diff --git a/BACKLOG.md b/BACKLOG.md
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--- a/BACKLOG.md
+++ b/BACKLOG.md
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@ Status: TODO / IN PROGRESS / DONE / BLOCKED.
   fetches `raw.githubusercontent.com/aptonline/fuelboard-data/main/latest.json`,
   then only the missing day files for starred (station, fuel) pairs (deterministic
   URLs — 404 = no data that day, leave a graph gap, never error). LAN relay stays
-  the fallback source. Setup: create the PUBLIC repo `aptonline/fuelboard-data`
+  the fallback source. Telemetry implication: raw GitHub fetches are invisible to
+  repo analytics (page views/clones only) — keep the widget-diag beacon firing
+  regardless of data source (build/stale-build checks survive) and add an
+  opportunistic fire-and-forget X-Client app beacon on fetch (LAN = attribution +
+  cadence; off-LAN skip is itself a reachability datum). `/stats` keeps the
+  intrusion canary and gains a new signal: app-hit spikes = GitHub path failing →
+  fallback active. Setup: create the PUBLIC repo `aptonline/fuelboard-data`
   (gh installed); GitHub PAT (aptonline) lives in relay `.env` only — never in the
   repo or IPA. App Review: public repo required (reviewer fetches the data
   themselves); HTTPS/ATS fine; plain JSON is not "remote code" (2.5.2-safe); bundle