Debug Faster with CI Trace Links in GitHub

We've added pipeline trace links directly to your GitHub commits and Pull Requests. No more context switching between GitHub and Datadog to debug failing builds.

Orbit CI Check Runs

When you view a commit or PR, you'll see a new "Orbit CI / Run Trace" check alongside your other CI checks. A check run is created for every workflow run triggered by the commit.

Trace Links at a Glance

The check run details show you three things:

• View this run - The trace for this specific workflow execution
• All runs for this commit - Every workflow run triggered by this commit
• All runs for this PR - Every workflow run across all commits in the PR

Below that, you'll see some basic trace metadata: total spans, status and duration.

We’re working on a feature to include more useful feedback and summaries for each run - for example, the likely error cause or deviation from baseline duration.

Commit-Level Traces

Click "All runs for this commit" and you'll land in Datadog with the results already filtered to that commit's SHA.

The table shows you the key details for each run: resource name, duration, attempt number, branch, and span count. You can quickly spot patterns - like which attempt finally passed, or how long each run took.

PR-Level Traces

"All runs for this PR" takes you to Datadog filtered by the PR number, showing every workflow run across all commits.

This is particularly useful for long-running PRs where you've pushed multiple commits and want to see how performance or reliability changed over time.

What You Get

• One-click access from GitHub to the exact traces you need
• Pre-filtered Datadog views that show only relevant runs
• Stable, deterministic time windows so the links always work
• Clean column layout focused on what matters: duration, attempts, branches, and span counts.
• Zero Setup - if you see the check run, the links work

This update is another step toward making CI/CD observability effortless - surfacing the right context exactly where you need it.