GitHub Copilot metrics now name custom agents and MCPs

How it developed

1. October 22, 2026GitHub ChangelogWhere it started

   GitHub Copilot metrics now name custom agents and MCPs

2. October 23, 2026GitHub Changelog

   Copilot API now tracks non-IDE tool usage

   Copilot API tracks non-IDE tool usage via totals_by_client to expose external agent traffic

3. October 27, 2026GitHub Changelog

   GitHub Copilot adds server-to-server auth for orgs

   Copilot adds server-to-server auth for orgs allowing GitHub Apps to authenticate directly via installation tokens independent of human login