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Pinging your personal server every time someone runs your CLI tool is not something people would expect or be happy to learn about after the fact.

I understand you're curious how many people are using your tool, but this isn't the way to go about it.

> I understand you're curious how many people are using your tool, but this isn't the way to go about it.

Not OP, but what is the correct way to go about it?

Being up front about it, and opt-in.

I understand your concern. I added it in the initial release as a quick hack to see if others will use the tool. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.