{
  "slug": "circuit-traces",
  "url": "/instruments/circuit-traces/",
  "title": "Circuit Traces: Attribution Graphs for Open Models",
  "type": "instrument",
  "typeLabel": "Instrument",
  "lifecycle": "instrument",
  "epistemicStatus": "instrument",
  "statusLabel": "Live attribution graphs on Gemma 2 2B; hypotheses to confirm with interventions, stated as such",
  "programme": "computation",
  "question": "Which features caused which, from prompt to prediction, and does the causal story survive comparison across tasks, models, and methods?",
  "date": "2026-07-11",
  "version": "v1",
  "authors": [
    "Latent Minds Institute"
  ],
  "methods": [
    "attribution graphs on transcoder replacement models",
    "curated case-study reading guides",
    "validated graph loading"
  ],
  "models": [
    "Gemma 2 2B (Gemma Scope transcoders)"
  ],
  "evidence": "real causal graphs served live; replacement-model caveat stated in interface",
  "code": "https://github.com/safety-research/circuit-tracer",
  "data": null,
  "provenance": "Method: Ameisen et al. / Lindsey et al. (2025), Transformer Circuits; implementation: safety-research/circuit-tracer; hosting: Neuronpedia",
  "related": [
    "latent-observatory",
    "transformer-explainer"
  ],
  "canonicalUrl": "https://latentmindsinstitute.com/instruments/circuit-traces/",
  "apiUrl": "https://latentmindsinstitute.com/api/research-objects/circuit-traces.json"
}