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Reasoning Trace Schema

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A data contract defining each logged reasoning step as a structured object with its premises, conclusions, evidence sources, justification and reasoning type.

Responsibility. Defines the structure of logged reasoning steps.

Also known as: Reasoning step schema

Direct neighbourhood (hover for relationship types)

Relationships

configures structural

Design guidance

MUST be shared by development and production trace capture so the same evaluation pipeline applies to both.
SHOULD support natural-language, structured (JSON/XML) and visual-flowchart renderings of the same trace.

Sources

Ch3.9: T. Nguyen, "Reasoning Quality," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 3.9. ISBN: 9798244538229.
Ch10.5: T. Nguyen, "Human-over-the-Loop," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 10.5. ISBN: 9798244538229.