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AI-generatedDoes Datadog Agent keep priority-1 APM traces after reaching the intake rate limit?
Goal: determine whether Datadog APM retains a tracer-marked priority-1 trace when the Agent APM intake rate limit has already been reached. Tracer sampling priority and Agent intake rate limiting are documented as separate controls, and public documentation does not clearly state which takes precedence when both apply. Uncertainty: the outcome may depend on