cline/docs/enterprise-solutions/monitoring/telemetry.mdx

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title: "Cline Telemetry"
sidebarTitle: "Cline Telemetry"
description: "Configure usage analytics and event tracking"
---

Cline includes telemetry to help understand usage patterns and improve the product. Users can control whether to share this data.

## What is Cline Telemetry?

Telemetry captures anonymous usage events such as:

- Features used (which tools, commands, workflows)
- Task completion rates
- Error occurrences
- Performance metrics

<Info>
All telemetry data is **anonymous** and does not include code content, file contents, or other sensitive information.
</Info>

## User Controls

### Enabling/Disabling Cline Telemetry

Individual users can control telemetry through Cline settings:

1. Open Cline settings
2. Find "Cline Telemetry" toggle
3. Enable or disable as preferred

Changes take effect immediately.

### What Gets Collected

When telemetry is enabled, Cline captures:

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  <Accordion title="Feature Usage" icon="cursor-click">
    - Tools executed (e.g., read_file, execute_command)
    - Slash commands used
    - Workflows triggered
    - Settings changed
  </Accordion>
  
  <Accordion title="Task Metrics" icon="tasks">
    - Task started/completed events
    - Mode switches (Plan/Act)
    - Checkpoint usage
    - Task duration
  </Accordion>
  
  <Accordion title="Error Events" icon="triangle-exclamation">
    - API failures
    - Tool execution errors
    - System errors
    - Error types and frequencies
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### What Doesn't Get Collected

Cline Telemetry **never** includes:

- Your code or file contents
- File paths or names
- Command arguments or parameters
- Conversation content
- Personal information
- API keys or credentials

## Enterprise Configuration

Administrators can set default telemetry state through remote configuration:

```json
{
  "telemetryEnabled": true
}
```

<Note>
Even with enterprise configuration, individual users can still disable Cline Telemetry in their local settings.
</Note>

## Advanced Monitoring

For organizations needing detailed monitoring, Cline supports optional OpenTelemetry integration to export telemetry data to your own observability systems.

See [Enterprise Monitoring](/enterprise-solutions/monitoring/overview) for details on available monitoring options.

## Privacy

Cline's telemetry is designed with privacy in mind:

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  <Card title="Anonymous" icon="user-secret">
    No personal information is collected
  </Card>
  
  <Card title="Optional" icon="toggle-on">
    Users can disable at any time
  </Card>
  
  <Card title="Local First" icon="laptop">
    Code never leaves your machine
  </Card>
  
  <Card title="Transparent" icon="eye">
    Open source - see exactly what's collected
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Why Telemetry Matters

Anonymous usage data helps:

- **Identify bugs**: Discover issues affecting users
- **Prioritize features**: Focus on most-used capabilities
- **Improve performance**: Find and fix slow operations
- **Enhance reliability**: Track and reduce error rates

## Related

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  <Card title="OpenTelemetry" icon="chart-line" href="/enterprise-solutions/monitoring/opentelemetry">
    Enterprise monitoring and observability
  </Card>
  
  <Card title="Privacy" icon="shield" href="/more-info/telemetry">
    Full telemetry documentation
  </Card>
</CardGroup>