diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1bef8c1a..0b1b7f1a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ classifiers = [
 requires-python = ">=3.9,<4.0"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-burr = ["burr[start]==0.19.1"]
+burr = ["burr[start]==0.22.1"]
 docs = ["sphinx==6.0", "furo==2024.5.6"]
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/scrapegraphai/integrations/burr_bridge.py b/scrapegraphai/integrations/burr_bridge.py
index 0cac9f4d..019427ef 100644
--- a/scrapegraphai/integrations/burr_bridge.py
+++ b/scrapegraphai/integrations/burr_bridge.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 """
 
 import re
+import uuid
+from hashlib import md5
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple
 import inspect
 
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@
     raise ImportError("burr package is not installed. Please install it with 'pip install scrapegraphai[burr]'")
 
 from burr import tracking
-from burr.core import Application, ApplicationBuilder, State, Action, default
+from burr.core import Application, ApplicationBuilder, State, Action, default, ApplicationContext
 from burr.lifecycle import PostRunStepHook, PreRunStepHook
 
 
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ def writes(self) -> list[str]:
 
     def update(self, result: dict, state: State) -> State:
         return state.update(**result)
-    
+
     def get_source(self) -> str:
         return inspect.getsource(self.node.__class__)
 
@@ -100,13 +102,12 @@ class BurrBridge:
     def __init__(self, base_graph, burr_config):
         self.base_graph = base_graph
         self.burr_config = burr_config
-        self.project_name = burr_config.get("project_name", "default-project")
-        self.tracker = tracking.LocalTrackingClient(project=self.project_name)
+        self.project_name = burr_config.get("project_name", "scrapegraph: {}")
         self.app_instance_id = burr_config.get("app_instance_id", "default-instance")
         self.burr_inputs = burr_config.get("inputs", {})
         self.burr_app = None
 
-    def _initialize_burr_app(self, initial_state: Dict[str, Any] = {}) -> Application:
+    def _initialize_burr_app(self, initial_state: Dict[str, Any] = None) -> Application:
         """
         Initialize a Burr application from the base graph.
 
@@ -116,24 +117,41 @@ def _initialize_burr_app(self, initial_state: Dict[str, Any] = {}) -> Applicatio
         Returns:
             Application: The Burr application instance.
         """
+        if initial_state is None:
+            initial_state = {}
 
         actions = self._create_actions()
         transitions = self._create_transitions()
         hooks = [PrintLnHook()]
         burr_state = State(initial_state)
-
-        app = (
+        application_context = ApplicationContext.get()
+        builder = (
             ApplicationBuilder()
             .with_actions(**actions)
             .with_transitions(*transitions)
             .with_entrypoint(self.base_graph.entry_point)
             .with_state(**burr_state)
-            .with_identifiers(app_id=self.app_instance_id)
-            .with_tracker(self.tracker)
+            .with_identifiers(app_id=str(uuid.uuid4())) # TODO -- grab this from state
             .with_hooks(*hooks)
-            .build()
         )
-        return app
+        if application_context is not None:
+            builder = (
+                builder
+                # if we're using a tracker, we want to copy it/pass in
+                .with_tracker(
+                    application_context.tracker.copy() if application_context.tracker is not None else None
+                )  # remember to do `copy()` here!
+                .with_spawning_parent(
+                    application_context.app_id,
+                    application_context.sequence_id,
+                    application_context.partition_key,
+                )
+            )
+        else:
+            # This is the case in which nothing is spawning it
+            # in this case, we want to create a new tracker from scratch
+            builder = builder.with_tracker(tracking.LocalTrackingClient(project=self.project_name))
+        return builder.build()
 
     def _create_actions(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """