
Review and respond
Sample work regularly and pause the agent when risk thresholds are crossed.
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Before you decide
Is user satisfaction enough?
No. Pair feedback with objective task outcomes, error classes and path-level evidence.