[DX] Debug mode with verbose logging and tracing

[jwesleye]

Feature Description

Comprehensive debug mode showing all internal operations.

Problem/Motivation

Hard to troubleshoot issues without visibility into what's happening.

Proposed Solution

chat_loop myagent --debug

# Shows:
# - Request/response payloads
# - Tool calls with arguments
# - Timing for each operation
# - API endpoints hit
# - Token usage breakdown

Benefits

• Easier debugging
• Understanding agent behavior
• Performance analysis
• Issue reporting

Priority

• Critical
• High
• Medium
• Low

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[jwesleye]

Closing as out of scope for this AWS Strands CLI tool.

This project is focused on providing a simple, straightforward interface for AWS Strands agents. Advanced developer tooling adds complexity that doesn't serve the core use case of interactive agent conversations.

For these needs, we recommend:

• Debug/logging: Use Python's standard logging or AWS Strands' built-in debugging
• Agent validation: Test agents directly before using with chat loop
• Configuration: Edit ~/.chatrc directly (simple YAML file)
• Dry-run/testing: Use agents in test mode independently

Keeping the scope focused on being a great chat interface for AWS Strands agents.

Thank you for the suggestion!