http://akjamie.github.io/tags/llm-observability/ Recent content in LLM Observability on Jamie's Blog Hugo en-us Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://akjamie.github.io/post/2026-06-25-observability-tracing/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://akjamie.github.io/post/2026-06-25-observability-tracing/ <h1 id="observability--trace-collection--engineering-reference">Observability &amp; Trace Collection — Engineering Reference</h1> <blockquote> <p><strong>Audience:</strong> Staff engineers and senior contributors who need to understand the exact implementation mechanics, call chains, and design rationale — not the &ldquo;what&rdquo; but the &ldquo;how&rdquo; and &ldquo;why&rdquo;.</p> </blockquote> <hr> <blockquote> <p>[!NOTE]</p> <h3 id="executive-tldr">Executive TL;DR</h3> <p>This system implements LLM observability and trace collection using a pure <strong>OpenTelemetry (OTel) bridge</strong> integrated with Spring Boot 4.1 and the Micrometer Observation API, bypassing the Langfuse SDK entirely. Key architecture highlights:</p>