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+# MemoryLink v1.5 - Priority 2 Improvements Validation Request
+
+**Date**: 2025-12-19  
+**Version**: v1.5.0 (with Priority 1 + Priority 2 improvements)  
+**Request**: Validation of Priority 2 improvements implementation
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Executive Summary
+
+We have implemented **all Priority 2 improvements** suggested by Perplexity AI in the previous validation. These enhancements add **recommendations**, **enhanced debugging**, and **schema versioning** to make MemoryLink v1.5 even more practical and production-ready.
+
+**Status**: All Priority 2 improvements implemented and tested.
+
+---
+
+## ✅ Priority 2 Improvements Implemented
+
+### 1. Stats Recommendations ✅
+
+**What We Built**:
+- Added `generateRecommendations()` function that analyzes stats and provides contextual suggestions
+- Recommendations appear in all output formats (default, JSON, Markdown)
+- Based on real metrics: RED rate, override rate, YELLOW rate, trust levels, frequent issues
+
+**Implementation Details**:
+- **File**: `src/commands/stats.ts`
+- **Function**: `generateRecommendations(stats: StatsSummary): string[]`
+- **Logic**:
+  - High RED rate (>10%): Suggests tightening secret policies or training agents
+  - High override rate (>20%): Suggests reviewing Buddy-Check thresholds
+  - High YELLOW rate (>30%): Suggests addressing warnings proactively
+  - Low trust levels (>50% low): Suggests reviewing and verifying entries
+  - Frequent issues (>30% of runs): Suggests systematic fixes
+
+**Example Output**:
+```
+💡 Recommendations:
+   • High RED rate (15.2%): Consider tightening secret policies or training agents on best practices.
+   • Frequent issue: "secret_detected" appears in 35.0% of runs - consider addressing this systematically.
+```
+
+**Integration**:
+- Added to `formatStatsDefault()` - human-readable output
+- Added to `formatStatsJSON()` - included in JSON as `recommendations` array
+- Added to `formatStatsMarkdown()` - shown as recommendations section
+
+**Test Results**: ✅ Working correctly
+
+---
+
+### 2. Verbose Score Breakdown ✅
+
+**What We Built**:
+- Enhanced verbose logging in smart filtering to show detailed score breakdown
+- Displays individual components: trust, status, recency, file, task
+- Shows top 5 entries with full score decomposition
+
+**Implementation Details**:
+- **File**: `src/commands/context.ts`
+- **Location**: Inside smart filtering section, verbose mode
+- **Format**: `entry_id: total=score [trust:X, status:Y, recency:Z, file:W, task:V]`
+
+**Example Output** (verbose mode):
+```
+[DEBUG] Smart filtering: 3503 entries scored, 3 selected (threshold: 10)
+  abc12345: total=85 [trust:30, status:20, recency:25, file:15, task:10]
+  def67890: total=72 [trust:15, status:20, recency:20, file:10, task:7]
+  ghi11111: total=65 [trust:30, status:10, recency:15, file:5, task:5]
+```
+
+**Benefits**:
+- Helps debug why certain memories are selected
+- Shows which components contribute most to score
+- Useful for tuning smart filtering weights in config
+
+**Test Results**: ✅ Working correctly
+
+---
+
+### 3. Stats Schema Versioning ✅
+
+**What We Built**:
+- Added `schemaVersion: '1.5.0'` to all stats output
+- Added `period: { start, end }` to all stats output
+- Ensures safe ingestion by external systems
+
+**Implementation Details**:
+- **File**: `src/commands/stats.ts`
+- **Interface**: Extended `StatsSummary` interface
+- **Fields**:
+  - `schemaVersion?: string` - Version of the stats schema
+  - `period?: { start: string, end: string }` - Time range for the stats
+
+**JSON Output Example**:
+```json
+{
+  "totalRuns": 42,
+  "preflightRuns": 30,
+  "postflightRuns": 12,
+  "statusCounts": { "GREEN": 35, "YELLOW": 5, "RED": 2 },
+  "schemaVersion": "1.5.0",
+  "period": {
+    "start": "2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+    "end": "2025-12-19T23:59:59.999Z"
+  },
+  "recommendations": [
+    "High RED rate (4.8%): Consider tightening secret policies..."
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+**Integration**:
+- Included in JSON output
+- Included in all other formats (CSV, Markdown, default)
+- Calculated from entry timestamps
+
+**Test Results**: ✅ Working correctly
+
+---
+
+## 📊 Implementation Summary
+
+### Files Modified
+- `src/commands/stats.ts`:
+  - Added `generateRecommendations()` function (~50 lines)
+  - Extended `StatsSummary` interface with `schemaVersion` and `period`
+  - Updated all formatters to include recommendations and schema versioning
+  - Total changes: ~100 lines
+
+- `src/commands/context.ts`:
+  - Enhanced verbose logging with detailed score breakdown (~60 lines)
+  - Shows individual score components for top 5 entries
+  - Total changes: ~60 lines
+
+### Code Statistics
+- **New Code**: ~160 lines
+- **Modified Code**: ~40 lines
+- **Total**: ~200 lines
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Test Results
+
+### Stats Recommendations
+- ✅ Recommendations generated correctly based on metrics
+- ✅ Shown in default (human-readable) output
+- ✅ Included in JSON output as array
+- ✅ Included in Markdown output
+- ✅ Thresholds work correctly (10%, 20%, 30%, 50%)
+
+### Verbose Score Breakdown
+- ✅ Detailed breakdown shown in verbose mode
+- ✅ All components displayed correctly (trust, status, recency, file, task)
+- ✅ Top 5 entries shown with full decomposition
+- ✅ Helps debug smart filtering selection
+
+### Schema Versioning
+- ✅ `schemaVersion: '1.5.0'` included in JSON
+- ✅ `period: { start, end }` included in JSON
+- ✅ Both fields present in all formats
+- ✅ Safe for external system ingestion
+
+---
+
+## 🔍 Technical Details
+
+### Stats Recommendations Logic
+
+```typescript
+function generateRecommendations(stats: StatsSummary): string[] {
+  const recommendations: string[] = [];
+  
+  const redPercentage = (stats.statusCounts.RED / stats.totalRuns) * 100;
+  const overridePercentage = (stats.overrideCount / stats.totalRuns) * 100;
+  const yellowPercentage = (stats.statusCounts.YELLOW / stats.totalRuns) * 100;
+  
+  // High RED rate (>10%)
+  if (redPercentage > 10) {
+    recommendations.push(`High RED rate (${redPercentage.toFixed(1)}%): Consider tightening secret policies...`);
+  }
+  
+  // High override rate (>20%)
+  if (overridePercentage > 20) {
+    recommendations.push(`High override rate (${overridePercentage.toFixed(1)}%): Review Buddy-Check thresholds...`);
+  }
+  
+  // ... more recommendations
+  
+  return recommendations;
+}
+```
+
+### Verbose Score Breakdown Logic
+
+```typescript
+// Inside smart filtering, verbose mode
+if (verbose && scored.length > 0) {
+  const topScores = scored.slice(0, 5);
+  for (const item of topScores) {
+    const entry = item.entry;
+    // Calculate individual components
+    const trustScore = weights.trust[entry.trustLevel || 'medium'];
+    const statusScore = entry.memoryStatus === 'VERIFIED' ? weights.status.verified : ...;
+    const recencyScore = ageDays < 1 ? weights.recency.day1 : ...;
+    // ... file and task scores
+    
+    // Log detailed breakdown
+    log(`  ${entry.id.substring(0, 8)}: total=${item.score} [trust:${trustScore}, status:${statusScore}, recency:${recencyScore}, file:${fileScore}, task:${taskScore}]`, verbose);
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Schema Versioning Implementation
+
+```typescript
+interface StatsSummary {
+  // ... existing fields
+  schemaVersion?: string;  // '1.5.0'
+  period?: {
+    start: string;  // ISO 8601
+    end: string;    // ISO 8601
+  };
+}
+
+// In calculateStats():
+return {
+  // ... existing stats
+  schemaVersion: '1.5.0',
+  period: {
+    start: new Date(timestamps[0]).toISOString(),
+    end: new Date(timestamps[timestamps.length - 1]).toISOString(),
+  },
+};
+```
+
+---
+
+## ✅ Complete Feature Matrix
+
+| Feature | Status | Implementation | Tests | Integration |
+|---------|--------|----------------|--------|-------------|
+| Stats Recommendations | ✅ | `generateRecommendations()` | ✅ | Default, JSON, Markdown |
+| Verbose Score Breakdown | ✅ | Enhanced verbose logging | ✅ | `get-context --smart --verbose` |
+| Stats Schema Versioning | ✅ | Extended `StatsSummary` | ✅ | All formats |
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Questions for Perplexity AI Validation
+
+### 1. Implementation Quality
+- ✅ Are the recommendations logic and thresholds appropriate?
+- ✅ Is the verbose score breakdown format clear and useful?
+- ✅ Is the schema versioning approach correct for external system integration?
+
+### 2. Completeness
+- ✅ Are all Priority 2 improvements fully implemented?
+- ✅ Is anything missing from the original suggestions?
+- ✅ Are there any edge cases we should handle?
+
+### 3. Best Practices
+- ✅ Are the recommendations actionable and helpful?
+- ✅ Is the verbose output format appropriate for debugging?
+- ✅ Is the schema versioning approach future-proof?
+
+### 4. Integration
+- ✅ Are the improvements properly integrated with existing features?
+- ✅ Do they maintain backward compatibility?
+- ✅ Are there any conflicts with existing functionality?
+
+### 5. Next Steps
+- ✅ What should we prioritize next?
+- ✅ Are there any additional improvements we should consider?
+- ✅ Should we proceed with v1.5.1 release or continue with more improvements?
+
+---
+
+## 📋 Current Status
+
+**MemoryLink v1.5**: ✅ **100% Complete**
+
+- ✅ v1.5 Core Features (5/5)
+- ✅ Priority 1 Improvements (5/5)
+- ✅ Priority 2 Improvements (3/3)
+- ✅ Perplexity Validation (Previous): PASSED
+- ✅ All Tests: Passing
+
+**Ready for**: Production use and validation
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Next Steps (After Validation)
+
+1. **If Validation Passes**:
+   - Update version to v1.5.1
+   - Create release notes
+   - Update documentation
+   - Consider v1.6.0 features
+
+2. **If Issues Found**:
+   - Address validation feedback
+   - Fix any issues
+   - Re-test and re-validate
+
+3. **Future Enhancements** (v1.6.0+):
+   - Checkpoint compression
+   - File-level locking
+   - ML-based ranking
+   - Scope auto-completion
+   - Alerting/thresholds
+
+---
+
+**Request**: Please validate the Priority 2 improvements implementation and provide feedback on:
+1. Implementation quality and completeness
+2. Any missing features or edge cases
+3. Best practices and recommendations
+4. Next steps and prioritization
+
+Thank you for your review! 🙏
+

package/PERPLEXITY_TELEMETRY_EXPLANATION.md

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+# MemoryLink Telemetry System - Explanation for Perplexity AI
+
+**Date**: 2025-12-20  
+**Version**: v1.6 (Design & Scaffolding)  
+**Context**: Following your recommendation for 24×7 monitoring/telemetry layer
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 What Was Requested
+
+You recommended implementing a **24×7 monitoring and self-observation layer** for MemoryLink itself, so maintainers can see:
+- How often commands fail or get stuck
+- Which errors are common
+- Which versions (OS, Node.js, MemoryLink) experience problems
+- **Without manual log reading** and **without leaking user code, secrets, or PII**
+
+---
+
+## ✅ What Was Completed
+
+### 1. **Core Telemetry Module** (`src/telemetry.ts`)
+
+**Privacy-First Design**:
+- ✅ `recordEvent()` function that checks if telemetry is enabled (OFF by default)
+- ✅ `TelemetryEvent` interface with **strictly safe fields only**:
+  - Command name, success/error outcome, exit code
+  - High-level error category (`errorKind`) - **no stack traces**
+  - Environment: OS, Node.js version, MemoryLink version
+  - Safe flags: `isGitRepo` (boolean), `hasConfig` (boolean)
+  - **NO file contents, paths, filenames, secrets, PII, or user prompts**
+
+**Implementation**:
+- ✅ Local logging to `.memorylink/telemetry.log` (JSONL format) for v1.6 scaffolding
+- ✅ Stub function `sendTelemetryEvent()` for v1.6+ remote sending (commented out, not enabled)
+- ✅ Helper functions: `checkIsGitRepo()`, `checkHasConfig()`, `getErrorKind()`
+- ✅ Non-blocking, async design - **never throws, never breaks CLI**
+
+### 2. **Configuration Integration** (`src/types.ts`)
+
+**Extended `MemoryLinkConfig`**:
+```typescript
+telemetry?: {
+  enabled?: boolean;        // Default: false (opt-in only)
+  endpoint?: string | null; // HTTP endpoint (v1.6+)
+  apiKey?: string | null;   // Optional API key (v1.6+)
+}
+```
+
+**Type Safety**:
+- ✅ `TelemetryErrorKind` union type constrains error categories to safe, high-level strings
+- ✅ `TelemetryEvent` interface ensures only allowed fields can be collected
+
+### 3. **Command Integration** (Design + Optional Local Test)
+
+**Design Phase**:
+- ✅ Added `// TODO v1.6: record telemetry event here` comments in:
+  - `src/commands/doctor.ts` (preflight/postflight checks)
+  - `src/commands/checkpoint.ts` (create/list/diff/restore)
+  - `src/commands/lock.ts` (acquire/release/status/renew)
+  - `src/commands/stats.ts` (statistics generation)
+  - `src/commands/scopes.ts` (scope management)
+
+**Local Test Integration** (for `stats` command only):
+- ✅ Conditionally calls `recordEvent()` if `telemetry.enabled` is true
+- ✅ Records events at: command start, success, and error paths
+- ✅ Demonstrates integration pattern without affecting v1.5.1 behavior
+- ✅ No remote sending - only local logging for testing
+
+### 4. **Internal Test Command** (`memorylink telemetry-test`)
+
+**Purpose**: Allow maintainers to manually test telemetry locally
+
+**Features**:
+- ✅ Hidden from main help output (internal/debug use only)
+- ✅ Writes sample events to `.memorylink/telemetry.log`
+- ✅ Only works if telemetry is enabled in config
+- ✅ Helps verify privacy-safe format (no sensitive data)
+
+### 5. **Documentation** (`TELEMETRY.md`)
+
+**Comprehensive Guide**:
+- ✅ Opt-in nature (OFF by default)
+- ✅ Explicit list of **allowed** data (command, outcome, environment, flags)
+- ✅ Explicit list of **forbidden** data (code, paths, secrets, PII, stack traces)
+- ✅ Performance & resilience considerations
+- ✅ Implementation status (v1.5.1 scaffolding, v1.6+ remote sending)
+- ✅ Future integration notes (batching, persistent queue, HTTP POST)
+
+---
+
+## 🔒 Privacy & Security Guarantees
+
+**Strictly Enforced**:
+- ❌ **NO** file contents
+- ❌ **NO** repository paths, filenames, or branch names
+- ❌ **NO** user prompts or AI outputs
+- ❌ **NO** secrets, API keys, passwords, or PII
+- ❌ **NO** raw stack traces (only high-level error categories)
+
+**Only Safe Data Collected**:
+- ✅ Command name (e.g., "doctor", "checkpoint")
+- ✅ Outcome (success/error)
+- ✅ Exit code
+- ✅ High-level error kind (e.g., "NOT_INITIALIZED", "LOCK_HELD")
+- ✅ Environment metadata (OS, Node.js version, MemoryLink version)
+- ✅ Safe boolean flags (isGitRepo, hasConfig)
+
+---
+
+## ⚡ Performance & Resilience
+
+- **Non-Blocking**: All telemetry operations are async and never block command execution
+- **Graceful Failure**: If telemetry fails (local logging or future remote sending), CLI continues normally
+- **Minimal Impact**: Designed to have zero noticeable performance impact
+- **Local-First**: For v1.5.1, events only log locally; remote sending deferred to v1.6+
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ Implementation Status
+
+| Component | Status | Notes |
+|-----------|--------|-------|
+| **Design** | ✅ Complete | Privacy-first, opt-in, non-blocking |
+| **Core Module** | ✅ Complete | `src/telemetry.ts` with local logging |
+| **Configuration** | ✅ Complete | `telemetry` fields in `MemoryLinkConfig` |
+| **Command TODOs** | ✅ Complete | Integration points marked in 5 commands |
+| **Local Test** | ✅ Complete | `stats` command wired for local testing |
+| **Test Command** | ✅ Complete | `memorylink telemetry-test` available |
+| **Documentation** | ✅ Complete | `TELEMETRY.md` with full details |
+| **Remote Sending** | 🔜 v1.6+ | Stub in place, not enabled |
+
+---
+
+## ❓ Validation Questions
+
+1. **Privacy Design**: Does the opt-in, privacy-first approach with strict data filtering align with best practices for developer tools? Are there any additional safeguards we should consider?
+
+2. **Error Categories**: Are the `TelemetryErrorKind` categories (`NOT_INITIALIZED`, `LOCK_HELD`, `CONFIG_MISSING`, etc.) sufficiently high-level and safe? Should we add, remove, or modify any categories?
+
+3. **Local Testing Approach**: Is wiring one command (`stats`) for local testing appropriate, or would you suggest a different validation method before full rollout?
+
+4. **Internal Test Command**: Is `memorylink telemetry-test` a useful tool for maintainers, and is hiding it from help output sufficient for an internal/debug command?
+
+5. **Security Considerations**: Are there any critical privacy, security, or performance concerns we should address before implementing remote sending in v1.6?
+
+6. **Next Steps**: Should we proceed with v1.6 remote endpoint implementation, or are there design changes needed first?
+
+---
+
+## 📋 Current State
+
+The telemetry system is **fully designed and scaffolded** for MemoryLink v1.6+. It:
+- ✅ Adheres to strict privacy-first principles
+- ✅ Is opt-in (OFF by default)
+- ✅ Ensures no sensitive user data is collected
+- ✅ Has local logging functional for testing
+- ✅ Has remote sending stub ready for v1.6 implementation
+- ✅ Includes test command for maintainer verification
+- ✅ Is documented comprehensively
+
+**No breaking changes** to v1.5.1 - all telemetry work is additive and non-intrusive.
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Ready for Validation
+
+We're seeking your validation on:
+- Privacy & security design
+- Data collection approach
+- Implementation strategy
+- Next steps for v1.6
+
+**What should we do next?**
+

package/PERPLEXITY_TELEMETRY_VALIDATION.md

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+# MemoryLink Telemetry System - Perplexity AI Validation Request
+
+**Date**: 2025-12-20  
+**Version**: v1.6 (Design & Scaffolding)  
+**Status**: Design Complete - Requesting Validation
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 What We've Completed
+
+### 1. Core Telemetry Module (`src/telemetry.ts`)
+
+**Design & Implementation**:
+- ✅ Privacy-safe event structure (`TelemetryEvent` interface)
+- ✅ Opt-in configuration support (OFF by default)
+- ✅ Local logging to `.memorylink/telemetry.log` (v1.6 scaffolding)
+- ✅ Error kind detection (high-level categories, no stack traces)
+- ✅ Helper functions (`checkIsGitRepo`, `checkHasConfig`, `getErrorKind`)
+- ✅ Non-blocking, resilient design (never breaks CLI)
+- ✅ Complete TODOs for v1.6+ remote endpoint implementation
+
+**Key Features**:
+- `recordEvent()` - Main entry point (async, non-blocking)
+- `getTelemetryConfig()` - Read config safely
+- `isTelemetryEnabled()` - Check if telemetry is enabled
+- `checkIsGitRepo()` - Determine if in a Git repo
+- `checkHasConfig()` - Check for MemoryLink config
+- `getErrorKind()` - Categorize errors into high-level types
+- `sendTelemetryEvent()` - STUB for remote sending (v1.6+)
+
+### 2. Configuration Integration (`src/types.ts`)
+
+**Updates**:
+- ✅ Extended `MemoryLinkConfig` to include `telemetry` object:
+    ```typescript
+    telemetry?: {
+      enabled?: boolean; // Default: false
+      endpoint?: string | null;
+      apiKey?: string | null;
+    };
+    ```
+- ✅ Defined `TelemetryEvent` interface with strictly allowed fields.
+- ✅ Introduced `TelemetryErrorKind` union type to constrain error categories, ensuring no sensitive data or raw stack traces are sent.
+
+### 3. Command Integration (Design & Optional Local Wiring)
+
+**Design**:
+- ✅ Identified precise points in core commands (`doctor`, `checkpoint`, `lock`, `stats`, `scopes`) where `recordEvent` should be called (start, success, error paths).
+- ✅ Added clear `// TODO v1.6: record telemetry event here` comments with specific `commandName`, `outcome`, `errorKind`, and `flags` details.
+
+**Optional Local Wiring (for `stats` command as a test)**:
+- ✅ For local testing and verification, the `stats` command has been updated to conditionally call `recordEvent` if telemetry is enabled. This demonstrates the integration pattern without affecting v1.5.1 behavior or sending remote data.
+- This integration includes:
+    - Initial `recordEvent` call at the start of the command.
+    - `recordEvent` call on early exit due to `NOT_INITIALIZED` error.
+    - `recordEvent` call on error during `observability.log` reading.
+    - A `recordSuccess` helper function called in a `try/finally` block to ensure success is logged.
+
+### 4. Documentation (`TELEMETRY.md`)
+
+**Content**:
+- ✅ Comprehensive `TELEMETRY.md` created, detailing:
+    - The opt-in nature (OFF by default).
+    - Strict privacy guarantees (explicitly lists what is and is NOT collected).
+    - Allowed data fields (command, outcome, environment, high-level flags).
+    - Performance and resilience considerations (non-blocking, graceful failure).
+    - Current implementation status (design & scaffolding for v1.5.1, remote sending for v1.6+).
+    - Future integration notes (batching, persistent queue, HTTP POST, authentication).
+
+### 5. Internal Test Helper (`src/commands/telemetry-test.ts` & `src/cli.ts`)
+
+**New Command**:
+- ✅ Created a new internal CLI command `memorylink telemetry-test` to allow maintainers to manually trigger a test telemetry event.
+- This command is hidden from the main help output to prevent accidental user discovery.
+- It accepts `--outcome` and `--error-kind` options to simulate different event types.
+
+---
+
+## 🔒 Privacy & Security Design Principles
+
+*   **Opt-in Only**: Telemetry is disabled by default and requires explicit user consent via `config.json` or environment variables.
+*   **Strict Data Filtering**: Only high-level, non-identifiable operational metrics are collected.
+*   **Forbidden Data**: Explicitly prohibits collection of any file contents, repository paths, filenames, branch names, user prompts, AI outputs, secrets, PII, or raw stack traces.
+*   **Local-First Principle**: For v1.5.1, events are only logged locally to `.memorylink/telemetry.log` if enabled, with remote sending deferred to v1.6+.
+*   **Non-Blocking & Resilient**: Telemetry operations are asynchronous and designed to fail gracefully without impacting MemoryLink's core functionality.
+
+---
+
+## ⚡ Performance & Resilience
+
+*   **Minimal Impact**: Telemetry is designed to be asynchronous and non-blocking, ensuring it does not noticeably slow down MemoryLink commands.
+*   **Graceful Degradation**: If the remote telemetry endpoint (v1.6+) is unavailable or slow, events will be silently dropped or queued locally without affecting the CLI's core functionality.
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ Implementation Status
+
+*   **Design**: Complete.
+*   **Scaffolding (v1.5.1)**: Complete. All necessary types, config extensions, the telemetry module with local logging, the remote sending stub, and command integration points (as TODOs) are in place.
+*   **Local Test Integration**: The `stats` command has been wired to demonstrate local telemetry recording.
+*   **Internal Test Command**: `memorylink telemetry-test` is available for manual verification.
+*   **Remote Sending (v1.6+)**: Planned for future implementation, with design notes in `src/telemetry.ts`.
+
+---
+
+## ❓ Questions for Perplexity AI
+
+1.  Does the current design for telemetry (opt-in, data collected/forbidden, local-first for v1.5.1, remote stub for v1.6+) align with best practices for privacy-respecting developer tools?
+2.  Are the `TelemetryErrorKind` categories sufficiently high-level and safe, or do you recommend any additions/modifications to prevent accidental data leakage?
+3.  Is the approach of conditionally wiring one command (`stats`) for local testing appropriate, or would you suggest a different method for validating the telemetry integration before full rollout?
+4.  Is the `memorylink telemetry-test` command a useful internal tool, and is its hidden nature sufficient for an internal/debug command?
+5.  Are there any other critical privacy, security, or performance considerations for the telemetry system that should be addressed before full v1.6 implementation?
+
+---
+
+## Current State Summary
+
+The telemetry system for MemoryLink v1.6+ has been fully designed and scaffolded. It adheres to strict privacy-first principles, is opt-in, and ensures no sensitive user data is collected. Local logging is functional, a remote sending stub is in place, and a test command allows for easy verification. The `stats` command has been partially wired to demonstrate the integration. We are now seeking validation on this design before proceeding with the full remote implementation in v1.6.