> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.agentbasis.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Management & Observability SDK for AI Agents in production

The **AgentBasis Python SDK** provides a simple, lightweight way to track the performance, traces, sessions, and behavior of AI agents. It sends data using the **OpenTelemetry (OTel)** standard, making it compatible with AgentBasis and other observability backends.

This is the **foundation SDK** that enables deep observability for coded agents built with:

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  <Card title="Pure Python" icon="python">
    Track any function with decorators
  </Card>

  <Card title="LLM Providers" icon="microchip">
    OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini
  </Card>

  <Card title="LangChain" icon="link">
    Full chain and tool tracing
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pydantic AI" icon="robot">
    Agent monitoring
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Why AgentBasis?

* **Full Trace Visibility** - See every LLM call, tool invocation, and chain execution with parent-child relationships
* **Per-User Debugging** - Filter traces by user, session, or conversation to debug specific issues
* **Cost & Performance Tracking** - Monitor token usage, latency, and costs across all your agents
* **Framework Agnostic** - Works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, LangChain, Pydantic AI, pure Python and many more

## Installation

```bash theme={null}
pip install agentbasis
```

## Next Steps

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  <Card title="What is AgentBasis?" icon="circle-info" href="/overview">
    Learn about the platform and dashboard
  </Card>

  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="bolt" href="/sdk-reference/quickstart">
    Initialize the SDK and start tracking
  </Card>

  <Card title="Core Concepts" icon="book" href="/sdk-reference/core">
    Learn about tracing and context
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/sdk-reference/api-reference">
    Complete function reference
  </Card>
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