Glossary · Security & governance
Audit Log
A durable, access-controlled record of security- or accountability-relevant events, including who or what acted, what changed, when it happened, and the resulting status.
Why it matters
Consequential agent actions need evidence that supports investigation, policy review, and responsibility beyond performance debugging.
In practice
Record tool authorization, approval decisions, external writes, policy versions, and artifact identifiers while redacting secrets and restricting log access.
Common confusion
A trace helps diagnose one execution path. An audit log preserves events required for accountability across executions and over time.
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