AgentTap
Capture every LLM call from any agent — no instrumentation needed
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AgentTap is an open-source observability tool that intercepts AI agent traffic at the network level using a split VPN and local MITM proxy. Instead of requiring you to add tracing SDKs to every agent, AgentTap sits in front of your network and captures all calls to OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere, and other LLM providers automatically — with zero per-app configuration. The tool streams captured traces in real time, reconstructing the full prompt-response pairs, tool calls, and token counts from raw network traffic. You can observe agents running in any language, any framework, or any black-box binary — even commercial tools you don't control the source of. It's the network packet analyzer equivalent for AI agents. Built in TypeScript with a Rust-based VPN core, AgentTap is currently at 3 stars and very early — but the architectural approach is genuinely novel. Existing tools like LangSmith, Helicone, and Braintrust all require explicit SDK integration. AgentTap's bet is that the right observability layer is the network, not the application.
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AgentTap verdict: SKIP ⏭️ 2 ships · 2 skips from the expert panel Full review: shiporskip.io/tool/agenttap-network-level-llm-agent-tracing-mitm-proxy-2026
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“Treating agent observability as a network problem is a genuinely smart idea. Being able to observe any LLM calls — including from tools you didn't write — is a superpower for debugging multi-agent systems. Zero instrumentation overhead is huge.”
“Running a MITM proxy through all your LLM traffic is a serious security commitment — you're decrypting TLS in-process. In corporate environments this will fail security reviews immediately. Also, 3 stars and created two days ago. Give it six months.”
“As agents become black boxes running across systems we don't control, network-level observability becomes the only viable audit layer. AgentTap is pioneering the right approach — what Wireshark did for networks, this could do for AI infrastructure.”
“This is squarely a backend DevOps tool and the setup complexity (VPN + proxy + certs) puts it out of reach for most creative practitioners. Cool concept but the audience is very narrow.”