diff --git a/design-shotgun/SKILL.md b/design-shotgun/SKILL.md
index 19bd0334..31ef3985 100644
--- a/design-shotgun/SKILL.md
+++ b/design-shotgun/SKILL.md
@@ -52,7 +52,15 @@ echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
 mkdir -p ~/.gstack/analytics
 echo '{"skill":"design-shotgun","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","repo":"'$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")'"}'  >> ~/.gstack/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl 2>/dev/null || true
 # zsh-compatible: use find instead of glob to avoid NOMATCH error
-for _PF in $(find ~/.gstack/analytics -maxdepth 1 -name '.pending-*' 2>/dev/null); do [ -f "$_PF" ] && ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log --event-type skill_run --skill _pending_finalize --outcome unknown --session-id "$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true; break; done
+for _PF in $(find ~/.gstack/analytics -maxdepth 1 -name '.pending-*' 2>/dev/null); do
+  if [ -f "$_PF" ]; then
+    if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ] && [ -x "~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log" ]; then
+      ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log --event-type skill_run --skill _pending_finalize --outcome unknown --session-id "$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+    rm -f "$_PF" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+  break
+done
 ```
 
 If `PROACTIVE` is `"false"`, do not proactively suggest gstack skills AND do not
@@ -266,15 +274,20 @@ Run this bash:
 _TEL_END=$(date +%s)
 _TEL_DUR=$(( _TEL_END - _TEL_START ))
 rm -f ~/.gstack/analytics/.pending-"$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true
-~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log \
-  --skill "SKILL_NAME" --duration "$_TEL_DUR" --outcome "OUTCOME" \
-  --used-browse "USED_BROWSE" --session-id "$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null &
+# Local analytics (always available, no binary needed)
+echo '{"skill":"SKILL_NAME","duration_s":"'"$_TEL_DUR"'","outcome":"OUTCOME","browse":"USED_BROWSE","session":"'"$_SESSION_ID"'","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'"}' >> ~/.gstack/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl 2>/dev/null || true
+# Remote telemetry (opt-in, requires binary)
+if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ] && [ -x ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log ]; then
+  ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log \
+    --skill "SKILL_NAME" --duration "$_TEL_DUR" --outcome "OUTCOME" \
+    --used-browse "USED_BROWSE" --session-id "$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null &
+fi
 ```
 
 Replace `SKILL_NAME` with the actual skill name from frontmatter, `OUTCOME` with
 success/error/abort, and `USED_BROWSE` with true/false based on whether `$B` was used.
-If you cannot determine the outcome, use "unknown". This runs in the background and
-never blocks the user.
+If you cannot determine the outcome, use "unknown". The local JSONL always logs. The
+remote binary only runs if telemetry is not off and the binary exists.
 
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