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Replaces #3496, which was stuck in a broken stack state after #3494 was declined. This branch is exactly landing-trust-pages + one commit; merge #3499 first, then this.

  • Custom 404.astro in the site's design with recovery links (docs, pricing, blog, llms.txt, sitemap, contact). The Vercel build output already routes unmatched paths to it with a real HTTP 404 status.
  • llms.txt with an explicit 'When to use Shepherd' section naming best-fit jobs (onboarding walkthroughs, feature announcements, complex-form guidance, in-app training), install/API guidance, what Shepherd is not for, and links to docs and trust pages.

Test plan: e2e tests assert nonexistent paths return HTTP 404 with recovery links and that /llms.txt serves the when-to-use guidance; build-output tests assert 404.html and llms.txt are emitted — 31 tests passing on this branch.

After everything lands, live verification:

curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" https://www.shepherdjs.dev/some-path-that-does-not-exist
curl -sI -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://www.shepherdjs.dev/ | grep -iE "content-type|vary"

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  • New Features

    • Added About, Contact, and Privacy pages with relevant project information, contact channels, and data-handling details.
    • Added a machine-readable llms.txt resource with library overview, usage guidance, installation instructions, and project links.
    • Added a styled shared content layout for informational pages.
    • Improved footer navigation with links to the new pages.
    • Added a custom 404 page with helpful recovery links.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for informational pages, 404 recovery, sitemap entries, and llms.txt availability and content.

RobbieTheWagner and others added 2 commits August 24, 2026 23:05
Trust anchor pages that crawlers and AI agents check before
recommending a site, each with substantive content in the existing
site design (new shared ContentPage layout), linked from the footer.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Custom 404 page (real HTTP 404 status via the Vercel build output)
  with recovery links: docs, pricing, blog, llms.txt, sitemap, contact
- llms.txt with an explicit 'When to use Shepherd' section, install
  and API guidance, and links to docs and trust pages

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The landing site adds reusable content-page rendering, About, Contact, and Privacy pages, footer navigation, a 404 page, and llms.txt. End-to-end and build-output tests validate page content, links, sitemap entries, and generated files.

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Shared content pages and trust content
landing/src/layouts/ContentPage.astro, landing/src/pages/about.astro, landing/src/pages/contact.astro, landing/src/pages/privacy.astro, landing/src/components/Footer.astro, landing/test/trust-pages.e2e.test.ts
Adds the shared ContentPage layout and three pages for site information, contact channels, and privacy details. The footer links to these pages. End-to-end tests validate page responses, content, headings, and footer links.
Recovery and machine-readable content
landing/src/pages/404.astro, landing/public/llms.txt, landing/test/agent-recovery.e2e.test.ts, landing/test/dist.test.ts
Adds 404 recovery links and a machine-readable Shepherd.js description. Tests validate recovery responses, llms.txt, sitemap entries, and static build output.

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Browser users following the direct installation guidance cannot create a tour, and visitors who enable Do Not Track may still be tracked contrary to the new privacy disclosure. These are localized fixes but should be addressed before publishing the new guidance.

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In `@landing/public/llms.txt`:
- Around line 21-25: Update the browser usage text around the Shepherd.Tour
example to state that loading shepherd.mjs requires a module import of its
default export before constructing the tour, while retaining the stylesheet link
and existing tour setup instructions.

In `@landing/src/pages/privacy.astro`:
- Around line 21-25: Update the PostHog initialization in the Posthog component
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How to use it: install with `npm install shepherd.js` (or load
`shepherd.js/dist/js/shepherd.mjs` and `shepherd.js/dist/css/shepherd.css`
from a script/link tag), create a `new Shepherd.Tour({ ... })`, add steps
with `tour.addStep({ title, text, attachTo, buttons })`, then call
`tour.start()`. It runs entirely in the browser; no backend service is

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Import the ESM default export before constructing the tour.

Loading shepherd.mjs as a module does not create a global Shepherd binding. The browser example must import the default export in the module that creates the tour.

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-`shepherd.js/dist/js/shepherd.mjs` and `shepherd.js/dist/css/shepherd.css`
-from a script/link tag), create a `new Shepherd.Tour({ ... })`, add steps
+`shepherd.js/dist/js/shepherd.mjs` with a `<script type="module">` containing
+`import Shepherd from './shepherd.js/dist/js/shepherd.mjs';`, and
+`shepherd.js/dist/css/shepherd.css` from a link tag), create a
+`new Shepherd.Tour({ ... })`, add steps
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How to use it: install with `npm install shepherd.js` (or load
`shepherd.js/dist/js/shepherd.mjs` and `shepherd.js/dist/css/shepherd.css`
from a script/link tag), create a `new Shepherd.Tour({ ... })`, add steps
with `tour.addStep({ title, text, attachTo, buttons })`, then call
`tour.start()`. It runs entirely in the browser; no backend service is
How to use it: install with `npm install shepherd.js` (or load
`shepherd.js/dist/js/shepherd.mjs` with a `<script type="module">` containing
`import Shepherd from './shepherd.js/dist/js/shepherd.mjs';`, and
`shepherd.js/dist/css/shepherd.css` from a link tag), create a
`new Shepherd.Tour({ ... })`, add steps
with `tour.addStep({ title, text, attachTo, buttons })`, then call
`tour.start()`. It runs entirely in the browser; no backend service is
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In `@landing/public/llms.txt` around lines 21 - 25, Update the browser usage text
around the Shepherd.Tour example to state that loading shepherd.mjs requires a
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site. We use <a href="https://posthog.com/">PostHog</a> for product analytics,
which records anonymous usage data such as pages viewed, referring site, and browser
and device type. This helps us understand which parts of the site and documentation
are useful. PostHog may use cookies or local storage to distinguish visitors;
data is processed on PostHog's US cloud.

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official PostHog JavaScript SDK documentation respect_dnt autocapture session recording default configuration

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<title>JavaScript web configuration - Docs - PostHog</title> https://posthog.com/docs/libraries/js/config Enable autocapture ... Enable session recording ... Record user sessions for replay ... | `autocapture` Type: Boolean or AutocaptureConfig Default: `true` | Determines if PostHog should autocapture events. This setting does not affect capturing pageview events (see `capture_pageview`). See below for `AutocaptureConfig` | ... | `capture_pageview` Type: Boolean or String Default: `true` | Determines if PostHog should automatically capture pageview events. The default is to capture using page load events. If the special string `history_change` is provided, PostHog will capture pageviews based on path changes by listening to the browser&`#39`;s history API which is useful for single page apps. `history_change` is the default if you choose to set `defaults: &`#39`;2025-05-24&`#39`;` or later. | ... | `defaults` Type: String Default: `unset` | Configuration defaults for breaking changes. When set to a specific date, enables new default behaviors that were introduced on that date. Set to `&`#39`;<ph_posthog_js_defaults>&`#39`;` to use the most recent defaults. 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When `true`, users with Do Not Track enabled are treated as opted out. The DNT signal is deprecated and no longer sent by all modern browsers, so treat this as best-effort rather than a compliance guarantee. | ... | `session_recording` Type: Object Default: See here. | Configuration options for recordings. More details found here. When `defaults: &`#39`;2025-11-30&`#39`;` or later is set, `strictMinimumDuration` is enabled by default, which checks the minimum duration against actual buffer data rather than session duration. | ... ## Configuring autocapture ... The `autocapture` config takes an object providing full control of autoc ... &`#39`;s behavior. ... ### Disable `/flags` endpoint ... > Note: This feature was introduced in `posthog-js` 1.10.0. Previously, disabling autocapture would inherently disable the `/flags` endpoint altogether. This meant that disabling autocapture would inadvertently turn off session recording, feature flags, compression, and the toolbar too. ... advanced_disable ... - Autocapture. The `/flags` endpoint contains information on whether autocapture should be enabled or not (apart from local configuration). - Session recording. The endpoint contains information on where to send relevant session recording events. ... The endpoint contains information on what ... are supported on the backend (e.g. LZ64, gzip) for <title>Result 2</title> https://preview.posthog.com/docs/libraries/js/config.md Enable autocapture ... Enable session recording ... Record user sessions for replay ... There are many configuration options, most of which you do not have to ever worry about. This page covers the most relevant ones; the [`PostHogConfig` specification](/docs/references/posthog-js/types/PostHogConfig.md) is generated from the SDK source and lists every supported public option with its description. ... | autocaptureType: Boolean or AutocaptureConfigDefault: true | Determines if PostHog should [autocapture](/docs/product-analytics/autocapture.md) events. This setting does not affect capturing pageview events (see capture_pageview). [See below for AutocaptureConfig](`#configuring-autocapture`) | ... | capture_pageviewType: Boolean or StringDefault: true | Determines if PostHog should automatically capture pageview events. The default is to capture using page load events. If the special string history_change is provided, PostHog will capture pageviews based on path changes by listening to the browser&`#39`;s history API which is useful for single page apps. history_change is the default if you choose to set defaults: &`#39`;2025-05-24&`#39`; or later. | ... | defaultsType: StringDefault: unset | Configuration defaults for breaking changes. When set to a specific date, enables new default behaviors that were introduced on that date. Set to &`#39`;<ph_posthog_js_defaults>&`#39`; to use the most recent defaults.Options: &`#39`;unset&`#39`; (legacy behaviors), &`#39`;2025-05-24&`#39`; (capture_pageview defaults to &`#39`;history_change&`#39`;), &`#39`;2025-11-30&`#39`; (includes 2025-05-24 changes plus session_recording.strictMinimumDuration and rageclick.content_ignorelist enabled by default), &`#39`;2026-01-30&`#39`; (includes 2025-11-30 changes plus external_scripts_inject_target defaults to &`#39`;head&`#39`; to avoid SSR hydration errors), &`#39`;2026-05-30&`#39`; (includes 2026-01-30 changes plus persistence_save_debounce_ms: 250, split_storage: true, detect_google_search_app: true, and expanded rageclick defaults), &`#39`;2026-06-25&`#39`; (includes 2026-05-30 changes plus session_recording.streamNetworkBody: true), &`#39`;2026-08-29&`#39`; (includes 2026-06-25 changes plus cookieWinsOnConflict: true), &`#39`;2026-08-30&`#39`; (includes 2026-08-29 changes plus session_recording.captureJsonLd: true). | ... | disable_session_recordingType: BooleanDefault: false | Determines if users should be opted out of session recording. | ... | opt_out_capturing_by_defaultType: BooleanDefault: false | Determines if users should be opted out of PostHog tracking by default, requiring additional logic to opt them into capturing by calling posthog.opt_in_capturing ... | respect_dntType: BooleanDefault: false | Determines whether PostHog should respect the browser&`#39`;s Do Not Track setting when computing consent. When true, users with Do Not Track enabled are treated as opted out. The DNT signal is deprecated and no longer sent by all modern browsers, so treat this as best-effort rather than a compliance guarantee. | ... | session_recordingType: ObjectDefault: [See here.](https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-js/blob/96fa9339b9c553a1c69ec5db9d282f31a65a1c25/src/posthog-core.js#L1032) | Configuration options for recordings. More details [found here](/docs/session-replay/manual.md). When defaults: &`#39`;2025-11-30&`#39`; or later is set, strictMinimumDuration is enabled by default, which checks the minimum duration against actual buffer data rather than session duration. | ... ## Configuring autocapture ... The `autocapture` config takes an object providing full control of autocapture&`#39`;s behavior. ... , disabling autocapture would inherently ... the `/flags ... autocapture would ... off session recording ... - **Autocapture**. 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The end…[truncated] <title>packages/browser/src/posthog-core.ts</title> https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-js/blob/main/packages/browser/src/posthog-core.ts const getSessionRecordingDefaults = (defaults?: ConfigDefaults): PostHogConfig[&`#39`;session_recording&`#39`;] => { const sessionRecording: PostHogConfig[&`#39`;session_recording&`#39`;] = {} if (!defaults || defaults === &`#39`;unset&`#39`;) { return sessionRecording } if (defaults >= &`#39`;2025-11-30&`#39`;) { sessionRecording.strictMinimumDuration = true } if (defaults >= &`#39`;2026-05-30&`#39`;) { sessionRecording.canvasCapture = { resolutionScale: 0.6 } } if (defaults >= &`#39`;2026-06-25&`#39`;) { sessionRecording.streamNetworkBody = true } if (defaults >= &`#39`;2026-08-30&`#39`;) { sessionRecording.captureJsonLd = true } return sessionRecording } ... /^(localhost ... 7\.0\.0 ... export const defaultConfig = (defaults?: ConfigDefaults): PostHogConfig => ({ api_host: &`#39`;https://us.i.posthog.com&`#39`;, flags_api_host: null, ui_host: null, asset_host: null, token: &`#39`;&`#39`;, autocapture: true, cross_subdomain_cookie: isCrossDomainCookie(document?.location), persistence: &`#39`;localStorage+cookie&`#39`;, // up to 1.92.0 this was &`#39`;cookie&`#39`;. It&`#39`;s easy to migrate as &`#39`;localStorage+cookie&`#39`; will migrate data from cookie storage persistence_name: &`#39`;&`#39`;, cookie_persisted_properties: [], loaded: __NOOP, save_campaign_params: true, custom_campaign_params: [], custom_blocked_useragents: [], save_referrer: true, capture_pageleave: &`#39`;if_capture_pageview&`#39`;, // We&`#39`;ll only capture pageleave events if capture_pageview is also true defaults: defaults ?? &`#39`;unset&`#39`;, __preview_deferred_init_extensions: false, // Opt-in only for now __preview_external_dependency_versioned_paths: false, __preview_cookie_wins_on_conflict: false, // Opt-in: fixes cross-subdomain stale-localStorage bug debug: (location && isString(location?.search) && location.search.indexOf(&`#39`;__posthog_debug=true&`#39`;) !== -1) || false, cookie_expiration: 365, upgrade: false, disable_session_recording: false, disable_persistence: false, disable_web_experiments: true, // disabled in beta. disable_surveys: false, disable_surveys_automatic_display: false, disable_conversations: false, disable_product_tours: false, disableDeviceModel: false, disable_external_dependency_loading: false, strict_script_versioning: &`#39`;fallback&`#39`;, enable_recording_console_log: undefined, // When undefined, it falls back to the server-side setting secure_cookie: window?.location?.protocol === &`#39`;https:&`#39`;, ip: false, opt_out_capturing_by_default: false, opt_out_persistence_by_default: false, opt_out_useragent_filter: false, opt_out_capturing_persistence_type: &`#39`;localStorage&`#39`;, consent_persistence_name: null, opt_out_capturing_cookie_prefix: null, opt_in_site_apps: false, property_denylist: [], respect_dnt: false, sanitize_properties: null, request_headers: {}, // { header: value, header2: value } request_batching: true, properties_string_max_length: 65535, mask_all_element_attributes: false, mask_all_text: false, mask_personal_data_properties: false, custom_personal_data_properties: [], advanced_disable_flags: false, advanced_disable_decide: false, advanced_disable_feature_flags: false, advanced_disable_feature_flags_on_first_load: false, advanced_only_evaluate_survey_feature_flags: false, advanced_feature_flags_dedup_per_session: false, advanced_enable_surveys: false, advanced_disable_toolbar_metrics: false, feature_flag_request_timeout_ms: 3000, surveys_request_timeout_ms: SURVEYS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS, on_request_error: (res) => { const error = &`#39`;Bad HTTP status: &`#39`; + res.statusCode + &`#39`; &`#39`; + res.text logger.error(error) }, get_device_id: (uuid) => uuid, capture_performance: undefined, name: &`#39`;posthog&`#39`;, bootstrap: {}, disable_compression: false, session_idle_timeout_seconds: 30 * 60, // 30 minutes person_profiles: PERSON_PROFILES_IDENTIFIED_ONLY, before_send: undefined, get_current_url: undefined, request_queue_config: { flush_interval_ms: DEFAULT_FLUSH_INTERVAL_MS }, error_tracking: {}, // Used for internal…[truncated] <title>JavaScript web usage - Docs - PostHog</title> https://posthog.com/docs/libraries/js/usage By default, PostHog automatically captures pageviews and pageleaves as well as clicks, change of inputs, and form submissions associated with `a`, `button`, `form`, `input`, `select`, `textarea`, and `label` tags. See our autocapture docs for more details on this. ... If you prefer to disable or filter these, set the appropriate values in your configuration options. ... The JavaScript Web SDK captures anonymous events by default. However, this may change depending on your `person_profiles` config when initializing PostHog: ... 1. `person_profiles: &`#39`;identified_only&`#39`;` (recommended) (default) ... Anonymous events are captured by default. PostHog only captures identified events for users where person profiles have already been created. 2. `person_profiles: &`#39`;always&`#39`;` ... for all events. ... ## Session replay ... To set up session replay in your project, all you need to do is install the JavaScript web library and enable "Record user sessions" in your project settings. ... For fine-tuning control of which sessions you record, you can use feature flags, sampling, minimum duration, or set the `disable_session_recording` config option and use the following methods: ... // Turns session recording on posthog. startSessionRecording() ... // Turns session recording off posthog. stopSessionRecording() ... // Check if session recording is currently running posthog. sessionRecordingStarted() ... If you are using feature flags or sampling to control which sessions you record, you can override the default behavior (and start a recording regardless) by passing the `linked_flag` or `sampling` overrides. The following would start a recording for all users, even if they don&`#39`;t match the flag or aren&`#39`;t in the sample: ... posthog. startSessionRecording({ linked_flag: true, sampling: true }) ... To get the playback URL of the current session replay, you can use the following method: ... posthog. get_session_replay_url( { withTimestamp: true, timestampLookBack: 30 } ) ... It has two optional parameters: ... - `withTimestamp` (default: `false`): When set to `true`, the URL includes a timestamp that takes you to the session at the time of the event. - `timestampLookBack` (default: `10`): The number of seconds back the timestamp links to. ... Session replay uses rrweb under the hood, which is configurable with the `session_recording` parameter. ... The documentation and defaults for these options can be found in the rrweb docs. ... The defaults are the same as in rrweb, except for these fields: ... | key | PostHog default | description | | --- | --- | --- | | blockClass | &`#39`;ph-no-capture&`#39`; | Use a string or RegExp to configure which elements should be blocked, refer to the privacy chapter | | ignoreClass | &`#39`;ph-ignore-input&`#39`; | Use a string or RegExp to configure which elements should be ignored, refer to the privacy chapter | | maskTextClass | &`#39`;ph-mask&`#39`; | Use a string or RegExp to configure which elements should be masked, refer to the privacy chapter | | maskAllInputs | true | mask all input content as * | ... The defaults for `maskAllInputs`, `maskTextSelector` and `blockSelector` will change depending on your masking configuration in the session replay section of your project settings. ... You can enable exception autocapture in the Autocapture & heatmaps section of your project settings. When enabled, this automatically captures `$exception` events when errors are thrown. <title>Autocapture - Docs</title> https://posthog.com/docs/product-analytics/autocapture PostHog can automatically ... a variety of events in your app without specific tracking code. This page covers the different types of events that PostHog can capture and how to configure them. ... | Type | Description | | --- | --- | | Interaction | Captures clicks, taps, and other user interactions | | Navigation | Captures pageviews, pageleaves, and screen views | | Clipboard | Captures copy and paste actions | | Heatmap | Shows where users interact with your product the most | | Dead clicks | Captures clicks that don&`#39`;t trigger a change to the page | | Exception | Captures errors and crashes. See the error tracking docs for more information. | | Session | Records real user behavior for playback. See the session replay docs for more information. | | Web vitals | Captures largest contentful paint, first input delay, cumulative layout shift, and first contentful paint | | Lifecycle | Captures app launches, backgrounds, and updates. | ... - JavaScript Web – enabled by default - React – enabled by default - Android – navigation, lifecycle, and deep-link autocapture enabled by default; interaction autocapture is not supported - iOS – enabled by default (element interactions – `$autocapture` events disabled by default) - React Native – disabled by default - Flutter – disabled by default ... Looking for session and exception autocapture? ... You can also autocapture session and exception events. See session replay and error tracking for more information. ... The JavaScript web SDK captures the following events by default: ... You can configure `posthog-js` to autocapture information that users copy or cut on your page with the `capture_copied_text` config option. ... You can configure the following options: ... | Option | Description | | --- | --- | | url_allowlistType: (string \| RegExp)[] | List of URLs to enable autocapture on. Can be strings to match or regexes (e.g., [&`#39`;https://example.com&`#39`;, &`#39`;test.com/.*&`#39`;]). Useful when you want to autocapture on specific pages only. If both url_allowlist and url_ignorelist are set, the allowlist is checked first, then the ignorelist (which can override the allowlist). | ... | url_ignorelistType: (string \| RegExp)[] | List of URLs to not enable autocapture on. Can be strings to match or regexes (e.g., [&`#39`;https://example.com&`#39`;, &`#39`;test.com/.*&`#39`;]). Useful when you want to autocapture on most pages but not some specific ones. | ... | dom_event_allowlistType: DomAutocaptureEvents[] | List of DOM events to enable autocapture on (e.g., [&`#39`;click&`#39`;, &`#39`;change&`#39`;, &`#39`;submit&`#39`;]). | ... | element_allowlistType: AutocaptureCompatibleElement[] | List of DOM elements to enable autocapture on (e.g., [&`#39`;a&`#39`;, &`#39`;button&`#39`;, &`#39`;form&`#39`;, &`#39`;input&`#39`;, &`#39`;select&`#39`;, &`#39`;textarea&`#39`;, &`#39`;label&`#39`;]). We consider the element tree from root to target, so if button is in the allowlist, clicks on button or its children (like svg) are captured, but not clicks on parent div elements. | ... | css_selector_allowlistType: string[] | List of CSS selectors to enable autocapture on (e.g., [&`#39`;[ph-capture]&`#39`;]). We consider the element tree from root to target, so if [&`#39`;[id]&`#39`;] is in the allowlist, clicks on elements with IDs or their parents with IDs are captured. Everything is enabled when there&`#39`;s no allowlist. | ... | css_selector_ignorelistType: string[] | List of CSS selectors to ignore autocapture on (e.g., [&`#39`;.ph-no-autocapture&`#39`;, &`#39`;[data-ph-no-autocapture]&`#39`;]). We consider the element tree from root to target, so matching elements or their parents are ignored. If unset, PostHog ignores .ph-no-autocapture and [data-ph-no-autocapture] by default. An empty list ignores nothing. Providing any custom list replaces the defaults, so include them explicitly if you still want them honored. | ... | element_attribute_ignorelistType: string[] | Exclude certain element attributes from autocapture (e.g., [&`#39`;aria-label&`#39`;]…[truncated]

Citations:


Security Misconfiguration

Reachability: External
Exploitability: Trivial
CWE: CWE-693

Honor Do Not Track and limit PostHog’s default capture.

respect_dnt defaults to false, so the current initializer does not honor the Do Not Track promise. PostHog also enables autocapture by default, including clicks, input changes, and form submissions. Configure the integration to match the narrower disclosure, or expand the policy to describe these events and any session recording enabled in the PostHog project.

Limit collection in the initializer
diff --git a/landing/src/components/Posthog.astro b/landing/src/components/Posthog.astro
@@
   posthog.init('phc_sl7TroBwU2fA7dJVU70ZV5u0575fQNWYv1GK5enODkX', {
-    api_host: 'https://us.i.posthog.com'
+    api_host: 'https://us.i.posthog.com',
+    respect_dnt: true,
+    autocapture: false,
+    capture_pageleave: false,
+    disable_session_recording: true
   });
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In `@landing/src/pages/privacy.astro` around lines 21 - 25, Update the PostHog
initialization in the Posthog component to honor Do Not Track and limit
collection to match the privacy disclosure: enable respect_dnt, disable
autocapture and page-leave capture, and disable session recording while
preserving the existing API host.

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