mattpocock / mattpocock/evalite

Display more trace details

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Description

I'm testing an AI agent which reasons across multiple steps. The first thing I want to do when an eval fails is to see the chain of steps that were executed. I was expecting that to be what the "trace" view would do in the UI, but despite seeming teasingly clickable, it looks like it currently only shows the execution time for each trace (nothing happens when clicked on)

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I'm working around this by incluiding the step logs as an additional property in the task result, so it shows up as a JSON column, but it's a bit clunky to have it always included, and I end up having to repeat myself on every step. Plus we could build a bespoke UI for displaying the trace contents that's much easier to read.

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Research direction

No file or test is identified in the issue. Start by examining the existing trace view in the UI and how task results expose step logs; determine how the executed chain is represented. Done means clicking a trace displays its steps in a readable bespoke UI rather than only execution time.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
ai, frontend, testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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