open-telemetry / open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-genai

Add agent call count metrics (gen_ai.invoke_agent.inference_calls, gen_ai.invoke_agent.tool_calls)

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Description

Semantic conventions define two counter metrics for agent invocations:

  • gen_ai.invoke_agent.inference_calls: Number of inference calls made during the agent invocation.
  • gen_ai.invoke_agent.tool_calls: Number of tool calls executed during the agent invocation.

opentelemetry-util-genai does not currently track or record these counters on AgentInvocation.

Tracking sub-issues
  • Add utils support to track and record counter metrics on AgentInvocation
  • #598 - opentelemetry-instrumentation-genai-langchain
  • #599 - opentelemetry-instrumentation-genai-llama-index
  • #600 - opentelemetry-instrumentation-genai-agno
  • #601 - opentelemetry-instrumentation-genai-openai-agents
  • #602 - opentelemetry-instrumentation-genai-qwen-agent

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by locating the opentelemetry-util-genai implementation of AgentInvocation and its existing metric or invocation tracking. Add support for recording the inference_calls and tool_calls counters, then verify that both metrics are recorded for an agent invocation using the project's existing tests or validation commands.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
observability
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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