diff --git a/astrapy/utils.py b/astrapy/utils.py
index 23c2d062..80ca3e5a 100644
--- a/astrapy/utils.py
+++ b/astrapy/utils.py
@@ -38,6 +38,25 @@ class http_methods:
 
 package_name = __name__.split(".")[0]
 
+user_agent_astrapy = f"{package_name}/{__version__}"
+
+
+def detect_ragstack_user_agent() -> Optional[str]:
+    from importlib import metadata
+    from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError
+
+    try:
+        ragstack_meta = metadata.metadata("ragstack-ai")
+        if ragstack_meta:
+            ragstack_version = ragstack_meta["version"]
+            return f"ragstack-ai/{ragstack_version}"
+    except PackageNotFoundError:
+        pass
+    return None
+
+
+user_agent_rs = detect_ragstack_user_agent()
+
 
 def log_request(
     method: str,
@@ -82,13 +101,22 @@ def log_response(r: httpx.Response) -> None:
 def compose_user_agent(
     caller_name: Optional[str], caller_version: Optional[str]
 ) -> str:
+    user_agent_caller: Optional[str] = None
     if caller_name:
         if caller_version:
-            return f"{caller_name}/{caller_version} {package_name}/{__version__}"
+            user_agent_caller = f"{caller_name}/{caller_version}"
         else:
-            return f"{caller_name} {package_name}/{__version__}"
-    else:
-        return f"{package_name}/{__version__}"
+            user_agent_caller = f"{caller_name}"
+    all_user_agents = [
+        ua_block
+        for ua_block in [
+            user_agent_rs,
+            user_agent_caller,
+            user_agent_astrapy,
+        ]
+        if ua_block
+    ]
+    return " ".join(all_user_agents)
 
 
 def make_request(
diff --git a/tests/astrapy/conftest.py b/tests/astrapy/conftest.py
index fc897992..2d68900b 100644
--- a/tests/astrapy/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/astrapy/conftest.py
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
+TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE: bool
+if os.getenv("TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE"):
+    TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE = int(os.environ["TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE"]) != 0
+else:
+    TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE = False
 
 # fixed
 TEST_WRITABLE_VECTOR_COLLECTION = "writable_v_col"
@@ -139,7 +144,7 @@ def readonly_v_collection(db: AstraDB) -> Iterable[AstraDBCollection]:
 
     yield collection
 
-    if int(os.getenv("TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE", "0")) == 0:
+    if not TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE:
         db.delete_collection(TEST_READONLY_VECTOR_COLLECTION)
 
 
@@ -156,7 +161,7 @@ def writable_v_collection(db: AstraDB) -> Iterable[AstraDBCollection]:
 
     yield collection
 
-    if int(os.getenv("TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE", "0")) == 0:
+    if not TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE:
         db.delete_collection(TEST_WRITABLE_VECTOR_COLLECTION)
 
 
@@ -189,7 +194,7 @@ def writable_nonv_collection(db: AstraDB) -> Iterable[AstraDBCollection]:
 
     yield collection
 
-    if int(os.getenv("TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE", "0")) == 0:
+    if not TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE:
         db.delete_collection(TEST_WRITABLE_NONVECTOR_COLLECTION)
 
 
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ def allowindex_nonv_collection(db: AstraDB) -> Iterable[AstraDBCollection]:
 
     yield collection
 
-    if int(os.getenv("TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE", "0")) == 0:
+    if not TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE:
         db.delete_collection(TEST_WRITABLE_ALLOWINDEX_NONVECTOR_COLLECTION)
 
 
@@ -243,7 +248,7 @@ def denyindex_nonv_collection(db: AstraDB) -> Iterable[AstraDBCollection]:
 
     yield collection
 
-    if int(os.getenv("TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE", "0")) == 0:
+    if not TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE:
         db.delete_collection(TEST_WRITABLE_DENYINDEX_NONVECTOR_COLLECTION)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/astrapy/test_async_db_ddl.py b/tests/astrapy/test_async_db_ddl.py
index 6fd0f033..026cb518 100644
--- a/tests/astrapy/test_async_db_ddl.py
+++ b/tests/astrapy/test_async_db_ddl.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 Tests for the `db.py` parts related to DML & client creation
 """
 
-import os
 import logging
 
 import pytest
 
 from ..conftest import AstraDBCredentials
+from .conftest import TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE
 from astrapy.db import AsyncAstraDB, AsyncAstraDBCollection
 from astrapy.defaults import DEFAULT_KEYSPACE_NAME
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ async def test_path_handling(
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
-    int(os.getenv("TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE", "0")) == 1,
+    TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE,
     reason="collection-deletion tests are suppressed",
 )
 @pytest.mark.describe("should create, use and destroy a non-vector collection (async)")
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ async def test_create_use_destroy_nonvector_collection(async_db: AsyncAstraDB) -
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
-    int(os.getenv("TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE", "0")) == 1,
+    TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE,
     reason="collection-deletion tests are suppressed",
 )
 @pytest.mark.describe("should create and destroy a vector collection (async)")
diff --git a/tests/astrapy/test_db_ddl.py b/tests/astrapy/test_db_ddl.py
index 75b4a690..df25d37a 100644
--- a/tests/astrapy/test_db_ddl.py
+++ b/tests/astrapy/test_db_ddl.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 Tests for the `db.py` parts related to DML & client creation
 """
 
-import os
 import logging
 
 import pytest
 
 from ..conftest import AstraDBCredentials
+from .conftest import TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE
 from astrapy.db import AstraDB, AstraDBCollection
 from astrapy.defaults import DEFAULT_KEYSPACE_NAME
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def test_path_handling(astra_db_credentials_kwargs: AstraDBCredentials) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
-    int(os.getenv("TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE", "0")) == 1,
+    TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE,
     reason="collection-deletion tests are suppressed",
 )
 @pytest.mark.describe("should create, use and destroy a non-vector collection")
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def test_create_use_destroy_nonvector_collection(db: AstraDB) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
-    int(os.getenv("TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE", "0")) == 1,
+    TEST_SKIP_COLLECTION_DELETE,
     reason="collection-deletion tests are suppressed",
 )
 @pytest.mark.describe("should create and destroy a vector collection")