Add session analytics via Claude Code OpenTelemetry

[dhilgaertner]

Summary

Adds session analytics to Crow by running an in-process OTLP HTTP/JSON receiver that ingests telemetry exported by Claude Code. Per-session metrics (cost, tokens, tool usage, active time, lines changed) appear in the session detail header.

Closes #136

What's new

New package: CrowTelemetry

Self-contained, zero third-party dependencies:

• OTLPReceiver — NWListener HTTP server bound to loopback only, handles POST /v1/metrics and POST /v1/logs
• HTTPParser — Minimal HTTP/1.1 parser (partial-read buffering, Content-Length handling)
• OTLPModels — Codable types for OTLP HTTP/JSON payloads
• TelemetryDatabase — SQLite actor with metrics, events, and session_map tables (WAL mode)
• TelemetryService — Public facade coordinating receiver + database

New dependencies

Only system frameworks — no SPM packages added:

• SQLite3 (import SQLite3) — first SQLite usage in the project. Telemetry DB at ~/Library/Application Support/crow/telemetry.db.
• Network framework (NWListener) — first inbound-HTTP usage in Crow (previously only Unix domain sockets via CrowIPC).

Integration

• Env var injection: Both launch paths (SessionService.launchClaude() for restored sessions and the send RPC handler for new sessions created via /crow-workspace) prepend OTEL env vars to the claude command.
• Session mapping: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=crow.session.id={UUID} reliably correlates OTLP data with Crow sessions.
• UI: SessionAnalyticsStrip renders as Row 4 in SessionDetailView when data exists (cost, tokens, tools, active time, lines, errors).
• Lifecycle cleanup: onDeleteSession purges all telemetry for that session.

Settings (Settings → General → Telemetry)

• Enable toggle — off by default, opt-in
• OTLP receiver port — defaults to 4318
• Retention window — 30 days / 90 days / 6 months (default) / 1 year / Forever. Pruned on app launch to bound disk growth.

Architecture decisions

• Loopback-only (NWListener with acceptLocalOnly=true) — no firewall exposure
• Opt-in with a 6-month retention default — bounds disk growth (~0.5 MB/day per active session)
• SessionAnalytics data struct lives in CrowCore so CrowUI doesn't need to depend on CrowTelemetry
• Per-session @Observable scoping via SessionHookState.analytics — only the visible session re-renders

Commits in this PR

• 2cbd13c — Add session analytics via Claude Code OpenTelemetry (Feature: Session Analytics & Metrics via Claude Code OpenTelemetry #136)
• 766ba88 — Fix OTEL env var injection for both new and restored sessions
• 12a41a9 — Default telemetry to disabled (opt-in)
• 3c5ed20 — Add configurable telemetry retention window

Test plan

• make build — clean compile
• OTLP receiver starts and binds to configured port
• Env vars inject correctly (env \| grep OTEL in session terminal)
• Analytics strip appears in session header after Claude Code activity
• Works for both new sessions (via crow send) and restored sessions
• Port conflict → graceful failure with log message, no crash
• Session deletion → telemetry data removed from SQLite
• Retention pruning removes rows older than configured window on launch
• Telemetry disabled → no receiver, no env vars, no DB writes

Release considerations

• Safe default: telemetry ships disabled — zero user impact until opted in
• Forward-compatible config: existing config.json files decode correctly (new fields fall back to defaults)
• New on-disk artifact: telemetry.db created only when feature is enabled
• Performance footprint: ~3-5 MB RAM, near-zero idle CPU, ~0.5 MB/day disk per active session — well below noise threshold

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[dgershman]

Code & Security Review

Critical Issues

None found — this is a well-structured feature addition.

Security Review

Strengths:

• OTLP receiver binds to NWEndpoint.hostPort(host: .ipv4(.loopback)) with params.acceptLocalOnly = true — no external network exposure
• Session correlation uses UUID (from crow.session.id resource attribute), preventing cross-session data leakage
• SQLite writes use parameterized queries (sqlite3_bind_*) throughout insertMetric, insertEvent, registerSessionMapping, sumMetric, sumMetricWithAttribute, and countEvents — no SQL injection risk on the write/read paths
• Telemetry is opt-in (disabled by default), respecting user privacy
• Input validation: only POST requests are accepted; unknown paths return 404; malformed payloads return 400

Concerns:

• TelemetryDatabase.swift:215-217 — deleteSessionData uses string interpolation ('\(sid)') instead of parameterized queries. While sid comes from UUID.uuidString (which is always safe hex+hyphens), this breaks the otherwise consistent pattern of parameterized queries. Consider using sqlite3_bind_text for consistency and defense-in-depth.

Code Quality

Well done:

• Clean separation of concerns: OTLPReceiver → TelemetryDatabase → TelemetryService → AppDelegate wiring
• TelemetryDatabase is an actor, providing safe concurrent access
• WAL mode enabled for SQLite — good choice for concurrent reads during UI updates
• OTLP model types are comprehensive and correctly handle OTLP's quirks (int64-as-string encoding)
• HTTP parser has sensible bounds checking (8KB header limit)
• Session cleanup wired into onDeleteSession — no data leak when sessions are removed
• SessionService properly passes telemetry port for both new sessions (send handler) and restored sessions (launchClaude)
• Analytics strip UI is conditionally shown only when data exists

Minor observations:

• HTTPResponse.badRequest at HTTPParser.swift:38 uses string interpolation for the JSON error body ("{\"error\":\"\(message)\"}"). If a decode error message contains quotes or special characters, this could produce malformed JSON. Low risk since these messages are only seen by the local OTLP client, but using JSONSerialization would be more robust.
• No unit tests are included for the new CrowTelemetry package (test target declared in Package.swift but no test files). Given the SQLite query logic in sessionAnalytics() and the HTTP parser, tests would add confidence.
• The onDataReceived callback in AppDelegate.swift:267-272 creates a new Task per telemetry data event. Under high telemetry throughput, this could queue many analytics(for:) DB reads. Not likely a real issue given the local single-client scenario, but worth noting.

Summary Table

Priority	Issue
🟡 Yellow	deleteSessionData uses string interpolation instead of parameterized SQL — consistency concern (TelemetryDatabase.swift:215-217)
🟡 Yellow	No unit tests for CrowTelemetry package (HTTP parser, DB queries, OTLP model decoding)
🟢 Green	HTTPResponse.badRequest could produce malformed JSON with special characters in error messages (HTTPParser.swift:38)
🟢 Green	Per-event Task creation in onDataReceived callback could be coalesced for efficiency

Recommendation: Approve — this is a clean, well-architected feature addition. The OTLP receiver is properly locked to localhost, telemetry is opt-in, and the code follows good patterns throughout. The yellow items are worth addressing in a follow-up but are not blocking.