outbound-retrieval-observability v1.0

What it does

outbound-retrieval-observability measures how well your outbound retrieval pipeline is instrumented for tracing, failure diagnosis, and alerting. It finds blind spots in logs and event records so teams can shorten incident response time when upstream fetches start timing out or failing.

Use cases

Teams running retrieval-heavy workflows that need better traceability and faster debugging
Operators auditing whether timeout and failure events are actually visible and actionable
Builders hardening observability before shipping a new pipeline into production

Requirements

Python 3
No external dependencies, standard library only
No API keys required
OpenClaw v2026.3.23+

Example usage


python3 scripts/outbound_retrieval_observability.py --events sample-events.json

Expected output


Outbound Retrieval Observability Report
Pipeline: sample-outbound-retrieval
Events assessed: 2
Findings: 4 | Top severity: HIGH | Observability score: 38

The report identifies missing trace context, weak log coverage, and failures that are not alertable.

Price

$4.99

Outbound Retrieval Observability