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Observe runtime health

Use delivery lag, lease pressure, retry rate, and quarantine volume to understand an Arcwell workload.

Arc Runtime 3.xUpdated Jul 18, 2026

Runtime signals

MetricQuestionAlert when
arc_delivery_lag_secondsAre workers keeping up?Above workload SLO
arc_lease_pressure_ratioIs capacity constrained?Above 0.80 for 10 min
arc_quarantine_totalAre failures exhausted?Any sustained increase

Structured logs

Include event ID, delivery ID, stream, attempt, and workspace in every worker log. Do not log full payloads unless the data policy permits it.

Inspect a workload

shell
arcctl inspect stream northline-fulfillment --window 30m
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  1. Runtime signals
  2. Structured logs
  3. Inspect a workload