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How to monitor an AI agent after launch

Production monitoring should reveal how the result was reached and where humans had to intervene.

  1. 01

    Log the useful trace

    Capture inputs safely, decisions, tool calls, evidence and final state.

  2. 02

    Measure outcomes

    Track acceptance, correction, escalation, error, latency and cost.

  3. 03

    Review and respond

    Sample work regularly and pause the agent when risk thresholds are crossed.

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How to Monitor an AI Agent After Launch