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Problem

• "Cloud upload: off" while uploading. whoami / sync status / doctor treated sync as on only with prompt_storage != local and an HTTP notes backend. The metrics, commit-summary and transcript uploaders only checked prompt_storage != local. On a fresh install, running autter login without connected onboarding left the notes backend on git notes, so the status line said off while the daemon uploaded metrics, commit summaries and transcripts.
• Collection before consent. Plain commands started the background service, the transcript worker swept all ~/.claude/projects history on startup, and telemetry was on unless telemetry_oss was set to "off".

Changes

• One sync predicate. Config::platform_sync_enabled() and platform_sync_enabled_now() now share sync_mode_permits_upload: sync is on only when storage is not local and the notes backend is HTTP (or both). The status line uses the same function, so "off" means nothing is sent.
• Login doesn't enable sync. Onboarding asks the connected/local question even when you're already signed in (for example via the install nonce). Outside connected mode, autter login no longer says "restarting to upload" or restarts the service.
• No collection before onboarding.
  • The transcript worker starts only after onboarding is finished or connected mode is explicitly configured.
  • Plain commands connect to a running service but don't start one before setup.
  • doctor reports a stopped service as skipped instead of starting it.
  • Telemetry is off until telemetry_oss is "on".
• Docs. README and data-privacy updated to match.
• Tests. Fixtures that expect connected mode now use a shared connected_mode helper.

Behavior changes to note

• Existing users who uploaded with prompt_storage: default but no HTTP notes backend will stop uploading until they run autter onboard --connect. Their status line already said "off".
• Users who never answered the telemetry question now send no telemetry.

Not in this PR

• Limiting the transcript sweep to repos the user opted into.
• A regression test that whoami says "off" if and only if nothing is uploaded.

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