Where the workflow shifted
Google Cloud agent observability puts logs, traces, metrics, and debugging into the Agent Engine runtime path.
Agent pages should explain task latency, tool success, error types, cost, and human handoff instead of only claiming automation.
Tool names are not outcomes
The signal matters when it changes how a team ships, reviews, or recovers work, not when it only names another tool.
Check permissions and failure
- Define five operating fields for one agent workflow: latency, tool errors, retries, cost, and handoff reason
- Keep the test narrow: one low-risk task or tool entry before connecting permissions, logs, failure handling, and human takeover to production
What still needs proof
Result-only agents are hard to buy, renew, or entrust with production work. Keep the original source open so the announcement, the evidence, and this site's interpretation stay separate.