Track Copilot Cloud Agent Adoption with New Aggregated API Fields
GitHub · Feature Update · · notable
Briefing for: Engineering
What happened
GitHub added three new fields to the Copilot usage metrics API—daily, weekly, and monthly active user counts—specifically for the Copilot cloud agent (formerly known as the coding agent). These fields are available in 1-day and 28-day reports at both the enterprise and organization levels.
Why it matters
You no longer need to write custom scripts to aggregate individual user-level data to find total active users. This reduces technical overhead for DevOps and Engineering Managers who need to monitor internal tool adoption and engagement trends.
What this enables
- If you build internal dashboards to monitor tool ROI, use these aggregated fields to bypass manual processing of raw user activity logs.
- If you maintain automated reporting scripts, transition your logic to include 'cloud agent' metrics alongside your existing IDE agent tracking.
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