Fiberplane with Python (alpha)

Fiberplane Studio is an API debugger for local developement. This is a work in progress on supporting Python applications with Fiberplane instrumentation and debugging. This directory includes the fpxpy package which supports FastAPI instrumentation and a few examples to quickstart.

fpxpy

Provides instrumentation and route detection for FastAPI apps.

The package is available on PyPI, installing it as simple as

uv add fpxpy

After installing fpxpy either from source or from pip, simply add the second line referencing your FastAPI app.

from fpxpy import setup

app = FastAPI()
setup(app)

After that, when running your FastAPI server, be sure to set the FPX_ENDPOINT env variable pointing to your instance of Fiberplane Studio, e.g:

FPX_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:8788/v1/traces uv run fastapi dev main.py

[!IMPORTANT] If you don't specify the FPX_ENDPOINT environment variable, the library will not be enabled.

Using MCP server with Fiberplane

Fiberplane runs a local API that can be used through the Model Context Protocol. This enables MCP hosts like Claude Desktop to connect to Fiberplane Studio and query the API.

Setting up using Claude Desktop

If you have Claude Desktop installed, update the configuration to use the local MCP server.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fiberplane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@fiberplane/mcp-server-fiberplane"
      ]
    }
  }
}

fpxpy API

The package exports two functions:

• setup which is used for adding middleware to the FastAPI app
• measure which is used for creating spans each time a function is called. Typically used as a decorator.

setup

Function

Initializes FPX instrumentation for a FastAPI application by configuring route detection and span instrumentation.

Parameters

• app (FastAPI): The FastAPI application instance that was instrumented

Returns

• FastAPI: The instrumented application instance

Environment Variables

• FPX_ENDPOINT: Required. The endpoint URL for FPX instrumentation

Example Usage

from fastapi import FastAPI
from fpxpy import setup

app = FastAPI()
setup(app)

Behavior

1. Checks for FPX_ENDPOINT environment variable
2. If not set:
   • Prints warning message
   • Returns unmodified app
3. If set:
   • Installs route detection
   • Configures span instrumentation with parsed URL
   • Returns instrumented app

Notes

• Must be called after FastAPI app creation

• Requires FPX_ENDPOINT environment variable

• Modifies app in-place by adding middleware and route handlers

Measure

A decorator that wraps functions with OpenTelemetry span instrumentation to measure execution time and track errors.

Usage

Basic Usage:

from fpxpy import measure
from opentelemetry.trace import SpanKind

@measure()
def my_function():
    return "Hello World"

@measure("custom-name")
def named_function():
    return "Hello Named World"

With Custom Span Configuration:

@measure(
    name="db-query",
    span_kind=SpanKind.CLIENT,
    attributes={"db.system": "postgresql"}
)
async def query_database():
    # ... database code
    pass

With Callbacks:

def on_start_cb(span, *args, **kwargs):
    span.set_attribute("custom.start", "started")

@measure(
    name="monitored-function",
    on_start=on_start_cb,
    on_success=lambda span, result: span.set_attribute("result.value", str(result)),
    on_error=lambda span, exc: span.set_attribute("error.message", str(exc))
)
def monitored_function():
    pass

Parameters

• name (Optional[str]): Name of the span. Defaults to the function name if not provided.
• func (Optional[Callable]): Function to wrap. Used internally by the decorator.
• span_kind (SpanKind): Kind of span to create. Defaults to SpanKind.INTERNAL
• on_start (Optional[Callable]): Callback executed when span starts. Receives span and function arguments.
• on_success(Optional[Callable]): Callback executed on successful completion. Receives span and function result.
• on_error (Optional[Callable]): Callback executed on error. Receives span and exception.
• check_result (Optional[Callable]): Optional validation function for the result.
• attributes (Optional[Dict]): Initial attributes to set on the span.

Returns

Returns a wrapped function that:

• Creates a new span when called
• Executes the original function
• Records success/failure in the span
• Supports both sync and async functions

Notes

• Automatically handles both synchronous and asynchronous functions
• Preserves function signatures and docstrings
• Supports direct function decoration and configuration via parameters
• Integrates with OpenTelemetry context propagation
• Thread-safe and context-manager compatible

Examples

Track Database Queries:

@measure(
    name="db-query",
    span_kind=SpanKind.CLIENT,
    attributes={"db.system": "postgresql"}
)
async def get_user(user_id: str):
    # ... database code
    pass

Monitor HTTP Requests

@measure(
    name="http-request",
    span_kind=SpanKind.CLIENT,
    attributes={"http.method": "GET"}
)
async def fetch_data(url: str):
    # ... http request code
    pass

Track Function Performance

@measure(
    name="expensive-calculation",
    attributes={"calculation.type": "matrix-multiply"}
)
def matrix_multiply(a: np.ndarray, b: np.ndarray):
    # ... calculation code
    pass

Example application

We also have an example application that can be found under /examples/python-fastapi

Development

This package uses uv for its dependencies and running the tooling. The following tools are used for linting, checking & formatting. They are listed as part of the dev dependencies (and will be installed by uv by default).

• MyPy for type checking. Run: uv run mypy .
• ruff for linting (uv run ruff check) and formatting (uv run ruff format)