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[openai-agents] Capture number of inference and tool calls on agent invocations

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Description

Track and record gen_ai.invoke_agent.inference_calls and gen_ai.invoke_agent.tool_calls on AgentInvocation in OpenAI Agents instrumentation.

Part of #597.

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Research direction

Start by locating the OpenAI Agents instrumentation and the AgentInvocation implementation, then inspect how existing invoke_agent telemetry attributes are recorded. Add tracking for inference and tool calls, and verify that both attributes are emitted on agent invocations according to the issue names.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
observability
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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