> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://oximy.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Manage collection

> Deploy collection components, verify device health, enable local-session capture, and run historical sync.

Collection is operated across **Settings → Deployment**, **Devices**,
**Device Policy**, **Privacy**, and **Historical Sync**.

## Deploy and verify

<Steps>
  <Step title="Choose the component">
    Use **Deployment** to obtain the endpoint agent, collector, extension, CLI,
    script, or managed-deployment artifact required for the environment.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pilot the rollout">
    Start with a representative group before expanding to the full fleet.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify Devices">
    Open **Devices** and use **Unbound**, **Offline**, **Collectors**,
    **Sensors**, **CLI Sensors**, or **Extensions** to find incomplete coverage.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Resolve identity and health">
    Bind unassigned devices to the intended person and investigate offline or
    unhealthy components.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Enable local AI-session collection

Open **Device Policy → Data collection**, enable
**Collect local AI sessions**, and confirm **Turn on collection**. The policy is
workspace-wide, but a managed per-device setting can take precedence.

## Run a historical scan

Open **Historical Sync**, enable **Enable backtrack scanning**, choose the
**Start date**, then select **Save changes**. Connected devices rescan the
configured period.

<Warning>
  Changing the historical-sync date does not delete data that was already
  uploaded. Use the applicable data-management process for deletion.
</Warning>

The Privacy page describes the current collection posture. Do not assume that a
displayed posture is an editable workspace control unless the page exposes a
supported change action.

<Card title="Compare collection components" icon="database" href="/docs/visibility/browser-extension-collector">
  Understand the browser extension, local collector, and endpoint collection
  boundaries.
</Card>