> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.platform.nora.my/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Traces overview

> Every run of every agent, recorded end-to-end. Inspect exactly what happened.

A **Trace** is the recording of a single agent run. Every model call, every tool invocation, every retrieval, every memory op — captured with inputs, outputs, timing, and cost.

Traces are how you understand what your Agents actually did in production. Not sampled — every run.

## When you'll look at a Trace

* A user reported a bad answer.
* Costs jumped and you want to know why.
* Latency spiked and you're hunting the slow step.
* You're validating a new version and want to spot-check runs.
* You're building a dataset from real production behavior.

## What's in a Trace

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Inspect a run" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/reliable/traces/inspect">
    The main view — timeline of everything that happened.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tool calls" icon="wrench" href="/reliable/traces/tool-calls">
    What each tool was called with, what it returned.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Grounding" icon="anchor" href="/reliable/traces/grounding">
    Which parts of the answer are backed by retrieved evidence.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cost & latency" icon="clock" href="/reliable/traces/cost">
    Per-step cost and time.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Feedback" icon="thumbs-up" href="/reliable/traces/feedback">
    Add corrections and thumbs from the Trace itself.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Search & filter" icon="filter" href="/reliable/traces/search">
    Find runs by any criterion.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Retention

Traces are retained per your Flow settings (default 90 days). Aggregate metrics are retained longer. Payloads (prompts, tool args) can be scrubbed sooner than the Trace itself for compliance workloads.

## Access

By default all workspace members can view Traces. Restrict via Flow access settings — you can allow "view Trace metadata" without allowing "view payloads" for teammates who need aggregate stats but not raw content.

## Sharing a Trace

Every Trace has a permalink. Share with a teammate; they see the same view. External sharing (public link) is off by default and only enable-able by Owners.