Context
Grinta's event ledger records every action during autonomous runs (plans, edits, commands,
failures, recoveries). Currently, this data is only inspectable via raw JSON files.
Proposed solution
Build a lightweight trace viewer that renders the event ledger as a navigable timeline:
- Terminal-based (TUI) viewer using
textual or rich
- Show events chronologically with expandable details
- Color-code by event type: plan (blue), edit (green), command (yellow), error (red), recovery (purple)
- Support filtering by event type, file path, or time range
- Allow replaying a segment of the trace
Stretch goals
- HTML export for sharing traces in bug reports
- Side-by-side diff view for edit events
- Integration with
grinta benchmark to visualize benchmark runs
Why this matters
Trace inspection is essential for debugging agent behavior and building user trust
in autonomous execution.
Context
Grinta's event ledger records every action during autonomous runs (plans, edits, commands,
failures, recoveries). Currently, this data is only inspectable via raw JSON files.
Proposed solution
Build a lightweight trace viewer that renders the event ledger as a navigable timeline:
textualorrichStretch goals
grinta benchmarkto visualize benchmark runsWhy this matters
Trace inspection is essential for debugging agent behavior and building user trust
in autonomous execution.