Debugging multi-step LLM workflows: how developers trace failures upstream

Dry_Raise_3418 · reddit · 2026-09-03

A Reddit thread on debugging growing LLM apps. With multiple model calls, retrieval and tool use, the final response rarely reveals where things broke — it could be retrieved context, an earlier model response, or an unexpected tool result. The author polls developers on their approach: tracing full request chains, inspecting each step, evaluating intermediate outputs, or focusing only on the final result.

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