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Make an ML system a glass box with reproducible runs, MLflow dataset lineage, drift monitoring, alerting, and SHAP explanations. Use when a deployed model needs traceability, monitoring, alerting, or explanation.
Make an ML system a glass box with reproducible runs, MLflow dataset lineage, drift monitoring, alerting, and SHAP explanations. Use when a deployed model needs traceability, monitoring, alerting, or explanation.
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To implement a "Glass Box" system where every result is Reproducible, every asset has Lineage, and system health is Monitored, Alerted on, and Explained.
Consistency is key. For instance:
random, numpy, torch, tensorflow.uv.lock is the reproducibility mechanism for Python. It records the exact resolved version and hash of every direct and transitive dependency, and uv sync --frozen installs exactly that — the same set on a laptop, in CI, and in the image.mise.lock does the same job for the binaries that are not Python packages (dprint, gitleaks, trivy, actionlint, zizmor, ...), recording version, URL, and checksum per platform. Commit both lockfiles; between them, "works on my machine" stops being a category of bug.mise run build is a plain uv build producing a wheel and an sdist. Its reproducibility comes from the locked inputs above, not from a build flag — do not expect uv build to pin anything by itself.docker image (uv sync --frozen), so the runtime matches what was tested.Know the origin of your data. For instance:
mlflow.data.from_pandas.mlflow.log_input.sqlite:///mlflow.db locally, Postgres or a tracking server in production). Lineage queries are relational queries; the deprecated file store cannot answer them and does not support the model registry at all.data/v1.csv) or use DVC.Watch for silent failures. For instance:
mlflow.validate_evaluation_results (MLflow 3).evidently to compare reference (training) vs current (production) data.
log_system_metrics=True) for CPU/GPU.Don't stare at dashboards. For instance:
plyer for desktop notifications during long training runs.PagerDuty (critical) or Slack (warnings).Trust but verify. For instance:
SHAP values to explain individual predictions.Optimize resources. For instance:
project, env, user.run_time and instance type to estimate ROI.The pipeline that produces the model needs the same treatment.
mise run all (format -> check -> test -> build) is the signal that a change is releasable. CI runs that exact task, so a green pipeline and a green laptop mean the same thing.ty 0.0.69 run inside mise run check, alongside the pip-audit, gitleaks, and trivy scans — quality signals you get on every commit, not once a quarter.AGENTS.md records the commands, the definition of done, and the conventions, so an AI assistant debugging a production incident reads the same runbook a human does.uv.lock and mise.lock committed, and does the image install with --frozen?log_system_metrics enabled?mise run all pass, and does CI run that same task?name: mlops-observability description: Make an ML system a glass box with reproducible runs, MLflow dataset lineage, drift monitoring, alerting, and SHAP explanations. Use when a deployed model needs traceability, monitoring, alerting, or explanation. license: MIT metadata: author: Médéric HURIER (Fmind) source: github.com/MLOps-Courses/mlops-coding-skills/tree/main/mlops-observability created: 2026-01-25 updated: 2026-08-10
--- name: mlops-observability description: Make an ML system a glass box with reproducible runs, MLflow dataset lineage, drift monitoring, alerting, and SHAP explanations. Use when a deployed model needs traceability, monitoring, alerting, or explanation. license: MIT metadata: author: Médéric HURIER (Fmind) source: github.com/MLOps-Courses/mlops-coding-skills/tree/main/mlops-observability created: 2026-01-25 updated: 2026-08-10 --- # MLOps Observability ## Goal To implement a "Glass Box" system where every result is **Reproducible**, every asset has **Lineage**, and system health is **Monitored**, **Alerted** on, and **Explained**. ## Prerequisites - **Language**: Python 3.14 - **Context**: Production monitoring and debugging. - **Platform Suggestion**: MLflow 3.15, SHAP, Evidently, ... ## Instructions ### 1. Guarantee Reproducibility Consistency is key. For instance: 1. **Randomness**: Set seeds for `random`, `numpy`, `torch`, `tensorflow`. 1. **Dependencies**: `uv.lock` is the reproducibility mechanism for Python. It records the exact resolved version and hash of every direct and transitive dependency, and `uv sync --frozen` installs exactly that — the same set on a laptop, in CI, and in the image. 1. **Tools**: `mise.lock` does the same job for the binaries that are not Python packages (`dprint`, `gitleaks`, `trivy`, `actionlint`, `zizmor`, ...), recording version, URL, and checksum per platform. Commit both lockfiles; between them, "works on my machine" stops being a category of bug. 1. **Builds**: `mise run build` is a plain `uv build` producing a wheel and an sdist. Its reproducibility comes from the locked inputs above, not from a build flag — do not expect `uv build` to pin anything by itself. 1. **Environment**: Ship the same locked set into a `docker` image (`uv sync --frozen`), so the runtime matches what was tested. 1. **Code**: Track the git commit hash for every run, and fail the pipeline on a dirty working tree so a run can always be traced back to a commit. ### 2. Track Data Lineage Know the origin of your data. For instance: 1. **Datasets**: Create MLflow Datasets with `mlflow.data.from_pandas`. 1. **Logging**: Log inputs to MLflow context with `mlflow.log_input`. 1. **Store**: Keep tracking and registry on a SQL backend (`sqlite:///mlflow.db` locally, Postgres or a tracking server in production). Lineage queries are relational queries; the deprecated file store cannot answer them and does not support the model registry at all. 1. **Versioning**: Version data files (e.g., `data/v1.csv`) or use DVC. 1. **Transformations**: Log preprocessing parameters mapping data versions to model versions. ### 3. Monitoring & Drift Detection Watch for silent failures. For instance: 1. **Validation**: Gate models against quality thresholds with `mlflow.validate_evaluation_results` (MLflow 3). 1. **Drift**: Use `evidently` to compare `reference` (training) vs `current` (production) data. - Detect Data Drift (input distribution changes) and Concept Drift (relationship changes). 1. **System**: Enable MLflow System Metrics (`log_system_metrics=True`) for CPU/GPU. ### 4. Alerting Don't stare at dashboards. For instance: 1. **Local**: Use `plyer` for desktop notifications during long training runs. 1. **Production**: Use `PagerDuty` (critical) or `Slack` (warnings). 1. **Thresholds**: Use Static (fixed value) or Dynamic (anomaly detection) rules. 1. **Action**: Alerts must link to a dashboard or playbook. ### 5. Explainability (XAI) Trust but verify. For instance: 1. **Global**: Use Feature Importance (e.g., Random Forest) to understand overall logic. 1. **Local**: Use `SHAP` values to explain _individual_ predictions. 1. **Artifacts**: Save explanations (plots/tables) as MLflow artifacts. ### 6. Infrastructure & Costs Optimize resources. For instance: 1. **Tags**: Tag runs with `project`, `env`, `user`. 1. **Costs**: Log `run_time` and instance type to estimate ROI. ### 7. Observability of the Repository Itself The pipeline that produces the model needs the same treatment. 1. **One Gate**: `mise run all` (format -> check -> test -> build) is the signal that a change is releasable. CI runs that exact task, so a green pipeline and a green laptop mean the same thing. 1. **Static Guarantees**: Ruff 0.16 and `ty` 0.0.69 run inside `mise run check`, alongside the `pip-audit`, `gitleaks`, and `trivy` scans — quality signals you get on every commit, not once a quarter. 1. **Written Down**: `AGENTS.md` records the commands, the definition of done, and the conventions, so an AI assistant debugging a production incident reads the same runbook a human does. ## Self-Correction Checklist - [ ] **Seeds**: Are random seeds fixed? - [ ] **Lockfiles**: Are `uv.lock` and `mise.lock` committed, and does the image install with `--frozen`? - [ ] **Inputs**: Are input datasets logged to MLflow, on a SQL-backed store? - [ ] **System Metrics**: Is `log_system_metrics` enabled? - [ ] **Explanations**: Are SHAP values generated and stored as artifacts? - [ ] **Alerts**: Are thresholds defined for failures? - [ ] **Gate**: Does `mise run all` pass, and does CI run that same task?
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