# Trace Context Propagation

> The requirement that trace identifiers be propagated across every hop of a distributed request.

Record: `lex:trace-context-propagation`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/observability.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-trace-context-propagation

## category

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/observability-auditability-traceability.md)

## referenced-by

- [Distributed Tracing](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/distributed-tracing.md)