--- title: "Track Your Usage, Trust Your Tools" url: https://daily.dev/posts/track-your-usage-trust-your-tools-rbzeixcgv source_url: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-june-update-track-your-usage-trust-your-tools type: article source: "Visual Studio Blog" published: 2026-07-01T12:24:06.286Z updated: 2026-07-01T12:24:30.289Z tags: ["github", "mcp", "c++", "visual-studio"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 2 comments: 0 language: 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. # Track Your Usage, Trust Your Tools **[Visual Studio Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/vs)** · 5 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Visual Studio's June update brings several improvements centered on visibility and trust. The Copilot Usage window now tracks token-based consumption with real-time updates and proactive alerts as you approach billing limits. MCP servers receive a new trust validation system that checks configuration and tool fingerprints at startup, prompting users to review any changes before execution. The GitHub Copilot modernization agent for C++ reaches general availability, supporting automated or guided MSVC Build Tools upgrades. Long-distance next edit suggestions (NES) now extend across the full active file rather than just the cursor vicinity, and full-color emoji rendering is available throughout the IDE. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#mcp](https://daily.dev/tags/mcp), [#c++](https://daily.dev/tags/c++), [#visual-studio](https://daily.dev/tags/visual-studio) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/track-your-usage-trust-your-tools-rbzeixcgv)