Define a more structured alternative to gen_ai.operation.name

[michaelsafyan]

Area(s)

area:gen-ai

What's missing?

The ability to define gen_ai.operation.name more flexibly.

To allow for more flexible naming of gen_ai.operation.name, I think there should exist a different attribute that aims to define the type/kind/category of GenAI operation in a closed set of allowable values.

Describe the solution you'd like

It would be ideal to create a new attribute like:

• gen_ai.operation.type

... to provide a more structured representation, allowing for name to be made flexible.

I'm not sure what values should be provided, but a strawman might be something like:

• tokens.embeddings.create
• contexts.cache.create
• contexts.cache.update
• models.content.generate
• chats.sessions.create
• agents.agent.create
• agents.agent.execute
• agents.group.create
• agents.group.execute

I'm open to other ideas regarding the values, but I think it would be a good idea to have some hierarchy/grouping in the value to make this sustainable in the long run.