CLAUDE-MEM NOW BACKFILLS HISTORICAL TELEMETRY TO POSTHOG ON UPGRADE
claude-mem added a one-time historical telemetry backfill that sends anonymized past usage counts to PostHog the first time you upgrade. Per the [v13.6.0](http...
claude-mem added a one-time historical telemetry backfill that sends anonymized past usage counts to PostHog the first time you upgrade.
Per the v13.6.0 release, each install will emit a one-time batch of anonymous daily activity rollups via PostHog’s historical-migration ingest. It honors DO_NOT_TRACK, CLAUDE_MEM_TELEMETRY=0, and telemetry.json opt-out, and can dry-run with CLAUDE_MEM_TELEMETRY_DEBUG=1.
If you run this in a restricted environment, plan the upgrade to ensure opt-out is set before the first post-upgrade start, or route to a self-hosted PostHog.
Related fix in v13.5.7: stale global Claude CLI binaries no longer silently kill observers, with clearer version probing and error surfacing.
This changes data egress on upgrade: a one-time batch of usage metrics may leave your network.
You can still opt out, but timing matters — the first post-upgrade start triggers the backfill.
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In staging, set DO_NOT_TRACK=1 and CLAUDE_MEM_TELEMETRY=0, restart after upgrading, and verify no PostHog calls are made.
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Enable CLAUDE_MEM_TELEMETRY_DEBUG=1 to inspect the exact payload and confirm only anonymized counts are included.
Legacy codebase integration strategies...
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Set org-wide opt-out before upgrading workers if telemetry is disallowed, or point to self-hosted PostHog via network policy.
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Pin current version until data governance reviews the backfill behavior and approves an upgrade window.
Fresh architecture paradigms...
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If you want analytics, this gives richer history from day one — prefer self-hosted PostHog to keep data in-house.
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Document telemetry flags in your IaC so new workers come up with approved defaults.
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