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agent_tool_call_completed event schema

An event sent when a tool call finishes, for checking agent reliability. Keep arguments and results in the trace system. Send only approved categories and identifiers to link related events.

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Question this event answers

Which tools fail, retry, loop, or add latency before an agent reaches a useful outcome?

Fields
11
Required
10
Send and check an event

Record and query agent_tool_call_completed

Document what each agent_tool_call_completed row represents and which service sends it. Send test events to check the fields, then verify that the query answers your question.

  1. 1

    Outcome becomes final

    Agent runtime or tool-execution adapter emits only after the tool returns, times out, is denied, or fails for the current attempt.

  2. 2

    Choose the fields

    10 required fields preserve the declared grain: One completed tool-call attempt within an agent run.

  3. 3

    Check the test event

    Check types, UTC time, alternate outcomes, idempotency, and every pseudonymous or review-classified field.

  4. 4

    Query the result

    Which tools fail, retry, loop, or add latency before an agent reaches a useful outcome?

Grain

One completed tool-call attempt within an agent run.

Owner

Agent runtime or tool-execution adapter

Emit when

After the tool returns, times out, is denied, or fails for the current attempt.

Field contract

Field types and data to exclude

Keep field names and types stable once production queries depend on them. Document optional fields and add them only when they answer a specific question.

FieldTypeRequiredPrivacyMeaning
timestamp_utctimestampyesnon-sensitiveUTC time when the operation finishes.
event_idstringyesnon-sensitiveStable unique identifier used for deduplication.
releasestringyesnon-sensitiveApplication or service version that emitted the event.
account_idstringyespseudonymousStable internal account identifier, never an email or name.
run_idstringyespseudonymousApproved identifier for the owning agent run.
tool_call_idstringyespseudonymousStable identifier for this logical tool call.
tool_namestringyesnon-sensitiveAllowlisted low-cardinality tool name.
statusstringyesnon-sensitiveSuccess, failed, timed_out, or denied.
attemptnumberyesnon-sensitiveOne-based attempt number for the logical call.
duration_msnumberyesnon-sensitiveTool-call duration in milliseconds.
error_typestringnonon-sensitiveControlled failure category without exception text.

Synthetic JSON event

{
  "timestamp_utc": "2026-07-29T10:04:11Z",
  "event_id": "evt_tool_01",
  "account_id": "acct_8f31",
  "release": "2026.07.3",
  "run_id": "run_43fc",
  "tool_call_id": "call_017",
  "tool_name": "customer_lookup",
  "status": "success",
  "attempt": 1,
  "duration_ms": 284
}

Privacy review

Review identifiers before ingestion

This example uses synthetic identifiers. Pseudonymous values can still be personal data, and review fields can expose business or provider context. Apply your own consent, retention, access, residency, and deletion requirements.

  • account_id: pseudonymous
  • run_id: pseudonymous
  • tool_call_id: pseudonymous

Validation checklist

Test the schema before building a dashboard

  • Send one known agent_tool_call_completed fixture after the documented outcome boundary.
  • Verify all 10 required fields arrive with the documented types.
  • Retry the same event identifier and confirm the chosen deduplication behavior.
  • Send a controlled failure or alternate outcome when the workflow supports one.
  • Run the related SQL over a fixed window and reconcile the result to the fixture.

Common mistakes

Record one result per row

  • Emitting agent_tool_call_completed before agent runtime or tool-execution adapter knows the final outcome.
  • Mixing different kinds of results in one table, which makes counts and rates ambiguous.
  • Replacing controlled categories with raw URLs, payloads, prompts, or error text.
  • Changing a field type in place after saved queries and dashboards depend on it.
  • Adding identifiers without a documented investigation, access, and retention need.

Use the contract

Query the event and set up monitoring

Related contracts

Send a test event before production traffic

Create a free API key, send the synthetic event, and inspect the inferred table before connecting a live workflow.

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