Tracing activities of agentic applications in bedrock

It will be a combo of CloudTrail, CloudWatch and related services that can systematically capture, store, and analyze the autonomous decisions and actions made by these AI agents.

1. CloudTrail for Auditing Bedrock Agents - CloudTrail records all API calls made to Amazon Bedrock, including those initiated by agents, users, or other AWS services. This includes both management and data plane operations, such as InvokeAgent, InvokeInlineAgent, and other agent-specific actions. Each CloudTrail event will also capture

• Who made the request (user, role, or service)
• What action was performed (API call details)
• When the action occurred (timestamp)
• Where the request originated (IP address) It will also capture, Agent-Specific Data Events such as AWS::Bedrock::AgentAlias and AWS::Bedrock::InlineAgent. This ensures that all agent invocations and actions are logged as data events

2. CloudTrail Lake and Advanced Analytics

• Centralized Querying: CloudTrail Lake allows you to store, query, and analyze CloudTrail events using SQL-like queries, making it easier to audit and investigate AI agent activity across your environment.
• Integration with Athena: For more complex analytics, CloudTrail logs can be queried using Amazon Athena, enabling deep dives into agent decision trails and operational patterns.

3. CloudWatch for Monitoring and Alerting

• Real time metrics
• log aggregations
• alarms and notifications

The combinations of these tools can help you provide detailed visibility