> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# LLM Request • AI Agent SDK

> llm_request: Emit LLM request event.

# llm\_request

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> This is a method of the [**ContextTraceEmitter**](../classes/ContextTraceEmitter) class in the [**context\_events**](../modules/context_events) module.

Emit LLM request event.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def llm_request(agent_name: str, messages_count: int, tokens_used: int, tokens_budget: int, model: Optional[str], messages: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]]) -> None
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="agent_name" type="str" required={true}>
  Name of the agent making the request
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="messages_count" type="int" required={true}>
  Number of messages in the request
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="tokens_used" type="int" required={true}>
  Estimated tokens used
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="tokens_budget" type="int" required={false} default="0">
  Token budget available
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="model" type="Optional[str]" required={false}>
  Model being used
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="messages" type="Optional" required={false}>
  Optional full messages array for context replay
</ParamField>

## Uses

* `ContextEvent`
* `time.time`

## Source

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## Related Documentation

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  <Card title="Models Overview" icon="microchip" href="/docs/docs/models" />

  <Card title="LLM Configuration" icon="gear" href="/docs/docs/configuration/llm-config" />

  <Card title="Model Router" icon="route" href="/docs/docs/features/model-router" />

  <Card title="Model Failover" icon="shield" href="/docs/docs/features/model-failover" />
</CardGroup>
