Show GitHub Copilot Real and applicable Rate Limits on Dashboard

[PerikiyoXD]

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🚀 Feature Request: Show GitHub Copilot Rate Limits on Dashboard

Summary
GitHub Copilot appears to have hidden rate limits that throttle completions during heavy usage. Please expose these limits transparently on the GitHub.com dashboard or via API.

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🎯 What I’m Asking For

I want a clear, visible rate limit status for GitHub Copilot, similar to what exists for the GitHub REST API (/rate_limit), including:

• limit: total completions allowed per time window
• remaining: how many completions are left
• reset: timestamp or countdown until limit resets
• Optional: breakdown by feature (autocomplete vs chat vs inline)

This should be available:

• On the GitHub website (e.g. https://github.com/settings/copilot or /account/usage)
• And/or through an authenticated API endpoint

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🔍 Why This Matters

Right now, Copilot usage feels like a black box. If completions suddenly stop or slow down, there’s no feedback as to why — and no visibility into when it’ll be available again.

As a paying user, this creates friction and anxiety similar to “energy systems” in mobile games. I need a visible “fuel gauge” so I can:

• Plan usage during peak productivity
• Avoid unnecessary retries or frustration
• Monitor usage patterns over time

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✅ Benefits

• Improves developer experience
• Builds trust with paying users
• Reduces support overhead caused by confusion about Copilot slowdowns
• Enables creation of custom tooling to track usage programmatically

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💬 Final Thoughts

If rate limiting is part of Copilot’s design (which it clearly is), then users deserve transparency. Show us the limits — we’ll respect them. Just don’t make us guess.

Thanks,
perikiyoxd
Copilot Subscriber & Developer

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