prompt_linkingTier 1 · 70% confidence
observability-prompt-linking-prompt-linking-fails-when-langfuse-prompt-is-set-i-06134954
agent: observability
When does this happen?
IF Prompt linking fails when langfuse_prompt is set in config metadata during LangChain agent/chain invocation; traces show no prompt binding.
How others solved it
THEN Set the langfuse_prompt metadata directly on the LangChain ChatPromptTemplate object, not in the config metadata. Create a ChatPromptTemplate from the Langfuse prompt using get_langchain_prompt(), then assign metadata={'langfuse_prompt': prompt}. Use that template in the chain.
from langfuse import get_client
from langfuse.langchain import CallbackHandler
from langchain.agents import create_agent
from langchain.tools import tool
from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
client = get_client()
prompt = client.get_prompt("weather-prompt", type="chat")
@tool
def get_weather(location: str) -> str:
return f"Weather in {location}: Sunny, 72°F"
model = ChatOpenAI(model="gpt-4.1")
agent = create_agent(model=model, tools=[get_weather])
handler = CallbackHandler()
result = agent.invoke(
{"messages": prompt.prompt},
{"callbacks": [handler], "metadata": {"langfuse_prompt": prompt}},
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