Trace and debug eve agent sessions with Vercel Observability
Vercel just shipped native agent observability. No OpenTelemetry setup. Every token, every tool call, visible in the dashboard.
Why it matters
Vercel is lowering the operational friction for teams building AI agents by embedding observability directly into its platform—reducing setup complexity and enabling both technical and non-technical stakeholders to debug and audit agent behavior in real time.
The key facts
7 to knowAgent Runs tab shows trigger, duration, token usage per session
Developer mode: raw tool names, JSON input/output, per-step token counts
Business mode: humanized tool names, plain-English summaries for non-technical review
Run data encrypted by default
Data retention: 12 hours (Hobby), 1 day (Pro), 3 days (Enterprise), extendable to 30 days with Observability Plus
Integrates with custom OpenTelemetry backends (Braintrust, Datadog, etc.)
No OpenTelemetry setup required for native view
Go to the source
Vercel Blogvercel.com
Publisher excerpt: gives projects a curated observability view for every agent session in the Vercel dashboard, with no OpenTelemetry setup required.Agent Runseve The Agent Runs tab surfaces the trigger, duration, and token usage for each session at a glance. Drill into any run to inspect every turn, model call, and…