Opik Python SDK: Integrations Architecture

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Integration Patterns
• Method Patching Integrations
• Callback Integrations
• Hybrid Integrations
• Streaming Strategies
• Token Usage and Cost Tracking

Overview

The SDK provides automatic tracking for 12+ LLM frameworks through three architectural patterns. Integrations are designed to be lightweight, extensible, and framework-native.

Integration Catalog

Integration Patterns

Pattern Selection

Library Architecture Analysis:

Does library provide callbacks/hooks?
    │
    ├─► Yes ─► Callbacks reliable and in-context?
    │           │
    │           ├─► Yes ─► Pure Callback
    │           │           (LangChain, LlamaIndex, DSPy, Haystack)
    │           │
    │           └─► No ─► Hybrid (Callback + Patching)
    │                       (ADK, CrewAI)
    │
    └─► No ─► Method Patching
                (OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, GenAI, AISuite)

Callback Reliability Issues

Why callbacks alone may be insufficient:

1. Completion guarantee: Some frameworks skip END callbacks on exceptions
2. Context isolation: Callbacks may execute in different thread/context than original call
3. Timing: Callbacks may fire with delays, complicating context management

Solution: Add patching/integration for OpenTelemetry interception (ADK) or external dependency tracking (CrewAI).

Method Patching Integrations

Architecture

Method patching wraps client methods to intercept calls:

track_library(client) → Wraps methods → client.method() intercepted
                                             ↓
                                    BaseTrackDecorator
                                             ↓
                            _start_span_inputs_preprocessor
                            (extract input, create span)
                                             ↓
                                  Call original method
                                             ↓
                                    _streams_handler
                            (check if output is stream)
                                             ↓
                                    ┌────────┴────────┐
                                    │                 │
                                Stream?            Not stream
                                    │                 │
                            Patch stream              │
                            Defer finalization        │
                            Return patched            │
                                    │                 │
                                    └────────┬────────┘
                                             ↓
                            _end_span_inputs_preprocessor
                            (extract output, usage, finalize span)
                            (called immediately for non-streaming,
                             or in finally block for streaming)

All method patching integrations are idempotent: Use opik_tracked marker to prevent double-wrapping.

OpenAI Integration

Files:

• opik_tracker.py - Main entry point, wraps client methods
• openai_chat_completions_decorator.py - Chat completions decorator
• openai_responses_decorator.py - Responses API decorator
• stream_patchers.py - Stream iteration patching
• chat_completion_chunks_aggregator.py - Chunk aggregation
• response_events_aggregator.py - Response events aggregation

Wrapped Methods:

• chat.completions.create() - Standard chat API
• beta.chat.completions.parse() - Structured outputs
• responses.create() - Responses API

Streaming Support: Handles openai.Stream, openai.AsyncStream, and ChatCompletionStreamManager.

Anthropic Integration

Files:

• opik_tracker.py - Main entry point
• messages_create_decorator.py - Messages decorator
• stream_patchers.py - Stream/context manager patching

Wrapped Methods:

• messages.create() - Both standard and streaming
• messages.stream() - Context manager pattern

Key Implementation Detail: Delta Accumulation

Anthropic streams delta events (not complete chunks) that must be accumulated. Event accumulator builds complete message by merging deltas progressively.

Location: stream_patchers.py - See accumulation logic

Bedrock Integration

Files:

• opik_tracker.py - Main entry point
• converse/converse_decorator.py - Converse API
• invoke_model/invoke_model_decorator.py - Legacy InvokeModel API
• invoke_model/chunks_aggregator/ - Extensible aggregator system

Wrapped Methods:

1. client.converse() - Unified Converse API
2. client.invoke_model() - Legacy API (multiple formats)
3. client.invoke_agent() - Agent invocations

Key Implementation Detail: Extensible Multi-Format Aggregator

Problem: Bedrock supports multiple model formats (Claude, Nova, Llama, Mistral) with different streaming structures.

Solution: Registry pattern with pluggable aggregators.

Architecture (invoke_model/chunks_aggregator/):

• base.py - ChunkAggregator protocol
• format_detector.py - Detection registry + aggregator registry
• claude.py, nova.py, llama.py, mistral.py - Format-specific aggregators
• api.py - Public interface: detect_format() + aggregate_chunks_to_dataclass()

Extensibility: Add new format by creating module + registering in format_detector.py. Zero changes to existing code.

Benefits: Open/Closed Principle, isolated testing, clear separation of concerns.

Documentation: See EXTENDING.md and README.md in chunks_aggregator/ directory.

Google GenAI Integration

Files:

• opik_tracker.py - Main entry point
• generate_content_decorator.py - Content generation decorator
• stream_wrappers.py - Stream handling
• generations_aggregators.py - Chunk aggregation

Features: Multi-modal support (text, images), streaming responses.

AISuite Integration

Files:

• opik_tracker.py - Main entry point
• aisuite_decorator.py - Decorator implementation

Pattern: Similar to OpenAI (unified interface across providers).

Callback Integrations

Architecture

Callback integrations implement framework's callback interface:

Framework execution → Fires events → Callback methods
                                             ↓
                                    on_start() - Create span/trace
                                    on_end() - Update and send
                                    on_error() - Capture error, finalize

LangChain Integration

Files:

• opik_tracer.py - Implements BaseTracer
• langgraph_tracer_injector.py - Graph configuration injection for LangGraph
• langgraph_async_context_bridge.py - Context propagation for async LangGraph nodes
• provider_usage_extractors/ - Provider-specific usage extraction
• helpers.py - Utility functions
• base_llm_patcher.py - Adds base_url to LLM dict (for provider ID)

Pattern: Pure callback (extends langchain_core.tracers.BaseTracer)

Key Feature: Supports parent-child relations with external Opik spans/traces

When used within @track decorated functions or existing Opik trace context:

• Detects existing trace in context_storage
• Creates LangChain spans as children of current Opik span
• Maintains proper hierarchy between Opik and LangChain operations

Example:

@opik.track                          # Opik trace + span
def my_function():
    chain.invoke(..., callbacks=[OpikTracer()])  # LangChain spans as children

State Management:

• _span_data_map: Dict[UUID, SpanData] - Maps LangChain run_id to Opik span
• _created_traces_data_map: Dict[UUID, TraceData] - Maps run_id to trace
• _externally_created_traces_ids: Set[str] - Tracks external traces

Callback Methods (implements full BaseTracer interface):

Chain callbacks:

• _on_chain_start(run) → Check for existing trace, create span as child if exists
• _on_chain_end(run) → Finalize span, send to backend
• _on_chain_error(run) → Capture error info, finalize span

LLM callbacks:

• on_chat_model_start(...) → Special handling for chat models
• _on_chat_model_start(run) → Internal processing
• _on_llm_start(run) → Create LLM span (type="llm"), extract provider
• _on_llm_end(run) → Extract usage via provider extractors, send span
• _on_llm_error(run) → Capture error, finalize span

Tool callbacks:

• _on_tool_start(run) → Create tool span (type="tool")
• _on_tool_end(run) → Finalize tool span
• _on_tool_error(run) → Capture error, finalize span

Error callbacks ensure spans finalized even when LangChain operations fail.

Key Implementation Detail: Provider-Specific Usage Extractors

Location: provider_usage_extractors/

Challenge: Each LangChain provider stores usage in different locations/formats within the Run object.

Solution: Registry pattern with provider-specific extractors.

Extractors:

• OpenAIUsageExtractor - Extracts from run.outputs.llm_output.token_usage
• AnthropicUsageExtractor - Handles Anthropic format
• BedrockUsageExtractor - Handles Bedrock format
• GoogleUsageExtractor - Handles Google format
• See usage_extractor.py for full registry

Each extractor knows where to find usage in that provider's Run structure.

LangGraph Support:

The integration provides enhanced support for LangGraph through:

1. track_langgraph() Function: High-level wrapper that injects OpikTracer into the graph's default configuration, eliminating the need to pass config={"callbacks": [opik_tracer]} on every invocation.

2. Automatic Graph Visualization: Extracts and stores Mermaid graph structure in trace metadata via OpikTracer.set_graph() method.

3. Async Context Bridge: extract_current_langgraph_span_data() helper for propagating trace context to @track-decorated functions in async LangGraph nodes.

Usage Pattern:

from opik.integrations.langchain import OpikTracer, track_langgraph
from langgraph.graph import StateGraph, START, END

# Build and compile graph
builder = StateGraph(State)
builder.add_node("my_node", my_node_function)
builder.add_edge(START, "my_node")
builder.add_edge("my_node", END)
app = builder.compile()

# Track once
opik_tracer = OpikTracer(tags=["production"])
app = track_langgraph(app, opik_tracer)

# All invocations automatically tracked
result = app.invoke({"message": "Hello"})

Implementation Details:

• langgraph_tracer_injector.py - Injects OpikTracer into graph's default config
• langgraph_async_context_bridge.py - Extracts span data from LangGraph config for async context propagation
• OpikTracer.set_graph() - Stores graph visualization in _trace_default_metadata["_opik_graph_definition"]

LlamaIndex Integration

Files:

• callback.py - Implements BaseCallbackHandler
• event_parsing_utils.py - Parses LlamaIndex event payloads

Event Handling:

• on_event_start(event_type, payload, event_id, parent_id) → Parse payload, create span
• on_event_end(event_type, payload, event_id) → Parse output/usage, send span

Event Parser (event_parsing_utils.py): Extracts data from payloads based on event_type (EMBEDDING, QUERY, LLM, etc.).

DSPy Integration

Files:

• callback.py - Implements dspy.utils.callback.BaseCallback
• graph.py - Mermaid graph builder for DSPy programs

Callbacks:

• on_module_start/end() - DSPy module execution
• on_lm_start/end() - LM calls (extracts provider/model from "provider/model" format)
• on_tool_start/end() - Tool executions

Key Implementation Detail: Global Context Storage with Safe Operations

Uses global OpikContextStorage instance, enabling opik.opik_context API access to spans/traces created by DSPy callbacks. This allows users to:

• Access current span/trace data via opik_context.get_current_span_data() / opik_context.get_current_trace_data()
• Update spans/traces via opik_context.update_current_span() / opik_context.update_current_trace()

Context Safety: Uses ensure_id parameter for all context pop operations (pop_span_data(ensure_id=...), pop_trace_data(ensure_id=...)) to prevent context corruption in concurrent scenarios or when DSPy callbacks coexist with @track decorated functions.

Graph Visualization: Builds Mermaid diagram of DSPy program structure (graph.py).

Haystack Integration

Files:

• opik_connector.py - Component added to pipeline
• opik_tracer.py - Tracer for pipeline execution
• converters.py - Convert Haystack objects to Opik format

Pattern: Component-based (added to pipeline, observes without modifying data flow).

Hybrid Integrations

ADK Integration

Files:

• opik_tracer.py - Agent callbacks
• patchers/adk_otel_tracer/opik_adk_otel_tracer.py - OpenTelemetry tracer
• recursive_callback_injector.py - Recursive callback injection
• graph/mermaid_graph_builder.py - Agent graph visualization
• patchers/patchers.py - Global patches

Why Hybrid: ADK uses OpenTelemetry for internal tracing + provides agent callbacks.

Dual Approach:

1. OpenTelemetry Patching (patchers/adk_otel_tracer/opik_adk_otel_tracer.py):

   • Intercepts start_span() calls from ADK
   • Creates Opik spans instead
   • Returns INVALID_SPAN (no-op for OpenTelemetry)
   • Skips internal ADK spans via _ADK_INTERNAL_SPAN_NAME_SKIP_LIST

2. Agent Callbacks (opik_tracer.py):

   • before/after_agent_callback
   • before/after_model_callback
   • before/after_tool_callback
   • Recursively injected into agent tree (recursive_callback_injector.py)

Key Implementation Details:

1. OpenTelemetry Interception: Instead of dual tracing (OTel + Opik), intercepts OTel tracer to create only Opik spans. Single tracing backend, no OpenTelemetry overhead. Callbacks is used only to update spans and traces, but it's OTel tracer that is responsible for creating them and working with context (it's done to benefit from reliability of OTel context manager)

2. Graph Visualization (graph/mermaid_graph_builder.py): Generates Mermaid diagram of agent structure including:

   • Agent types (Sequential, Loop, Parallel, LLM)
   • Tools and their connections
   • Subagent relationships
   • Stored in trace metadata _opik_graph_definition

CrewAI Integration

Files:

• opik_tracker.py - Main tracking setup
• crewai_decorator.py - Decorator for CrewAI methods
• flow_patchers.py - Flow class patching

Why Hybrid: CrewAI methods wrapped + LiteLLM used for LLM tracking + direct provider client patching for v1.0.0+.

Approach:

1. Method Wrapping: Wrap Crew.kickoff, Agent.execute_task, Task.execute_sync
2. LiteLLM Delegation: Enable litellm.track_litellm() (CrewAI uses LiteLLM internally for v0.x)
3. Flow Patching: Patch Flow.__init__ to auto-wrap dynamically registered methods (v1.0.0+ only)
4. Provider Client Patching: For v1.0.0+, directly patch OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and Bedrock clients when crew argument is provided

Key Implementation Details:

1. LiteLLM Delegation: Reuses existing LiteLLM integration instead of duplicating LLM tracking logic.

2. Flow Patching (flow_patchers.py): Patches constructor to wrap methods registered via @start, @listen decorators. Gracefully handles missing Flow class (not available in CrewAI < v1.0.0).

3. Graceful Degradation: Handles missing provider libraries gracefully:

   • If a provider library (e.g., crewai.llms.providers.openai.completion) is not installed, logs debug message and continues
   • If tracking a specific provider client fails, logs warning and continues with other providers
   • Ensures integration doesn't fail if some optional dependencies are missing

Usage:

# For CrewAI v0.x (LiteLLM-based)
track_crewai(project_name="my-project")

# For CrewAI v1.0.0+ (direct provider clients)
crew = Crew(agents=[...], tasks=[...])
track_crewai(project_name="my-project", crew=crew)  # crew argument enables LLM client tracking

Streaming Strategies

Streaming Challenges

1. Deferred finalization: Can't finalize span until stream consumed
2. User-controlled consumption: User determines when/if stream is fully consumed
3. Chunk accumulation: Need complete response for logging
4. Error handling: Exceptions during iteration
5. Context cleanup: Must finalize even if stream abandoned

Strategy 1: Monkey-Patch Class Iterator

Used by: OpenAI (openai.Stream), Anthropic (anthropic.Stream)

Files: stream_patchers.py in each integration

Approach:

1. Save original __iter__ from class
2. Create wrapper that accumulates chunks
3. Replace class method: Stream.__iter__ = wrapper
4. Mark instance: stream.opik_tracked_instance = True
5. Attach span/trace data to instance
6. Wrapper checks marker before processing

Key Pattern - Context Pop Before Streaming:

Before returning stream, pop span/trace from context:

def _streams_handler(self, output, ...):
    if is_stream(output):
        # Pop BEFORE returning (stream consumed later)
        span_to_end, trace_to_end = base_track_decorator.pop_end_candidates()
        return patch_stream(output, span_to_end, trace_to_end, ...)

Why: Stream consumption happens after decorator returns. Popping prevents nested calls from seeing stale context.

Key Pattern - Finalization Guarantee:

All stream wrappers use finally:

def wrapper(self):
    try:
        accumulated = []
        for item in original(self):
            accumulated.append(item)
            yield item
    finally:
        # ALWAYS runs - even if stream not fully consumed
        finalize_span(aggregator(accumulated), ...)

Why: User might break early or exception occurs. Span must finalize.

Strategy 2: Context Manager Patching

Used by: Anthropic (MessageStreamManager)

Approach:

• Patch __enter__ and __exit__ of stream manager
• Accumulate during iteration (between enter/exit)
• Finalize in __exit__

Files: stream_patchers.py

Suitable for stream managers that use with statement pattern.

Strategy 3: Generator Wrapper

Used by: Some Bedrock/GenAI cases

Location: opik/decorator/generator_wrappers.py

Approach: Wrap generator without modifying library classes. Returns custom proxy that finalizes in __del__ or explicit close.

Token Usage and Cost Tracking

OpikUsage - Standardized Format

Location: opik/llm_usage/opik_usage.py

All providers map to standardized format:

class OpikUsage(pydantic.BaseModel):
    completion_tokens: Optional[int]
    prompt_tokens: Optional[int]
    total_tokens: Optional[int]
    provider_usage: Optional[BaseOriginalProviderUsage]  # Original preserved

Usage Factory - Registry Pattern

Location: opik/llm_usage/opik_usage_factory.py

Registry with builder functions per provider:

_PROVIDER_TO_OPIK_USAGE_BUILDERS: Dict[Provider, List[Callable]] = {
    LLMProvider.OPENAI: [
        OpikUsage.from_openai_completions_dict,
        OpikUsage.from_openai_responses_dict,  # Multiple formats supported
    ],
    LLMProvider.ANTHROPIC: [OpikUsage.from_anthropic_dict],
    LLMProvider.BEDROCK: [OpikUsage.from_bedrock_dict],
    # ...
}

Process:

1. Integration extracts usage dict from response
2. Calls build_opik_usage(provider, usage_dict)
3. Factory tries each builder (supports multiple formats per provider)
4. Returns standardized OpikUsage

Extensibility: Add new provider by:

1. Create MyProviderUsage class
2. Add from_myprovider_dict() to OpikUsage
3. Register in factory

Provider Enum

Location: opik/types.py

Supported providers for cost tracking:

• OPENAI, ANTHROPIC, BEDROCK
• GOOGLE_VERTEXAI, GOOGLE_AI
• COHERE, GROQ
• See types.py for complete list

Cost Calculation

SDK Responsibility: Provide data

• model: Model name (e.g., "gpt-4")
• provider: Provider enum
• usage: Token counts (OpikUsage)
• total_cost: Optional override

Backend Responsibility: Calculate cost

• Pricing tables (model → price per token)
• Region-specific pricing (Bedrock)
• Token usage multiplication

Note: Integrations do not calculate cost - only provide data for backend.

Summary

Integration Patterns:

• Method Patching: OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, GenAI, AISuite
• Callback: LangChain, LlamaIndex, DSPy, Haystack
• Hybrid: ADK (callbacks + OTel), CrewAI (methods + LiteLLM)

Streaming Strategies:

• Class method patching (OpenAI, Anthropic Stream)
• Context manager patching (Anthropic MessageStreamManager)
• Generator wrapper (Bedrock, GenAI)

Key Patterns:

• Idempotent tracking: opik_tracked marker prevents double-wrapping
• Context pop for streams: Pop before returning stream (consumed later)
• Finalization guarantee: finally blocks ensure span completion
• Registry patterns: Pluggable providers/formats/extractors
• Protocol-based: Clear extension interfaces

Notable Implementations:

• Bedrock: Extensible aggregator system (add formats without modifying code)
• ADK: OpenTelemetry interception (single tracing backend)
• LangChain: External context support (composes with @track)
• DSPy: Global context with safe operations (enables opik_context API access)
• CrewAI: LiteLLM delegation (reuses existing integration)

For implementation details, see source code in:

• opik/integrations/ - All integration implementations
• opik/llm_usage/ - Usage tracking and conversion
• opik/decorator/ - Base decorator and streaming utilities

For more information, see:

• API and Data Flow - Core SDK architecture
• Evaluation - Evaluation framework
• Testing - Testing integrations