Agent Trajectory Observability Format (ATOF)

Use the atof section when you want the raw Agent Trajectory Observability Format (ATOF) 0.1 event stream written as JSONL.

ATOF JSONL export is useful for local debugging, offline inspection, and preserving the canonical event stream before it is translated into another format.

plugins.toml Example

version = 1

[[components]]
kind = "observability"
enabled = true

[components.config]
version = 1

[components.config.atof]
enabled = true
output_directory = "logs"
filename = "events.jsonl"
mode = "overwrite"

This configuration registers the plugin-managed ATOF exporter and writes one JSON object per lifecycle event to logs/events.jsonl.

Fields

Field	Default	Notes
enabled	false	Must be true to write events.
output_directory	Current working directory	Directory containing the JSONL file.
filename	Timestamped nemo-relay-events-*.jsonl	Explicit output filename.
mode	append	append or overwrite.

Expected Output

Each emitted scope, tool, LLM, middleware, or mark event is written as one ATOF JSON object per line. For event field semantics, see Events.

Register the plugin before instrumented work starts and clear it during shutdown so file handles flush.

Plugin Configuration

Use plugin configuration when the application should let NeMo Relay own the ATOF exporter lifecycle.

Python

from nemo_relay import plugin
from nemo_relay.observability import AtofConfig, ComponentSpec, ObservabilityConfig

config = plugin.PluginConfig(
    components=[
        ComponentSpec(
            ObservabilityConfig(
                atof=AtofConfig(
                    enabled=True,
                    output_directory="logs",
                    filename="events.jsonl",
                    mode="overwrite",
                )
            )
        )
    ]
)

report = plugin.validate(config)
if any(diagnostic["level"] == "error" for diagnostic in report["diagnostics"]):
    raise RuntimeError(report["diagnostics"])

await plugin.initialize(config)
try:
    # Run instrumented application work here.
    pass
finally:
    plugin.clear()

Node.js

const plugin = require("nemo-relay-node/plugin");
const observability = require("nemo-relay-node/observability");

await plugin.initialize({
  version: 1,
  components: [
    observability.ComponentSpec({
      version: 1,
      atof: observability.atofConfig({
        enabled: true,
        output_directory: "logs",
        filename: "events.jsonl",
        mode: "overwrite",
      }),
    }),
  ],
});

try {
  // Run instrumented application work here.
} finally {
  plugin.clear();
}

Rust

use nemo_relay::observability::plugin_component::{
    AtofSectionConfig, ComponentSpec, ObservabilityConfig,
};
use nemo_relay::plugin::{initialize_plugins, validate_plugin_config, PluginConfig};

let component = ComponentSpec::new(ObservabilityConfig {
    atof: Some(AtofSectionConfig {
        enabled: true,
        output_directory: Some("logs".into()),
        filename: Some("events.jsonl".into()),
        mode: "overwrite".into(),
    }),
    ..ObservabilityConfig::default()
});

let config = PluginConfig {
    version: 1,
    components: vec![component.into()],
    policy: Default::default(),
};

let report = validate_plugin_config(&config);
assert!(!report.has_errors());

let active = initialize_plugins(config).await?;

Manual API

Use the manual AtofExporter API when a test or script needs a custom subscriber name or explicit registration window.

Python

from nemo_relay import AtofExporter, AtofExporterConfig, AtofExporterMode

config = AtofExporterConfig()
config.output_directory = "logs"
config.filename = "events.jsonl"
config.mode = AtofExporterMode.Overwrite

exporter = AtofExporter(config)
exporter.register("atof-exporter")

# Run instrumented application work here.

exporter.force_flush()
exporter.deregister("atof-exporter")
exporter.shutdown()

Node.js

const { AtofExporter } = require("nemo-relay-node");

const exporter = new AtofExporter({
  outputDirectory: "logs",
  filename: "events.jsonl",
  mode: "overwrite",
});
exporter.register("atof-exporter");

try {
  // Run instrumented application work here.

  exporter.forceFlush();
} finally {
  exporter.deregister("atof-exporter");
  exporter.shutdown();
}

Rust

use nemo_relay::observability::atof::{
    AtofExporter, AtofExporterConfig, AtofExporterMode,
};

let config = AtofExporterConfig::new()
    .with_output_directory("logs")
    .with_filename("events.jsonl")
    .with_mode(AtofExporterMode::Overwrite);
let exporter = AtofExporter::new(config)?;
exporter.register("atof-exporter")?;

// Run instrumented application work here.

exporter.force_flush()?;
let _ = exporter.deregister("atof-exporter")?;
exporter.shutdown()?;

Common Validation Failures

• mode is not append or overwrite.

• The output directory is not writable at runtime.

• ATOF is enabled in a target that cannot access the native filesystem.