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Drop PostHog autocapture events #255

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7 changes: 2 additions & 5 deletions instrumentation-client.ts
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import posthog from 'posthog-js'
import { browserPostHogConfig } from 'src/lib/posthog-browser-config'

posthog.init(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY as string, {
api_host: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_HOST as string,
defaults: '2025-05-24',
autocapture: false,
capture_pageview: true,
capture_pageleave: false,
capture_performance: false,
...browserPostHogConfig,
})
33 changes: 33 additions & 0 deletions src/lib/posthog-browser-config.ts
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import { COPY_AUTOCAPTURE_EVENT, type CaptureResult, type PostHogConfig } from 'posthog-js'

const dropAutocaptureEvents = (event: CaptureResult | null) => {
if (!event) {
return event
}

if (
event.event === '$autocapture' ||
event.event === COPY_AUTOCAPTURE_EVENT
) {
return null
}

return event
}

export const browserPostHogConfig: Pick<
PostHogConfig,
| 'autocapture'
| 'before_send'
| 'capture_pageleave'
| 'capture_pageview'
| 'capture_performance'
| 'defaults'
> = {
defaults: '2025-05-24',
autocapture: false,
capture_pageview: true,
capture_pageleave: false,
capture_performance: false,
before_send: dropAutocaptureEvents,
}
7 changes: 2 additions & 5 deletions src/pages/_app.tsx
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Header,
FeedbackButton,
} from 'src/components'
import { browserPostHogConfig } from 'src/lib/posthog-browser-config'

const openSansClassName = 'font-sans'

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posthog.init(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY as string, {
api_host: '/ingest',
ui_host: 'https://us.posthog.com',
defaults: '2025-05-24',
autocapture: false,
capture_pageview: true,
capture_pageleave: false,
capture_performance: false,
...browserPostHogConfig,
capture_exceptions: true,
debug: false,
})
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>
<Head>
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/favicon.png" />
<link

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