Lines of Code metrics

Lines of Code (LoC) metrics offer a directional way to measure Copilot’s tangible output. These metrics quantify how many lines Copilot suggested, added, or deleted in the editor—helping enterprise administrators understand Copilot’s contribution to the codebase over time.

LoC metrics may vary across IDEs and versions. Keep the following considerations in mind:

• Coverage: Not all IDEs and users will emit LoC telemetry until they upgrade to the required versions. Reports include the last_known_ide_version and last_known_plugin_version fields so you can monitor coverage across your enterprise.
• Stability: As Copilot evolves, telemetry definitions may change. Expect small shifts in data as accuracy improves over time.

Version requirements

LoC metrics require specific minimum versions of IDEs and Copilot plugins to function. Users on older versions will not contribute LoC data, which may lead to underreporting until they upgrade.

IDE	Feature	Minimum IDE version	Minimum Copilot Chat extension version
Eclipse	code_completion	4.31	0.9.3.202507240902
	chat_panel (Ask, Edit, Agent)	4.31	0.11.0.202508291001
	agent_edit	4.31	0.10.0.202508110512
IntelliJ/JetBrains	code_completion chat_panel (Ask, Edit, Agent) chat_inline agent_edit	2024.2.6	1.5.52-241
Visual Studio	code_completion chat_panel (Ask, Edit, Agent)	17.14.13	18.0.471.29466
	chat_inline agent_edit	17.14.14	18.0.471.29466
VS Code	code_completion	1.104.0	0.31.0
	chat_panel (Ask, Edit, Agent)	1.102.0	0.29.0
	chat_inline	1.103.2	0.30.3
	agent_edit	1.103.0	0.30.0
XCode	code_completion	14.3.1	0.40.0
	chat_panel (Ask, Edit, Agent)	15.0	0.43.0
	agent_edit	15.2	0.41.0

Available LoC metrics

LoC metrics are included in:

• The Copilot user-level report
• The Copilot usage metrics API

They are not included in the Copilot usage metrics dashboard.

LoC metrics measure Copilot’s activity across completions, chat, and agent features. For detailed field descriptions and definitions, see Data available in Copilot usage metrics.

How agent mode affects LoC metrics

Unlike completions or chat, Agente do Copilot does not follow a “suggest then accept” flow. Agents plan and execute multi-step tasks, often editing multiple files iteratively without explicit acceptance by the user. Because of this, LoC metrics for agent activity are measured differently.

Behavior	How it’s reflected in LoC metrics
Agent code suggestions	Counted as loc_suggested_to_add_sum when visible code blocks are shown in the chat panel.
Agent edits in files	Counted as loc_added_sum and loc_deleted_sum under the agent_edit feature bucket. These edits are not included in suggested metrics.
Multi-file operations	Each file edit contributes to total added and deleted lines, even if triggered by one prompt.

Example output for agent-related LoC activity:

"totals_by_language_feature": [
  {
    "language": "unknown",
    "feature": "chat_panel_agent_mode",
    "code_generation_activity_count": 12,
    "code_acceptance_activity_count": 0,
    "loc_suggested_to_add_sum": 86, // code block suggestions in chat panel in agent mode
    "loc_suggested_to_delete_sum": 0,
    "loc_added_sum": 5, // only includes code block copy or apply in chat panel, not agent edits
    "loc_deleted_sum": 0
  },
  {
    "language": "unknown",
    "feature": "agent_edit",
    "code_generation_activity_count": 345,
    "code_acceptance_activity_count": 0,
    "loc_suggested_to_add_sum": 0,
    "loc_suggested_to_delete_sum": 0,
    "loc_added_sum": 2342, // agent and edit mode edits in files
    "loc_deleted_sum": 947
  }
]

For a single agent edit, you may see metrics such as:

"user_initiated_interaction_count": 0,
"code_generation_activity_count": 1,
"code_acceptance_activity_count": 0