Document agentic usage attribution in Audit Trail#37955
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Add a new-field reference for @evt.actor.mode / @delegator.actor / is_mcp_call on the events page, a delegated-activity query example on the Audit Trail overview page, and a new guide on tracking agentic usage across the org, following the GA feature announcement for agent actor + delegation attribution.
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| ## View a user's full activity, including agent-delegated actions | ||
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| When a Datadog AI agent acts on a user's behalf, the agent becomes `@evt.actor` for that event, and the user moves to `@delegator.actor`. Searching only `@usr.name:<USER_EMAIL>` returns the actions the user performed directly, and does not include actions a Datadog AI agent performed on their behalf. |
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We might want to be a little more specific and mention that the agent now fills in the values of @usr.*, while the original user fills in @delegator.*? This should be easier to filter on than only the @delegator.actor field.
| To retrieve a user's complete activity, including delegated agent actions: | ||
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| 1. Navigate to [Audit Trail][1]. | ||
| 2. In the search bar, enter the query: `(@usr.name:<USER_EMAIL> OR @delegator.name:<USER_EMAIL>)`. Replace `<USER_EMAIL>` with the user's email address. |
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@delegator.name is the actual full name. If users want to filter on the email address, I would advise @delegator.id.
| 1. Navigate to [Audit Trail][1]. | ||
| 2. In the search bar, enter the query: `@evt.actor.mode:*`. | ||
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| This query returns every event where a Datadog AI agent is the actor, whether the agent acted `interactive` (a user was present and approved the action) or `autonomous` (the agent acted on a system trigger, with no user present). |
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| This query returns every event where a Datadog AI agent is the actor, whether the agent acted `interactive` (a user was present and approved the action) or `autonomous` (the agent acted on a system trigger, with no user present). | |
| This query returns every event where a Datadog AI agent is the actor, whether the agent acted `interactive` (a user was present and approved the action) or `autonomous` (the agent acted on a system trigger, with no user involved). |
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Summary
@evt.actor.mode,@delegator.actor, andis_mcp_callfields on the Audit Trail events reference page, following the "Surface Agentic Usage In Audit Trail" GA announcement.Notes
data/audit_events.jsoninwebsites-sources, not this repo — any brand-new discrete event types (vs. the cross-cutting actor/delegation fields added here) would need a separate change there.Test plan