diff --git a/src/Speckle.Sdk.Dependencies/ISdkActivityFactory.cs b/src/Speckle.Sdk.Dependencies/ISdkActivityFactory.cs
index ce69c387..927d0f70 100644
--- a/src/Speckle.Sdk.Dependencies/ISdkActivityFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Speckle.Sdk.Dependencies/ISdkActivityFactory.cs
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using Speckle.Connectors.Logging;
 
 namespace Speckle.Sdk.Logging;
 
 public interface ISdkActivityFactory : IDisposable
 {
-  /// <param name="name"></param>
-  /// <param name="source"></param>
-  /// <returns></returns>
-  ISdkActivity? Start(string? name = default, [CallerMemberName] string source = "");
+  ISdkActivity? Start(
+    string? name = null,
+    SdkActivityKind kind = SdkActivityKind.Internal,
+    [CallerMemberName] string source = ""
+  );
+
   ISdkActivity? StartRemote(
-    string traceId,
-    string parentSpanId,
-    string? name = default,
+    string traceContext,
+    SdkActivityKind kind,
+    string? name = null,
     [CallerMemberName] string source = ""
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/Speckle.Sdk.Dependencies/SpeckleActivityKind.cs b/src/Speckle.Sdk.Dependencies/SpeckleActivityKind.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ca93543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Speckle.Sdk.Dependencies/SpeckleActivityKind.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+namespace Speckle.Connectors.Logging;
+
+public enum SdkActivityKind
+{
+  /// <summary>
+  /// Default value.
+  /// Indicates that the Activity represents an internal operation within an application, as opposed to an operations with remote parents or children.
+  /// </summary>
+  Internal = 0,
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// Server activity represents request incoming from external component.
+  /// </summary>
+  Server = 1,
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// Client activity represents outgoing request to the external component.
+  /// </summary>
+  Client = 2,
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// Producer activity represents output provided to external components.
+  /// </summary>
+  Producer = 3,
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// Consumer activity represents output received from an external component.
+  /// </summary>
+  Consumer = 4,
+}
diff --git a/src/Speckle.Sdk/Logging/NullActivityFactory.cs b/src/Speckle.Sdk/Logging/NullActivityFactory.cs
index e761a9bd..039f91b8 100644
--- a/src/Speckle.Sdk/Logging/NullActivityFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Speckle.Sdk/Logging/NullActivityFactory.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-namespace Speckle.Sdk.Logging;
+using Speckle.Connectors.Logging;
+
+namespace Speckle.Sdk.Logging;
 
 public sealed class NullActivityFactory : ISdkActivityFactory
 {
   public void Dispose() { }
 
-  public ISdkActivity? Start(string? name = default, string source = "") => null;
+  public ISdkActivity? Start(string? name, SdkActivityKind kind, string source) => null;
 
-  public ISdkActivity? StartRemote(string traceId, string parentSpanId, string? name = default, string source = "") =>
-    null;
+  public ISdkActivity? StartRemote(string traceContext, SdkActivityKind kind, string? name, string source) => null;
 }
diff --git a/tests/Speckle.Sdk.Serialization.Tests/ServerObjectManagerTests.cs b/tests/Speckle.Sdk.Serialization.Tests/ServerObjectManagerTests.cs
index c81e734e..90455343 100644
--- a/tests/Speckle.Sdk.Serialization.Tests/ServerObjectManagerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Speckle.Sdk.Serialization.Tests/ServerObjectManagerTests.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class ServerObjectManagerTests : MoqTest
     http.Setup(x => x.CreateHttpClient(It.IsAny<HttpClientHandler>(), timeout, token)).Returns(httpClient);
 
     var activityFactory = Create<ISdkActivityFactory>();
-    activityFactory.Setup(x => x.Start(null, "DownloadObjects")).Returns((ISdkActivity?)null);
+    activityFactory.Setup(x => x.Start(null, default, "DownloadObjects")).Returns((ISdkActivity?)null);
 
     var serverObjectManager = new ServerObjectManager(
       http.Object,
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class ServerObjectManagerTests : MoqTest
     http.Setup(x => x.CreateHttpClient(It.IsAny<HttpClientHandler>(), timeout, token)).Returns(httpClient);
 
     var activityFactory = Create<ISdkActivityFactory>();
-    activityFactory.Setup(x => x.Start(null, "DownloadSingleObject")).Returns((ISdkActivity?)null);
+    activityFactory.Setup(x => x.Start(null, default, "DownloadSingleObject")).Returns((ISdkActivity?)null);
 
     var serverObjectManager = new ServerObjectManager(
       http.Object,
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class ServerObjectManagerTests : MoqTest
     http.Setup(x => x.CreateHttpClient(It.IsAny<HttpClientHandler>(), timeout, token)).Returns(httpClient);
 
     var activityFactory = Create<ISdkActivityFactory>();
-    activityFactory.Setup(x => x.Start(null, "HasObjects")).Returns((ISdkActivity?)null);
+    activityFactory.Setup(x => x.Start(null, default, "HasObjects")).Returns((ISdkActivity?)null);
 
     var serverObjectManager = new ServerObjectManager(
       http.Object,
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class ServerObjectManagerTests : MoqTest
     http.Setup(x => x.CreateHttpClient(It.IsAny<HttpClientHandler>(), timeout, token)).Returns(httpClient);
 
     var activityFactory = Create<ISdkActivityFactory>();
-    activityFactory.Setup(x => x.Start(null, "UploadObjects")).Returns((ISdkActivity?)null);
+    activityFactory.Setup(x => x.Start(null, default, "UploadObjects")).Returns((ISdkActivity?)null);
 
     var serverObjectManager = new ServerObjectManager(
       http.Object,
diff --git a/tests/Speckle.Sdk.Tests.Integration/Api/GraphQL/Resources/WorkspaceResourceTests.TestGetProjects.verified.json b/tests/Speckle.Sdk.Tests.Integration/Api/GraphQL/Resources/WorkspaceResourceTests.TestGetProjects.verified.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 781efcaf..00000000
--- a/tests/Speckle.Sdk.Tests.Integration/Api/GraphQL/Resources/WorkspaceResourceTests.TestGetProjects.verified.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "Type": "AggregateException",
-  "InnerException": {
-    "Data": {},
-    "Message": "FORBIDDEN: Your auth token does not have the required scope: workspace:read.",
-    "Type": "SpeckleGraphQLForbiddenException"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/tests/Speckle.Sdk.Tests.Integration/Api/GraphQL/Resources/WorkspaceResourceTests.TestGetWorkspace.verified.json b/tests/Speckle.Sdk.Tests.Integration/Api/GraphQL/Resources/WorkspaceResourceTests.TestGetWorkspace.verified.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 781efcaf..00000000
--- a/tests/Speckle.Sdk.Tests.Integration/Api/GraphQL/Resources/WorkspaceResourceTests.TestGetWorkspace.verified.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "Type": "AggregateException",
-  "InnerException": {
-    "Data": {},
-    "Message": "FORBIDDEN: Your auth token does not have the required scope: workspace:read.",
-    "Type": "SpeckleGraphQLForbiddenException"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/tests/Speckle.Sdk.Tests.Integration/Api/GraphQL/Resources/WorkspaceResourceTests.cs b/tests/Speckle.Sdk.Tests.Integration/Api/GraphQL/Resources/WorkspaceResourceTests.cs
index 8b73b43d..d597472d 100644
--- a/tests/Speckle.Sdk.Tests.Integration/Api/GraphQL/Resources/WorkspaceResourceTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Speckle.Sdk.Tests.Integration/Api/GraphQL/Resources/WorkspaceResourceTests.cs
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@ public class WorkspaceResourceTests
   public async Task TestGetWorkspace()
   {
     var ex = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<AggregateException>(async () => _ = await Sut.Get("non-existent-id"));
-    await Verify(ex);
+    Assert.Single(ex.InnerExceptions);
+    Assert.All(ex.InnerExceptions, item => Assert.IsType<SpeckleGraphQLForbiddenException>(item));
   }
 
   [Fact]
   public async Task TestGetProjects()
   {
     var ex = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<AggregateException>(async () => _ = await Sut.GetProjects("non-existent-id"));
-    await Verify(ex);
+    Assert.Single(ex.InnerExceptions);
+    Assert.All(ex.InnerExceptions, item => Assert.IsType<SpeckleGraphQLForbiddenException>(item));
   }
 }