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Vercel Workflows trace viewer now has a minimap

Vercel ships minimap for Workflows trace viewer — better debugging for AI agents at scale.

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Why it matters

Vercel is iterating on developer tooling for AI workflows, making it easier for teams to debug and monitor agentic systems. This matters because observability is becoming table-stakes for production AI deployments.

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  1. Vercel Workflows trace viewer now includes minimap feature

  2. Minimap shows entire workflow run in single view

  3. Available in web dashboard and locally via Workflow SDK

  4. Features: drag to pan, resize to zoom, click to jump to points in trace

  5. Keyboard navigation: scroll and arrow keys to step through runs

  6. Vercel Workflows trace viewer adds minimap feature

  7. Minimap enables full-run visualization in single view

  8. Available on Vercel platform and locally via Workflow SDK

  9. Features: drag to pan, resize to zoom, click to jump, arrow keys to step through

  10. Published July 14, 2026

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Publisher excerpt: The trace viewer for now has a minimap that shows the entire run in one view.Vercel Workflows Drag the viewport to pan, resize it to zoom, or drag across the minimap to select a new section. Click anywhere on the minimap to jump to that point, or scroll and use arrow keys to step through the run.…
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