> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ironbee.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Telemetry

> Manage the anonymous product telemetry the IronBee CLI and DevTools send.

IronBee collects anonymous usage telemetry (via PostHog) to improve the CLI. This is **separate** from the IronBee Collector pipeline that ships your session data — turning telemetry off doesn't change what your Console shows.

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## Enable or disable

```bash theme={null}
ironbee telemetry disable   # opt out
ironbee telemetry enable    # opt back in (the default)
```

Disabling turns telemetry off in **both** the CLI and the IronBee DevTools MCP servers (it injects `TELEMETRY_ENABLE=false` into their environment), so one switch covers both sides.

By default these write to the project config. Use `-g`/`--global` for all your projects or `--local` for a gitignored personal override. The underlying key is [`telemetry.enable`](/cli/configuration/configuration#telemetry).

For a single shell or CI run, `IRONBEE_TELEMETRY=false` does the same thing without touching any config file — see [Environment variables](/cli/configuration/environment-variables#common).

<Note>
  Telemetry is about the CLI's own *anonymous* product analytics. To control how much of *your* session detail (tool input/output, screenshots, recordings) reaches the Collector, see [Privacy mode](/cli/advanced/privacy).
</Note>

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## How it relates to the other data switches

| Control                                                                          | Governs                                                         | Default                     |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| **Telemetry** (`telemetry.enable`)                                               | Anonymous product analytics for the CLI and DevTools themselves | On                          |
| [**Privacy**](/cli/advanced/privacy) (`privacy.enable`)                          | How much detail the DevTools send to *your* Collector           | Off (full detail)           |
| [**Collector**](/cli/configuration/configuration#collector) (`collector.enable`) | Whether session data is sent to the Console at all              | On when credentials are set |

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## What's next?

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Configuration" icon="settings" href="/cli/configuration/configuration#telemetry">
    The `telemetry.enable` key in full.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Privacy Mode" icon="bot" href="/cli/advanced/privacy">
    Redact tool detail, screenshots, and recordings from the data the DevTools MCP servers ship to the Collector.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>