Anonymous Telemetry

Routerly never sends any data automatically. Telemetry is strictly opt-in: nothing leaves your machine until you explicitly say yes, either during installation or from the dashboard/CLI at any time.

This page documents exactly what is sent, when, and why — so you can make an informed decision.

Why telemetry exists

Routerly is self-hosted. That means we have no way to know how many instances are running, whether people are updating, or whether the installer works on different platforms — unless someone tells us.

The data collected helps answer one question: is Routerly being used, and are upgrades reaching people? That's it. No usage patterns, no model calls, no cost data, nothing about your workload.

What is sent

A single HTTP POST request to https://telemetry.routerly.ai/ping with this JSON body:

{
  "event":     "install",
  "version":   "0.2.0",
  "platform":  "linux",
  "installId": "a3f1c8b2d4e6..."
}

Field	Type	Example	Description
`event`	string	`install`	One of `install`, `upgrade`, or `uninstall`
`version`	string	`0.2.0`	Routerly version being installed or running
`platform`	string	`linux`	OS platform: `linux`, `darwin`, or `win32`
`installId`	string	`a3f1c8b2...`	Random hex ID generated once at opt-in time

Nothing else is sent. No hostname, no IP address logged server-side, no email, no project names, no model IDs, no usage data, no tokens.

The installId is a random string generated locally the moment you opt in. It has no relation to your identity — it exists only to deduplicate counts (so a single instance upgrading ten times is counted as one installation, not ten).

When events are sent

Event	When
`install`	Once, after you answer "yes" to the consent prompt during a fresh installation, or after clicking "Yes, help out" in the dashboard banner
`upgrade`	Once per upgrade run, if you had previously opted in
`uninstall`	Once, just before the uninstaller removes your files, if you had previously opted in

Events are fire-and-forget with a 3-second timeout. If the request fails (network error, server down), Routerly continues normally — no retry, no error.

What is NOT sent

LLM requests, prompts, or completions
Token counts or cost data
Project names, model IDs, or API keys
User email addresses or any account information
Hostname, IP address, or any network identifier
Usage statistics or performance metrics
Anything from your ~/.routerly/ config directory

Opt in

During installation — the installer asks once at the end:

Help improve Routerly? (completely optional)
Sends only: event type, version, platform, and a random ID.
No personal data. No IP stored. Opt out anytime:
  routerly telemetry off

Send anonymous install metrics? (yes/[no]):

The default is no. You must type yes to enable it.

From the dashboard — if you installed via Docker or another method that skipped the installer prompt, a one-time banner appears after your first login. Two explicit buttons: "Yes, help out" and "No thanks". Nothing is sent until you click one.

From the CLI at any time:

routerly telemetry on     # opt in
routerly telemetry off    # opt out
routerly telemetry status # check current setting

Opt out

You can opt out at any time, even after opting in:

routerly telemetry off

This sets telemetry.enabled: false in your settings.json and stops all future pings immediately. No further data is sent after this point.

Telemetry is also automatically skipped when the environment variable CI=true is detected, so automated deployments and CI pipelines are never prompted and never send data.

Where the setting is stored

The preference is stored in your local settings.json file:

~/.routerly/config/settings.json

{
  "telemetry": {
    "enabled": true,
    "installId": "a3f1c8b2d4e6..."
  }
}

If telemetry is absent from the file, Routerly has not asked you yet and no data has ever been sent.

Server-side data handling

The telemetry endpoint receives the four fields listed above. IP addresses are not logged. The data is used only to maintain aggregate counts of active installations, upgrade adoption, and uninstalls.

No individual records are shared with third parties.

Why telemetry exists​

What is sent​

When events are sent​

What is NOT sent​

Opt in​

Opt out​

Where the setting is stored​

Server-side data handling​