diff --git a/src/main/telemetry/client.test.ts b/src/main/telemetry/client.test.ts
index a5361b64395..2b76dd44c36 100644
--- a/src/main/telemetry/client.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/telemetry/client.test.ts
@@ -361,16 +361,15 @@ describe('setOptIn()', () => {
     expect(order).toEqual(['optIn', 'capture:telemetry_opted_in'])
   })
 
-  it('console-mirrors telemetry_opted_in when no PostHog client is initialized', async () => {
+  it('drops telemetry_opted_in silently in non-official builds', async () => {
     settings.telemetry!.optedIn = false
     _setPostHogClientForTests(null)
     _enableTransportForTests(false)
 
     await setOptIn('settings', true)
 
-    expect(console.debug).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[telemetry]', 'telemetry_opted_in', {
-      via: 'settings'
-    })
+    expect(mock.capture).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(console.debug).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
   it('fires app_opened once after pending-banner opt-in enables the SDK', async () => {
diff --git a/src/main/telemetry/client.ts b/src/main/telemetry/client.ts
index 5ee4ac4b956..03b8effc7f9 100644
--- a/src/main/telemetry/client.ts
+++ b/src/main/telemetry/client.ts
@@ -248,20 +248,19 @@ function waitForCaptureEnqueue(client: PostHog, event: EventName, uuid: string):
   })
 }
 
+// In `pnpm dev` and any contributor / non-official build, `track()` is a
+// no-op: it returns immediately without transmitting, logging, or running
+// the burst-cap / consent / validator pipeline. Telemetry only flows in
+// official stable/rc builds where CI injects `ORCA_BUILD_IDENTITY` and
+// `ORCA_POSTHOG_WRITE_KEY`.
 export function track<N extends EventName>(name: N, props: EventProps<N>): void {
-  // Console mirror: always in non-official builds (so the whole team —
-  // contributors included — sees exactly what would transmit) and also in
-  // official builds when `TELEMETRY_ENABLED` is off (PR 2 verification).
-  // These are the only two paths that short-circuit before the pipeline.
   if (!testTransportEnabled && (!IS_OFFICIAL_BUILD || !TELEMETRY_ENABLED)) {
-    console.debug('[telemetry]', name, props)
     return
   }
 
   // (1) Shutdown gate. Late IPC arrivals should not attempt to enqueue
   // against a client that is actively flushing.
   if (shuttingDown) {
-    console.debug('[telemetry] shutdown-gate drop:', name)
     return
   }
   if (!posthog || !commonProps || !storeRef) {