--- title: "GitHub counts MCP servers in Copilot usage | Agent MCP Directory" description: "GitHub counts MCP servers in Copilot usage metrics. GitHub added custom skills, agents and MCP servers to the Copilot usage metrics API." canonical: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/news/2026-10-22-github-counts-mcp-servers-in-copilot-usage-metrics site: "Agent MCP Directory" last_updated: 2026-11-04 date: 2026-10-22 section: "News" --- # GitHub counts MCP servers in Copilot usage | Agent MCP Directory > GitHub counts MCP servers in Copilot usage metrics. GitHub added custom skills, agents and MCP servers to the Copilot usage metrics API. Source: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/news/2026-10-22-github-counts-mcp-servers-in-copilot-usage-metrics Site: Agent MCP Directory Last reviewed: 2026-11-04 # GitHub counts MCP servers in Copilot usage metrics GitHub added custom skills, agents and MCP servers to the Copilot usage metrics API, so organisations can see which MCP servers their developers use. Reported 22 October 2026 by github.blog, read 4 November 2026; products involved: GitHub MCP Registry. The full text of GitHub counts MCP servers in Copilot usage metrics is at the source linked below. ## What it changes in the data held here Against the rule that an agent-ready product has an MCP server or a CLI, 263 directory companies have an MCP server with tools listed, 36 have a CLI on record and 1,044 have neither, out of 1,336. GitHub MCP Registry on this directory's rubric, as read on 4 November 2026: remote transport: records remotes; oauth with client registration: not applicable; per-tool auth scoping: not applicable. Source: [github.blog](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-22-custom-skills-agents-and-mcp-servers-in-usage-metrics-api), a primary source, dated 22 October 2026 and read 4 November 2026. The opening paragraph above is the item; the figures in this section come from this directory's own run of 4 November 2026. ## Where it shows up here - [GitHub MCP Registry](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/github-mcp-registry/): rubric and evidence - [GitHub in the directory](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/directory/github-com/): sign-in required, tools not seen, not counted Edition 4 November 2026 Method [How rows are verified](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/method/) Data [CSV and JSON](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/data/) Markdown [This page as markdown](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/news/2026-10-22-github-counts-mcp-servers-in-copilot-usage-metrics/index.md) ## Sources - [GitHub counts MCP servers in Copilot usage metrics](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-22-custom-skills-agents-and-mcp-servers-in-usage-metrics-api), read 4 November 2026 (primary source) Last reviewed 4 November 2026