diff --git a/SKILL.md b/SKILL.md
index aaa5612dd..402d68511 100644
--- a/SKILL.md
+++ b/SKILL.md
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/autoplan/SKILL.md b/autoplan/SKILL.md
index 5346f1d43..ff25fa206 100644
--- a/autoplan/SKILL.md
+++ b/autoplan/SKILL.md
@@ -78,10 +78,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/benchmark-models/SKILL.md b/benchmark-models/SKILL.md
index 6a9d62616..f3d98e027 100644
--- a/benchmark-models/SKILL.md
+++ b/benchmark-models/SKILL.md
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/benchmark/SKILL.md b/benchmark/SKILL.md
index 9451d2d4f..2aff1fe7c 100644
--- a/benchmark/SKILL.md
+++ b/benchmark/SKILL.md
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/browse/SKILL.md b/browse/SKILL.md
index a8138dbbc..babe627b5 100644
--- a/browse/SKILL.md
+++ b/browse/SKILL.md
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/canary/SKILL.md b/canary/SKILL.md
index 08d4d7369..21b7ff0ce 100644
--- a/canary/SKILL.md
+++ b/canary/SKILL.md
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/codex/SKILL.md b/codex/SKILL.md
index 33228ff9b..edb29ef91 100644
--- a/codex/SKILL.md
+++ b/codex/SKILL.md
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/context-restore/SKILL.md b/context-restore/SKILL.md
index 59b40e82c..f71fbf147 100644
--- a/context-restore/SKILL.md
+++ b/context-restore/SKILL.md
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/context-save/SKILL.md b/context-save/SKILL.md
index d6d9e9ad3..e0d413330 100644
--- a/context-save/SKILL.md
+++ b/context-save/SKILL.md
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/cso/SKILL.md b/cso/SKILL.md
index a08d7e9fe..073b57119 100644
--- a/cso/SKILL.md
+++ b/cso/SKILL.md
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/design-consultation/SKILL.md b/design-consultation/SKILL.md
index 83eed0a2d..77fd0aceb 100644
--- a/design-consultation/SKILL.md
+++ b/design-consultation/SKILL.md
@@ -96,10 +96,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/design-html/SKILL.md b/design-html/SKILL.md
index a480bd62c..848c9d645 100644
--- a/design-html/SKILL.md
+++ b/design-html/SKILL.md
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/design-review/SKILL.md b/design-review/SKILL.md
index 645453162..bd1feba23 100644
--- a/design-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/design-review/SKILL.md
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/design-shotgun/SKILL.md b/design-shotgun/SKILL.md
index 3386d18fa..b46890ccd 100644
--- a/design-shotgun/SKILL.md
+++ b/design-shotgun/SKILL.md
@@ -91,10 +91,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/devex-review/SKILL.md b/devex-review/SKILL.md
index 7ef324b3e..ec583c4d7 100644
--- a/devex-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/devex-review/SKILL.md
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/diagram/SKILL.md b/diagram/SKILL.md
index 9e5a41066..549bd936c 100644
--- a/diagram/SKILL.md
+++ b/diagram/SKILL.md
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/document-generate/SKILL.md b/document-generate/SKILL.md
index 30846fc4d..aa5f3fa13 100644
--- a/document-generate/SKILL.md
+++ b/document-generate/SKILL.md
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/document-release/SKILL.md b/document-release/SKILL.md
index b95873625..9c233469c 100644
--- a/document-release/SKILL.md
+++ b/document-release/SKILL.md
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/health/SKILL.md b/health/SKILL.md
index e68199dec..536a28f0c 100644
--- a/health/SKILL.md
+++ b/health/SKILL.md
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/investigate/SKILL.md b/investigate/SKILL.md
index 5d54b4256..d6bfbc5cd 100644
--- a/investigate/SKILL.md
+++ b/investigate/SKILL.md
@@ -111,10 +111,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/ios-clean/SKILL.md b/ios-clean/SKILL.md
index 127649646..4f4d1701b 100644
--- a/ios-clean/SKILL.md
+++ b/ios-clean/SKILL.md
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/ios-design-review/SKILL.md b/ios-design-review/SKILL.md
index 904da7589..c46ca0947 100644
--- a/ios-design-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/ios-design-review/SKILL.md
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/ios-fix/SKILL.md b/ios-fix/SKILL.md
index 3ddae1ac0..2f6ec81e6 100644
--- a/ios-fix/SKILL.md
+++ b/ios-fix/SKILL.md
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/ios-qa/SKILL.md b/ios-qa/SKILL.md
index a5d4575d4..a153cad8a 100644
--- a/ios-qa/SKILL.md
+++ b/ios-qa/SKILL.md
@@ -80,10 +80,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/ios-sync/SKILL.md b/ios-sync/SKILL.md
index 2f689c4d6..db7f8c95f 100644
--- a/ios-sync/SKILL.md
+++ b/ios-sync/SKILL.md
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/land-and-deploy/SKILL.md b/land-and-deploy/SKILL.md
index 54ebf52c0..da3396ecc 100644
--- a/land-and-deploy/SKILL.md
+++ b/land-and-deploy/SKILL.md
@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/landing-report/SKILL.md b/landing-report/SKILL.md
index 8f7e6e210..20cb9b1d6 100644
--- a/landing-report/SKILL.md
+++ b/landing-report/SKILL.md
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/learn/SKILL.md b/learn/SKILL.md
index a0c6ae053..75b1296c1 100644
--- a/learn/SKILL.md
+++ b/learn/SKILL.md
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/make-pdf/SKILL.md b/make-pdf/SKILL.md
index 600eb47ca..d25512618 100644
--- a/make-pdf/SKILL.md
+++ b/make-pdf/SKILL.md
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/office-hours/SKILL.md b/office-hours/SKILL.md
index 83161b8ca..b33a31295 100644
--- a/office-hours/SKILL.md
+++ b/office-hours/SKILL.md
@@ -107,10 +107,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/open-gstack-browser/SKILL.md b/open-gstack-browser/SKILL.md
index 28fb1ddb2..94a89a7d6 100644
--- a/open-gstack-browser/SKILL.md
+++ b/open-gstack-browser/SKILL.md
@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/pair-agent/SKILL.md b/pair-agent/SKILL.md
index eed9d171a..c242e8b79 100644
--- a/pair-agent/SKILL.md
+++ b/pair-agent/SKILL.md
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md b/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md
index 3d3208bee..953726c82 100644
--- a/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md
@@ -101,10 +101,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/plan-design-review/SKILL.md b/plan-design-review/SKILL.md
index e81f7f12a..4c40f58ae 100644
--- a/plan-design-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-design-review/SKILL.md
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/plan-devex-review/SKILL.md b/plan-devex-review/SKILL.md
index 20a32da8b..b6e6e124f 100644
--- a/plan-devex-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-devex-review/SKILL.md
@@ -79,10 +79,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md b/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md
index 5557a33fa..6b4e419a2 100644
--- a/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/plan-tune/SKILL.md b/plan-tune/SKILL.md
index f49b66fac..439dda3a3 100644
--- a/plan-tune/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-tune/SKILL.md
@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/qa-only/SKILL.md b/qa-only/SKILL.md
index 801a935c0..74cab5136 100644
--- a/qa-only/SKILL.md
+++ b/qa-only/SKILL.md
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/qa/SKILL.md b/qa/SKILL.md
index c1ac10253..0ef89007a 100644
--- a/qa/SKILL.md
+++ b/qa/SKILL.md
@@ -78,10 +78,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/retro/SKILL.md b/retro/SKILL.md
index 3fbc44726..2574d0296 100644
--- a/retro/SKILL.md
+++ b/retro/SKILL.md
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/review/SKILL.md b/review/SKILL.md
index 5f26e2e42..cf4beab17 100644
--- a/review/SKILL.md
+++ b/review/SKILL.md
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/scrape/SKILL.md b/scrape/SKILL.md
index dc965ec5f..e7e2eb970 100644
--- a/scrape/SKILL.md
+++ b/scrape/SKILL.md
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/scripts/resolvers/preamble/generate-preamble-bash.ts b/scripts/resolvers/preamble/generate-preamble-bash.ts
index f0bc57b4b..97909ca30 100644
--- a/scripts/resolvers/preamble/generate-preamble-bash.ts
+++ b/scripts/resolvers/preamble/generate-preamble-bash.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export function generatePreambleBash(ctx: TemplateContext): string {
   const runtimeRoot = hostConfig.usesEnvVars
     ? `_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)
 GSTACK_ROOT="$HOME/${hostConfig.globalRoot}"
-[ -n "$_ROOT" ] && [ -d "$_ROOT/${ctx.paths.localSkillRoot}" ] && GSTACK_ROOT="$_ROOT/${ctx.paths.localSkillRoot}"
+[ -n "$_ROOT" ] && [ -x "$_ROOT/${ctx.paths.localSkillRoot}/bin/gstack-config" ] && GSTACK_ROOT="$_ROOT/${ctx.paths.localSkillRoot}"
 GSTACK_BIN="$GSTACK_ROOT/bin"
 GSTACK_BROWSE="$GSTACK_ROOT/browse/dist"
 GSTACK_DESIGN="$GSTACK_ROOT/design/dist"
@@ -57,10 +57,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(${ctx.paths.binDir}/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: \${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(${ctx.paths.binDir}/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/setup-browser-cookies/SKILL.md b/setup-browser-cookies/SKILL.md
index 77df27da2..3145865e3 100644
--- a/setup-browser-cookies/SKILL.md
+++ b/setup-browser-cookies/SKILL.md
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/setup-deploy/SKILL.md b/setup-deploy/SKILL.md
index 3465dc564..ce9bfaca7 100644
--- a/setup-deploy/SKILL.md
+++ b/setup-deploy/SKILL.md
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/setup-gbrain/SKILL.md b/setup-gbrain/SKILL.md
index 89c2ffbc3..769a1f50f 100644
--- a/setup-gbrain/SKILL.md
+++ b/setup-gbrain/SKILL.md
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/ship/SKILL.md b/ship/SKILL.md
index eadffaa8f..974b01e3f 100644
--- a/ship/SKILL.md
+++ b/ship/SKILL.md
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/ship/sections/plan-completion.md b/ship/sections/plan-completion.md
index 8850723fe..b325d7a10 100644
--- a/ship/sections/plan-completion.md
+++ b/ship/sections/plan-completion.md
@@ -152,9 +152,7 @@ After producing the completion checklist, evaluate in priority order:
 
    **Per-item confirmation is mandatory.** Do NOT use a single AskUserQuestion to blanket-confirm all UNVERIFIABLE items. Blanket confirmation is the failure mode that surfaced in VAS-449 (user clicks A without opening any file). Instead:
 
-   - Maximum iterations: `min(number_of_UNVERIFIABLE_items, 5)`.
-   - Process each UNVERIFIABLE item exactly once, one at a time.
-   - Stop immediately on any `N`, unavailable user/tool response, or malformed answer, and resume only when the user explicitly re-runs `/ship` after fixing the missing work.
+   - Loop through UNVERIFIABLE items one at a time.
    - For each item, use AskUserQuestion with the item's *specific* manual check (e.g., "Confirm: does `~/Development/domain-hq/docs/dashboard.md` exist?", not "Have you checked all items?").
    - Options per item:
      Y) Confirmed done — cite what you verified (free-text, embedded in PR body)
diff --git a/skillify/SKILL.md b/skillify/SKILL.md
index 7cb434d0c..d0434ef4d 100644
--- a/skillify/SKILL.md
+++ b/skillify/SKILL.md
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/spec/SKILL.md b/spec/SKILL.md
index 0894e98d1..64b38bb52 100644
--- a/spec/SKILL.md
+++ b/spec/SKILL.md
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
@@ -1141,10 +1142,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/sync-gbrain/SKILL.md b/sync-gbrain/SKILL.md
index bfaf291d2..92da22259 100644
--- a/sync-gbrain/SKILL.md
+++ b/sync-gbrain/SKILL.md
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/test/fixtures/golden/claude-ship-SKILL.md b/test/fixtures/golden/claude-ship-SKILL.md
index eadffaa8f..974b01e3f 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/golden/claude-ship-SKILL.md
+++ b/test/fixtures/golden/claude-ship-SKILL.md
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/test/fixtures/golden/codex-ship-SKILL.md b/test/fixtures/golden/codex-ship-SKILL.md
index d99630c4b..2edcfca2b 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/golden/codex-ship-SKILL.md
+++ b/test/fixtures/golden/codex-ship-SKILL.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ description: |
 ```bash
 _ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)
 GSTACK_ROOT="$HOME/.codex/skills/gstack"
-[ -n "$_ROOT" ] && [ -d "$_ROOT/.agents/skills/gstack" ] && GSTACK_ROOT="$_ROOT/.agents/skills/gstack"
+[ -n "$_ROOT" ] && [ -x "$_ROOT/.agents/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config" ] && GSTACK_ROOT="$_ROOT/.agents/skills/gstack"
 GSTACK_BIN="$GSTACK_ROOT/bin"
 GSTACK_BROWSE="$GSTACK_ROOT/browse/dist"
 GSTACK_DESIGN="$GSTACK_ROOT/design/dist"
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$($GSTACK_BIN/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$($GSTACK_BIN/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/test/fixtures/golden/factory-ship-SKILL.md b/test/fixtures/golden/factory-ship-SKILL.md
index a2acad24f..33b1de65d 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/golden/factory-ship-SKILL.md
+++ b/test/fixtures/golden/factory-ship-SKILL.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ disable-model-invocation: true
 ```bash
 _ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)
 GSTACK_ROOT="$HOME/.factory/skills/gstack"
-[ -n "$_ROOT" ] && [ -d "$_ROOT/.factory/skills/gstack" ] && GSTACK_ROOT="$_ROOT/.factory/skills/gstack"
+[ -n "$_ROOT" ] && [ -x "$_ROOT/.factory/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config" ] && GSTACK_ROOT="$_ROOT/.factory/skills/gstack"
 GSTACK_BIN="$GSTACK_ROOT/bin"
 GSTACK_BROWSE="$GSTACK_ROOT/browse/dist"
 GSTACK_DESIGN="$GSTACK_ROOT/design/dist"
@@ -62,10 +62,11 @@ echo "FIRST_TASK: $_FIRST_TASK"
 _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
 _TEL=$($GSTACK_BIN/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
+case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac
 _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
 _TEL_START=$(date +%s)
 _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
-echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
+echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"
 echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$($GSTACK_BIN/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
 if [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "default" ] && [ "$_EXPLAIN_LEVEL" != "terse" ]; then _EXPLAIN_LEVEL="default"; fi
diff --git a/test/gen-skill-docs.test.ts b/test/gen-skill-docs.test.ts
index 2fb783ffd..69aebc29a 100644
--- a/test/gen-skill-docs.test.ts
+++ b/test/gen-skill-docs.test.ts
@@ -1867,6 +1867,8 @@ describe('Codex generation (--host codex)', () => {
     const content = fs.readFileSync(path.join(AGENTS_DIR, 'gstack-review', 'SKILL.md'), 'utf-8');
     expect(content).toContain('GSTACK_ROOT');
     expect(content).toContain('$_ROOT/.agents/skills/gstack');
+    expect(content).toContain('[ -x "$_ROOT/.agents/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config" ]');
+    expect(content).not.toContain('[ -d "$_ROOT/.agents/skills/gstack" ]');
     expect(content).toContain('$GSTACK_BIN/gstack-config');
     expect(content).toContain('$GSTACK_ROOT/gstack-upgrade/SKILL.md');
     expect(content).not.toContain('~/.codex/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry');
@@ -2582,6 +2584,9 @@ describe('telemetry', () => {
     expect(content).toContain('TELEMETRY:');
     expect(content).toContain('TEL_PROMPTED:');
     expect(content).toContain('gstack-config get telemetry');
+    expect(content).toContain('case "$_TEL" in community|anonymous) ;; *) _TEL="off" ;; esac');
+    expect(content).toContain('echo "TELEMETRY: $_TEL"');
+    expect(content).not.toContain('echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"');
   });
 
   test('generated SKILL.md contains telemetry opt-in prompt', () => {