Add option to disable sending usage telemetry
- Dominant language
- Shell
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Description
### Describe the feature or problem you'd like to solve
As a user, I want to be able to control what information I share with third parties.
### Proposed solution
Add a boolean `enableTelemetry` flag to `settings.json` to disable sending usage telemetry. This mirrors the existing flag in the Jetbrains GitHub Copilot plugin.
While I believe all such telemetry must be explicitly opt-in by default, at least adding the option would be a great first start, even if you don't expose it in the UI.
### Example prompts or workflows
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### Additional context
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating how settings.json is parsed and where the CLI sends usage telemetry. Trace the existing settings flow and telemetry entry point, then verify that an enableTelemetry setting can control sending without changing the documented default behavior; the issue does not name a test file or implementation path.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- cli, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100