# aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability architecture

> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-10-01). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.

- Interactive diagram: https://gitdiagram.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability
- Repository: https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability

## Overview

This repository is the documentation and coordination hub for the Observability & Traceability Working Group, not a runtime software product. Contributors orient through the README, consult the group’s scope and landscape materials, and use issues as the durable record of work status. The graph reflects relationships documented in the README; source excerpts were not provided, so implementation-level relationships cannot be verified.

Main entry points: [`README.md`](https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/README.md) (Start here), [`meeting-minutes`](https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/tree/main/meeting-minutes) (Meeting minutes), [`charter/CHARTER.md`](https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/charter/CHARTER.md) (Group charter), [`WORKING-METHODS.md`](https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/WORKING-METHODS.md) (Working methods)

## Diagram (Mermaid)

```mermaid
flowchart TD

subgraph group_orientation["Orientation and governance"]
  node_readme["Start here<br/>[README.md]"]
  node_charter["Group charter<br/>[CHARTER.md]"]
  node_methods["Working methods<br/>[WORKING-METHODS.md]"]
end

subgraph group_research["Research and planning"]
  node_prior_work["Prior work survey<br/>[PRIOR-WORK.md]"]
  node_use_cases["Use cases<br/>[USE-CASES.md]"]
  node_trace_plan["Trace model plan"]
  node_landscape["Tracing landscape<br/>[README.md]"]
end

subgraph group_coordination["Work coordination"]
  node_minutes["Meeting minutes"]
  node_reports["Monthly reports"]
  node_issues["GitHub issues"]
end

node_contributors(("Contributors"))

node_contributors -->|"orients through"| node_readme
node_readme -->|"links to"| node_charter
node_readme -->|"links to"| node_methods
node_readme -->|"links to"| node_prior_work
node_readme -->|"links to"| node_use_cases
node_readme -->|"links to"| node_trace_plan
node_readme -->|"links to"| node_landscape
node_readme -->|"links to"| node_minutes
node_readme -->|"links to"| node_reports
node_readme -->|"identifies as source of truth"| node_issues
node_minutes -->|"should link back"| node_issues

click node_readme "https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/README.md"
click node_charter "https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/charter/CHARTER.md"
click node_methods "https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/WORKING-METHODS.md"
click node_prior_work "https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/working-documents/PRIOR-WORK.md"
click node_use_cases "https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/working-documents/USE-CASES.md"
click node_trace_plan "https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/working-documents/AGENT-BEHAVIOR-TRACE-MODEL-EXECUTION-PLAN.md"
click node_landscape "https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/tracing_landscape/README.md"
click node_minutes "https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/tree/main/meeting-minutes"
click node_reports "https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/tree/main/reporting"

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```

## Components

### Orientation and governance

- [Start here](https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/README.md): `README.md`
- [Group charter](https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/charter/CHARTER.md): `charter/CHARTER.md`
- [Working methods](https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/WORKING-METHODS.md): `WORKING-METHODS.md`

### Research and planning

- [Prior work survey](https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/working-documents/PRIOR-WORK.md): `working-documents/PRIOR-WORK.md`
- [Use cases](https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/working-documents/USE-CASES.md): `working-documents/USE-CASES.md`
- [Trace model plan](https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/working-documents/AGENT-BEHAVIOR-TRACE-MODEL-EXECUTION-PLAN.md): `working-documents/AGENT-BEHAVIOR-TRACE-MODEL-EXECUTION-PLAN.md`
- [Tracing landscape](https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/blob/main/tracing_landscape/README.md): `tracing_landscape/README.md`

### Work coordination

- [Meeting minutes](https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/tree/main/meeting-minutes): `meeting-minutes`
- [Monthly reports](https://github.com/aaif/wg-observability-and-traceability/tree/main/reporting): `reporting`
- **GitHub issues**

### Other components

- **Contributors**

## Connections

- Contributors → Start here: orients through (evidence: `README.md`)
- Start here → Group charter: links to (evidence: `README.md`)
- Start here → Working methods: links to (evidence: `README.md`)
- Start here → Prior work survey: links to (evidence: `README.md`)
- Start here → Use cases: links to (evidence: `README.md`)
- Start here → Trace model plan: links to (evidence: `README.md`)
- Start here → Tracing landscape: links to (evidence: `README.md`)
- Start here → Meeting minutes: links to (evidence: `README.md`)
- Start here → Monthly reports: links to (evidence: `README.md`)
- Start here → GitHub issues: identifies as source of truth (evidence: `README.md`)
- Meeting minutes → GitHub issues: should link back (evidence: `README.md`)