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πŸ“Š Copilot Token Usage Report2026-05-27Β #3931

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Overview

Period: 2026-05-27T03:48Z to 2026-05-27T09:37Z (~5.8 hours)
Runs analyzed: 50 (46 had token data)
Total tokens: 18,150,356
Total effective tokens: 181,848,374
Total turns: 473
Total Actions minutes: 227 min

i️ estimated_cost is $0.00 for all runs β€” the api-proxy sidecar cost tracking is not yet emitting cost data. Effective tokens (a 10Γ— multiplier proxy metric) are used as the cost-effort proxy in this report.

Workflow Summary

Workflow Runs Total Tokens Avg Tokens Eff Tokens Avg Eff Tokens Turns Act Min
Build Test Suite 6 3,969K 662K 39,917K 6,653K 120 33
Test Coverage Improver 1 3,931K 3,931K 39,515K 39,515K 64 14
API Surface & Export Audit 4 3,022K 755K 30,374K 7,594K 75 26
Smoke Services 6 1,674K 279K 16,631K 2,772K 53 31
Smoke Copilot 8 1,211K 151K 11,956K 1,494K 39 25
Smoke Copilot BYOK 7 959K 137K 9,430K 1,347K 31 22
Test Coverage Reporter 5 728K 146K 7,402K 1,480K 20 19
CI/CD Gap Assessment 1 630K 630K 6,414K 6,414K 12 6
Smoke OTel Tracing 2 629K 315K 6,278K 3,139K 17 7
Daily Claude Token Analyzer 1 573K 573K 5,805K 5,805K 14 11
Smoke Chroot 5 394K 79K 3,872K 774K 15 25
Firewall Issue Dispatcher 1 241K 241K 2,400K 2,400K 8 3
Dependency Security Monitor 1 186K 186K 1,855K 1,855K 5 3
Daily Claude Token Optimization Advisor 1 0 β€” 0 β€” 0 1
Daily Copilot Token Usage Analyzer 1 0 β€” 0 β€” 0 1

πŸ” Optimization Opportunities

  1. Test Coverage Improver β€” 3,931K tokens, 64 turns in a single run

    • 64 turns is extremely high; consider breaking this into smaller scoped tasks or adding early-exit conditions
    • Review whether the workflow is doing too much in one pass (e.g., split by module)
  2. Build Test Suite β€” avg 662K tokens, 20 turns/run across 6 runs

    • 20 turns/run consistently suggests iterative back-and-forth; consider pre-computing deterministic steps outside the agent turn loop
    • 6 runs Γ— 662K = 3.97M tokens β€” highest aggregate consumer
  3. API Surface & Export Audit β€” avg 755K tokens, 18.8 turns/run

    • High token count per run; consider reducing MCP tool surface or narrowing the prompt scope per run
    • 4 runs in the period suggests it may be re-triggered frequently
  4. Test Coverage Reporter β€” 40% error rate (2/5 runs with errors)

    • Reliability issue; investigate root cause of failures before optimizing token usage
    • 2 runs had missing token data, which may be related to failures
  5. Smoke OTel Tracing β€” avg 315K tokens/run

    • Higher than other smoke tests (Chroot: 79K, Copilot: 151K); review if this test requires additional context or tool calls
  6. Daily Claude Token Usage Analyzer (run by Copilot) β€” 573K tokens, 14 turns

    • High for a reporting workflow; consider reducing context size passed to the agent
Per-Workflow Details

Build Test Suite

  • Runs: 6 β€” #1966, #1965, #1964, #1963, #1962, #1961
  • Total tokens: 3,969,352 (avg 661,558/run)
  • Effective tokens: 39,916,587 (avg 6,652,764/run)
  • Turns: 120 total (avg 20.0/run)
  • Action minutes: 33
  • Error rate: 0/6 runs βœ…

Test Coverage Improver

  • Runs: 1 β€” #32
  • Total tokens: 3,931,484 (avg 3,931,484/run)
  • Effective tokens: 39,515,406 (avg 39,515,406/run)
  • Turns: 64 total (avg 64.0/run)
  • Action minutes: 14
  • Error rate: 0/1 runs βœ…

API Surface & Export Audit

  • Runs: 4 β€” #309, #307, #305, #304
  • Total tokens: 3,021,651 (avg 755,412/run)
  • Effective tokens: 30,374,230 (avg 7,593,557/run)
  • Turns: 75 total (avg 18.8/run)
  • Action minutes: 26
  • Error rate: 0/4 runs βœ…

Smoke Services

  • Runs: 6 β€” #1744, #1743, #1742, #1741, #1740, #1739
  • Total tokens: 1,674,394 (avg 279,065/run)
  • Effective tokens: 16,630,913 (avg 2,771,818/run)
  • Turns: 53 total (avg 8.8/run)
  • Action minutes: 31
  • Error rate: 0/6 runs βœ…

Smoke Copilot

  • Runs: 8 β€” #3853, #3852, #3851, #3850, #3849, #3848, #3847, #3846
  • Total tokens: 1,211,345 (avg 151,418/run)
  • Effective tokens: 11,955,557 (avg 1,494,444/run)
  • Turns: 39 total (avg 4.9/run)
  • Action minutes: 25
  • Error rate: 0/8 runs βœ…

Smoke Copilot BYOK

  • Runs: 7 β€” #1293, #1292, #1291, #1290, #1289, #1288, #1287
  • Total tokens: 959,368 (avg 137,052/run)
  • Effective tokens: 9,429,615 (avg 1,347,087/run)
  • Turns: 31 total (avg 4.4/run)
  • Action minutes: 22
  • Error rate: 0/7 runs βœ…

Test Coverage Reporter

  • Runs: 5 β€” #334, #333, #330, #329, #328
  • Total tokens: 727,875 (avg 145,575/run)
  • Effective tokens: 7,402,087 (avg 1,480,417/run)
  • Turns: 20 total (avg 4.0/run)
  • Action minutes: 19
  • Error rate: 2/5 runs ⚠️ (2 runs also missing token data)

CI/CD Pipelines and Integration Tests Gap Assessment

  • Runs: 1 β€” #159
  • Total tokens: 630,374 (avg 630,374/run)
  • Effective tokens: 6,414,271 (avg 6,414,271/run)
  • Turns: 12 total (avg 12.0/run)
  • Action minutes: 6
  • Error rate: 0/1 runs βœ…

Smoke OTel Tracing

  • Runs: 2 β€” #86, #85
  • Total tokens: 629,495 (avg 314,747/run)
  • Effective tokens: 6,278,157 (avg 3,139,078/run)
  • Turns: 17 total (avg 8.5/run)
  • Action minutes: 7
  • Error rate: 0/2 runs βœ…

Daily Claude Token Usage Analyzer

  • Runs: 1 β€” #58
  • Total tokens: 573,243 (avg 573,243/run)
  • Effective tokens: 5,805,016 (avg 5,805,016/run)
  • Turns: 14 total (avg 14.0/run)
  • Action minutes: 11
  • Error rate: 0/1 runs βœ…

Smoke Chroot

  • Runs: 5 β€” #1666, #1665, #1664, #1663, #1662
  • Total tokens: 394,351 (avg 78,870/run)
  • Effective tokens: 3,871,839 (avg 774,367/run)
  • Turns: 15 total (avg 3.0/run)
  • Action minutes: 25
  • Error rate: 0/5 runs βœ…

Firewall Issue Dispatcher

  • Runs: 1 β€” #248
  • Total tokens: 241,490 (avg 241,490/run)
  • Effective tokens: 2,400,062 (avg 2,400,062/run)
  • Turns: 8 total (avg 8.0/run)
  • Action minutes: 3
  • Error rate: 0/1 runs βœ…

Dependency Security Monitor

  • Runs: 1 β€” #129
  • Total tokens: 185,934 (avg 185,934/run)
  • Effective tokens: 1,854,634 (avg 1,854,634/run)
  • Turns: 5 total (avg 5.0/run)
  • Action minutes: 3
  • Error rate: 0/1 runs βœ…
Workflows Without Token Data

Runs where token_usage was null or 0 β€” these may not have the api-proxy enabled or are still in-flight:

  • Daily Claude Token Optimization Advisor β€” 1/1 runs missing token data (#62)
  • Daily Copilot Token Usage Analyzer β€” 1/1 runs missing token data (#59) (this run)
  • Test Coverage Reporter β€” 2/5 runs missing token data

Historical Trend

This is the first Copilot token usage report β€” no previous data to compare against.

References:

Generated by Daily Copilot Token Usage Analyzer Β· sonnet46 1.2M Β· β—·

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