diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 0e339141..107546c0 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import { openNoteInNewWindow } from './utils/openNoteWindow'
 import { isNoteWindow, getNoteWindowParams } from './utils/windowMode'
 import { GitRequiredModal } from './components/GitRequiredModal'
 import { RenameDetectedBanner, type DetectedRename } from './components/RenameDetectedBanner'
+import { trackEvent } from './lib/telemetry'
 import './App.css'
 
 // Type declarations for mock content storage and test overrides
@@ -118,6 +119,14 @@ function App() {
   useVaultConfig(resolvedPath)
   const { settings, loaded: settingsLoaded, saveSettings } = useSettings()
   useTelemetry(settings, settingsLoaded)
+
+  const vaultOpenedRef = useRef('')
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (vault.entries.length > 0 && gitRepoState !== 'checking' && resolvedPath !== vaultOpenedRef.current) {
+      vaultOpenedRef.current = resolvedPath
+      trackEvent('vault_opened', { has_git: gitRepoState === 'ready' ? 1 : 0, note_count: vault.entries.length })
+    }
+  }, [vault.entries.length, gitRepoState, resolvedPath])
   const { mcpStatus, installMcp } = useMcpStatus(resolvedPath, setToastMessage)
 
   const autoSync = useAutoSync({
@@ -331,6 +340,7 @@ function App() {
     const filename = definition.name.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-').replace(/(^-|-$)/g, '') + '.yml'
     const target = isTauri() ? invoke : mockInvoke
     await target('save_view_cmd', { vaultPath: resolvedPath, filename, definition })
+    trackEvent('view_created')
     await vault.reloadViews()
     setToastMessage(`View "${definition.name}" created`)
     handleSetSelection({ kind: 'view', filename })
diff --git a/src/components/RawEditorView.tsx b/src/components/RawEditorView.tsx
index ceef2368..8f451f98 100644
--- a/src/components/RawEditorView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RawEditorView.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useRef, useState, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react'
+import { trackEvent } from '../lib/telemetry'
 import type { EditorView } from '@codemirror/view'
 import { preFilterWikilinks, deduplicateByPath, MIN_QUERY_LENGTH } from '../utils/wikilinkSuggestions'
 import { attachClickHandlers, enrichSuggestionItems } from '../utils/suggestionEnrichment'
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ export function RawEditorView({ content, path, entries, onContentChange, onSave,
       changes: { from: 0, to: doc.length, insert: newText },
       selection: { anchor: newCursor },
     })
+    trackEvent('wikilink_inserted')
     setAutocomplete(null)
 
     if (debounceRef.current) clearTimeout(debounceRef.current)
diff --git a/src/components/SettingsPanel.tsx b/src/components/SettingsPanel.tsx
index 6b10f31d..5cdc7f1e 100644
--- a/src/components/SettingsPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SettingsPanel.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useState, useRef, useCallback, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { X, Eye, EyeSlash, GithubLogo, SignOut } from '@phosphor-icons/react'
 import { GitHubDeviceFlow } from './GitHubDeviceFlow'
 import type { Settings } from '../types'
+import { trackEvent } from '../lib/telemetry'
 
 interface SettingsPanelProps {
   open: boolean
@@ -152,6 +153,10 @@ function SettingsPanelInner({ settings, onSave, onClose }: Omit<SettingsPanelPro
   }), [openaiKey, googleKey, githubToken, githubUsername, pullInterval, updateChannel, crashReporting, analytics, settings.telemetry_consent, settings.anonymous_id])
 
   const handleSave = () => {
+    const prevAnalytics = settings.analytics_enabled ?? false
+    const newAnalytics = analytics
+    if (!prevAnalytics && newAnalytics) trackEvent('telemetry_opted_in')
+    if (prevAnalytics && !newAnalytics) trackEvent('telemetry_opted_out')
     onSave(buildSettings())
     onClose()
   }
diff --git a/src/components/SingleEditorView.tsx b/src/components/SingleEditorView.tsx
index 4fe39db7..07f67df8 100644
--- a/src/components/SingleEditorView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SingleEditorView.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
+import { trackEvent } from '../lib/telemetry'
 import { useCreateBlockNote, SuggestionMenuController } from '@blocknote/react'
 import { BlockNoteView } from '@blocknote/mantine'
 import { useEditorTheme } from '../hooks/useTheme'
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ export function SingleEditorView({ editor, entries, onNavigateWikilink, onChange
       { type: 'wikilink' as const, props: { target } },
       " ",
     ])
+    trackEvent('wikilink_inserted')
   }, [editor])
 
   const getWikilinkItems = useCallback(async (query: string): Promise<WikilinkSuggestionItem[]> => {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useAppKeyboard.ts b/src/hooks/useAppKeyboard.ts
index 94d1f212..1ff0eb41 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useAppKeyboard.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useAppKeyboard.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect } from 'react'
 import type { ViewMode } from './useViewMode'
+import { trackEvent } from '../lib/telemetry'
 
 interface KeyboardActions {
   onQuickOpen: () => void
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ export function useAppKeyboard({
       // Cmd+Shift+F: full-text search (distinct from Cmd+F browser find)
       if ((e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && e.shiftKey && e.key === 'f') {
         e.preventDefault()
+        trackEvent('search_used')
         onSearch()
         return
       }
diff --git a/src/hooks/useAutoSync.ts b/src/hooks/useAutoSync.ts
index ca4abb5e..43a9e775 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useAutoSync.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useAutoSync.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core'
 import { isTauri, mockInvoke } from '../mock-tauri'
 import type { GitPullResult, GitPushResult, GitRemoteStatus, LastCommitInfo, SyncStatus } from '../types'
+import { trackEvent } from '../lib/telemetry'
 
 const DEFAULT_INTERVAL_MS = 5 * 60_000
 
@@ -219,5 +220,10 @@ export function useAutoSync({
   const pausePull = useCallback(() => { pauseRef.current = true }, [])
   const resumePull = useCallback(() => { pauseRef.current = false }, [])
 
-  return { syncStatus, lastSyncTime, conflictFiles, lastCommitInfo, remoteStatus, triggerSync: performPull, pullAndPush, pausePull, resumePull, handlePushRejected }
+  const triggerSync = useCallback(() => {
+    trackEvent('sync_triggered')
+    performPull()
+  }, [performPull])
+
+  return { syncStatus, lastSyncTime, conflictFiles, lastCommitInfo, remoteStatus, triggerSync, pullAndPush, pausePull, resumePull, handlePushRejected }
 }
diff --git a/src/hooks/useCommitFlow.ts b/src/hooks/useCommitFlow.ts
index b11a09d3..3ccfa6e2 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useCommitFlow.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useCommitFlow.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useState } from 'react'
 import type { GitPushResult } from '../types'
+import { trackEvent } from '../lib/telemetry'
 
 interface CommitFlowConfig {
   savePending: () => Promise<void | boolean>
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export function useCommitFlow({ savePending, loadModifiedFiles, commitAndPush, s
       await savePending()
       const result = await commitAndPush(message)
       if (result.status === 'ok') {
+        trackEvent('commit_made')
         setToastMessage('Committed and pushed')
       } else if (result.status === 'rejected') {
         setToastMessage('Committed, but push rejected — remote has new commits. Pull first.')
diff --git a/src/hooks/useDeleteActions.ts b/src/hooks/useDeleteActions.ts
index 679216d5..c2aefb2a 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useDeleteActions.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useDeleteActions.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core'
 import { isTauri, mockInvoke } from '../mock-tauri'
 import type { VaultEntry } from '../types'
+import { trackEvent } from '../lib/telemetry'
 
 interface ConfirmDeleteState {
   title: string
@@ -50,7 +51,10 @@ export function useDeleteActions({
       onConfirm: async () => {
         setConfirmDelete(null)
         const ok = await deleteNoteFromDisk(path)
-        if (ok) setToastMessage('Note permanently deleted')
+        if (ok) {
+          trackEvent('note_deleted')
+          setToastMessage('Note permanently deleted')
+        }
       },
     })
   }, [deleteNoteFromDisk, setToastMessage])
diff --git a/src/hooks/useEntryActions.ts b/src/hooks/useEntryActions.ts
index 172de314..4adbbdab 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useEntryActions.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useEntryActions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback } from 'react'
 import type { VaultEntry } from '../types'
 import type { FrontmatterOpOptions } from './frontmatterOps'
+import { trackEvent } from '../lib/telemetry'
 
 interface EntryActionsConfig {
   entries: VaultEntry[]
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export function useEntryActions({
     // Optimistic: update UI immediately, write to disk async with rollback on failure
     const trashedAt = Date.now() / 1000
     updateEntry(path, { trashed: true, trashedAt })
+    trackEvent('note_trashed')
     setToastMessage('Note moved to trash')
     const now = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)
     try {
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ export function useEntryActions({
     await onBeforeAction?.(path)
     // Optimistic: update UI immediately, write to disk async with rollback on failure
     updateEntry(path, { archived: true })
+    trackEvent('note_archived')
     setToastMessage('Note archived')
     try {
       await handleUpdateFrontmatter(path, '_archived', true, { silent: true })
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ export function useEntryActions({
     const entry = entries.find((e) => e.path === path)
     if (!entry) return
     if (entry.favorite) {
+      trackEvent('note_unfavorited')
       updateEntry(path, { favorite: false, favoriteIndex: null })
       try {
         await handleDeleteProperty(path, '_favorite', { silent: true })
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ export function useEntryActions({
         setToastMessage('Failed to unfavorite — rolled back')
       }
     } else {
+      trackEvent('note_favorited')
       const maxIndex = entries.filter((e) => e.favorite).reduce((max, e) => Math.max(max, e.favoriteIndex ?? 0), 0)
       const newIndex = maxIndex + 1
       updateEntry(path, { favorite: true, favoriteIndex: newIndex })
diff --git a/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.ts b/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.ts
index afb2e9c5..18ebf3b5 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core'
 import { isTauri, addMockEntry } from '../mock-tauri'
 import type { VaultEntry } from '../types'
 import { resolveEntry } from '../utils/wikilink'
+import { trackEvent } from '../lib/telemetry'
 
 export interface NewEntryParams {
   path: string
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ export function useNoteCreation(config: NoteCreationConfig, tabDeps: CreationTab
   const handleCreateNote = useCallback((title: string, type: string) => {
     const template = resolveTemplate(entries, type)
     persistNew(resolveNewNote(title, type, config.vaultPath, template))
+    trackEvent('note_created', { has_type: type !== 'Note' ? 1 : 0, creation_path: 'plus_button' })
   }, [entries, persistNew, config.vaultPath])
 
   const handleCreateNoteImmediate = useCallback((type?: string) => {
@@ -257,6 +259,7 @@ export function useNoteCreation(config: NoteCreationConfig, tabDeps: CreationTab
       entries, vaultPath: config.vaultPath, pendingNames: pendingNamesRef.current,
       openTabWithContent, addEntry, trackUnsaved: config.trackUnsaved, markContentPending: config.markContentPending,
     }, type)
+    trackEvent('note_created', { has_type: type ? 1 : 0, creation_path: type ? 'type_section' : 'cmd_n' })
   }, [entries, openTabWithContent, addEntry, config.vaultPath, config.trackUnsaved, config.markContentPending])
 
   const handleCreateNoteForRelationship = useCallback((title: string): Promise<boolean> => {
@@ -269,7 +272,10 @@ export function useNoteCreation(config: NoteCreationConfig, tabDeps: CreationTab
 
   const handleOpenDailyNote = useCallback(() => openDailyNote(entries, handleSelectNote, persistNew, config.vaultPath), [entries, handleSelectNote, persistNew, config.vaultPath])
 
-  const handleCreateType = useCallback((typeName: string) => persistNew(resolveNewType(typeName, config.vaultPath)), [persistNew, config.vaultPath])
+  const handleCreateType = useCallback((typeName: string) => {
+    persistNew(resolveNewType(typeName, config.vaultPath))
+    trackEvent('type_created')
+  }, [persistNew, config.vaultPath])
 
   /** Create a Type entry file silently (no tab opened). Adds to state and persists to disk. */
   const createTypeEntrySilent = useCallback(async (typeName: string): Promise<VaultEntry> => {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useRawMode.ts b/src/hooks/useRawMode.ts
index 2d07d723..e3655ec3 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useRawMode.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useRawMode.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useState, useCallback, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { getVaultConfig, updateVaultConfigField, subscribeVaultConfig } from '../utils/vaultConfigStore'
+import { trackEvent } from '../lib/telemetry'
 
 interface UseRawModeParams {
   activeTabPath: string | null
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export function useRawMode({ activeTabPath, onFlushPending, onBeforeRawEnd }: Us
   const rawMode = rawEnabled && activeTabPath !== null
 
   const handleToggleRaw = useCallback(async () => {
+    trackEvent('raw_mode_toggled')
     if (rawEnabled) {
       onBeforeRawEnd?.()
       setRawEnabled(false)
diff --git a/src/hooks/useVaultSwitcher.ts b/src/hooks/useVaultSwitcher.ts
index b1bb8833..4e5126cf 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useVaultSwitcher.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useVaultSwitcher.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { isTauri, mockInvoke } from '../mock-tauri'
 import { pickFolder } from '../utils/vault-dialog'
 import { loadVaultList, saveVaultList } from '../utils/vaultListStore'
 import type { VaultOption } from '../components/StatusBar'
+import { trackEvent } from '../lib/telemetry'
 
 export type { PersistedVaultList } from '../utils/vaultListStore'
 
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ export function useVaultSwitcher({ onSwitch, onToast }: UseVaultSwitcherOptions)
   }, [])
 
   const switchVault = useCallback((path: string) => {
+    trackEvent('vault_switched')
     setVaultPath(path)
     onSwitchRef.current()
   }, [])
diff --git a/src/lib/telemetry.test.ts b/src/lib/telemetry.test.ts
index b6b271ba..5c4c9b78 100644
--- a/src/lib/telemetry.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/telemetry.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
-import { _scrubPathsForTest as scrubPaths } from './telemetry'
+import { _scrubPathsForTest as scrubPaths, trackEvent } from './telemetry'
 
 describe('telemetry scrubPaths', () => {
   it('redacts macOS absolute paths', () => {
@@ -29,3 +29,17 @@ describe('telemetry scrubPaths', () => {
     expect(scrubPaths(input)).toBe('Failed copying <redacted-path> to <redacted-path>')
   })
 })
+
+describe('trackEvent', () => {
+  it('does not throw when PostHog is not initialized', () => {
+    expect(() => trackEvent('test_event', { count: 1 })).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('accepts event name with no properties', () => {
+    expect(() => trackEvent('note_created')).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('accepts event name with string and number properties', () => {
+    expect(() => trackEvent('note_created', { has_type: 1, creation_path: 'cmd_n' })).not.toThrow()
+  })
+})