GitHub Copilot Usage Tracker Extension

A VS Code extension that tracks your GitHub Copilot usage and displays it in the status bar with a daily target comparison.

Features

• Status Bar Display: Shows your current usage percentage and daily target in the bottom-right status bar
• Daily Target Calculation: Automatically calculates your target usage based on the current day of the month (goal: 100% by month end)
• Status Indicator: Visual feedback showing if you're ahead or behind target
• Usage Entry: Simple command to enter your current usage percentage
• Usage History: View all your recorded usage entries for the current month
• Persistent Storage: All data is saved and persists across VS Code sessions

Usage

Enter Current Usage

1. Click on the status bar item (bottom-right corner)
2. Enter your current GitHub Copilot usage percentage
3. The status bar will update to show your progress vs. target

Or use the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P):

• Enter Current Copilot Usage

View History

Use the Command Palette:

• Show Copilot Usage History

Status Bar Format

(graph icon) 45.5% | Target: 33.3% | Ahead by 12.2%

The status bar shows:

• Current usage percentage
• Daily target percentage
• Whether you're ahead or behind and by how much

Color Indicators

• No color: On track or ahead of target
• Yellow/Warning: Behind target by 5-10%
• Red/Error: Behind target by more than 10%

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or higher)
• VS Code (v1.85.0 or higher)

Setup

cd extension
npm install
npm run compile

Running in Development

1. Open the extension folder in VS Code
2. Press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host
3. The extension will be loaded in the new window

Building

npm run compile

Installation

1. Package the extension:

npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package

2. Install the .vsix file in VS Code:
   • Open VS Code
   • Go to Extensions (Cmd+Shift+X / Ctrl+Shift+X)
   • Click the "..." menu → "Install from VSIX..."
   • Select the generated .vsix file

License

MIT