fix(attributes): improve gen_ai.operation.name description

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #### Changes to attributes
 
+- fix(attributes): improve gen_ai.operation.name description ([#225](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-conventions/pull/225))
 - feat(ai): Add gen_ai.usage.input_tokens.cache_write ([#217](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-conventions/pull/217))
 - feat(attributes): Add sentry.normalized_db_query.hash ([#200](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-conventions/pull/200))
 - feat(attributes): Add sentry.category attribute ([#218](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-conventions/pull/218))

generated/attributes/all.md

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Total attributes: 422
 | [`gen_ai.cost.total_tokens`](./gen_ai.md#gen_aicosttotal_tokens) | The total cost for the tokens used. |
 | [`gen_ai.embeddings.input`](./gen_ai.md#gen_aiembeddingsinput) | The input to the embeddings model. |
 | [`gen_ai.input.messages`](./gen_ai.md#gen_aiinputmessages) | The messages passed to the model. It has to be a stringified version of an array of objects. The `role` attribute of each object must be `"user"`, `"assistant"`, `"tool"`, or `"system"`. For messages of the role `"tool"`, the `content` can be a string or an arbitrary object with information about the tool call. For other messages the `content` can be either a string or a list of objects in the format `{type: "text", text:"..."}`. |
-| [`gen_ai.operation.name`](./gen_ai.md#gen_aioperationname) | The name of the operation being performed. |
+| [`gen_ai.operation.name`](./gen_ai.md#gen_aioperationname) | The name of the operation being performed. It has a following list of well-known values: 'chat', 'create_agent', 'embeddings', 'execute_tool', 'generate_content', 'invoke_agent', 'text_completion'. If one of them applies, then that value MUST be used. Otherwise a custom value MAY be used. |
 | [`gen_ai.operation.type`](./gen_ai.md#gen_aioperationtype) | The type of AI operation. Must be one of 'agent', 'ai_client', 'tool', 'handoff', 'guardrail'. Makes querying for spans in the UI easier. |
 | [`gen_ai.output.messages`](./gen_ai.md#gen_aioutputmessages) | The model's response messages. It has to be a stringified version of an array of message objects, which can include text responses and tool calls. |
 | [`gen_ai.pipeline.name`](./gen_ai.md#gen_aipipelinename) | Name of the AI pipeline or chain being executed. |

generated/attributes/gen_ai.md

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ The messages passed to the model. It has to be a stringified version of an array
 
 ### gen_ai.operation.name
 
-The name of the operation being performed.
+The name of the operation being performed. It has a following list of well-known values: 'chat', 'create_agent', 'embeddings', 'execute_tool', 'generate_content', 'invoke_agent', 'text_completion'. If one of them applies, then that value MUST be used. Otherwise a custom value MAY be used.
 
 | Property | Value |
 | --- | --- |

javascript/sentry-conventions/src/attributes.ts

@@ -2168,7 +2168,7 @@ export type GEN_AI_INPUT_MESSAGES_TYPE = string;
 // Path: model/attributes/gen_ai/gen_ai__operation__name.json
 
 /**
- * The name of the operation being performed. `gen_ai.operation.name`
+ * The name of the operation being performed. It has a following list of well-known values: 'chat', 'create_agent', 'embeddings', 'execute_tool', 'generate_content', 'invoke_agent', 'text_completion'. If one of them applies, then that value MUST be used. Otherwise a custom value MAY be used. `gen_ai.operation.name`
  *
  * Attribute Value Type: `string` {@link GEN_AI_OPERATION_NAME_TYPE}
  *
@@ -10767,7 +10767,8 @@ export const ATTRIBUTE_METADATA: Record<AttributeName, AttributeMetadata> = {
       '[{"role": "user", "parts": [{"type": "text", "content": "Weather in Paris?"}]}, {"role": "assistant", "parts": [{"type": "tool_call", "id": "call_VSPygqKTWdrhaFErNvMV18Yl", "name": "get_weather", "arguments": {"location": "Paris"}}]}, {"role": "tool", "parts": [{"type": "tool_call_response", "id": "call_VSPygqKTWdrhaFErNvMV18Yl", "result": "rainy, 57°F"}]}]',
   },
   [GEN_AI_OPERATION_NAME]: {
-    brief: 'The name of the operation being performed.',
+    brief:
+      "The name of the operation being performed. It has a following list of well-known values: 'chat', 'create_agent', 'embeddings', 'execute_tool', 'generate_content', 'invoke_agent', 'text_completion'. If one of them applies, then that value MUST be used. Otherwise a custom value MAY be used.",
     type: 'string',
     pii: {
       isPii: 'maybe',

model/attributes/gen_ai/gen_ai__operation__name.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "key": "gen_ai.operation.name",
-  "brief": "The name of the operation being performed.",
+  "brief": "The name of the operation being performed. It has a following list of well-known values: 'chat', 'create_agent', 'embeddings', 'execute_tool', 'generate_content', 'invoke_agent', 'text_completion'. If one of them applies, then that value MUST be used. Otherwise a custom value MAY be used.",
   "type": "string",
   "pii": {
     "key": "maybe"

python/src/sentry_conventions/attributes.py

@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ class ATTRIBUTE_NAMES(metaclass=_AttributeNamesMeta):
 
     # Path: model/attributes/gen_ai/gen_ai__operation__name.json
     GEN_AI_OPERATION_NAME: Literal["gen_ai.operation.name"] = "gen_ai.operation.name"
-    """The name of the operation being performed.
+    """The name of the operation being performed. It has a following list of well-known values: 'chat', 'create_agent', 'embeddings', 'execute_tool', 'generate_content', 'invoke_agent', 'text_completion'. If one of them applies, then that value MUST be used. Otherwise a custom value MAY be used.
 
     Type: str
     Contains PII: maybe
@@ -5646,7 +5646,7 @@ class ATTRIBUTE_NAMES(metaclass=_AttributeNamesMeta):
         example='[{"role": "user", "parts": [{"type": "text", "content": "Weather in Paris?"}]}, {"role": "assistant", "parts": [{"type": "tool_call", "id": "call_VSPygqKTWdrhaFErNvMV18Yl", "name": "get_weather", "arguments": {"location": "Paris"}}]}, {"role": "tool", "parts": [{"type": "tool_call_response", "id": "call_VSPygqKTWdrhaFErNvMV18Yl", "result": "rainy, 57°F"}]}]',
     ),
     "gen_ai.operation.name": AttributeMetadata(
-        brief="The name of the operation being performed.",
+        brief="The name of the operation being performed. It has a following list of well-known values: 'chat', 'create_agent', 'embeddings', 'execute_tool', 'generate_content', 'invoke_agent', 'text_completion'. If one of them applies, then that value MUST be used. Otherwise a custom value MAY be used.",
         type=AttributeType.STRING,
         pii=PiiInfo(isPii=IsPii.MAYBE),
         is_in_otel=True,