Local tracing in the DataRobot CLI: catch issues before production
Aug 12, 2026

Summary
Introduced `dr xp`, a DataRobot experimentation CLI plugin that integrates OpenTelemetry for local tracing of agentic applications. This enables developers to visualize request traces, tool calls, latency, token counts, and errors directly in their local development environment, mirroring the platform's post-deployment tracing model. The plugin is bundled with DataRobot agent templates and accessible via the Agent Assist skill.
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