Help With Trackables

[nblair2]

Hi, I am trying to make use of trackables and I have a couple of questions. My end goal it to see when an event was executed. I can do this either by pulling logs off individual agents or through the API, either is fine for me. I added the TrackableId field to several TimelineEvents, but can't seem to see them popping up anywhere. So I started poking around and I have a couple questions:

• agent/logs
  • When the ghosts agent starts, I can see the log Info|Ghosts.Client.Infrastructure.DebugManager.Write|C:\ghosts\instance\trackables.json == False. Do I need to put a file there? Would it just be a list of GUIDs found in the timeline?
  • I don't see any of the GUIDs in the logs anywhere, even though I see the events with a trackable ID executing
• API/server
  • I can see updates coming in to the API when I sniff on the wire (large HTTP packets with what looks like client updates coming in, have not investigated too much)
  • when i query ghosts.com/api/trackable I get an empty response. When I query ghosts.com/api/machines I get something like this (note the null fields):

[
  {
    "id": "64cf659a-26ba-4e5c-a1cb-a174d1e89a91",
    "name": "hosty",
    "fqdn": "hosty.domainy.com",
    "domain": "domainy.com",
    "host": "hosty",
    "resolvedHost": "hosty.domainy.com",
    "hostIp": "10.11.12.13",
    "ipAddress": "::ffff:10.11.12.13",
    "currentUsername": "User.Name",
    "clientVersion": "8.5.0.0",
    "history": null,
    "historyHealth": null,
    "historyTimeline": null,
    "historyTrackables": null,
    "status": "Active",
    "createdUtc": "2026-01-21T18:49:53.84057",
    "statusMessage": "Active & Up",
    "statusUp": "Up",
    "lastReportedUtc": "2026-01-21T19:20:04.993149",
    "hadId": false
  },
]

Any pointers / help on trackables?

[nblair2]

Update: I can see the TrackableId in the clientupdates_not_posted.log

But I think these are getting cleared, so doesn't serve as a complete log.

[sei-dupdyke]

I made this into an issue to officially review = #581