From 5dd0efc58864ab4d921c71f36593b6f0b6abe7ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alec Fong <alecf@nvidia.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:34:15 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] feat(analytics): send PostHog event for analytics opt-in
 choice

Capture an analytics_opt_in event when users choose to opt in or out
of analytics during onboarding. The event bypasses the analytics
enabled check so we can measure opt-in rates from both choices.
---
 pkg/analytics/posthog.go | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 pkg/cmd/login/login.go   |  1 +
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pkg/analytics/posthog.go b/pkg/analytics/posthog.go
index 8ecc90b0..9d7b50cd 100644
--- a/pkg/analytics/posthog.go
+++ b/pkg/analytics/posthog.go
@@ -94,6 +94,30 @@ func GetOrCreateAnalyticsID() string {
 	return settings.AnalyticsID
 }
 
+// CaptureAnalyticsOptIn sends an event recording the user's analytics consent choice.
+// This is sent regardless of the user's choice so we can measure opt-in rates.
+func CaptureAnalyticsOptIn(optedIn bool) {
+	anonID := GetOrCreateAnalyticsID()
+	if anonID == "" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	c, err := getClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	_ = c.Enqueue(posthog.Capture{
+		DistinctId: anonID,
+		Event:      "analytics_opt_in",
+		Properties: posthog.NewProperties().
+			Set("opted_in", optedIn).
+			Set("os", runtime.GOOS).
+			Set("arch", runtime.GOARCH).
+			Set("cli_version", version.Version),
+	})
+}
+
 // IdentifyUser links the anonymous analytics ID to a real user ID using PostHog Alias.
 func IdentifyUser(userID string) {
 	enabled, asked := IsAnalyticsEnabled()
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/login/login.go b/pkg/cmd/login/login.go
index a898b845..4f7991ab 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/login/login.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/login/login.go
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ func (o LoginOptions) handleOnboarding(user *entity.User, _ *terminal.Terminal)
 		})
 		optIn := strings.HasPrefix(choice, "Yes")
 		_ = analytics.SetAnalyticsPreference(optIn)
+		analytics.CaptureAnalyticsOptIn(optIn)
 	}
 
 	analytics.IdentifyUser(user.ID)