The Elastic APM Node.js agent has been updated to version 1.12.0, introducing the ability to identify routes and collect errors for applications using the Restify server framework, without requiring special configuration. This update allows for seamless transaction naming and error reporting in Restify-based applications by simply upgrading to the latest version of the agent. Additionally, Elastic APM is actively working on enabling distributed tracing, which will allow the correlation of requests across multiple servers to create a unified trace, potentially highlighting areas for performance improvements in user-facing request lifecycles. Users are encouraged to try out the updated agent, provide feedback, and contribute to its development through the GitHub repository.