agent_trace
Reconstruct the complete, time-ordered timeline of what an agent instance DID — chat turns (chat.in/tool.call/chat.out), apply steps/handoffs/outcomes (apply.*), and failures, interleaved. This is the primary tool for debugging or improving an agent: see exactly what happened, in order, not just ...
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What agent_trace does on ProAgentStore
AI agents call agent_trace to retrieve information from ProAgentStore without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why agent_trace is rated Low
Tool retrieves and displays agent execution history for inspection; no side effects or data modification.
From the tool's definition Reconstruct timeline, see what happened, debugging tool, no modifications
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs agent_trace safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and ProAgentStore, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For agent_trace, this is the rule to start with:
agent_trace is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect ProAgentStore, apply this rule, and every agent_trace call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about agent_trace
Reconstruct the complete, time-ordered timeline of what an agent instance DID — chat turns (chat.in/tool.call/chat.out), apply steps/handoffs/outcomes (apply.*), and failures, interleaved. This is the primary tool for debugging or improving an agent: see exactly what happened, in order, not just errors. Failures sit in two bands: a tool call that FAILED is level=warn (one row per failed tool, carrying the tool name in. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ProAgentStore MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ProAgentStore MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for agent_trace: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches ProAgentStore. Nothing to install.
agent_trace is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the agent_trace rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for agent_trace. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
agent_trace is provided by the ProAgentStore MCP server (https://mcp.proagentstore.online/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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