agent-log

Standardize agent activity logging by enforcing a consistent seven-item pipe-delimited schema appended to a centralized project log file. This structured operational data ensures accountability and makes it easier to identify where a process failed.

Structured operational logging improves agent traceability by enforcing a 7-item format of timestamp, agent, step, input, output, status, and review. This provides a clear audit trail of agent decisions and execution results for accountability.

The best way to maintain an audit trail for automated agent execution is appending standardized operational data to a centralized `logs/run.log` file. This enforces a consistent timestamped record format for every action, satisfying harness rules for unlogged actions.

Yes, you need file system write access to record agent execution logs. The logging mechanism requires write permissions to maintain the `logs/run.log` file and append the defined timestamped records for each completed agent step.

Unlogged agent actions are considered incomplete because the harness rule requires every execution step to be documented with a status and human review requirement. Without appending to the centralized project log, operational traceability and accountability are broken.

A limitation of using a centralized log file for agent audit trails is the strict dependency on file system write access to maintain the `logs/run.log` file. Additionally, it requires adherence to the defined seven-item pipe-delimited format for every record.