diff --git a/cmd/uplink/external.go b/cmd/uplink/external.go
index 6bb890655..9f93fc3a6 100644
--- a/cmd/uplink/external.go
+++ b/cmd/uplink/external.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/jtolio/eventkit"
 	"github.com/spacemonkeygo/monkit/v3"
+	"github.com/spacemonkeygo/monkit/v3/collect"
+	"github.com/spacemonkeygo/monkit/v3/present"
 	"github.com/zeebo/clingy"
 	"github.com/zeebo/errs"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 	"storj.io/common/experiment"
 	"storj.io/common/rpc/rpctracing"
+	"storj.io/common/sync2/mpscqueue"
 	"storj.io/common/tracing"
 	jaeger "storj.io/monkit-jaeger"
 	"storj.io/private/version"
@@ -68,8 +71,9 @@ type external struct {
 	}
 
 	debug struct {
-		pprofFile string
-		traceFile string
+		pprofFile       string
+		traceFile       string
+		monkitTraceFile string
 	}
 
 	events struct {
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ func (ex *external) Setup(f clingy.Flags) {
 	).(string)
 
 	ex.tracing.tags = f.Flag(
-		"trace-tags", "coma separated k=v pairs to be added to distributed traces", map[string]string{},
+		"trace-tags", "comma separated k=v pairs to be added to distributed traces", map[string]string{},
 		clingy.Advanced,
 		clingy.Transform(func(val string) (map[string]string, error) {
 			res := map[string]string{}
@@ -151,6 +155,11 @@ func (ex *external) Setup(f clingy.Flags) {
 		clingy.Advanced,
 	).(string)
 
+	ex.debug.monkitTraceFile = f.Flag(
+		"debug-monkit-trace", "File to collect Monkit trace data. Understands file extensions .json and .svg", "",
+		clingy.Advanced,
+	).(string)
+
 	ex.analytics = f.Flag(
 		"analytics", "Whether to send usage information to Storj", nil,
 		clingy.Transform(strconv.ParseBool), clingy.Optional, clingy.Boolean,
@@ -371,8 +380,60 @@ func (ex *external) Wrap(ctx context.Context, cmd clingy.Command) (err error) {
 		eventkit.DefaultRegistry.Scope("init").Event("init")
 	}
 
-	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
-	return cmd.Execute(ctx)
+	var workErr error
+	work := func(ctx context.Context) {
+		defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
+		workErr = cmd.Execute(ctx)
+	}
+
+	var formatter func(io.Writer, []*collect.FinishedSpan) error
+	switch {
+	default:
+		work(ctx)
+		return workErr
+	case strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(ex.debug.monkitTraceFile), ".svg"):
+		formatter = present.SpansToSVG
+	case strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(ex.debug.monkitTraceFile), ".json"):
+		formatter = present.SpansToJSON
+	}
+
+	spans := mpscqueue.New[collect.FinishedSpan]()
+	collector := func(s *monkit.Span, err error, panicked bool, finish time.Time) {
+		spans.Enqueue(collect.FinishedSpan{
+			Span:     s,
+			Err:      err,
+			Panicked: panicked,
+			Finish:   finish,
+		})
+	}
+
+	defer collect.ObserveAllTraces(monkit.Default, spanCollectorFunc(collector))()
+	work(ctx)
+
+	fh, err := os.Create(ex.debug.monkitTraceFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errs.Combine(workErr, err)
+	}
+
+	var spanSlice []*collect.FinishedSpan
+	for {
+		next, ok := spans.Dequeue()
+		if !ok {
+			break
+		}
+		spanSlice = append(spanSlice, &next)
+	}
+
+	err = formatter(fh, spanSlice)
+	return errs.Combine(workErr, err, fh.Close())
+}
+
+type spanCollectorFunc func(*monkit.Span, error, bool, time.Time)
+
+func (f spanCollectorFunc) Start(*monkit.Span) {}
+
+func (f spanCollectorFunc) Finish(s *monkit.Span, err error, panicked bool, finish time.Time) {
+	f(s, err, panicked, finish)
 }
 
 func tracked(ctx context.Context, cb func(context.Context)) (done func()) {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e0cf3d1a9..59772d396 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20200630173020-3af7569d3a1e
 	gopkg.in/segmentio/analytics-go.v3 v3.1.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
-	storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231114142336-6bf1d675854d
+	storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231120181527-7551d20a723d
 	storj.io/drpc v0.0.33
 	storj.io/monkit-jaeger v0.0.0-20230707083646-f15e6e8b7e8c
 	storj.io/private v0.0.0-20231012141933-ae62725d6691
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 330cdbbb1..e80407a19 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1013,8 +1013,8 @@ rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8
 sourcegraph.com/sourcegraph/go-diff v0.5.0/go.mod h1:kuch7UrkMzY0X+p9CRK03kfuPQ2zzQcaEFbx8wA8rck=
 sourcegraph.com/sqs/pbtypes v0.0.0-20180604144634-d3ebe8f20ae4/go.mod h1:ketZ/q3QxT9HOBeFhu6RdvsftgpsbFHBF5Cas6cDKZ0=
 storj.io/common v0.0.0-20220719163320-cd2ef8e1b9b0/go.mod h1:mCYV6Ud5+cdbuaxdPD5Zht/HYaIn0sffnnws9ErkrMQ=
-storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231114142336-6bf1d675854d h1:GvyLJ7lh9cu1Y6CVrfYSqcgBHnUOkxx39/iD7Q/Ion8=
-storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231114142336-6bf1d675854d/go.mod h1:qjHfzW5RlGg5z04CwIEjJd1eQ3HCGhUNtxZ6K/W7yqM=
+storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231120181527-7551d20a723d h1:grxc+N773G2/r2MENiLNC78sgFQYCIaZLCURy8j2S6I=
+storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231120181527-7551d20a723d/go.mod h1:qjHfzW5RlGg5z04CwIEjJd1eQ3HCGhUNtxZ6K/W7yqM=
 storj.io/drpc v0.0.32/go.mod h1:6rcOyR/QQkSTX/9L5ZGtlZaE2PtXTTZl8d+ulSeeYEg=
 storj.io/drpc v0.0.33 h1:yCGZ26r66ZdMP0IcTYsj7WDAUIIjzXk6DJhbhvt9FHI=
 storj.io/drpc v0.0.33/go.mod h1:vR804UNzhBa49NOJ6HeLjd2H3MakC1j5Gv8bsOQT6N4=
diff --git a/testsuite/storjscan/go.mod b/testsuite/storjscan/go.mod
index d0da0b735..d204a7a8e 100644
--- a/testsuite/storjscan/go.mod
+++ b/testsuite/storjscan/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/zeebo/errs v1.3.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.21.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0
-	storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231114142336-6bf1d675854d
+	storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231120181527-7551d20a723d
 	storj.io/private v0.0.0-20231012141933-ae62725d6691
 	storj.io/storj v1.63.1
 	storj.io/storjscan v0.0.0-20220926140643-1623c3b391b0
diff --git a/testsuite/storjscan/go.sum b/testsuite/storjscan/go.sum
index ac687ef91..47be457cd 100644
--- a/testsuite/storjscan/go.sum
+++ b/testsuite/storjscan/go.sum
@@ -1255,8 +1255,8 @@ rsc.io/pdf v0.1.1/go.mod h1:n8OzWcQ6Sp37PL01nO98y4iUCRdTGarVfzxY20ICaU4=
 sourcegraph.com/sourcegraph/go-diff v0.5.0/go.mod h1:kuch7UrkMzY0X+p9CRK03kfuPQ2zzQcaEFbx8wA8rck=
 sourcegraph.com/sqs/pbtypes v0.0.0-20180604144634-d3ebe8f20ae4/go.mod h1:ketZ/q3QxT9HOBeFhu6RdvsftgpsbFHBF5Cas6cDKZ0=
 storj.io/common v0.0.0-20220719163320-cd2ef8e1b9b0/go.mod h1:mCYV6Ud5+cdbuaxdPD5Zht/HYaIn0sffnnws9ErkrMQ=
-storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231114142336-6bf1d675854d h1:GvyLJ7lh9cu1Y6CVrfYSqcgBHnUOkxx39/iD7Q/Ion8=
-storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231114142336-6bf1d675854d/go.mod h1:qjHfzW5RlGg5z04CwIEjJd1eQ3HCGhUNtxZ6K/W7yqM=
+storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231120181527-7551d20a723d h1:grxc+N773G2/r2MENiLNC78sgFQYCIaZLCURy8j2S6I=
+storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231120181527-7551d20a723d/go.mod h1:qjHfzW5RlGg5z04CwIEjJd1eQ3HCGhUNtxZ6K/W7yqM=
 storj.io/drpc v0.0.32/go.mod h1:6rcOyR/QQkSTX/9L5ZGtlZaE2PtXTTZl8d+ulSeeYEg=
 storj.io/drpc v0.0.33 h1:yCGZ26r66ZdMP0IcTYsj7WDAUIIjzXk6DJhbhvt9FHI=
 storj.io/drpc v0.0.33/go.mod h1:vR804UNzhBa49NOJ6HeLjd2H3MakC1j5Gv8bsOQT6N4=
diff --git a/testsuite/ui/go.mod b/testsuite/ui/go.mod
index 2a8656a05..5077bae88 100644
--- a/testsuite/ui/go.mod
+++ b/testsuite/ui/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.23.0
-	storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231114142336-6bf1d675854d
+	storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231120181527-7551d20a723d
 	storj.io/gateway-mt v1.51.1-0.20230417204402-7d9bb25bc297
 	storj.io/private v0.0.0-20231012141933-ae62725d6691
 	storj.io/storj v0.12.1-0.20221125175451-ef4b564b82f7
diff --git a/testsuite/ui/go.sum b/testsuite/ui/go.sum
index 752353813..93ced691a 100644
--- a/testsuite/ui/go.sum
+++ b/testsuite/ui/go.sum
@@ -1970,8 +1970,8 @@ sourcegraph.com/sourcegraph/appdash v0.0.0-20190731080439-ebfcffb1b5c0/go.mod h1
 sourcegraph.com/sourcegraph/go-diff v0.5.0/go.mod h1:kuch7UrkMzY0X+p9CRK03kfuPQ2zzQcaEFbx8wA8rck=
 sourcegraph.com/sqs/pbtypes v0.0.0-20180604144634-d3ebe8f20ae4/go.mod h1:ketZ/q3QxT9HOBeFhu6RdvsftgpsbFHBF5Cas6cDKZ0=
 storj.io/common v0.0.0-20220719163320-cd2ef8e1b9b0/go.mod h1:mCYV6Ud5+cdbuaxdPD5Zht/HYaIn0sffnnws9ErkrMQ=
-storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231114142336-6bf1d675854d h1:GvyLJ7lh9cu1Y6CVrfYSqcgBHnUOkxx39/iD7Q/Ion8=
-storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231114142336-6bf1d675854d/go.mod h1:qjHfzW5RlGg5z04CwIEjJd1eQ3HCGhUNtxZ6K/W7yqM=
+storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231120181527-7551d20a723d h1:grxc+N773G2/r2MENiLNC78sgFQYCIaZLCURy8j2S6I=
+storj.io/common v0.0.0-20231120181527-7551d20a723d/go.mod h1:qjHfzW5RlGg5z04CwIEjJd1eQ3HCGhUNtxZ6K/W7yqM=
 storj.io/dotworld v0.0.0-20210324183515-0d11aeccd840 h1:oqMwoF6vaOrCe92SKRyr8cc2WSjLYAd8fjpAHA7rNqY=
 storj.io/drpc v0.0.32/go.mod h1:6rcOyR/QQkSTX/9L5ZGtlZaE2PtXTTZl8d+ulSeeYEg=
 storj.io/drpc v0.0.33 h1:yCGZ26r66ZdMP0IcTYsj7WDAUIIjzXk6DJhbhvt9FHI=