| name | copilot-cli-usage-analytics |
| description | Copilot CLI usage analytics skill. Trigger: 'Copilot CLI usage', 'session cost', 'model dispatch breakdown', 'Copilot CLI cost', 'Copilot CLI analytics'. |
| compatibility | ["VS Code","Cursor","Windsurf","Claude Code"] |
| metadata | {"category":"Uncategorized","tags":["uncategorized"],"maturity":"beta","audience":["developers"]} |
| allowed-tools | ["bash","git","grep","find"] |
Copilot CLI Usage Analytics
Use this skill to estimate per-session Copilot CLI model usage and cost, track agent dispatches, and generate model-routing recommendations. This skill is essential for understanding which sessions are most expensive, identifying model-routing inefficiencies, and supporting ROI analysis.
Workflow
- Track tool calls and agent dispatches within the session.
- Estimate token usage from message lengths and model selection.
- Record which model each sub-agent used.
- Generate an end-of-session cost estimate and model-routing recommendations.
- Document which APIs exist vs don't for Copilot CLI usage.
Guardrails
- Do not attempt to access unavailable GitHub Copilot usage APIs (REST, Billing, Power BI) directly.
- Only estimate costs based on session-local data; do not claim accuracy beyond self-tracking.
- When GitHub exposes per-session usage data, prefer API integration over estimation.
Starter Assets
- Template:
templates/usage-report.md (to be created)
Folder Structure
skills/copilot-cli-usage-analytics/
├── SKILL.md
├── templates/
│ └── usage-report.md
Conventions
- The folder name matches the
name field in frontmatter.
SKILL.md is the entry point for this skill.- Discovery keywords are in the
description field.
