docs: usage data collection #6822
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Pull request overview
This PR adds comprehensive documentation for goose's anonymous usage data collection feature. The documentation clearly explains what data is collected, how users can control the feature, and links to related configuration options.
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- New guide explaining anonymous usage data collection with instructions for both Desktop and CLI
- Updated environment variables documentation to include telemetry configuration
- Updated config files documentation to include the
GOOSE_TELEMETRY_ENABLEDsetting
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| documentation/docs/guides/usage-data.md | New comprehensive guide documenting what anonymous usage data is collected, how to enable/disable the feature in both Desktop and CLI, with clear examples |
| documentation/docs/guides/environment-variables.md | Added GOOSE_TELEMETRY_ENABLED variable to the Security and Privacy section with description, examples, and cross-references to the new usage-data guide |
| documentation/docs/guides/config-files.md | Added GOOSE_TELEMETRY_ENABLED to the Global Settings table with appropriate description and link to the usage-data guide |
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| Collected usage data doesn't include your conversations, code, tool arguments, error messages, or any personal data. | ||
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| :::info Provider Data Handling | ||
| Depending on the [LLMs](/docs/getting-started/providers) you use with goose, your conversations, prompts, and information accessed by goose might be sent to the provider and subject to their data retention and privacy policies. |
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* main: docs: usage data collection (#6822) feat: platform extension migrator + code mode rename (#6611) feat: CLI flag to skip loading profile extensions (#6780) Swap canonical model from openrouter to models.dev (#6625) Hook thinking status (#6815) Fetch new skills hourly (#6814) copilot instructions: Update "No prerelease docs" instruction (#6795) refactor: centralize audience filtering before providers receive messages (#6728) update doc to remind contributors to activate hermit and document minimal npm and node version (#6727) nit: don't spit out compaction when in term mode as it fills up the screen (#6799) fix: correct tool support detection in Tetrate provider model fetching (#6808) Session manager fixes (#6809) fix(desktop): handle quoted paths with spaces in extension commands (#6430) fix: we can default gooseignore without writing it out (#6802) fix broken link (#6810) docs: add Beads MCP extension tutorial (#6792) feat(goose): add support for AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK environment variable (#6739)
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* 'main' of github.com:block/goose: Fix: Small update UI settings prompt injection (#6830) Remove autogenerated .gooseignore files that don't belong in repo (#6824) Fix case-insensitive matching for builtin extension names (#6825) docs: cli newline keybinding (#6823) Update version to 1.22.0 (#6821) Refactor: move persisting extension to session outside of route (#6685) acp: load configured extensions and refactor tests (#6803) docs: usage data collection (#6822) feat: platform extension migrator + code mode rename (#6611) feat: CLI flag to skip loading profile extensions (#6780)
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Summary
This PR documents anonymous usage data collection.
Documentation updates:
documentation/docs/guides/config-files.md:GOOSE_TELEMETRY_ENABLEDto tabledocumentation/docs/guides/environment-variables.md:GOOSE_TELEMETRY_ENABLEDdocumentation/docs/guides/usage-data.md:Type of Change
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