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title: Elixir open-source agent
source: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/experimental-agents/elixir/elixir-open-source-agent
---

Monitor [Elixir](https://github.com/newrelic/elixir_agent) behavior with New Relic using the Elixir open-source agent. This experimental agent:

-   Helps you track transactions, distributed traces, and other parts of your application’s behavior
-   Provides an overview of underlying [BEAM](http://erlang.org/faq/implementations.html#idp32950544) activity

> #### 💡 TIP
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> This agent is released as open source on [GitHub](https://github.com/newrelic/). A change log is also available there for the latest updates.

## Get started [#get_started]

For requirements, installation, and configuration information, see the [Open-source Elixir agent README](https://github.com/newrelic/elixir_agent/blob/master/README.md) on GitHub.

Visit [New Relic's Elixir repository on GitHub](https://github.com/newrelic/elixir_agent) for questions about installation, usage, or other topics. Report issues or bugs as an issue in the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/newrelic/elixir_agent/issues).