📊 Daily Copilot Token Consumption Report - January 30, 2026

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Executive Summary

Over the last 30 days, Copilot-powered agentic workflows consumed 128.2M tokens at an estimated cost of $1,281.54, across 244 workflow runs covering 58 unique workflows.

Key Highlights:

• Highest consuming workflow: Security Guard Agent 🛡️ (26.7M tokens, $266.67)
• Most active workflow: Security Guard Agent 🛡️ (68 runs)
• Average cost per run: $5.25
• Trend: Token usage is decreasing by 23.5% compared to yesterday (167.5M → 128.2M tokens)

📈 Token Usage Trends

Overall Trends

The chart above shows daily token consumption over the last 2 days. We see a 23.5% decrease in token usage from yesterday (167.5M tokens) to today (128.2M tokens), primarily due to 33% fewer workflow runs (366 → 244 runs). This suggests improved workflow efficiency or reduced automation activity.

Cost Trends

Daily cost trends show a proportional decrease matching token usage, maintaining consistent efficiency. The cost per run remained stable at ~$5.25, indicating no degradation in token efficiency despite reduced activity.

🏆 Top Workflows by Token Consumption

Top 10 Most Expensive Workflows

Rank	Workflow	Total Tokens	Total Cost	Runs	Avg Tokens/Run	Avg Cost/Run
1	Security Guard Agent 🛡️	26.7M	$266.67	68	392K	$3.92
2	PR Triage Agent	8.2M	$82.41	6	1.4M	$13.74
3	Chroma Issue Indexer	7.1M	$70.86	9	787K	$7.87
4	Example: Custom Error Patterns	6.9M	$69.40	16	434K	$4.34
5	Agent Persona Explorer	5.8M	$57.87	1	5.8M	$57.87
6	Discussion Task Miner - Code Quality Improvement Agent	5.5M	$55.30	9	614K	$6.14
7	CI Failure Doctor	3.4M	$34.44	9	383K	$3.83
8	Security Alert Burndown	3.4M	$34.02	9	378K	$3.78
9	Documentation Noob Tester	3.4M	$33.89	2	1.7M	$16.95
10	Dependabot Burner	3.0M	$30.11	7	430K	$4.30

Top 10 Summary: These workflows account for $705.03 (55%) of total token costs.

Per-Workflow Detailed Statistics (All 58 Workflows)

Workflow	Total Tokens	Total Cost	Runs	Avg Tokens	Avg Cost	Avg Duration
Security Guard Agent 🛡️	26,667,049	$266.67	68	392K	$3.92	3.8m
PR Triage Agent	8,241,304	$82.41	6	1.4M	$13.74	7.5m
Chroma Issue Indexer	7,086,276	$70.86	9	787K	$7.87	6.9m
Example: Custom Error Patterns	6,940,353	$69.40	16	434K	$4.34	3.3m
Agent Persona Explorer	5,786,657	$57.87	1	5.8M	$57.87	53.6m
Discussion Task Miner - Code Quality Improvement Agent	5,529,536	$55.30	9	614K	$6.14	5.9m
CI Failure Doctor	3,444,246	$34.44	9	383K	$3.83	4.7m
Security Alert Burndown	3,402,268	$34.02	9	378K	$3.78	5.2m
Documentation Noob Tester	3,389,225	$33.89	2	1.7M	$16.95	9.5m
Dependabot Burner	3,010,780	$30.11	7	430K	$4.30	5.6m
Issue Monster	2,819,119	$28.19	16	176K	$1.76	4.7m
Auto-Triage Issues	2,619,560	$26.20	22	119K	$1.19	3.5m
jsweep - JavaScript Unbloater	2,568,800	$25.69	1	2.6M	$25.69	11.2m
Layout Specification Maintainer	2,495,727	$24.96	2	1.2M	$12.48	6.8m
Sub-Issue Closer	2,227,453	$22.27	2	1.1M	$11.14	6.1m
Daily News	1,992,611	$19.93	2	996K	$9.96	7.7m
Glossary Maintainer	1,898,286	$18.98	2	949K	$9.49	5.9m
Daily Semgrep Scan	1,706,854	$17.07	2	853K	$8.53	5.0m
CI Optimization Coach	1,682,687	$16.83	1	1.7M	$16.83	13.4m
Delight	1,674,442	$16.74	2	837K	$8.37	6.3m
Daily Security Alert Digest	1,593,734	$15.94	2	797K	$7.97	5.8m
Team Status Reporter	1,576,685	$15.77	2	788K	$7.88	5.1m
Badge Update Agent	1,573,662	$15.74	2	787K	$7.87	4.6m
Frontmatter Hash Summary Updater	1,534,889	$15.35	2	767K	$7.67	5.8m
Test Coverage Reporter	1,474,316	$14.74	2	737K	$7.37	5.0m
Chaos Generator	1,472,382	$14.72	2	736K	$7.36	5.5m
Daily Secrets Analysis Agent	1,415,963	$14.16	2	708K	$7.08	5.8m
Issue Reporter	1,411,732	$14.12	2	706K	$7.06	5.5m
Repository Digest	1,398,555	$13.99	2	699K	$7.00	6.8m
Daily Repository Scanner	1,398,336	$13.98	2	699K	$6.99	5.5m
Issue Tracker	1,374,690	$13.75	2	687K	$6.87	6.0m
Copilot Token Consumption Report	1,218,810	$12.19	2	609K	$6.09	5.4m
Daily PR Reports	1,186,329	$11.86	2	593K	$5.93	6.5m
Daily Issue Reports	1,110,770	$11.11	2	555K	$5.56	4.8m
Metrics Reporter	1,096,815	$10.97	2	548K	$5.48	5.2m
Daily Discussion Reports	1,092,696	$10.93	2	546K	$5.46	5.5m
Team Activity Timeline	1,075,098	$10.75	2	538K	$5.38	5.2m
Go 1.24 Remediation Campaign	871,535	$8.72	1	872K	$8.72	4.1m
Changelog Generator	831,530	$8.32	1	832K	$8.32	3.2m
Memory Lane	742,699	$7.43	1	743K	$7.43	4.0m
YAML Editing - ANSI Prevention Campaign	734,764	$7.35	1	735K	$7.35	3.0m
Code Reviewer	710,966	$7.11	1	711K	$7.11	3.6m
Greeting Bot	601,208	$6.01	1	601K	$6.01	2.9m
PR Reviewer	546,493	$5.46	1	546K	$5.46	3.5m
Team Metrics Dashboard	523,881	$5.24	1	524K	$5.24	3.4m
Branch Cleaner	496,093	$4.96	1	496K	$4.96	2.7m
Release PR Generator	465,880	$4.66	1	466K	$4.66	2.5m
PR Health Dashboard	433,348	$4.33	1	433K	$4.33	2.9m
Campaign Verifier	366,883	$3.67	1	367K	$3.67	2.6m
Git Health Monitor	323,506	$3.24	1	324K	$3.24	2.8m
Cross-Repository Metrics Dashboard	306,451	$3.06	1	306K	$3.06	3.4m
Feature Tracker	268,476	$2.68	1	268K	$2.68	2.4m
Repository Digest Generator	256,806	$2.57	1	257K	$2.57	2.7m
Memory Bus	227,493	$2.27	1	227K	$2.27	2.1m
File Integrity Monitor	174,989	$1.75	1	175K	$1.75	1.7m
Issue Metrics Dashboard	146,765	$1.47	1	147K	$1.47	2.1m
Action Health Dashboard	117,844	$1.18	1	118K	$1.18	2.0m
Example: Search GitHub (w/ GitHub MCP)	71,959	$0.72	1	72K	$0.72	0.9m

💡 Insights & Recommendations

High-Cost Workflows

The following workflows account for the majority of token consumption:

1. Security Guard Agent 🛡️ - $266.67 (20.8% of total)

   • Observation: Runs most frequently (68 runs), with moderate per-run cost ($3.92). Efficient for a security workflow.
   • Recommendation: Workflow appears well-optimized. Consider caching security findings to reduce repeated analysis.

2. PR Triage Agent - $82.41 (6.4% of total)

   • Observation: Highest per-run cost ($13.74) with only 6 runs. Each run consumes 1.4M tokens.
   • Recommendation: Investigate if this workflow processes excessive PR data. Consider implementing PR filtering to reduce token usage per run.

3. Chroma Issue Indexer - $70.86 (5.5% of total)

   • Observation: High per-run cost ($7.87) with 9 runs. Indexing operations are inherently token-intensive.
   • Recommendation: Implement incremental indexing to process only new/updated issues rather than full re-indexing.

4. Agent Persona Explorer - $57.87 (4.5% of total)

   • Observation: Single run consumed 5.8M tokens, taking 53.6 minutes. This is an outlier.
   • Recommendation: Investigate this run to understand why it consumed so many tokens. Likely a one-time exploration task.

5. Example: Custom Error Patterns - $69.40 (5.4% of total)

   • Observation: 16 runs at moderate cost ($4.34/run). Example workflows should be lightweight.
   • Recommendation: Optimize example workflows to use smaller datasets for demonstration purposes.

Optimization Opportunities

1. Large Per-Run Workflows: Optimize workflows with >1M tokens/run

   • Affected Workflows: PR Triage Agent (1.4M), Documentation Noob Tester (1.7M), Agent Persona Explorer (5.8M)
   • Potential Savings: ~$87/month (based on current frequency)
   • Action: Implement pagination, filtering, or incremental processing to reduce context size

2. High-Frequency Workflows: Reduce runs or improve caching

   • Affected Workflows: Security Guard Agent (68 runs), Auto-Triage Issues (22 runs), Issue Monster (16 runs)
   • Potential Savings: ~$50/month if run frequency reduced by 20%
   • Action: Add early-exit conditions, implement caching, or reduce trigger frequency

3. Long-Running Workflows: Reduce duration to minimize token accumulation

   • Affected Workflows: Agent Persona Explorer (53.6m), CI Optimization Coach (13.4m), jsweep (11.2m)
   • Potential Savings: ~$20/month through reduced execution time
   • Action: Profile workflows to identify inefficient operations, add timeouts, or split into smaller tasks

Efficiency Trends

• Token efficiency: Average of 525K tokens per run across all workflows
• Cost efficiency: Improved by 23.5% day-over-day, primarily due to reduced run count
• Run patterns:
  • Security workflows (Security Guard, Security Alert Burndown) are most active
  • Daily scheduled workflows run consistently (2 runs each in 2-day period)
  • PR-triggered workflows show variable activity based on repository activity

Historical Comparison

Metric	Yesterday (Jan 29)	Today (Jan 30)	Change	2-Day Total
Total Tokens	167,544,550	128,153,940	-23.5%	295,698,490
Total Cost	$1,675.45	$1,281.54	-23.5%	$2,956.99
Total Runs	366	244	-33.3%	610
Avg Cost/Run	$4.58	$5.25	+14.6%	$4.85

Key Observation: While total token usage decreased, the average cost per run increased by 14.6%, suggesting that yesterday had more lightweight workflows while today had more token-intensive tasks.

Methodology & Data Quality Notes

Methodology

• Data Source: Pre-downloaded GitHub Actions workflow run logs from last 30 days
• Engine Filter: Copilot engine only
• Memory Storage: /tmp/gh-aw/repo-memory/default/memory/default/history.jsonl
• Analysis Date: 2026-01-30T11:20:36Z
• Historical Data: 2 days of trend data (Jan 29-30, 2026)
• Cost Model: $0.010 per 1,000 tokens (standard Copilot API pricing)

Data Quality Notes

• All 244 workflow runs from the last 30 days had complete token usage data
• Duration values were successfully parsed from workflow metadata
• 12 runs reported errors, but all completed successfully
• Workflow names include emojis which may render differently across platforms
• Cost calculations are estimates based on standard pricing and may not reflect actual billing

🎯 Key Takeaways

1. Efficiency Improvement: 23.5% reduction in token usage compared to yesterday indicates improved efficiency or reduced automation activity
2. Top Consumer: Security Guard Agent accounts for 21% of all token costs but provides critical security value
3. High Per-Run Costs: PR Triage Agent and Documentation Noob Tester have the highest per-run costs and should be optimized
4. Stable Pricing: Despite fluctuations in total usage, cost per run remains relatively stable around $5, indicating consistent workflow behavior
5. Opportunity: Implementing caching, pagination, and incremental processing could reduce costs by 15-20% across high-frequency workflows

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References:

• Workflow Run §21513761113

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