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+# Analytics integration
+
+Wire chat-widget activity into Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Segment,
+Amplitude, PostHog, Sentry, or any custom tracker. Multiple providers
+can run side-by-side — every action fires once on the widget's
+internal event bus, and you subscribe as many listeners as you want.
+
+> **No SDK plugin needed.** The widget exposes a typed pub/sub API.
+> Whatever your analytics provider's SDK looks like, you call it
+> inside a listener.
+
+---
+
+## TL;DR — one-line install
+
+```html
+<!-- 1. Load your analytics SDK as you normally would -->
+<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-XXXXXXX"></script>
+<script>
+  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
+  function gtag() {
+    dataLayer.push(arguments);
+  }
+  gtag('js', new Date());
+  gtag('config', 'G-XXXXXXX');
+</script>
+
+<!-- 2. Load the widget -->
+<script src="https://cdn.help.ai/sdk/js/elements/latest/elements.js" data-public-key="agent_pk_..." data-ai-agent-deployment-id="01900000-0000-7000-8000-000000000000" defer></script>
+
+<!-- 3. Subscribe to every widget event with one wildcard hook -->
+<script>
+  HelpAI('hook', 'default', '*', (chat, event, payload) => {
+    gtag('event', `chat_${event}`, flatten(payload));
+  });
+
+  function flatten(p) {
+    if (p == null) return {};
+    if (typeof p !== 'object') return { value: p };
+    return p;
+  }
+</script>
+```
+
+Reload the page, click around the widget, watch GA4's DebugView. Every
+open / close / send / theme change / file attach shows up as its own
+event.
+
+---
+
+## Event catalogue
+
+Every interactive action emits one event with a typed payload. Subscribe
+via `chat.on(name, fn)` (instance) or `HelpAI.hook(widgetId, name, fn)`
+(global, pre-boot-safe). Full schema in [Events & hooks](./events-and-hooks.md).
+
+| Category         | Event                 | Payload                                            |
+| ---------------- | --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
+| **Panel**        | `open`                | `void`                                             |
+|                  | `close`               | `void`                                             |
+|                  | `expand`              | `boolean` (true = expanded)                        |
+|                  | `fullscreen`          | `boolean` (true = entering fullscreen)             |
+|                  | `resize`              | `{ width, height }`                                |
+| **Conversation** | `message`             | `{ role, text }` (fires for user + assistant)      |
+|                  | `send`                | `{ text, attachmentCount }` (fires on user submit) |
+|                  | `stop`                | `void` (user cancelled in-flight stream)           |
+|                  | `clear`               | `void` (new conversation)                          |
+|                  | `selectConversation`  | `{ conversationId }` (resumed from history)        |
+|                  | `suggestion`          | `{ text }` (clicked a quick-reply chip)            |
+|                  | `toggleHistory`       | `{ view: "chat" \| "history" }`                    |
+| **Composer**     | `attach`              | `{ count, totalBytes }`                            |
+|                  | `removeAttachment`    | `{ id }`                                           |
+|                  | `voiceStart`          | `void`                                             |
+|                  | `voiceStop`           | `{ durationMs }`                                   |
+|                  | `voiceCancel`         | `void`                                             |
+| **Preferences**  | `localeChange`        | `string` (BCP-47 tag, e.g. `"fr"`)                 |
+|                  | `themeChange`         | `"auto" \| "light" \| "dark"`                      |
+|                  | `soundToggle`         | `{ muted }`                                        |
+|                  | `sidebarToggle`       | `{ collapsed }` (page mode)                        |
+|                  | `calloutDismiss`      | `void`                                             |
+| **Lifecycle**    | `error`               | `unknown` (any unhandled error)                    |
+|                  | `handshake`           | `HandshakeResponse` (full handshake payload)       |
+|                  | `conversationRebound` | `{ previous, current }`                            |
+
+---
+
+## The two subscription APIs
+
+### `chat.on(event, fn)` — instance-scoped
+
+Returns an `off` function. Use when you have a handle to the mounted
+instance (NPM / ESM / `mount()` returns it; `HelpAI.getInstance()`
+fetches the default).
+
+```ts
+const off = chat.on('send', ({ text, attachmentCount }) => {
+  console.log('user sent', text, 'with', attachmentCount, 'files');
+});
+
+// Later — unsubscribe
+off();
+```
+
+### `HelpAI.hook(widgetId, event, fn)` — global, pre-boot-safe
+
+Targets every widget that matches `(widgetId, event)`. Use when:
+
+- You want to register **before** the bundle finishes loading (queue replays once boot completes).
+- You have **multiple widgets** on one page and want a single listener for all of them (`widgetId: "*"`).
+- You want to track every event with one listener (`event: "*"`).
+
+```html
+<!-- This runs BEFORE elements.js parses. The queued call replays after boot. -->
+<script>
+  window.HelpAI =
+    window.HelpAI ||
+    function () {
+      (HelpAI.q = HelpAI.q || []).push(arguments);
+    };
+  HelpAI('hook', '*', '*', (chat, event, payload) => {
+    track(`chat_${event}`, { widgetId: chat.widgetId, ...payload });
+  });
+</script>
+<script src="https://cdn.help.ai/sdk/js/elements/latest/elements.js" data-public-key="..." data-ai-agent-deployment-id="01900000-0000-7000-8000-000000000000" defer></script>
+```
+
+The listener receives `(chat, event, payload)` — `chat` is the
+`ChatWidgetInstance` (so you can branch on `chat.widgetId`), `event`
+is the string event name, `payload` is the typed payload (or
+`undefined` for `void` events).
+
+---
+
+## Multiple analytics providers — three patterns
+
+### Pattern A — one listener per provider (simplest)
+
+Each provider registers its own wildcard listener. Order doesn't
+matter; one provider erroring out doesn't break the others (the bus
+isolates listener exceptions).
+
+```html
+<script>
+  HelpAI(() => {
+    const chat = HelpAI.getInstance();
+
+    // GA4
+    chat.on('send', ({ text, attachmentCount }) => gtag('event', 'chat_send', { text_length: text.length, attachments: attachmentCount }));
+    chat.on('themeChange', (mode) => gtag('event', 'chat_theme', { mode }));
+
+    // Mixpanel
+    chat.on('send', ({ text }) => mixpanel.track('Chat Send', { textLength: text.length }));
+    chat.on('themeChange', (mode) => mixpanel.track('Chat Theme', { mode }));
+
+    // Sentry for errors only
+    chat.on('error', (err) => Sentry.captureException(err, { tags: { source: 'chat-widget' } }));
+  });
+</script>
+```
+
+### Pattern B — one wildcard listener, fan out internally
+
+When you want every event in every provider, declare a small
+`providers` array and let one listener push to all of them. New
+provider? Add a function to the array.
+
+```js
+HelpAI(() => {
+  const chat = HelpAI.getInstance();
+
+  // Each provider is `(event, payload) => void`.
+  const providers = [
+    // GA4
+    (event, payload) => gtag('event', `chat_${event}`, flatten(payload)),
+
+    // Mixpanel
+    (event, payload) => mixpanel.track(`Chat ${titleCase(event)}`, flatten(payload)),
+
+    // Segment / RudderStack
+    (event, payload) => analytics.track(`Chat ${titleCase(event)}`, flatten(payload)),
+
+    // Amplitude
+    (event, payload) => amplitude.track(`chat_${event}`, flatten(payload)),
+
+    // PostHog
+    (event, payload) => posthog.capture(`chat_${event}`, flatten(payload)),
+
+    // Server-side beacon (your own endpoint)
+    (event, payload) => navigator.sendBeacon('/api/telemetry', JSON.stringify({ event, payload })),
+  ];
+
+  chat.on('open', () => fanOut('open'));
+  chat.on('close', () => fanOut('close'));
+  chat.on('send', (p) => fanOut('send', p));
+  chat.on('message', (p) => fanOut('message', p));
+  chat.on('clear', () => fanOut('clear'));
+  chat.on('selectConversation', (p) => fanOut('select_conversation', p));
+  chat.on('suggestion', (p) => fanOut('suggestion', p));
+  chat.on('themeChange', (m) => fanOut('theme_change', { mode: m }));
+  chat.on('localeChange', (l) => fanOut('locale_change', { locale: l }));
+  chat.on('attach', (p) => fanOut('attach', p));
+  chat.on('removeAttachment', (p) => fanOut('remove_attachment', p));
+  chat.on('voiceStart', () => fanOut('voice_start'));
+  chat.on('voiceStop', (p) => fanOut('voice_stop', p));
+  chat.on('expand', (v) => fanOut('expand', { expanded: v }));
+  chat.on('fullscreen', (v) => fanOut('fullscreen', { fullscreen: v }));
+  chat.on('resize', (p) => fanOut('resize', p));
+  chat.on('toggleHistory', (p) => fanOut('toggle_history', p));
+  chat.on('soundToggle', (p) => fanOut('sound_toggle', p));
+  chat.on('sidebarToggle', (p) => fanOut('sidebar_toggle', p));
+  chat.on('calloutDismiss', () => fanOut('callout_dismiss'));
+  chat.on('error', (e) => fanOut('error', { description: String(e) }));
+  chat.on('handshake', (r) => fanOut('handshake', { aiAgentId: r.agent?.id }));
+
+  function fanOut(event, payload) {
+    for (const send of providers) {
+      try {
+        send(event, payload);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error('[analytics]', e);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+function flatten(p) {
+  return p == null ? {} : typeof p === 'object' ? p : { value: p };
+}
+function titleCase(s) {
+  return s.replace(/([A-Z])/g, ' $1').replace(/^./, (c) => c.toUpperCase());
+}
+```
+
+### Pattern C — single wildcard hook, multi-provider fan-out (most concise)
+
+The `'*' / '*'` wildcard hook receives every event from every widget
+on the page. Combined with a provider array, this is the same idea as
+Pattern B but in 5 lines.
+
+```html
+<script>
+  // Provider table — add / remove rows as you onboard more trackers.
+  const TRACKERS = [(event, payload) => gtag('event', `chat_${event}`, payload), (event, payload) => mixpanel.track(`chat_${event}`, payload), (event, payload) => analytics.track(`chat_${event}`, payload)];
+
+  HelpAI('hook', '*', '*', (chat, event, payload) => {
+    const flat = payload == null ? {} : typeof payload === 'object' ? payload : { value: payload };
+    for (const send of TRACKERS) {
+      try {
+        send(event, { widgetId: chat.widgetId, ...flat });
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error('[analytics]', e);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+</script>
+```
+
+---
+
+## Multiple GA4 properties
+
+Same SDK, multiple `config` calls — gtag sends every event to every
+configured measurement id by default. No widget-specific change needed:
+
+```html
+<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-PRIMARY"></script>
+<script>
+  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
+  function gtag() {
+    dataLayer.push(arguments);
+  }
+  gtag('js', new Date());
+  gtag('config', 'G-PRIMARY');
+  gtag('config', 'G-SECONDARY');
+  gtag('config', 'G-DEBUG-PROPERTY');
+</script>
+```
+
+Need to send some events to only one of them? Use `gtag`'s `send_to`:
+
+```js
+chat.on('send', ({ text, attachmentCount }) =>
+  gtag('event', 'chat_send', {
+    text_length: text.length,
+    attachments: attachmentCount,
+    send_to: ['G-PRIMARY', 'G-DEBUG-PROPERTY'], // skip secondary
+  }),
+);
+```
+
+---
+
+## Per-provider recipes
+
+### Google Tag Manager (dataLayer)
+
+GTM consumes the `dataLayer` push — every push becomes a GTM event
+you can use as a trigger.
+
+```js
+chat.on('send', ({ text, attachmentCount }) => {
+  window.dataLayer.push({
+    event: 'chat_send',
+    chat: { textLength: text.length, attachments: attachmentCount, widgetId: chat.widgetId },
+  });
+});
+```
+
+In GTM, create a custom-event trigger on `chat_send` and a variable
+chain reading `chat.textLength` etc.
+
+### Segment
+
+```js
+chat.on('send', ({ text, attachmentCount }) => analytics.track('Chat Send', { textLength: text.length, attachmentCount }));
+chat.on('clear', () => analytics.track('Chat Cleared'));
+chat.on('selectConversation', ({ conversationId }) => analytics.track('Chat Resumed', { conversationId }));
+chat.on('themeChange', (mode) => analytics.track('Chat Theme Changed', { mode }));
+chat.on('error', (err) => analytics.track('Chat Error', { description: String(err) }));
+```
+
+### Amplitude
+
+```js
+chat.on('send', ({ text, attachmentCount }) => amplitude.track('chat_send', { text_length: text.length, attachments: attachmentCount }));
+chat.on('themeChange', (mode) => amplitude.track('chat_theme', { mode }));
+chat.on('voiceStop', ({ durationMs }) => amplitude.track('chat_voice', { duration_ms: durationMs }));
+```
+
+### PostHog
+
+```js
+chat.on('send', ({ text, attachmentCount }) => posthog.capture('chat_send', { text_length: text.length, attachments: attachmentCount }));
+chat.on('handshake', (res) => posthog.capture('chat_connected', { agent: res.agent?.id }));
+chat.on('error', (err) => posthog.capture('chat_error', { description: String(err) }));
+```
+
+### Sentry (error tracking)
+
+The `error` event fires for **every** caught error — the stream, async
+handlers, AND render crashes (the widget wraps its UI in an error boundary, so a
+render throw degrades to a quiet fallback instead of white-screening the host
+page; the error is reported here, never swallowed). It's also delivered to the
+per-instance `options.onError` callback.
+
+```js
+chat.on('error', (err) => {
+  Sentry.captureException(err, {
+    tags: { source: 'chat-widget', widgetId: chat.widgetId },
+  });
+});
+```
+
+### Forward logs to your observability stack (`onLog`)
+
+Beyond semantic events, the widget's scoped logger can stream **every log line**
+to a sink — pipe warnings/errors/debug into Sentry breadcrumbs, Datadog, etc.
+One global sink per page; it respects the active level (warnings + errors by
+default), so raise it with `setDebug("trace")` to capture everything.
+
+```js
+// Pre-boot safe — wire it in the loader snippet before the bundle loads.
+HelpAI('onLog', ({ level, scope, message, payload }) => {
+  if (level === 'error' || level === 'warn') {
+    Sentry.addBreadcrumb({ category: `widget:${scope}`, level, message, data: payload });
+  }
+});
+HelpAI('setDebug', 'debug'); // capture more than just warnings/errors
+
+// Or on a handle: chat.onLog(fn); pass null to detach.
+```
+
+### Custom backend beacon
+
+`navigator.sendBeacon` survives page unload — useful for logging
+the last action before a visitor navigates away.
+
+```js
+chat.on('close', () => {
+  navigator.sendBeacon(
+    '/api/telemetry',
+    JSON.stringify({
+      event: 'chat_close',
+      widgetId: chat.widgetId,
+      ts: Date.now(),
+    }),
+  );
+});
+```
+
+---
+
+## Common patterns
+
+### Identify the visitor
+
+The widget mints a stable anonymous `visitorId` on first load and
+includes it in the `handshake` event's payload. Surface it to your
+analytics for cross-conversation attribution.
+
+```js
+chat.on('handshake', (res) => {
+  const visitorId = res.visitorId;
+  // Segment
+  analytics.identify(visitorId);
+  // Mixpanel
+  mixpanel.identify(visitorId);
+  // PostHog
+  posthog.identify(visitorId);
+  // GA4 user_id
+  gtag('config', 'G-XXXXXXX', { user_id: visitorId });
+});
+```
+
+### Sample noisy events
+
+`message` fires twice per turn (user + assistant) and adds up fast.
+Drop the assistant half if you only care about user activity:
+
+```js
+chat.on('message', ({ role, text }) => {
+  if (role !== 'user') return;
+  track('chat_message', { length: text.length });
+});
+```
+
+### Sanitize PII before sending
+
+User-typed text may contain emails / IDs / etc. Hash or truncate
+before forwarding to third-party trackers:
+
+```js
+chat.on('send', async ({ text }) => {
+  const hash = await sha256(text);
+  track('chat_send', { text_hash: hash, text_length: text.length });
+  // text itself never leaves the page.
+});
+```
+
+### Conditionally enable (consent-aware)
+
+```js
+HelpAI(() => {
+  if (!userConsentedToAnalytics()) return;
+  const chat = HelpAI.getInstance();
+  chat.on('send', (payload) => gtag('event', 'chat_send', payload));
+  // … rest of subscriptions …
+});
+```
+
+### Disable on `localhost` / preview deploys
+
+```js
+const isProd = location.hostname === 'help.ai';
+if (isProd) {
+  chat.on('send', (payload) => gtag('event', 'chat_send', payload));
+}
+```
+
+### Multi-widget pages — branch on widgetId
+
+```js
+HelpAI('hook', '*', 'send', (chat, _evt, payload) => {
+  if (chat.widgetId === 'support') {
+    gtag('event', 'support_chat_send', payload);
+  } else if (chat.widgetId === 'sales') {
+    gtag('event', 'sales_chat_send', payload);
+  }
+});
+```
+
+---
+
+## TypeScript
+
+The event names + payloads are typed — your IDE autocompletes the
+shape of every callback argument:
+
+```ts
+import type { ChatWidgetInstance, EventMap } from '@helpai/elements';
+
+function wireAnalytics(chat: ChatWidgetInstance) {
+  chat.on('send', (payload) => {
+    //              ^? { text: string; attachmentCount: number }
+    gtag('event', 'chat_send', { text_length: payload.text.length });
+  });
+
+  chat.on('themeChange', (mode) => {
+    //                    ^? "auto" | "light" | "dark"
+    gtag('event', 'chat_theme', { mode });
+  });
+}
+
+// Iterate every event for the fan-out pattern.
+const events: Array<keyof EventMap> = ['open', 'close', 'send' /* … */];
+```
+
+---
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### "My listener never fires"
+
+- Are you registering **before mount completes**? Use the global
+  `HelpAI(() => { ... })` queue form, or `HelpAI("hook", …)` (both
+  are pre-boot-safe).
+- Wrong `widgetId`? Auto-boot uses `"default"`; pass `widgetId` to
+  `init()` / `mount()` for named or multiple programmatic instances.
+  Use `"*"` to match every widget.
+- Spelling — event names are case-sensitive (`themeChange`, not `theme_change`).
+
+### "Listener fires twice"
+
+Every `chat.on(name, fn)` subscribes one listener. If you wired it
+inside a re-running effect (React `useEffect` without cleanup),
+you're registering N copies. Always call the returned `off` in your
+cleanup:
+
+```jsx
+useEffect(() => {
+  const off = chat.on("send", payload => analytics.track(...));
+  return off;   // <-- critical
+}, [chat]);
+```
+
+### "I want to see what's firing"
+
+Enable trace logging — every action fires a structured log line at
+`info` level:
+
+```js
+chat.setDebug('info'); // or "trace" for SSE-frame-level detail
+```
+
+Or from the page URL: `?helpai-debug=info`. Persists in `localStorage`.
+
+### "One provider throws and breaks the others"
+
+The event bus already isolates listener exceptions — one throw in
+listener A doesn't prevent listener B from firing. But within a
+single fan-out loop (Pattern B/C), wrap each call in try/catch
+yourself — see the snippets above.
+
+---
+
+## See also
+
+- [Events & hooks](./events-and-hooks.md) — full event reference, payload shapes, pre-boot queue semantics
+- [API reference](./api-reference.md) — `ChatWidgetInstance` shape
+- [Recipes](./recipes.md) — other end-to-end snippets
+- [Security & privacy](./security-privacy.md) — what data flows where