trace_stop
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Stops an active trace_start session, terminates the launched process, and finalizes stored evidence.
Before you use this tool
Terminates the process launched by trace_start.
Try it locally in the GliderTrace playground
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| sessionId | string | Yes | Trace session id, for example trc_20260507_123044_ab12cd34. |
| waitForExitMs | number | No | Milliseconds to wait for the process to exit after termination. Defaults to 5000. Default: 5000 |
Examples
Replace sample paths and symbol keys with values from your workspace.
Stop an active trace session
{
"sessionId": "trc_20260507_123044_ab12cd34"
}Full MCP request
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "trace_stop",
"arguments": {
"sessionId": "trc_20260507_123044_ab12cd34"
}
}
}Response Notes
Returns finalized session metadata, process exit status, artifacts, and summarized findings.
GliderTrace 1.0.0 returns compact JSON for every tool. Result fields appear beside success; there is no response-format parameter. success describes the tool call. Check the process or session status and exitCode separately. Scalar results and fields that conflict with reserved names appear under result.
To migrate an envelope consumer, read response.sessionId instead of response.data.sessionId. Stored sessions and exported files keep their formats. --max-response-chars limits response text to 60,000 UTF-16 characters by default. Use 0 to disable it, or at least 1,000. This limit counts text characters, not transport bytes or tokens.
outputLimit.truncated marks omitted response detail. It does not change capture completeness. Use the returned next tool and arguments when available. Do not repeat a command or feedback submission to recover omitted output. For event pages, keep the filters and cursor while reducing limit.
For session details, set includeArtifacts and includeTopFindings to false to reduce output. Check error, actionable meta, warnings, and coverage before drawing conclusions. Internal diagnostics stay in local server logs.