--- title: GitHub Copilot Bills Hit $800: Visual Studio’s June... description: Microsoft's June Stable Channel update for Visual Studio introduces two developer-requested features: real-time GitHub Copilot usage alerts and MCP server... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-bills-hit-800-visual-studio-s-june-update-adds-real-time-usage-alerts-and-mcp-trust-8r3cyibil twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: GitHub Copilot Bills Hit $800: Visual Studio’s June Update Adds Real-Time Usage Alerts and MCP Trust Checks | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft's June Stable Channel update for Visual Studio introduces two developer-requested features: real-time GitHub Copilot usage alerts and MCP server... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-bills-hit-800-visual-studio-s-june-update-adds-real-time-usage-alerts-and-mcp-trust-8r3cyibil og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8R3CYibil.png og:image:alt: GitHub Copilot Bills Hit $800: Visual Studio’s June Update Adds Real-Time Usage Alerts and MCP Trust Checks og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # GitHub Copilot Bills Hit $800: Visual Studio’s June Update Adds Real-Time Usage Alerts and MCP Trust Checks **[DevOps.com](https://daily.dev/sources/devops)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft's June Stable Channel update for Visual Studio introduces two developer-requested features: real-time GitHub Copilot usage alerts and MCP server trust checks. The billing feature responds to reports of monthly costs surging from ~$29 to $750+ after GitHub switched Copilot to token-based billing on June 1. The new Copilot Usage window shows real-time token consumption with configurable quota warning thresholds and overage alerts. The MCP trust feature runs a two-stage check at startup — comparing the server's configuration and tool fingerprint against a previously trusted baseline — and prompts users to review any changes before the server runs. Additional updates include general availability of a C++ modernization agent for MSVC upgrades, expanded next-edit suggestions across entire files, and full-color emoji rendering. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why did my GitHub Copilot bill suddenly jump to hundreds of dollars? GitHub moved all Copilot plans from premium request units to usage-based billing on June 1, metering cost by token consumption instead of request count. Base plan prices stayed the same, but heavy agentic users saw bills climb from around $29-39 per month to $750-800 or more, since agentic workflows burn far more tokens than simple completions. _Developers weighing agentic coding costs can track billing model changes like this one on daily.dev._ ### How does Visual Studio detect if an MCP server has been tampered with or changed after being trusted? Visual Studio's June update runs a two-stage trust check at MCP server startup: first comparing the current configuration against a previously trusted baseline before the process starts, then comparing a fingerprint of its tools, prompts, resources, and instructions against the last trusted version after it starts. Any divergence triggers a dialog requiring review before the server can run. _Teams securing MCP integrations can follow trust and vulnerability updates like this on daily.dev._ ### What was the mcp-remote vulnerability that raised concerns about MCP server security? Security researchers found a critical OS command injection flaw in mcp-remote, an OAuth proxy used in MCP integrations with over 437,000 downloads, including deployments from Cloudflare, Hugging Face, and Auth0. It exemplified a broader pattern of MCP-specific vulnerabilities cataloged across 2025 and 2026, including 'rug pull' attacks where a trusted server later changes its tools or permissions. _Anyone integrating MCP servers can keep tabs on emerging vulnerabilities like this via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Track Your Usage, Trust Your Tools](https://daily.dev/posts/track-your-usage-trust-your-tools-rbzeixcgv) · Visual Studio Blog · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [‘What a joke’: Github Copilot’s new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs](https://daily.dev/posts/what-a-joke-github-copilot-s-new-token-based-billing-spurs-consternation-among-devs-n8j2ag9z1) · TechCrunch · 33 upvotes · 12 comments - [GitHub adds new Copilot features as usage-based billing takes effect](https://daily.dev/posts/github-adds-new-copilot-features-as-usage-based-billing-takes-effect-khyqnwsy7) · InfoWorld · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub Resets Copilot Pricing as AI Compute Costs 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