# WriteTraceAdd ## Description Add a write trace to the current address. Each time the given address will be accessed in write mode, the debugger will add a trace event to the Tracing window. In fact, write traces are nothing more than breakpoints with special properties: they don't stop and they simply add a trace event when the breakpoints are reached. Internally, the debugger will add a hardware breakpoint on the given address, so all the restrictions for hardware breakpoints are also valid for write traces. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.hex-rays.com/ida-actions/writetraceadd.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.