diff --git a/src/cli/cli-installer.telemetry.test.ts b/src/cli/cli-installer.telemetry.test.ts
index c1b8eb8ac..772173910 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli-installer.telemetry.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/cli-installer.telemetry.test.ts
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ describe("runCliInstaller telemetry isolation", () => {
     mock.module("../shared/posthog", () => ({
       createCliPostHog: mock(() => ({
         trackActive: mock(() => {}),
-        capture: mock(() => {}),
-        captureException: mock(() => {}),
         shutdown: mock(async () => {
           throw new Error("shutdown failed")
         }),
diff --git a/src/index.telemetry.test.ts b/src/index.telemetry.test.ts
index 99d9200b3..e93f8694d 100644
--- a/src/index.telemetry.test.ts
+++ b/src/index.telemetry.test.ts
@@ -30,14 +30,6 @@ const mockCreateHooks = mock(() => ({
   claudeCodeHooks: undefined,
 }))
 const mockCreatePluginInterface = mock(() => ({}))
-const mockCreatePluginPostHog = mock(() => ({
-  trackActive: () => {
-    throw new Error("telemetry failed")
-  },
-  shutdown: mock(async () => {}),
-}))
-const mockGetPostHogDistinctId = mock(() => "plugin-distinct-id")
-
 function installModuleMocks(): void {
   mock.module("./cli/config-manager/config-context", () => ({
     initConfigContext: mockInitConfigContext,
@@ -98,10 +90,6 @@ function installModuleMocks(): void {
       cleanupTempDirectoryClients: mock(async () => {}),
     },
   }))
-  mock.module("./shared/posthog", () => ({
-    createPluginPostHog: mockCreatePluginPostHog,
-    getPostHogDistinctId: mockGetPostHogDistinctId,
-  }))
 }
 
 describe("oh-my-openagent telemetry isolation", () => {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index e57eccb8f..5921bb73b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { injectServerAuthIntoClient, log, logLegacyPluginStartupWarning } from "
 import { installAgentSortShim } from "./shared/agent-sort-shim"
 import { detectExternalSkillPlugin, getSkillPluginConflictWarning } from "./shared/external-plugin-detector"
 import { startBackgroundCheck as startTmuxCheck } from "./tools/interactive-bash"
-import { createPluginPostHog, getPostHogDistinctId } from "./shared/posthog"
 
 const serverPlugin: Plugin = async (input, _options): Promise<Hooks> => {
   installAgentSortShim()
@@ -36,13 +35,6 @@ const serverPlugin: Plugin = async (input, _options): Promise<Hooks> => {
 
   const pluginConfig = loadPluginConfig(input.directory, input)
 
-  const posthog = createPluginPostHog()
-  const distinctId = getPostHogDistinctId()
-  try {
-    posthog.trackActive(distinctId, "plugin_loaded")
-  } catch {
-    // telemetry failure is non-fatal, silently ignore
-  }
   if (pluginConfig.openclaw) {
     await initializeOpenClaw(pluginConfig.openclaw)
   }
diff --git a/src/shared/posthog.test.ts b/src/shared/posthog.test.ts
index da87f69ac..b945a7e31 100644
--- a/src/shared/posthog.test.ts
+++ b/src/shared/posthog.test.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe("posthog client creation", () => {
     expect(() => cliPostHog.trackActive("cli", "run_started")).not.toThrow()
     await expect(cliPostHog.shutdown()).resolves.toBeUndefined()
 
-    expect(() => pluginPostHog.trackActive("plugin", "plugin_loaded")).not.toThrow()
+    expect(() => pluginPostHog.trackActive("plugin", "run_started")).not.toThrow()
     await expect(pluginPostHog.shutdown()).resolves.toBeUndefined()
   })
 
@@ -104,9 +104,44 @@ describe("posthog client creation", () => {
     const pluginPostHog = createPluginPostHog()
 
     // then
-    expect(() => pluginPostHog.trackActive("plugin", "plugin_loaded")).not.toThrow()
+    expect(() => pluginPostHog.trackActive("plugin", "run_started")).not.toThrow()
     await expect(pluginPostHog.shutdown()).resolves.toBeUndefined()
   })
+
+  it("passes the strict PostHog constructor options for both clients", async () => {
+    // given
+    enableTelemetryEnv()
+    const capturedOptions: Array<Record<string, unknown>> = []
+
+    mock.module("posthog-node", () => ({
+      PostHog: class {
+        constructor(_apiKey: string, options: Record<string, unknown>) {
+          capturedOptions.push(options)
+        }
+        capture() {}
+        async shutdown() {}
+      },
+    }))
+
+    const { createCliPostHog, createPluginPostHog } = await importPostHogModule()
+
+    // when
+    createCliPostHog()
+    createPluginPostHog()
+
+    // then
+    expect(capturedOptions).toHaveLength(2)
+    for (const options of capturedOptions) {
+      expect(options).toMatchObject({
+        enableExceptionAutocapture: false,
+        enableLocalEvaluation: false,
+        strictLocalEvaluation: true,
+        disableRemoteConfig: true,
+        flushAt: 1,
+        flushInterval: 0,
+      })
+    }
+  })
 })
 
 describe("posthog trackActive emission contract", () => {
@@ -170,7 +205,7 @@ describe("posthog trackActive emission contract", () => {
     const client = posthogModule.createPluginPostHog()
 
     // when
-    client.trackActive("distinct-plugin", "plugin_loaded")
+    client.trackActive("distinct-plugin", "run_started")
 
     // then
     expect(captured).toHaveLength(0)
diff --git a/src/shared/posthog.ts b/src/shared/posthog.ts
index b4c61a8f5..1d66988f9 100644
--- a/src/shared/posthog.ts
+++ b/src/shared/posthog.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const DEFAULT_POSTHOG_API_KEY = "phc_CFJhj5HyvA62QPhvyaUCtaq23aUfznnijg5VaaGkNk7
 
 type PostHogCaptureEvent = Parameters<PostHog["capture"]>[0]
 type PostHogSource = "cli" | "plugin"
-type PostHogActivityReason = "run_started" | "plugin_loaded"
+type PostHogActivityReason = "run_started"
 
 type PostHogClient = {
   trackActive: (distinctId: string, reason: PostHogActivityReason) => void
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ export function getPostHogDistinctId(): string {
 export function createCliPostHog(): PostHogClient {
   return createPostHogClient("cli", {
     enableExceptionAutocapture: false,
+    enableLocalEvaluation: false,
+    strictLocalEvaluation: true,
+    disableRemoteConfig: true,
     flushAt: 1,
     flushInterval: 0,
   })
@@ -159,6 +162,9 @@ export function createCliPostHog(): PostHogClient {
 export function createPluginPostHog(): PostHogClient {
   return createPostHogClient("plugin", {
     enableExceptionAutocapture: false,
+    enableLocalEvaluation: false,
+    strictLocalEvaluation: true,
+    disableRemoteConfig: true,
     flushAt: 1,
     flushInterval: 0,
   })