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This example shows how to enable tracing for an agent in AgentOS. Simply set tracing=True and all agent runs, model calls, and tool executions are automatically captured.
1

Create a Python file

touch basic_agent_tracing.py
2

Add the following code to your Python file

basic_agent_tracing.py
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.sqlite import SqliteDb
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from agno.os import AgentOS
from agno.tools.hackernews import HackerNewsTools

# Set up database
db = SqliteDb(db_file="tmp/traces.db")

agent = Agent(
    name="HackerNews Agent",
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-5-mini"),
    tools=[HackerNewsTools()],
    instructions="You are a hacker news agent. Answer questions concisely.",
    markdown=True,
    db=db,
)

# Setup AgentOS with tracing enabled
agent_os = AgentOS(
    description="Example app for tracing HackerNews",
    agents=[agent],
    tracing=True,  # Enable tracing for all agents
)
app = agent_os.get_app()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent_os.serve(app="basic_agent_tracing:app", reload=True)
3

Create a virtual environment

Open the Terminal and create a python virtual environment.
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
4

Install libraries

pip install -U openai agno opentelemetry-api opentelemetry-sdk openinference-instrumentation-agno
5

Export your OpenAI API key

export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
6

Run AgentOS

python basic_agent_tracing.py
Your AgentOS will be available at http://localhost:7777. View traces in the AgentOS dashboard.