AWS Introduces AgentCore Observability for Hybrid AI Agent Monitoring

Vipul Rajendra Gargav· August 13, 2026 View original

Key takeaways

  • AWS AgentCore Observability now supports hybrid and multi-cloud AI agent monitoring.
  • It centralizes session traces, span metrics, and token usage data.
  • The solution uses AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry and IAM for secure data routing.
  • This provides unified visibility for distributed AI agent deployments.

Who benefits

Cloud ComputingEnterprise ITSoftware DevelopmentFinancial Services

Summary

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Observability now supports monitoring AI agents running outside AWS environments, including on-premises, GCP, Azure, and developer machines. This feature uses AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry and IAM credentials to centralize session traces, metrics, and token usage.

AWS has expanded its AgentCore Observability capabilities to allow for comprehensive monitoring of AI agents deployed across diverse environments. This includes agents operating on-premises, within other cloud platforms like Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, and even on individual developer workstations. The integration leverages the AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry (ADOT) and standard IAM credentials to securely transmit vital operational data. This new functionality consolidates various monitoring aspects, such as session traces, span metrics, and token usage, into a unified AgentCore Observability dashboard. This provides a single pane of glass for tracking the performance and resource consumption of AI agents, regardless of their underlying infrastructure.

Why it matters

Professionals can gain unified visibility into their distributed AI agent deployments, simplifying troubleshooting and performance optimization across hybrid cloud and on-premises setups. This enhances operational efficiency and ensures better governance of AI resources.

How to implement this in your domain

  1. 1Configure ADOT collectors on non-AWS environments where AI agents are running.
  2. 2Establish IAM roles and policies to grant necessary permissions for data transmission to AgentCore.
  3. 3Integrate AgentCore Observability into your existing monitoring dashboards for a consolidated view.
  4. 4Analyze session traces and token usage to optimize agent performance and cost.

Original post by Vipul Rajendra Gargav

"Set up Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Observability for AI agents running outside AWS: on-premises, on GCP, on Azure, or on developer machines. This walkthrough uses the AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry (ADOT) and IAM credentials to route session traces, span metrics, and token usage to th…"

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