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What changed

Usage analytics (PostHog) is now opt-in. It stays off until someone turns it on in Settings → General → Usage analytics.

  • src/lib/analytics.ts: analyticsEnabled() is true only when the stored choice is an explicit "0", meaning the user switched it on. A fresh install, an install that never touched the switch, and unreadable storage all count as off. In those cases posthog-js is never loaded and posthog.init() is never called.
  • The storage key omb-analytics-opt-out keeps its name, so existing explicit choices and workspace backups keep working.
  • The desktop preference (desktop-prefs.json) is unchanged and still takes precedence when it is set.
  • docs/analytics.md, the docs-site page and README.md now describe the opt-in behaviour.

Why

Sending usage events by default, before the user has made any choice, is a privacy risk for a desktop agent that runs on people's own machines. Making it opt-in means nothing leaves the machine unless the user asks for it.

How it was verified

  • vitest run src/lib/analytics* SettingsModal* browser-install* scripts/testing/analytics-docs.test.ts all pass.
  • A new test checks that a fresh install has analytics off, never loads PostHog and records nothing.
  • tsc --noEmit passes.
  • Not done: I did not run eslint, and I did not check network traffic in a packaged app.

Checklist

  • pnpm typecheck and pnpm test pass locally (typecheck and the affected test files; not the full suite)
  • Server behavior changes come with tests (no server change; client tests added)
  • No dist-server/ edits (it's build output)
  • macOS-only code is platform-gated; no shell: true / cmd.exe string-building
  • No secrets in logs, responses, events, or argv

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Privacy
    • Usage analytics now stays off until explicitly enabled in Settings → General → Usage analytics. The default is off on fresh installs and on each server’s settings page.
    • When analytics is off, no analytics events or daily setup snapshots are sent.
    • When enabled, analytics may include anonymous product events and a daily setup count, but not keys, names, addresses, or conversations.
  • Documentation
    • Updated analytics guidance to explain the default setting, how to enable or disable analytics, and what information may be sent.

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Walkthrough

Analytics now requires explicit opt-in through the stored consent value. Tests and documentation reflect that analytics stays off until enabled, including on fresh installs.

Changes: Analytics consent

Layer / File(s) Summary
Explicit opt-in gate and validation
src/lib/analytics.ts, src/lib/analytics.test.ts, src/lib/analytics.wire.test.ts
analyticsEnabled() now enables analytics from local storage only when the value is "0". Storage errors leave analytics disabled. Tests cover fresh installs, unusable storage, and a seeded analytics choice.
Document default-off analytics
README.md, apps/docs/content/docs/security/analytics.mdx, docs/analytics.md
The README and analytics guides describe opt-in analytics, the default-off setting, and the behavior when analytics is off.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related issues

  • Issue 4716 concerns analytics being enabled before a user choice; this change requires explicit opt-in.

Possibly related PRs

Suggested reviewers: milind-soni, koeseo

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to f2f8b

Analytics now stays off by default, as intended. However, the snapshot tests were not updated for the opt-in gate, so the full test suite will fail until they seed consent.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4 · Failed 1

Failed Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat… Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Passed Passed checks: 4 passed

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Title check Passed The title clearly states the main change: usage analytics remain off until a user enables them.
Description check Passed The description covers what changed, why, and how it was verified. It includes the checklist and clearly notes that eslint, packaged-app network checks, and the full test suite were not run. The scree…
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Out of Scope Changes check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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The description covers what changed, why, and how it was verified. It includes the checklist and clearly notes that eslint, packaged-app network checks, and the full test suite were not run. The screenshots section is not needed because no visual UI change is described.

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Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Review comments at @src/lib/analytics.ts:
- Line 27: Update the snapshot tests for the sendDailySnapshot opt-in gate: seed
consent for enabled-path tests, retain coverage confirming no consent gathers or
sends nothing, and enable analytics through the test’s in-memory choice before
stubbing localStorage to throw in the storage-error test.

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Comment thread src/lib/analytics.ts
if (typeof desktop === "boolean") return desktop;
try {
return localStorage.getItem(OPT_OUT_KEY) !== "1";
return localStorage.getItem(OPT_OUT_KEY) === "0";

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Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

rg -n 'analyticsEnabled|omb-analytics-opt-out|localStorage|vi.mock' src/lib/usage-snapshot.test.ts src/lib/usage-snapshot.ts
sed -n '1,80p' src/lib/usage-snapshot.test.ts

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Script executed:

cat -n src/lib/analytics.ts | sed -n '1,220p'
cat -n src/lib/usage-snapshot.ts | sed -n '195,270p'
cat -n src/lib/usage-snapshot.test.ts | sed -n '175,330p'
rg -n -F -e 'setupFiles' -e 'environment:' -e 'resetModules' -e 'desktop' -- vitest.config.ts vite.config.ts src/test src/lib/usage-snapshot.test.ts 2>/dev/null || test "$?" -eq 1

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cat -n vite.config.ts | sed -n '45,70p'
cat -n server/testing/setup.ts
cat -n src/testing/all-locales.ts
cat -n src/lib/usage-snapshot.test.ts | sed -n '1,50p;85,190p;290,316p'
git diff 6b0cead52530ad6038aacc5dfacc66ce12f35926 f2f8bfa3614cc1b24872f9ab2a12e1f85da0a9dd -- src/lib/analytics.ts src/lib/usage-snapshot.test.ts

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Length of output: 16341


Update the snapshot tests for the opt-in gate.

The enabled-path tests clear storage but do not opt in, so sendDailySnapshot() returns before gathering. The full Vitest run can fail. Seed consent, retain a no-consent test, and use an in-memory choice for the storage-error test.

Suggested fix

 beforeEach(() => {
   storage.clear();
+  storage.set("omb-analytics-opt-out", "0");
   ph.captured = [];
   vi.stubGlobal("localStorage", memoryStorage);
 });
   it("sends once per page load when storage throws, through the page's own memory", async () => {
-    const { snapshot } = await freshModules();
+    const { analytics, snapshot } = await freshModules();
+    analytics.setAnalyticsEnabled(true);
     vi.stubGlobal("localStorage", { getItem: () => { throw new Error("denied"); }, setItem: () => { throw new Error("denied"); } });
 describe("an opted-out install", () => {
+  it("captures nothing without consent", async () => {
+    storage.delete("omb-analytics-opt-out");
+    const { snapshot } = await freshModules();
+    const sources = hostileSources();
+    expect(await snapshot.sendDailySnapshot(hostileState(), sources, DAY)).toBe(false);
+    expect(sources.calls).toEqual([]);
+    expect(ph.captured).toEqual([]);
+    expect(storage.has("omb-analytics-snapshot-day")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("captures nothing and asks no server, bridge or provider anything", async () => {
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Review comment at @src/lib/analytics.ts at line 27:
Update the snapshot tests for the sendDailySnapshot opt-in gate: seed consent for enabled-path tests, retain coverage confirming no consent gathers or sends nothing, and enable analytics through the test’s in-memory choice before stubbing localStorage to throw in the storage-error test.

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