Copilot Usage Dashboard
A self-contained VS Code extension that gives you full visibility into your GitHub Copilot token usage.
Features
- Token counts (prompt, output, cached) per session, model, project, and day
- Session browser with title, preview, duration, tools, and subagent usage
- Clickable links to session log and transcript JSONL files
- Model breakdown across Claude, GPT, Gemini families
- Daily usage trends (stacked bar chart)
- Tool and subagent call tracking
- Live OpenTelemetry receiver (OTLP HTTP on port 14318)
- Premium usage estimation with model multipliers
- Auto-refresh (30s / 1m / 2m / 5m / Off) and manual refresh
- Status bar with session count and token totals
- Multi-root workspace support
Install
From source:
cd copilot-usage-extension
npm install
npm run compile
npx @vscode/vsce package --allow-missing-repository
code --install-extension copilot-usage-dashboard-*.vsix
Open: Command Palette > Copilot Usage: Open Dashboard
Data Sources
- chatSessions JSONL at
%APPDATA%/Code/User/workspaceStorage/{hash}/chatSessions/*.jsonl
- Transcripts at
%APPDATA%/Code/User/workspaceStorage/{hash}/GitHub.copilot-chat/transcripts/
- Live OTel (optional) -- built-in OTLP HTTP receiver on port 14318
The scanner handles both legacy (kind=1) and current (kind=0) JSONL formats.
Configuration
The extension auto-configures OTel settings on first activation:
| Setting |
Value |
github.copilot.chat.otel.enabled |
true |
github.copilot.chat.otel.exporterType |
otlp-http |
github.copilot.chat.otel.otlpEndpoint |
http://127.0.0.1:14318 |
A VS Code reload is needed after first install for Copilot to start exporting telemetry.
Commands
| Command |
Description |
Copilot Usage: Open Dashboard |
Open or focus the dashboard |
Copilot Usage: Refresh Stats |
Rescan chatSession files and refresh |
Requirements
- VS Code 1.85+
- GitHub Copilot Chat extension
Privacy
All data stays local. The extension reads from your VS Code workspaceStorage directory and listens on 127.0.0.1 only.
License
MIT
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