# Traccia > Traccia is an OpenTelemetry-native AI agent observability and governance platform for production teams. Monitor agents with real-time traces, offline cost tracking ("Sampling won't lie to you"), and policy-aware guardrails. Open-source Python SDK with integrations for LangChain, CrewAI, and OpenAI Agents. The blog covers how Traccia is building the future of AI observability, policy enforcement, and governance. Traccia provides full-fidelity tracing, EU AI Act mapping, policy alerts, and cost attribution for any LLM workload. Documentation on this site covers the Python SDK, platform dashboard, Governance Hub, integrations, and operational guides. ```bash pip install traccia ``` Sign up or log in at the Traccia app (linked from the site header) to use the hosted dashboard. ## Product - [Home](https://traccia.ai/): AI agent tracing, monitoring, and governance overview. - [Pricing](https://traccia.ai/pricing): Plans and usage-based pricing. - [Security](https://traccia.ai/security): Security practices and data handling. - [Trust center](https://traccia.ai/trust-center): Vendor trust, subprocessors, and certification roadmap. - [Build with Traccia experts](https://traccia.ai/build-agents): Professional services for production agent deployments. - [About](https://traccia.ai/about): Company and mission. ## Blog - [Blog](https://traccia.ai/blog): Learn more about how Traccia is building the future of AI observability, policy enforcement, and governance. - [What Is AI Agent Governance?](https://traccia.ai/blog/why-ai-agent-governance-became-inevitable): Definitive guide to the four planes of control and standards mapping. - [AI Observability vs AI Governance](https://traccia.ai/blog/ai-observability-vs-ai-governance): The fail-closed test, EchoLeak case study, and latency gap. - [Traccia vs Langfuse](https://traccia.ai/blog/langfuse-alternative): Langfuse alternative — enforce, not just observe, with Visibility, Intelligence, Control, and Certification. - [Traccia vs Arize AI](https://traccia.ai/blog/arize-alternative): Arize AI / Phoenix alternative focused on agent-boundary policy enforcement and EU evidence from traces. - [Traccia vs Credo AI](https://traccia.ai/blog/credo-ai-alternative): Credo AI alternative — runtime OpenTelemetry control plane vs enterprise GRC. - [Traccia vs Holistic AI](https://traccia.ai/blog/holistic-ai-alternative): Holistic AI alternative — agent runtime enforce-and-prove vs portfolio GRC and bias audits. ## Documentation - [Docs overview](https://traccia.ai/docs): Entry point for SDK and platform documentation. - [SDK quickstart](https://traccia.ai/docs/sdk/quickstart): Install and send your first trace in minutes. - [Platform getting started](https://traccia.ai/docs/platform/getting-started): Set up the hosted dashboard and workspace. - [Platform OTLP ingestion](https://traccia.ai/docs/platform/ingestion): HTTP and gRPC endpoints for SDK and native OTel clients. - [FAQ](https://traccia.ai/docs/faq): Common questions about Traccia. - [Roadmap](https://traccia.ai/docs/roadmap): Planned features and direction. ## Documentation sections - [SDK](https://traccia.ai/docs/sdk): Index of SDK docs — decorators, exporters, metrics, and cost tracking. - [Platform](https://traccia.ai/docs/platform): Index of hosted platform docs — ingestion, dashboards, guardrails, and costs. - [Concepts](https://traccia.ai/docs/concepts): Index of core concepts — traces, spans, agents, and OpenTelemetry. - [Guides](https://traccia.ai/docs/guides): Index of guides and recipes for tracing, multi-agent, and troubleshooting. - [Reference](https://traccia.ai/docs/reference): Index of API, CLI, configuration, event, and error references. - [Integrations](https://traccia.ai/docs/integrations): Index of framework integrations — LangChain, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents, and Claude Code. - [Compliance](https://traccia.ai/docs/compliance): Index of compliance docs, including the EU AI Act. ## SDK - [Installation](https://traccia.ai/docs/sdk/installation): Python package setup and requirements. - [Configuration](https://traccia.ai/docs/sdk/configuration): Environment variables and SDK options. - [Agent identity](https://traccia.ai/docs/sdk/agent-identity): Name and version agents in traces. - [@observe() decorator](https://traccia.ai/docs/sdk/observe-decorator): Instrument functions and agents. - [Auto-instrumentation](https://traccia.ai/docs/sdk/auto-instrumentation): Automatic tracing for supported frameworks. - [Exporters](https://traccia.ai/docs/sdk/exporters): Send traces to Traccia, Jaeger, Grafana, and more. - [Metrics](https://traccia.ai/docs/sdk/metrics): Custom metrics alongside traces. - [Guardrail detection](https://traccia.ai/docs/sdk/guardrails): Detect policy violations in agent runs. - [Pricing and costs](https://traccia.ai/docs/sdk/pricing): Token and cost attribution in traces. - [Advanced](https://traccia.ai/docs/sdk/advanced): Power-user SDK patterns. ## Integrations - [LangChain](https://traccia.ai/docs/integrations/langchain): Trace LangChain chains and agents. - [Claude Code](https://traccia.ai/docs/integrations/claude-code): Native observability for Claude Code — sessions, tool traces, and cost labels with zero code changes. - [CrewAI](https://traccia.ai/docs/integrations/crewai): Observe CrewAI crews and tasks. - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://traccia.ai/docs/integrations/openai-agents): Instrument OpenAI Agents workflows. ## Platform - [OTLP ingestion](https://traccia.ai/docs/platform/ingestion): Platform HTTP/gRPC endpoints, auth, and client-specific config. - [Dashboard](https://traccia.ai/docs/platform/dashboard): Workspace overview and navigation. - [Traces](https://traccia.ai/docs/platform/traces): Inspect runs, spans, and timelines. - [Guardrail posture](https://traccia.ai/docs/platform/guardrails): Monitor guardrail health across agents. - [Policies](https://traccia.ai/docs/platform/policies): Define and enforce agent guardrails. - [Governance Hub](https://traccia.ai/docs/platform/governance): Org-wide AI system registry, human review queue, incidents, audit bundles, and admin activity log. - [EU AI Act](https://traccia.ai/docs/compliance/eu-ai-act): Opt-in module — AI system registry, human review, FRIA drafts, and labeled audit exports for EU teams. - [Costs](https://traccia.ai/docs/platform/costs): Cost analytics and budgets. - [Teams](https://traccia.ai/docs/platform/teams): Collaboration and access control. ## Concepts - [Traces](https://traccia.ai/docs/concepts/trace): Root spans and trace structure. - [Spans](https://traccia.ai/docs/concepts/span): Nested operations within a trace. - [Agents](https://traccia.ai/docs/concepts/agents): How Traccia models agents. - [OpenTelemetry](https://traccia.ai/docs/concepts/opentelemetry): OTel compatibility and semantics. ## Guides - [Local Jaeger setup](https://traccia.ai/docs/guides/local-jaeger): Run Jaeger locally for development. - [Grafana Tempo setup](https://traccia.ai/docs/guides/local-grafana): Export traces to Grafana Tempo. - [Multi-agent tracing](https://traccia.ai/docs/guides/multi-agent): Trace multiple agents in one system. - [Parallel runs in one process](https://traccia.ai/docs/guides/parallel-runs): Isolate concurrent agent runs. - [Cost optimization](https://traccia.ai/docs/guides/cost-optimization): Reduce LLM spend with observability data. - [Troubleshooting](https://traccia.ai/docs/guides/troubleshooting): Fix common SDK and export issues. ## Reference - [Python SDK API](https://traccia.ai/docs/reference/python-sdk): SDK class and method reference. - [Node.js SDK API](https://traccia.ai/docs/reference/node-sdk): Node.js SDK class and method reference. - [CLI commands](https://traccia.ai/docs/reference/cli): Traccia CLI usage. - [Configuration reference](https://traccia.ai/docs/reference/configuration): Full configuration options. - [Events](https://traccia.ai/docs/reference/events): Event types emitted by the SDK. - [Errors](https://traccia.ai/docs/reference/errors): Error codes and handling. ## Optional - [Waitlist](https://traccia.ai/waitlist): Request early access to Traccia. - [Investor materials](https://traccia.ai/invest): Traction, thesis, and roadmap for investors. - [Sitemap](https://traccia.ai/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable list of public URLs on this site.