fix(cli): persistent anonymous telemetry ID + pass source=CLI in all API calls (#4789)

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Saket Aryan
2026-04-11 21:00:05 +05:30
committed by GitHub
parent d39ebad09f
commit 3882af7450
12 changed files with 202 additions and 25 deletions
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
{
"name": "@mem0/cli",
"version": "0.2.2",
"version": "0.2.3",
"description": "The official CLI for mem0 — the memory layer for AI agents",
"type": "module",
"bin": {
+12 -9
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@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export class PlatformBackend implements Backend {
if (opts.expires) payload.expiration_date = opts.expires;
if (opts.categories) payload.categories = opts.categories;
if (opts.enableGraph) payload.enable_graph = true;
payload.source = "CLI";
return (await this._request("POST", "/v1/memories/", {
json: payload,
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ export class PlatformBackend implements Backend {
if (opts.keyword) payload.keyword_search = true;
if (opts.fields) payload.fields = opts.fields;
if (opts.enableGraph) payload.enable_graph = true;
payload.source = "CLI";
const result = (await this._request("POST", "/v2/memories/search/", {
json: payload,
@@ -186,10 +188,9 @@ export class PlatformBackend implements Backend {
}
async get(memoryId: string): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
return (await this._request("GET", `/v1/memories/${memoryId}/`)) as Record<
string,
unknown
>;
return (await this._request("GET", `/v1/memories/${memoryId}/`, {
params: { source: "CLI" },
})) as Record<string, unknown>;
}
async listMemories(
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ export class PlatformBackend implements Backend {
});
if (apiFilters) payload.filters = apiFilters;
if (opts.enableGraph) payload.enable_graph = true;
payload.source = "CLI";
const result = (await this._request("POST", "/v2/memories/", {
json: payload,
@@ -245,6 +247,7 @@ export class PlatformBackend implements Backend {
const payload: Record<string, unknown> = {};
if (content) payload.text = content;
if (metadata) payload.metadata = metadata;
payload.source = "CLI";
return (await this._request("PUT", `/v1/memories/${memoryId}/`, {
json: payload,
})) as Record<string, unknown>;
@@ -255,7 +258,7 @@ export class PlatformBackend implements Backend {
opts: DeleteOptions = {},
): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
if (opts.all) {
const params: Record<string, string> = {};
const params: Record<string, string> = { source: "CLI" };
if (opts.userId) params.user_id = opts.userId;
if (opts.agentId) params.agent_id = opts.agentId;
if (opts.appId) params.app_id = opts.appId;
@@ -265,10 +268,9 @@ export class PlatformBackend implements Backend {
})) as Record<string, unknown>;
}
if (memoryId) {
return (await this._request(
"DELETE",
`/v1/memories/${memoryId}/`,
)) as Record<string, unknown>;
return (await this._request("DELETE", `/v1/memories/${memoryId}/`, {
params: { source: "CLI" },
})) as Record<string, unknown>;
}
throw new Error("Either memoryId or --all is required");
}
@@ -291,6 +293,7 @@ export class PlatformBackend implements Backend {
result = (await this._request(
"DELETE",
`/v2/entities/${entityType}/${entityId}/`,
{ params: { source: "CLI" } },
)) as Record<string, unknown>;
}
return result;
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@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@ export interface DefaultsConfig {
enableGraph: boolean;
}
export interface TelemetryConfig {
anonymousId: string;
}
export interface Mem0Config {
version: number;
defaults: DefaultsConfig;
platform: PlatformConfig;
telemetry: TelemetryConfig;
}
export function createDefaultConfig(): Mem0Config {
@@ -52,6 +57,9 @@ export function createDefaultConfig(): Mem0Config {
baseUrl: DEFAULT_BASE_URL,
userEmail: "",
},
telemetry: {
anonymousId: "",
},
};
}
@@ -80,6 +88,9 @@ export function loadConfig(): Mem0Config {
config.defaults.appId = defaults.app_id ?? "";
config.defaults.runId = defaults.run_id ?? "";
config.defaults.enableGraph = defaults.enable_graph ?? false;
const telemetry = data.telemetry ?? {};
config.telemetry.anonymousId = telemetry.anonymous_id ?? "";
}
// Environment variable overrides
@@ -119,6 +130,9 @@ export function saveConfig(config: Mem0Config): void {
base_url: config.platform.baseUrl,
user_email: config.platform.userEmail,
},
telemetry: {
anonymous_id: config.telemetry.anonymousId,
},
};
fs.writeFileSync(CONFIG_FILE, JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
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@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
*/
import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
import { createHash, randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
import path from "node:path";
import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
import { CONFIG_FILE, loadConfig } from "./config.js";
import { CONFIG_FILE, loadConfig, saveConfig } from "./config.js";
import { CLI_VERSION } from "./version.js";
const POSTHOG_API_KEY = "phc_hgJkUVJFYtmaJqrvf6CYN67TIQ8yhXAkWzUn9AMU4yX";
@@ -29,11 +29,34 @@ function isTelemetryEnabled(): boolean {
}
}
/**
* Return a persistent per-machine anonymous ID, generating one if needed.
*
* Stored in ~/.mem0/config.json under `telemetry.anonymous_id` so that
* repeat runs on the same machine share one PostHog identity instead of
* collapsing into a single shared fallback string.
*/
function getOrCreateAnonymousId(): string {
const config = loadConfig();
if (config.telemetry.anonymousId) {
return config.telemetry.anonymousId;
}
const newId = `cli-anon-${randomUUID().replace(/-/g, "")}`;
config.telemetry.anonymousId = newId;
try {
saveConfig(config);
} catch {
/* ignore persistence failure — still return the generated ID */
}
return newId;
}
/**
* Return a stable anonymous identifier for the current user.
*
* Priority: cached user_email (from /v1/ping/) > MD5(api_key) > fallback.
* Matches the SDK pattern in mem0-ts/src/client/mem0.ts.
* Priority: cached user_email (from /v1/ping/) > MD5(api_key) >
* persistent per-machine anonymous ID.
*/
function getDistinctId(): string {
try {
@@ -47,7 +70,11 @@ function getDistinctId(): string {
} catch {
/* ignore */
}
return "anonymous-cli";
try {
return getOrCreateAnonymousId();
} catch {
return `cli-anon-${randomUUID().replace(/-/g, "")}`;
}
}
/**
@@ -69,6 +96,25 @@ export function captureEvent(
const config = loadConfig();
const distinctId = preResolvedEmail || getDistinctId();
// Detect anonymous → identified transition. If a stored anonymous_id
// exists and we just resolved to a real identity, fire a one-shot
// $identify event so PostHog stitches the pre-signup history onto
// the authenticated profile. Clear the stored id so we don't re-alias.
let anonIdToAlias: string | null = null;
if (
distinctId &&
!distinctId.startsWith("cli-anon-") &&
config.telemetry.anonymousId
) {
anonIdToAlias = config.telemetry.anonymousId;
config.telemetry.anonymousId = "";
try {
saveConfig(config);
} catch {
/* ignore — alias may double-fire next run, harmless */
}
}
const payload = {
api_key: POSTHOG_API_KEY,
distinct_id: distinctId,
@@ -92,6 +138,7 @@ export function captureEvent(
mem0ApiKey: config.platform.apiKey || "",
mem0BaseUrl: config.platform.baseUrl || "https://api.mem0.ai",
configPath: CONFIG_FILE,
anonDistinctIdToAlias: anonIdToAlias,
};
const child = spawn(
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@@ -94,6 +94,19 @@ async function sendPosthogEvent(posthogHost, payload) {
}
}
async function sendIdentifyEvent(ctx, payload, anonId) {
const identifyPayload = {
api_key: payload.api_key,
event: "$identify",
distinct_id: payload.distinct_id,
properties: {
$anon_distinct_id: anonId,
$lib: (payload.properties && payload.properties.$lib) || "posthog-node",
},
};
await sendPosthogEvent(ctx.posthogHost, identifyPayload);
}
async function main() {
const ctx = JSON.parse(process.argv[2]);
const payload = ctx.payload;
@@ -102,6 +115,14 @@ async function main() {
await resolveAndCacheEmail(ctx, payload);
}
// Fire $identify *after* email resolution so PostHog links the stored
// anonymous id directly to the final identity (email, not the api-key
// hash). The regular event is sent next so it lands under the merged
// profile.
if (ctx.anonDistinctIdToAlias) {
await sendIdentifyEvent(ctx, payload, ctx.anonDistinctIdToAlias);
}
await sendPosthogEvent(ctx.posthogHost, payload);
}