Monitor Agent Usage
- See how many Azure AI Units (AAUs) your agent has consumed this billing cycle
- View daily consumption trends on a bar chart to spot usage spikes
- Adjust your active flow AAU allocation at any time — up to 200,000 per month
- Generate session insights from any conversation thread for performance review
The problem: usage without visibility
Your agent runs conversations, processes incidents, and executes scheduled tasks — all consuming Azure AI Units. Without visibility into consumption patterns, you can't predict costs, identify runaway usage, or make informed decisions about allocation changes. You need a single view that shows what you've used, what's left, and where the consumption is going.
Agent consumption
View your AAU usage at Settings → Agent consumption.
Azure SRE Agent billing is measured in Azure AI Units (AAU). Your monthly allocation includes both a fixed always-on flow and a variable active flow that you can adjust.
What the consumption page shows
| Card | What it displays |
|---|---|
| Monthly AAU limit | Your total allocation: always-on flow + active flow AAUs |
| Total active flow consumption | Current usage out of total limit, shown as a large number with progress bar. Includes "AAUs reset in X days" countdown. |
| Daily active flow consumption | Bar chart showing AAU consumption per day for the current billing period |
Adjusting your allocation
Select Change AAU allocation to modify your monthly active flow AAU limit.
| Setting | Details |
|---|---|
| Input | Monthly active flow AAUs |
| Step size | Increments of 100 |
| Maximum | 200,000 AAUs per month |
| Effective | Changes take effect immediately |
If you reduce the allocation below your current consumption, a warning confirms the change before applying.
Session insights
Review conversation summaries at Monitor → Session Insights.
Session insights provide a structured summary of any conversation thread — what happened, what was found, and what was recommended.
Generating insights
- Open any conversation thread in the chat interface
- Select the chart icon in the chat footer
- Your agent generates a structured insight from that thread
Viewing insights
The Session Insights page shows a two-panel layout:
| Panel | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Left (list) | Insight cards sorted by date (newest first), showing title and timestamp |
| Right (detail) | Full insight content in markdown, with a Go to Thread button to open the original conversation |
Use insights to review investigation quality, share findings with teammates, or audit your agent's reasoning on specific threads.
Monitor navigation
The Monitor section in the sidebar provides additional observability tools:
| Item | What it opens |
|---|---|
| Session Insights | Conversation summaries (described above) |
| Resource Mapping | Visual graph of your monitored Azure resources |
| Incident metrics | Incident analytics dashboard (see Track Incident Value) |
| Logs | Opens Azure Application Insights in a new tab for custom KQL queries |
What makes this different
| Manual approach | With your agent |
|---|---|
| Check Azure billing portal for cost data | See AAU consumption directly in the agent portal |
| No per-day breakdown of AI usage | Daily bar chart shows consumption trends |
| Review conversation transcripts manually | Session insights summarize threads automatically |
| Unknown when allocation runs out | Progress bar and reset countdown keep you informed |
Get started
Usage monitoring is built-in — open Overview in the agent portal to see your AAU dashboard immediately.
| Resource | What you'll learn |
|---|---|
| Pricing & Billing → | Understand AAU billing, allocation, and cost management |
| Track Incident Value → | Measure the impact of your agent's incident investigations |
Related capabilities
| Capability | What it adds |
|---|---|
| Track Incident Value → | Incident metrics and daily reports |
| Audit Agent Actions → | Permissions, access control, and action logging |
| Application Insights | Azure documentation for custom KQL queries |