copilot-cli-usage-analytics

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

1. Track tool calls and agent dispatches within the session.
2. Estimate token usage from message lengths and model selection.
3. Record which model each sub-agent used.
4. Generate an end-of-session cost estimate and model-routing recommendations.
5. 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.