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# Agent operations

How to run and retire production agents so credentials, triggers, and spend stop when the agent should stop.

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## [What is TRACE? Five steps to check research before you act on it](https://lenvanderhof.com/en/blog/what-is-trace/)

Three links can be one source. TRACE is how you find out before the decision does.

Len P. van der Hof25 September 2026