Updated explainability taxonomy:

GraphRAG: tg:Question → tg:Exploration → tg:Focus → tg:Synthesis

Agent: tg:Question → tg:Analysis(s) → tg:Conclusion

All entities also have their PROV-O type (prov:Activity or prov:Entity).

Updated commit message:

Add provenance recording to React agent loop

Enables agent sessions to be traced and debugged using the same
explainability infrastructure as GraphRAG.

Entity types follow human reasoning patterns:
- tg:Question - the user's query (shared with GraphRAG)
- tg:Analysis - each think/act/observe cycle
- tg:Conclusion - the final answer

Also adds explicit TG types to GraphRAG entities:
- tg:Question, tg:Exploration, tg:Focus, tg:Synthesis

All types retain their PROV-O base types (prov:Activity, prov:Entity).

Changes:
- Add session_id and collection fields to AgentRequest schema
- Add explainability entity types to namespaces.py
- Create agent provenance triple generators
- Register explainability producer in agent service
- Emit provenance triples during agent execution
- Update CLI tools to detect and render both trace types
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@ -6,39 +6,58 @@ Add provenance recording to the React agent loop so agent sessions can be traced
**Design Decisions:**
- Write to `urn:graph:retrieval` (generic explainability graph)
- Linear dependency chain for now (iteration N → wasDerivedFrom → iteration N-1)
- Linear dependency chain for now (analysis N → wasDerivedFrom → analysis N-1)
- Tools are opaque black boxes (record input/output only)
- DAG support deferred to future iteration
## Entity Types
Both GraphRAG and Agent use PROV-O as the base ontology with TrustGraph-specific subtypes:
### GraphRAG Types
| Entity | PROV-O Type | TG Type | Description |
|--------|-------------|---------|-------------|
| Question | `prov:Activity` | `tg:Question` | The user's query |
| Exploration | `prov:Entity` | `tg:Exploration` | Edges retrieved from knowledge graph |
| Focus | `prov:Entity` | `tg:Focus` | Selected edges with reasoning |
| Synthesis | `prov:Entity` | `tg:Synthesis` | Final answer |
### Agent Types
| Entity | PROV-O Type | TG Type | Description |
|--------|-------------|---------|-------------|
| Question | `prov:Activity` | `tg:Question` | The user's query (same as GraphRAG) |
| Analysis | `prov:Entity` | `tg:Analysis` | Each think/act/observe cycle |
| Conclusion | `prov:Entity` | `tg:Conclusion` | Final answer |
## Provenance Model
```
AgentSession (urn:trustgraph:agent:{uuid})
Question (urn:trustgraph:agent:{uuid})
│ tg:query = "User's question"
│ prov:startedAtTime = timestamp
│ rdf:type = tg:AgentSession
│ rdf:type = prov:Activity, tg:Question
↓ prov:wasGeneratedBy
↓ prov:wasDerivedFrom
Iteration1 (urn:trustgraph:agent:{uuid}/i1)
Analysis1 (urn:trustgraph:agent:{uuid}/i1)
│ tg:thought = "I need to query the knowledge base..."
│ tg:action = "knowledge-query"
│ tg:arguments = {"question": "..."}
│ tg:observation = "Result from tool..."
│ rdf:type = tg:AgentIteration
│ rdf:type = prov:Entity, tg:Analysis
↓ prov:wasDerivedFrom
Iteration2 (urn:trustgraph:agent:{uuid}/i2)
Analysis2 (urn:trustgraph:agent:{uuid}/i2)
│ ...
↓ prov:wasDerivedFrom
FinalAnswer (urn:trustgraph:agent:{uuid}/final)
Conclusion (urn:trustgraph:agent:{uuid}/final)
│ tg:answer = "The final response..."
│ rdf:type = tg:AgentFinal
│ rdf:type = prov:Entity, tg:Conclusion
```
## Changes Required
@ -85,23 +104,24 @@ self.register_specification(
### 3. Provenance Triple Generation
**Option A:** Add to existing `trustgraph-base/trustgraph/provenance/` module
**Option B:** Create agent-specific provenance helpers in the agent module
**File:** `trustgraph-base/trustgraph/provenance/agent.py`
Create helper functions (similar to GraphRAG's `question_triples`, `exploration_triples`, etc.):
```python
def agent_session_triples(session_uri, query, timestamp):
"""Generate triples for agent session start."""
"""Generate triples for agent Question."""
return [
Triple(s=session_uri, p=RDF_TYPE, o=TG_AGENT_SESSION),
Triple(s=session_uri, p=RDF_TYPE, o=PROV_ACTIVITY),
Triple(s=session_uri, p=RDF_TYPE, o=TG_QUESTION),
Triple(s=session_uri, p=TG_QUERY, o=query),
Triple(s=session_uri, p=PROV_STARTED_AT_TIME, o=timestamp),
]
def agent_iteration_triples(iteration_uri, parent_uri, thought, action, arguments, observation):
"""Generate triples for one agent iteration."""
"""Generate triples for one Analysis step."""
return [
Triple(s=iteration_uri, p=RDF_TYPE, o=TG_AGENT_ITERATION),
Triple(s=iteration_uri, p=RDF_TYPE, o=PROV_ENTITY),
Triple(s=iteration_uri, p=RDF_TYPE, o=TG_ANALYSIS),
Triple(s=iteration_uri, p=TG_THOUGHT, o=thought),
Triple(s=iteration_uri, p=TG_ACTION, o=action),
Triple(s=iteration_uri, p=TG_ARGUMENTS, o=json.dumps(arguments)),
@ -110,127 +130,68 @@ def agent_iteration_triples(iteration_uri, parent_uri, thought, action, argument
]
def agent_final_triples(final_uri, parent_uri, answer):
"""Generate triples for agent final answer."""
"""Generate triples for Conclusion."""
return [
Triple(s=final_uri, p=RDF_TYPE, o=TG_AGENT_FINAL),
Triple(s=final_uri, p=RDF_TYPE, o=PROV_ENTITY),
Triple(s=final_uri, p=RDF_TYPE, o=TG_CONCLUSION),
Triple(s=final_uri, p=TG_ANSWER, o=answer),
Triple(s=final_uri, p=PROV_WAS_DERIVED_FROM, o=parent_uri),
]
```
### 4. Integration in service.py
**In `agent_request()` method:**
```python
async def agent_request(self, request, respond, next, flow):
# Generate or retrieve session ID
if not request.session_id:
session_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
else:
session_id = request.session_id
session_uri = f"urn:trustgraph:agent:{session_id}"
iteration_num = len(history) + 1
iteration_uri = f"{session_uri}/i{iteration_num}"
# On first iteration, emit session triples
if iteration_num == 1:
triples = agent_session_triples(session_uri, request.question, timestamp)
await flow("explainability").send(Triples(
metadata=Metadata(user=request.user, collection=..., id=session_uri),
triples=triples,
))
# ... existing react() call ...
if isinstance(act, Final):
# Emit final answer triples
final_uri = f"{session_uri}/final"
parent_uri = f"{session_uri}/i{iteration_num - 1}" if iteration_num > 1 else session_uri
triples = agent_final_triples(final_uri, parent_uri, act.final)
await flow("explainability").send(...)
else:
# Emit iteration triples
parent_uri = f"{session_uri}/i{iteration_num - 1}" if iteration_num > 1 else session_uri
triples = agent_iteration_triples(iteration_uri, parent_uri, act.thought, act.name, act.arguments, act.observation)
await flow("explainability").send(...)
# Pass session_id to next iteration
r = AgentRequest(
...,
session_id=session_id,
)
```
### 5. Predicate Definitions
### 4. Type Definitions
**File:** `trustgraph-base/trustgraph/provenance/namespaces.py`
Add new predicates:
Add explainability entity types and agent predicates:
```python
# Explainability entity types (used by both GraphRAG and Agent)
TG_QUESTION = TG + "Question"
TG_EXPLORATION = TG + "Exploration"
TG_FOCUS = TG + "Focus"
TG_SYNTHESIS = TG + "Synthesis"
TG_ANALYSIS = TG + "Analysis"
TG_CONCLUSION = TG + "Conclusion"
# Agent predicates
TG_THOUGHT = TG + "thought"
TG_ACTION = TG + "action"
TG_ARGUMENTS = TG + "arguments"
TG_OBSERVATION = TG + "observation"
TG_AGENT_SESSION = TG + "AgentSession"
TG_AGENT_ITERATION = TG + "AgentIteration"
TG_AGENT_FINAL = TG + "AgentFinal"
# TG_QUERY and TG_ANSWER likely already exist
TG_ANSWER = TG + "answer"
```
## Files to Modify
## Files Modified
| File | Change |
|------|--------|
| `trustgraph-base/trustgraph/schema/services/agent.py` | Add session_id and collection to AgentRequest |
| `trustgraph-base/trustgraph/messaging/translators/agent.py` | Update translator for new fields |
| `trustgraph-base/trustgraph/provenance/namespaces.py` | Add agent predicates |
| `trustgraph-base/trustgraph/provenance/__init__.py` | Export new predicates |
| `trustgraph-base/trustgraph/provenance/namespaces.py` | Add entity types and agent predicates |
| `trustgraph-base/trustgraph/provenance/triples.py` | Add TG types to GraphRAG triple builders |
| `trustgraph-base/trustgraph/provenance/__init__.py` | Export new types and predicates |
| `trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/agent/react/service.py` | Add explainability producer + recording logic |
| `trustgraph-cli/trustgraph/cli/show_explain_trace.py` | Handle agent trace types |
| `trustgraph-cli/trustgraph/cli/list_explain_traces.py` | List agent sessions alongside GraphRAG |
## Files to Potentially Create
## Files Created
| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `trustgraph-base/trustgraph/provenance/agent.py` | Agent-specific triple generators (optional, could inline in service.py) |
| `trustgraph-base/trustgraph/provenance/agent.py` | Agent-specific triple generators |
## CLI Updates Detail
## CLI Updates
**Detection:** Both GraphRAG and Agent Questions have `tg:Question` type. Distinguished by:
1. URI pattern: `urn:trustgraph:agent:` vs `urn:trustgraph:question:`
2. Derived entities: `tg:Analysis` (agent) vs `tg:Exploration` (GraphRAG)
**`list_explain_traces.py`:**
- Currently queries for `tg:query` predicate to find questions
- Agent sessions also use `tg:query`, so should work automatically
- May want to add a type indicator column (GraphRAG vs Agent)
- Shows Type column (Agent vs GraphRAG)
**`show_explain_trace.py`:**
- Currently expects: question → exploration → focus → synthesis chain
- Agent traces have: session → iteration(s) → final chain
- Detection: check `rdf:type` of the root entity
- `tg:AgentSession` → agent trace rendering
- Otherwise → GraphRAG trace rendering (existing)
- Agent rendering shows:
- Session info (question, time)
- Each iteration: thought, action, args, observation
- Final answer
## Design Decisions
1. **Collection handling:** Add `collection` field to AgentRequest. Agent receives a collection parameter for provenance traces. Tools can access other collections per their config, but decision traces stay in the invoked collection.
2. **CLI tool updates:** Update existing `tg-show-explain-trace` to detect and handle both GraphRAG and agent trace types.
## Implementation Order
0. **Tech Spec:** Write this plan to `docs/tech-specs/agent-explainability.md`
1. **Schema:** Add `session_id` and `collection` to AgentRequest + translator
2. **Predicates:** Add agent predicates to `namespaces.py`
3. **Service:** Add explainability producer to agent service
4. **Provenance:** Create/add agent triple generators
5. **Integration:** Wire up provenance recording in `agent_request()`
6. **CLI:** Update `show_explain_trace.py` to detect and render agent traces
7. **Test:** Run agent query and verify trace is recorded and viewable
- Auto-detects trace type
- Agent rendering shows: Question → Analysis step(s) → Conclusion
## Backwards Compatibility
@ -244,19 +205,16 @@ TG_AGENT_FINAL = TG + "AgentFinal"
# Run an agent query
tg-invoke-agent -q "What is the capital of France?"
# Check triples were written
tg-query-graph -p "https://trustgraph.ai/ns/query" -g "urn:graph:retrieval"
# List traces (should show agent sessions)
# List traces (should show agent sessions with Type column)
tg-list-explain-traces -U trustgraph -C default
# Show trace (may need CLI updates for agent entity types)
# Show agent trace
tg-show-explain-trace "urn:trustgraph:agent:xxx"
```
## Future Work (Not This PR)
- DAG dependencies (when iteration N uses results from multiple prior iterations)
- DAG dependencies (when analysis N uses results from multiple prior analyses)
- Tool-specific provenance linking (KnowledgeQuery → its GraphRAG trace)
- CLI tool enhancements to better display agent traces
- Document RAG explainability
- Streaming provenance emission (emit as we go, not batch at end)