diff --git a/src/__tests__/wizard-abort.test.ts b/src/__tests__/wizard-abort.test.ts
index 8a72e0cf..6d851be1 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/wizard-abort.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/wizard-abort.test.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,34 @@ describe('wizardAbort', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('does not capture an expected abort as an exception', async () => {
+    // A benign, user-driven abort (e.g. declining the GitHub connection) still
+    // carries a WizardError for context/logging, but must not reach error
+    // tracking — it is a normal outcome, not an exception to triage.
+    const error = new WizardError('Agent aborted: github connection declined', {
+      integration: 'self-driving',
+      error_type: 'ABORT',
+    });
+
+    await expect(wizardAbort({ error, expected: true })).rejects.toThrow(
+      'process.exit called',
+    );
+
+    expect(mockAnalytics.captureException).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockAnalytics.shutdown).toHaveBeenCalledWith('cancelled');
+  });
+
+  it('still captures an unexpected abort even when an error is provided', async () => {
+    const error = new WizardError('Agent aborted: unreachable', {});
+
+    await expect(wizardAbort({ error, expected: false })).rejects.toThrow(
+      'process.exit called',
+    );
+
+    expect(mockAnalytics.captureException).toHaveBeenCalledWith(error, {});
+    expect(mockAnalytics.shutdown).toHaveBeenCalledWith('error');
+  });
+
   it('runs registered cleanup functions before analytics and display', async () => {
     const callOrder: string[] = [];
 
diff --git a/src/lib/agent/runner/sequence/linear.ts b/src/lib/agent/runner/sequence/linear.ts
index d851a210..02e3d5d9 100644
--- a/src/lib/agent/runner/sequence/linear.ts
+++ b/src/lib/agent/runner/sequence/linear.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ export async function runLinearProgram(
     });
     await wizardAbort({
       outroData,
+      // A matched, `expected` abort case (e.g. the user declining the GitHub
+      // connection) is a benign outcome — render the outro and fire the
+      // `agent aborted` event above, but keep it out of error tracking.
+      expected: matched?.expected ?? false,
       error: new WizardError(`Agent aborted: ${reason}`, {
         integration: config.integrationLabel,
         error_type: AgentErrorType.ABORT,
diff --git a/src/lib/agent/runner/shared/types.ts b/src/lib/agent/runner/shared/types.ts
index a5f724ea..d284d91e 100644
--- a/src/lib/agent/runner/shared/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/agent/runner/shared/types.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ export interface AbortCase {
   message: string;
   body: string;
   docsUrl?: string;
+  /**
+   * Mark a benign, user-driven or environment-driven abort (e.g. the user
+   * declining an optional connection) as expected. Expected aborts still
+   * render their outro and fire the `agent aborted` analytics event, but are
+   * NOT reported to error tracking via `captureException` — they are normal
+   * outcomes, not exceptions worth triaging.
+   */
+  expected?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/lib/programs/__tests__/self-driving-detect.test.ts b/src/lib/programs/__tests__/self-driving-detect.test.ts
index b0308656..c00cc9fb 100644
--- a/src/lib/programs/__tests__/self-driving-detect.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/programs/__tests__/self-driving-detect.test.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,30 @@ describe('SELF_DRIVING_ABORT_CASES', () => {
     expect(matched[0].body).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
+  it('marks benign, user/environment-driven aborts as expected (kept out of error tracking)', () => {
+    // Declining GitHub or running non-interactively are normal outcomes, not
+    // exceptions worth triaging — they must be flagged `expected` so
+    // wizardAbort skips captureException.
+    const expectedReasons = [
+      'github connection declined',
+      'requires-interactive-mode',
+      'requirements-incomplete',
+    ];
+    for (const reason of expectedReasons) {
+      const [c] = SELF_DRIVING_ABORT_CASES.filter((c) => c.match.test(reason));
+      expect(c?.expected, reason).toBe(true);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the unavailable-access abort as a genuine (unexpected) error', () => {
+    // Signals being unreachable in open beta is a real failure — it should
+    // still be reported to error tracking.
+    const [c] = SELF_DRIVING_ABORT_CASES.filter((c) =>
+      c.match.test('self-driving is not available for this project'),
+    );
+    expect(c?.expected).not.toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it('frames the unavailable-access abort as open beta, not a closed per-team beta', () => {
     // STEP 1 no longer gates on access — Self-driving is open beta — but the
     // abort is kept as a safety net. Its copy must say the product is still
diff --git a/src/lib/programs/self-driving/detect.ts b/src/lib/programs/self-driving/detect.ts
index c5a638c5..864179a5 100644
--- a/src/lib/programs/self-driving/detect.ts
+++ b/src/lib/programs/self-driving/detect.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ export const SELF_DRIVING_ABORT_CASES: AbortCase[] = [
       'open fixes, so setup cannot finish without it. Nothing was left ' +
       'half-configured. When you are ready to install the PostHog GitHub ' +
       'App, run the wizard again.',
+    // The user chose not to connect GitHub — an expected cancellation, not an
+    // error. The friendly outro above already explains next steps; don't file
+    // an error-tracking exception for it.
+    expected: true,
   },
   {
     // Skill emits: [ABORT] requires-interactive-mode
@@ -118,6 +122,9 @@ export const SELF_DRIVING_ABORT_CASES: AbortCase[] = [
       'Self-driving setup asks questions along the way (GitHub and ' +
       'issue trackers), so it needs an interactive terminal. Run ' +
       'the wizard outside CI / non-interactive mode.',
+    // Running in a non-interactive environment is an expected precondition
+    // failure, not an exception to triage.
+    expected: true,
   },
   {
     // The wizard_ask tool's own error texts (non-interactive host, ask cap
@@ -130,6 +137,9 @@ export const SELF_DRIVING_ABORT_CASES: AbortCase[] = [
       'environment was non-interactive, or the question budget ran out). ' +
       'Nothing was left half-configured. Run the wizard again in an ' +
       'interactive terminal.',
+    // Couldn't collect the required answers (non-interactive / budget) — a
+    // benign, expected outcome rather than an error.
+    expected: true,
   },
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/utils/wizard-abort.ts b/src/utils/wizard-abort.ts
index fe844728..2d71d202 100644
--- a/src/utils/wizard-abort.ts
+++ b/src/utils/wizard-abort.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ interface WizardAbortOptions {
   outroData?: OutroData;
   error?: Error | WizardError;
   exitCode?: number;
+  /**
+   * Mark this as an expected, benign abort (e.g. the user declining an
+   * optional connection). The outro still renders and analytics still shut
+   * down cleanly, but the `error` is NOT sent to error tracking via
+   * `captureException` — it is a normal outcome, not an exception to triage.
+   */
+  expected?: boolean;
 }
 
 const cleanupFns: Array<() => void> = [];
@@ -59,6 +66,7 @@ export async function wizardAbort(
     outroData,
     error,
     exitCode = 1,
+    expected = false,
   } = options ?? {};
 
   logToFile(`[wizard-abort] exitCode=${exitCode}, message: ${message}`);
@@ -69,15 +77,17 @@ export async function wizardAbort(
   // 1. Run registered cleanup functions
   runCleanups();
 
-  // 2. Capture error in analytics (if provided)
-  if (error) {
+  // 2. Capture error in analytics (if provided). Skip for expected aborts —
+  //    e.g. a user declining an optional connection — so a normal cancellation
+  //    does not pollute error tracking with a WizardError exception.
+  if (error && !expected) {
     analytics.captureException(error, {
       ...((error instanceof WizardError && error.context) || {}),
     });
   }
 
   // 3. Shutdown analytics
-  await analytics.shutdown(error ? 'error' : 'cancelled');
+  await analytics.shutdown(error && !expected ? 'error' : 'cancelled');
 
   // 4. Render the error outro. Synthesize OutroData from `message`
   //    when the caller didn't provide structured data.