{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "operate/iris/lens",
  "title": "Lens",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/iris/lens/",
  "summary": "Create and operate Lens on Redis Cloud or your own infrastructure.",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "operate",
    "iris"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-11-03T13:47:13-08:00",
  "children": [
    {
      "id": "operate/iris/lens/create-lens",
      "summary": "Create Lens in Redis Cloud, create the keys your agents and readers use, open Lens in the console, and delete it.",
      "title": "Create Lens",
      "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/iris/lens/create-lens/"
    },
    {
      "id": "operate/iris/lens/self-managed",
      "summary": "Deploy, configure, secure, and operate Lens on a self-managed Kubernetes cluster.",
      "title": "Self-managed Lens",
      "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/iris/lens/self-managed/"
    }
  ],
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "d7423a1a18679f36607725cc90d7deabe14cacea0d70b1660ae39918a8e7b703",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "Lens traces your AI agent's turns, so you can see what each source returned, what entered the prompt, and how each step went."
    },
    {
      "id": "deployment-options",
      "title": "Deployment options",
      "role": "content",
      "text": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "redis-cloud",
      "title": "Redis Cloud",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "Use Lens as a managed service on Redis Cloud.\n\n[Create Lens](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/iris/lens/create-lens), connect your agent, and open Lens in the Redis Cloud console.\n\nAfter setup, use the [developer quickstart](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/ai/context-engine/lens/quickstart) to trace your first turn."
    },
    {
      "id": "self-managed",
      "title": "Self-managed",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "Deploy Lens on Kubernetes to run it on your own infrastructure.\n\n[Start with the self-managed deployment guide](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/iris/lens/self-managed)."
    }
  ],
  "examples": []
}