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Set up Copilot

Dipstick reads your own gh executable. That means the prerequisite is not an API key — it is that the tool itself is installed and already authenticated on this Mac.

Prerequisites

macOS 13 Ventura or newer, on Apple silicon or Intel.
GitHub CLI installed and signed in to an account with Copilot access. Confirm with gh auth status before enabling the provider.

What Dipstick does with Copilot →

02 / 03 · Steps

Four steps to a live meter.

Step 1: Enable Copilot on the first-launch provider screen.
Step 2: Setup runs the single fixed read-only request and lists the quotas your account reports.
Step 3: Place Premium Requests in the menu bar; keep Chat and Code Completions in the popover if your account reports them.
Step 4: Choose Finish once the checks settle.

Fast local checks identify which services are available before any authenticated tool, credential, subprocess or network request is used, so an unconfigured provider costs nothing.

03 / 03 · When it fails

Honest failure modes.

These are the ones you will actually hit, and what each one means.

Copilot says Not Installed.

Install GitHub CLI, run gh auth login, then choose Refresh in the popover.

Copilot says Sign-In Required.

Your gh credentials are missing or rejected. Run gh auth status, re-authenticate, and choose Refresh.

Copilot connects but no quotas appear.

Quotas marked unlimited or unavailable stay hidden. If an organization policy blocks the endpoint, the provider card reports that distinctly from an exhausted budget.

Still stuck: known issues lists the constraints that are not bugs, and [email protected] reaches a person.