Checked fact 34512 Nov 2026Agents and apps

OpenTelemetry's GenAI agent spans conventions set the operation name invoke_agent for an agent invocation, point tool calls to the Execute Tool Span, and in their tool-call refinements give the span name execute_tool followed by the tool name and list gen_ai.tool.name as a Required attribute.

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The `gen_ai.operation.name` SHOULD be `invoke_agent`. ... If you are using tools in your agent, refer to Execute Tool Span (/docs/gen-ai/gen-ai-spans.md#execute-tool-span) and the refinements below. ... **Span name** SHOULD be `execute_tool {gen_ai.tool.name}`. ... `gen_ai.tool.name` | Development | `Required` | string | Name of the tool utilized by the agent.

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Semantic Conventions for GenAI agent and framework spans
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“OpenTelemetry's GenAI agent spans conventions set the operation name invoke_agent for an agent invocation, point tool calls to the Execute Tool Span, and in their tool-call refinements give the span name execute_tool followed by the tool name and list gen_ai.tool.name as a Required attribute.” ai notis, checked 2 Nov 2026. Source: Semantic Conventions for GenAI agent and framework spans (OpenTelemetry (GitHub)). https://ainotis.com/c/3451

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ai notis. (2026, November 2). OpenTelemetry's GenAI agent spans conventions set the operation name invoke_agent for an agent invocation, point tool calls to the Execute Tool Span, and in their tool-call refinements give the span name execute_tool followed by the tool name and list gen_ai.tool.name as a Required attribute [Checked claim 3451]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/3451

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