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AI/ML / cncf.io

How Jaeger is evolving to trace AI agents with OpenTelemetry

This article from the CNCF blog explains how Jaeger, a leading distributed tracing tool, is being extended to trace AI agents using OpenTelemetry. It likely covers the challenges of observing complex AI agent workflows and how Jaeger's integration with OpenTelemetry enables end-to-end tracing of agent interactions, model calls, and tool executions.

Why it matters

As you work with multi-agent systems and AI orchestration, understanding how to trace and debug these distributed, dynamic workflows is critical—this evolution of Jaeger directly supports your observability needs.
Cursor 3 ships parallel AI agents. Here is the multi-agent workflow that actually works.
AI/ML / dev.to

Cursor 3 ships parallel AI agents. Here is the multi-agent workflow that actually works.

Cursor 3.0 introduces a unified Agents Window sidebar that lists all active agent sessions across repos, with local agents using the Composer 2 model for fast, workspace-aware edits and cloud agents running offline with persistence for long-running tasks and cross-repo workflows. The platform supports handoffs between local and cloud mid-task, and the Marketplace extends agent capabilities with plugins and MCPs, but manual coordination between parallel agents remains required.
AI Agents Plunged the Tech World Into Chaos. Here’s Exactly How That Happened
AI/ML / wired.com

AI Agents Plunged the Tech World Into Chaos. Here’s Exactly How That Happened

Anthropic's Claude Code Opus 4.5 scored higher on its notoriously difficult engineering exam than any human candidate, can run for hours, retain extensive memory, and manage teams of AI subagents. Open-source OpenClaw (366k GitHub stars) lets developers build persistent autonomous agents that access cloud data, web services, and even credit cards to complete tasks. Developers report a paradigm shift, but the tools remain messy, imperfect, and risky, with security and reliability concerns paramount.
Platform Engineering Labs Expands formae with Kubernetes Support, Native Helm Integration
Cloud / infoq.com

Platform Engineering Labs Expands formae with Kubernetes Support, Native Helm Integration

Platform Engineering Labs expanded its open-source IaC platform formae with Kubernetes support, native Helm integration, .tfvars compatibility, and a public plugin hub, enabling it to act as a 'system of record' for multi-cloud infrastructure. By continuously codifying live infrastructure state instead of relying on fragile state files, formae reduces operational drift across Amazon EKS, AKS, and mixed toolchains—allowing teams to reuse existing Helm charts and Terraform variables without re-architecting deployments.
How the AC/DC framework helps teams govern AI coding agents
AI/ML / thenewstack.io

How the AC/DC framework helps teams govern AI coding agents

The AC/DC framework (Agent Centric Development Cycle) defines four stages—Guide, Generate, Verify, Solve—to govern AI coding agents at scale, countering the market’s overemphasis on generation speed. Effective governance hinges on strong Guide and Verify stages: Guide provides structured context (architecture, standards, compliance) to prevent drift, while Verify catches probabilistic failures (logic flaws, security issues) early rather than as a late-stage checkpoint. Without these, teams risk code generation outpacing their ability to establish trust and maintainability.