--- title: Tracing Gradle task execution | daily.dev description: A walkthrough of two approaches for tracing Gradle build execution beyond the built-in --profile and --scan flags: Java Flight Recorder (JFR) for... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/tracing-gradle-task-execution-hm2vogzx8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Tracing Gradle task execution | daily.dev og:description: A walkthrough of two approaches for tracing Gradle build execution beyond the built-in --profile and --scan flags: Java Flight Recorder (JFR) for... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/tracing-gradle-task-execution-hm2vogzx8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hm2VOGZX8.png og:image:alt: Tracing Gradle task execution og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Tracing Gradle task execution **[Jake Wharton](https://daily.dev/sources/jakewharton)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A walkthrough of two approaches for tracing Gradle build execution beyond the built-in --profile and --scan flags: Java Flight Recorder (JFR) for flamegraph-style call stack analysis, and Chrome traces via the Gradle profiler's chrome-trace plugin. The post covers how to integrate the Chrome trace plugin using a Gradle init script, what each approach reveals (concurrent task timelines, CPU load, heap size, GC events), and their respective limitations — notably the lack of per-task worker granularity in Chrome traces and instability of the JFR Gradle plugin integration. The author recommends Chrome traces for CI builds and JFR for manual deep-dives into individual task performance. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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