Kern

Kern Telemetry

Control what usage data Kern collects

Kern collects anonymous usage data about agents, teams, workflows, and AgentOS configurations to help improve the platform and provide better support.

Note

Privacy First: No sensitive data (prompts, responses, user data, or API keys) is ever collected. All telemetry is anonymous and aggregated.

What Data is Collected?

Kern collects basic usage metrics for:

  • Agent runs - Model providers, database types, feature usage
  • Team runs - Multi-agent coordination patterns
  • Workflow runs - Orchestration and execution patterns
  • AgentOS launches - Platform usage and configurations

Example Telemetry Payload

Here's what an agent run telemetry payload looks like:

1{
2    "session_id": "123",
3    "run_id": "123",
4    "sdk_version": "1.0.0",
5    "type": "agent",
6    "data": {
7        "agent_id": "123",
8        "db_type": "PostgresDb",
9        "model_provider": "openai",
10        "model_name": "OpenAIResponses",
11        "model_id": "gpt-5.2",
12        "parser_model": {
13            "model_provider": "openai",
14            "model_name": "OpenAIResponses",
15            "model_id": "gpt-5.2",
16        },
17        "output_model": {
18            "model_provider": "openai",
19            "model_name": "OpenAIResponses",
20            "model_id": "gpt-5.2",
21        },
22        "has_tools": true,
23        "has_memory": false,
24        "has_reasoning": true,
25        "has_knowledge": true,
26        "has_input_schema": false,
27        "has_output_schema": false,
28        "has_team": true,
29    },
30}

How to Disable Telemetry

You can disable telemetry in two ways:

Environment Variable

Set the AGNO_TELEMETRY environment variable to false:

1export AGNO_TELEMETRY=false

Per-Instance Configuration

Disable telemetry for specific agents, teams, workflows, or AgentOS instances:

1from kern.agent import Agent
2from kern.models.openai import OpenAIResponses
3
4# Disable telemetry for a specific agent
5agent = Agent(
6    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.2"),
7    telemetry=False
8)

This works for:

  • Agents: Agent(telemetry=False)
  • Teams: Team(telemetry=False)
  • Workflows: Workflow(telemetry=False)
  • AgentOS: AgentOS(telemetry=False)

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