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Cline includes optional monitoring capabilities for organizations that want to track usage and integrate with their observability infrastructure.

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Monitoring Options

Cline Telemetry

Built-in usage and error telemetry that helps improve Cline (on by default)

Prompt Storage

Backup conversation history to S3/R2 for compliance and analysis

OpenTelemetry

Export metrics and logs to your own observability backends

OpenTelemetry Override

Export to your own observability backends through environment variables (advanced)

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Cline Telemetry

Cline sends usage and error telemetry by default:
  • Feature usage patterns
  • Task completion rates
  • Error occurrences
  • Performance metrics
Users can turn telemetry off in Cline’s settings. Cline’s telemetry doesn’t include your code, file contents or prompts, except for requests to the Cline and ClinePass providers. See Cline Telemetry for configuration details.

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OpenTelemetry Integration

For advanced monitoring needs, Cline supports OpenTelemetry’s OTLP (OpenTelemetry Protocol) for exporting metrics and logs to your own infrastructure. This allows you to:
  • Export telemetry to your existing observability platforms
  • Integrate with tools like Datadog, New Relic, or Grafana Cloud
  • Maintain full control over your monitoring data
  • Aggregate metrics across your organization
OpenTelemetry integration is optional and requires additional configuration. Most users don’t need this feature.
See OpenTelemetry for setup instructions.

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Use Cases

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When to Use Cline Telemetry

  • You want to help improve Cline with usage data
  • No additional setup required
  • Suitable for most users

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When to Use OpenTelemetry

  • You need granular metrics in your own systems
  • You’re integrating with existing observability infrastructure
  • You want detailed logs and metrics for debugging
  • You need custom dashboards or alerting

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Getting Started

1

Choose Your Approach

Decide whether basic telemetry or OpenTelemetry integration fits your needs
2

Configure Telemetry

Cline Telemetry is on by default. For OpenTelemetry, see the configuration guide.
3

Verify Data Collection

Confirm telemetry is being collected as expected

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Privacy & Security

All Cline monitoring features are designed with privacy in mind:

Optional

Users can turn telemetry off at any time

Transparent

Open source - see what’s collected

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Next Steps

Configure Telemetry

Set up basic telemetry settings

OpenTelemetry Setup

Advanced monitoring with OpenTelemetry