Enterprise Monitoring

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

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)

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.

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

See OpenTelemetry for setup instructions.

Use Cases

When to Use Cline Telemetry

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

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

Getting Started

Choose Your Approach

Decide whether basic telemetry or OpenTelemetry integration fits your needs

Configure Telemetry

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

Verify Data Collection

Confirm telemetry is being collected as expected

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

Next Steps

• Configure Telemetry：Set up basic telemetry settings

• OpenTelemetry Setup：Advanced monitoring with OpenTelemetry