# Introducing the esp\_trace component

DevFeed: [Introducing the esp\_trace component](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-the-esp-trace-component-13776.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.espressif.com/blog/2026/06/introducing-esp-trace-component/>)

Author: John Lee

Published: 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-developer-portal.md>)

Topics: [ESP-IDF](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp-idf.md>), [tracing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tracing.md>), [Instrumentation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/instrumentation.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging.md>), [esp-idf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp-idf.md>), [freertos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/freertos.md>), [instrumentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/instrumentation.md>), [integration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/integration.md>), [tracing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tracing.md>)

## AI overview

This post introduces esp_trace, a new ESP-IDF component for application-level tracing. It separates trace encoding from data transport, allowing trace libraries and supported links to be combined through pluggable components without kernel patches.

## Source excerpt

esp_trace is a new ESP-IDF component that splits application-level tracing into pluggable encoders and transports, so adding a new trace library no longer means patching the kernel. This post gives a high-level tour and walks through the example that demonstrates the integration.