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GitHub splits Code Quality off the Actions billing meter

GitHub Code Quality CodeQL workflows now run on a dedicated Actions path, per an August 20 changelog. Their runs no longer count against a repo's regular Actions usage, and no longer sit in the same workflow-run history as the rest of its CI.

Aug 24, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo Developer experience

A running cost meter and an MCP tripwire land in Visual Studio's June update

Visual Studio's June Stable Channel update adds a real-time Copilot usage window with configurable alerts and a trust check that pauses MCP servers whose configuration has changed between sessions. Both arrive in the same weeks engineers have been posting screenshots of surprise Copilot invoices after GitHub moved to usage-based billing on June 1.

Jul 11, 2026 · Priya Nair