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title: "#2392 AL-Go Telemetry Enhancements: repository fork and hosting information"
summary: AL-Go telemetry now captures whether a repository is a fork and its GitHub hosting type (GitHub.com, GHEC, or GHES), helping distinguish workflows across different environments without sending server details to telemetry.
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# #2392 AL-Go Telemetry Enhancements: repository fork and hosting information

> AL-Go telemetry now captures whether a repository is a fork and its GitHub hosting type (GitHub.com, GHEC, or GHES), helping distinguish workflows across different environments without sending server details to telemetry.

[Pull request](https://github.com/microsoft/AL-Go/pull/2392) · merged into `main` on 2026-10-07 by aholstrup1 · 5 files (+316 -0), 2 AL · feature · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus)

## What changed

- New `Get-RepositoryIsFork` function determines fork status from workflow event metadata
- New `Get-GitHubHostingType` function classifies GitHub hosting as GitHub.com, GHEC, or GHES
- Telemetry dimensions include repository and hosting context for Microsoft and partner systems
- Invalid or missing metadata produces warnings and returns 'Unknown' without blocking telemetry
- Added 27 unit tests covering both PowerShell 7 and Windows PowerShell 5 compatibility
- Behaviour changes for users or extensions.

## AL objects touched

- `Actions/Invoke-AlGoAction.ps1`: modified, not in the BC? snapshot
- `Actions/TelemetryHelper.psm1`: modified, not in the BC? snapshot

## Context

- Systems: development, platform
- From the description: "Add repository and hosting context to AL-Go telemetry so consumers can distinguish workflows running in forks and across GitHub hosting environments."

Source: metadata of a merged pull request in microsoft/AL-Go (al-go): title, labels, changed paths and counts, with a summary in our words. No source text and no description beyond one short quote (D10, D61).