External Data Tracking

Install

pip install briefcase-ai[external]

Quick Example

from briefcase.external import ExternalDataTracker

tracker = ExternalDataTracker()
tracker.register("weather_api", url="https://api.weather.com/v1")
tracker.register("stock_prices", url="https://api.stocks.com/v1")

with tracker.track():
    result = my_agent.run(task)

All external data fetched during execution is recorded in the DecisionSnapshot.

Architecture

flowchart LR
    A["Agent"] --> B["ExternalDataTracker context"]
    B --> C["Weather API"]
    B --> D["Stock API"]
    B --> E["Other sources"]
    C & D & E --> F["Response hashes"]
    F --> G["DecisionSnapshot"]

Key Classes

• ExternalDataTracker — registers and monitors external data sources

Configuration

Option	Default	Description
record_responses	False	Store full API responses
hash_responses	True	Store response hashes for drift detection