---
title: "GitHub Custom names in Copilot usage metrics API: 2026-10-22 | Harbyn"
description: "GitHub Custom names in Copilot usage metrics API, announced Oct 22, 2026."
canonical: "https://harbyn.com/changes/github/2026-10-22-custom-skills-agents-and-mcp-servers-in-usage-metrics-api"
last-updated: 2026-10-25
---

# GitHub Custom names in Copilot usage metrics API

Markdown version of <https://harbyn.com/changes/github/2026-10-22-custom-skills-agents-and-mcp-servers-in-usage-metrics-api>.

Behavior change - GitHub. low severity. In effect.

Usage metrics now show configured names for customer-defined skills, custom agents, MCP servers, slash commands, and plugins instead of grouping them under other or custom. Each totals\_by\_\* list now includes up to 25 entries per record, with remaining activity combined in a trailing other entry. Counts are unchanged; names appear only for report days processed after release.

## Facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Vendor | [GitHub](https://harbyn.com/vendors/github.md) |
| Kind | Behavior change |
| Severity | low |
| Status | In effect |
| Announced | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Added to Harbyn | Oct 25, 2026 |
| Lead time | No dated deadline |
| Symbols | `totals_by_skill`, `totals_by_custom_agent`, `totals_by_mcp`, `totals_by_slash_cmd`, `totals_by_plugin` |
| Vendor page | <https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-22-custom-skills-agents-and-mcp-servers-in-usage-metrics-api> |
| Review | Reviewed by a person, extracted by a model |

## Find it in your code

```sh
npx harbyn scan
```

This change names no identifier the scanner can match line by line, so the scan tells you whether your repository uses GitHub, from its packages and API hosts. Nothing leaves your machine.

## Sources

Where this event comes from: the page we read, when we read it, and the hash of that snapshot.

- <https://github.blog/changelog/feed/> (changelog, fetched 2026-10-23 14:15 UTC, sha256 `e85982a7f8dc2783838f73ba421838e6ef0e99172003bbe556147d6bb901e073`)

## Related changes

### More from GitHub

- [Global default policy for generally available Copilot features](https://harbyn.com/changes/github/2026-10-22-global-default-for-copilot-features-generally-available.md) (Behavior change, effective Oct 22, 2026)
- [New GitHub Actions blob storage hosts added to the meta API](https://harbyn.com/changes/github/2026-10-22-meta-api-endpoints-updated-for-actions-blob-storage.md) (Behavior change, announced Oct 22, 2026)
- [Legacy GitHub app in Teams retirement](https://harbyn.com/changes/github/2026-10-23-turn-notifications-into-code-with-github-copilot-in-teams-2.md) (Retirement, effective Nov 16, 2026)
- [Dismissal-request webhooks include request number](https://harbyn.com/changes/github/2026-10-20-updates-to-github-secret-scanning.md) (Behavior change, announced Oct 20, 2026)

### Changes at other vendors

- [Amazon Selling Partner API: ORDER\_CHANGE notifications add PreFulfillmentStatusChange for Amazon Autos](https://harbyn.com/changes/amazon-sp-api/2026-10-14-sp-api-updates-new-listings-items-api-ivp-values-in-eu5-jp-and-ca-stores-oct-3.md) (effective Oct 28, 2026)
- [BigCommerce: 301 redirects will apply only to storefront channels](https://harbyn.com/changes/bigcommerce/2026-10-07-301-redirects-now-apply-to-storefront-channels-only.md) (effective Nov 10, 2026)
- [Jira / Atlassian Cloud: New IP address ranges in use from January 1, 2027](https://harbyn.com/changes/atlassian-jira/2026-10-16-atlassian-cloud-adds-new-ip-address-ranges.md) (effective Jan 1, 2027)
- [Let's Encrypt: Default certificate lifetime changes to 64 days](https://harbyn.com/changes/letsencrypt/2026-10-07-64-day-certificate-lifetimes-coming-feb-2027.md) (effective Feb 10, 2027)

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