Laravel Observability with TraceKit
Laravel's elegance hides complexity -- queued jobs run on separate workers, Eloquent can generate N+1 queries behind accessors, and event/listener chains can create invisible cascades. TraceKit traces it all. Also works with vanilla PHP and Symfony apps.
Why Laravel Needs Better Observability
Common debugging challenges that traditional monitoring tools miss.
Queue Job Tracing Across Workers
Laravel queues dispatch jobs to separate worker processes, breaking trace continuity. A controller action that dispatches three jobs becomes invisible once they hit the queue. TraceKit propagates trace context through the queue so the entire flow is one trace.
Eloquent N+1 Query Detection
Eloquent makes it easy to trigger N+1 queries through accessors, appends, and relationship loading. TraceKit captures every Eloquent query in the trace, making N+1 patterns immediately visible -- even behind lazy-loaded relationships.
Event/Listener Chain Debugging
Laravel events can trigger chains of listeners, each potentially dispatching more events. When a listener fails or is slow, tracing the chain manually is painful. TraceKit instruments event dispatching so you see the full cascade.
Get Started in Minutes
Add TraceKit to your Laravel project with a few lines of code.
// config/tracekit.php (via Laravel service provider)
use OpenTelemetry\SDK\Trace\TracerProviderBuilder;
use OpenTelemetry\Contrib\Otlp\SpanExporter;
return [
'service_name' => env('OTEL_SERVICE_NAME', 'my-laravel-app'),
'exporter_endpoint' => env('OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT'),
];What You Get with TraceKit
Everything you need to monitor Laravel in production.
Distributed Tracing
Trace requests from Laravel routes through Eloquent queries, queued jobs, event listeners, and external API calls. Full PHP observability.
Live Code Monitoring
Set breakpoints in your Laravel controllers and jobs. Inspect Eloquent models, request data, and queue payloads in production without redeploying.
Simple Pricing
$29/month flat for your entire Laravel application. No per-worker fees for queue processing, no per-request charges -- one price for full observability.
Related Resources
Docs, guides, and tools to help you get the most out of TraceKit.
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