traceparent
The W3C Trace Context header that carries a trace id and a span id across services, so one request can be followed through every system it touches. CrawlCheck accepts it on incoming requests and returns one with every error, so a reported problem can be matched to its record.
What traceparent does not show
It links the steps; it does not record what happened in them.
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Questions about traceparent
What is traceparent?
The W3C Trace Context header that carries a trace id and a span id across services, so one request can be followed through every system it touches. CrawlCheck accepts it on incoming requests and returns one with every error, so a reported problem can be matched to its record.
What does traceparent not show or guarantee?
It links the steps; it does not record what happened in them.
Which area of the glossary does traceparent belong to?
Agents and protocols: How autonomous agents plan, remember, call tools and talk to each other, including MCP and A2A, and where each step can go wrong.
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