diff --git a/src/shared/posthog.test.ts b/src/shared/posthog.test.ts
index 8e65200e8..da87f69ac 100644
--- a/src/shared/posthog.test.ts
+++ b/src/shared/posthog.test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ function mockPostHogNode(capturedMessages: CapturedPostHogMessage[]): void {
       capture(message: CapturedPostHogMessage): void {
         capturedMessages.push(message)
       }
-      captureException(): void {}
       async shutdown(): Promise<void> {}
     },
   }))
@@ -65,23 +64,9 @@ describe("posthog client creation", () => {
     const pluginPostHog = createPluginPostHog()
 
     // then
-    expect(() =>
-      cliPostHog.capture({
-        distinctId: "cli",
-        event: "run_started",
-      }),
-    ).not.toThrow()
-    expect(() => cliPostHog.captureException(new Error("cli failure"), "cli")).not.toThrow()
     expect(() => cliPostHog.trackActive("cli", "run_started")).not.toThrow()
     await expect(cliPostHog.shutdown()).resolves.toBeUndefined()
 
-    expect(() =>
-      pluginPostHog.capture({
-        distinctId: "plugin",
-        event: "plugin_loaded",
-      }),
-    ).not.toThrow()
-    expect(() => pluginPostHog.captureException(new Error("plugin failure"), "plugin")).not.toThrow()
     expect(() => pluginPostHog.trackActive("plugin", "plugin_loaded")).not.toThrow()
     await expect(pluginPostHog.shutdown()).resolves.toBeUndefined()
   })
@@ -109,7 +94,6 @@ describe("posthog client creation", () => {
     mock.module("posthog-node", () => ({
       PostHog: class {
         capture() {}
-        captureException() {}
         async shutdown() {}
       },
     }))
@@ -120,13 +104,6 @@ describe("posthog client creation", () => {
     const pluginPostHog = createPluginPostHog()
 
     // then
-    expect(() =>
-      pluginPostHog.capture({
-        distinctId: "plugin",
-        event: "plugin_loaded",
-      }),
-    ).not.toThrow()
-    expect(() => pluginPostHog.captureException(new Error("plugin failure"), "plugin")).not.toThrow()
     expect(() => pluginPostHog.trackActive("plugin", "plugin_loaded")).not.toThrow()
     await expect(pluginPostHog.shutdown()).resolves.toBeUndefined()
   })
@@ -174,6 +151,7 @@ describe("posthog trackActive emission contract", () => {
       day_utc: "2026-04-18",
       reason: "run_started",
       source: "cli",
+      $process_person_profile: false,
     })
     expect(dailyEvent?.properties).not.toHaveProperty("hour_utc")
   })
diff --git a/src/shared/posthog.ts b/src/shared/posthog.ts
index 52a275fd7..b4c61a8f5 100644
--- a/src/shared/posthog.ts
+++ b/src/shared/posthog.ts
@@ -28,24 +28,15 @@ const DEFAULT_POSTHOG_HOST = "https://us.i.posthog.com"
 const DEFAULT_POSTHOG_API_KEY = "phc_CFJhj5HyvA62QPhvyaUCtaq23aUfznnijg5VaaGkNk74"
 
 type PostHogCaptureEvent = Parameters<PostHog["capture"]>[0]
-type PostHogExceptionProperties = Parameters<PostHog["captureException"]>[2]
 type PostHogSource = "cli" | "plugin"
 type PostHogActivityReason = "run_started" | "plugin_loaded"
 
 type PostHogClient = {
-  capture: (message: PostHogCaptureEvent) => void
-  captureException: (
-    error: unknown,
-    distinctId?: string,
-    additionalProperties?: PostHogExceptionProperties,
-  ) => void
   trackActive: (distinctId: string, reason: PostHogActivityReason) => void
   shutdown: () => Promise<void>
 }
 
 const NO_OP_POSTHOG: PostHogClient = {
-  capture: () => undefined,
-  captureException: () => undefined,
   trackActive: () => undefined,
   shutdown: async () => undefined,
 }
@@ -131,21 +122,6 @@ function createPostHogClient(
   const sharedProperties = getSharedProperties(source)
 
   return {
-    capture: (message) => {
-      configuredClient.capture({
-        ...message,
-        properties: {
-          ...sharedProperties,
-          ...message.properties,
-        },
-      })
-    },
-    captureException: (error, distinctId, additionalProperties) => {
-      configuredClient.captureException(error, distinctId, {
-        ...sharedProperties,
-        ...additionalProperties,
-      })
-    },
     trackActive: (distinctId, reason) => {
       const activityState = resolveActivityState()
 
@@ -155,6 +131,7 @@ function createPostHogClient(
           event: "omo_daily_active",
           properties: {
             ...sharedProperties,
+            $process_person_profile: false,
             day_utc: activityState.dayUTC,
             reason,
           },