llmtracex 0.2.0

Lightweight LLM observability. SQLite-based tracing with zero infrastructure.

Installation • Quick Start • @observe() • Wrappers • LangChain • Dashboard • Full Docs

Lightweight LLM observability. Zero infrastructure.

One SQLite file. One pip install. Full tracing for any LLM application.

pip install llmtracex

Why llm-trace?

Feature	Langfuse	LangSmith	llm-trace
Setup	Docker + PostgreSQL + Redis	Cloud account	pip install llmtracex
Infrastructure	4 services	Managed	Zero
Storage	ClickHouse	Cloud	SQLite
Dependencies	Many	Many	Zero
Dashboard	Yes	Yes	Built-in (:7600)
Cost	Free/Paid	Paid	Free forever

Quick Start

1. Decorate any function

from llm_trace import observe

@observe()
def my_pipeline(query: str) -> str:
    docs = retrieve(query)
    return generate(query, docs)

2. Wrap OpenAI / Anthropic SDKs

from llm_trace.wrappers import wrap_openai
import openai

client = wrap_openai(openai.OpenAI())
# Every call is traced automatically — tokens, cost, latency
response = client.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-4o", messages=[...])

3. LangChain / LangGraph (recommended)

from llm_trace.langchain import CallbackHandler

handler = CallbackHandler(trace_name="my-agent", session_id="chat-123")
result = graph.invoke(input, config={"callbacks": [handler]})
handler.flush()
# 1 invoke = 1 trace. All nodes captured automatically.

4. OpenTelemetry (LlamaIndex, Haystack, CrewAI, DSPy...)

from llm_trace.otel import install_otel

install_otel(instrumentors=["llama_index", "haystack"])
# Any OTEL-instrumented framework is now traced

5. Webhook (any language)

curl -X POST http://localhost:7601/api/ingest \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"trace":{"name":"from-curl"}, "observations":[{"type":"generation","model":"gpt-4o","usage":{"input_tokens":100,"output_tokens":50}}]}'

6. Scores

from llm_trace import score
score("quality", 0.92, trace_id=handler.get_trace_id())

Dashboard

llm-trace dashboard
# or
python -c "from llm_trace import tracer; tracer.dashboard()"

# Custom port
llm-trace dashboard --port 8080
llm-trace dashboard -p 3000 --no-browser

Opens http://localhost:7600 with:

• Overview with tokens/cost/latency charts over time
• Trace list with search and filtering
• Tree view with expandable observations
• Graph view showing execution flow
• Per-trace stats (tokens, cost, latency, status)
• Delete individual traces or clear all

CLI

llm-trace stats              # Summary
llm-trace list                # Recent traces
llm-trace show <trace-id>     # Detail view
llm-trace dashboard            # Web UI
llm-trace clear               # Delete all
llm-trace export > traces.json # Export

Architecture

┌─────────────┬──────────────┬───────────────┬──────────────┐
│  @observe() │ wrap_openai()│ CallbackHandler│ install_otel()│
│  any func   │ wrap_anthropic│ LangChain/LG │ OTEL spans   │
├─────────────┴──────────────┴───────────────┴──────────────┤
│                    Tracer (singleton)                      │
│              background flush, contextvars                 │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                  SQLite WAL (~/.llm-trace/)                │
│            traces → observations → scores                  │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│           Dashboard (:7600) │ CLI │ Webhook (:7601)       │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Data Model

Follows the Langfuse data model:

• Trace — one execution (1 graph.invoke() = 1 trace)
• Observation — a step within a trace (generation, tool, retriever, agent, span, guardrail, embedding, event)
• Score — evaluation metric attached to a trace

Configuration

# Database location (default: ~/.llm-trace/traces.db)
export LLM_TRACE_DB_PATH=./my-traces.db

# Environment tag
export LLM_TRACE_ENVIRONMENT=production

# Release version
export LLM_TRACE_RELEASE=v1.2.3

Optional Dependencies

pip install llmtracex                     # Zero deps, @observe + wrappers + CLI
pip install llmtracex[langchain]         # + LangChain CallbackHandler
pip install llmtracex[langgraph]         # + LangChain + LangGraph
pip install llmtracex[otel]              # + OpenTelemetry SpanProcessor
pip install llmtracex[webhook]           # + FastAPI webhook router
pip install llmtracex[all]               # Everything

License

MIT

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