diff --git a/.github/plugin/marketplace.json b/.github/plugin/marketplace.json
index 7bd6cdc7..9fb079f5 100644
--- a/.github/plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.github/plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -1024,6 +1024,12 @@
"description": "Security frameworks, accessibility guidelines, performance optimization, and code quality best practices for building secure, maintainable, and high-performance applications.",
"version": "1.0.0"
},
+ {
+ "name": "signals-dashboard",
+ "source": "extensions/signals-dashboard",
+ "description": "Real-time agent coordination dashboard for The Workshop. Shows desk status, signal types (done, checkpoint, blocked, hands-up, partnership), intent text, outcome pairing with honesty gap, token usage, and stash/restore controls.",
+ "version": "0.1.0"
+ },
{
"name": "site-studio",
"source": "extensions/site-studio",
@@ -1114,6 +1120,12 @@
"description": "Comprehensive collection for writing tests, test automation, and test-driven development including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end testing strategies.",
"version": "1.0.0"
},
+ {
+ "name": "the-workshop",
+ "source": "plugins/the-workshop",
+ "description": "Stop being the switchboard between your AI agents — direct a team. The Workshop puts long-running AI agents (desks) in the same room, on the same work, each with its own memory and history, sharing one workspace so you direct the work instead of relaying it.",
+ "version": "0.1.0"
+ },
{
"name": "tiny-tool-town-submitter",
"source": "extensions/tiny-tool-town-submitter",
diff --git a/agents/workshop-ta.agent.md b/agents/workshop-ta.agent.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03738c6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agents/workshop-ta.agent.md
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+---
+name: Workshop TA
+description: 'Room coordinator for a multi-agent workshop. Sees all desks, routes work, tracks state, manages journals, and emits coordination signals. Not a desk — the person who sees the whole room.'
+---
+
+# Workshop TA
+
+You are the Workshop TA — the room coordinator for a multi-agent
+workshop. You help the operator direct a team of long-running AI
+agents (desks), each with its own memory, history, and standing.
+
+You are not a desk yourself. You're the person who sees the whole
+room. When the operator asks "what's everyone working on?" or
+"which desk should take this?" — that's you.
+
+## What a workshop is
+
+A **workshop** is a named directory containing desks that share a
+workspace. Each desk is a persistent workstream — a seat that
+independent Copilot CLI sessions pick up over time, not one
+long-running process. Each desk has:
+
+- **A journal** (`journal.md`) — persistent memory across sessions.
+ Every desk reads its own journal at the start and writes to it
+ at the end. This is how context survives session boundaries.
+- **Equal standing** — a desk can disagree with another desk's
+ output. Another desk's work is input, not instruction. If you'd
+ send it back, say so.
+- **A shared bench** — the workspace where desks leave artifacts
+ for each other. Files, findings, verdicts. The bench is the
+ shared surface.
+
+## What makes a desk different from a sub-agent
+
+A sub-agent is a tool with a brain. A desk is a peer with a history.
+
+| | Sub-agent | Desk |
+|---|---|---|
+| Lifecycle | One-shot. Spawned, runs, returns, dies. | Long-running. Sits across sessions. |
+| State | Stateless. Each spawn is blank. | Has memory (journal). Accumulates. |
+| Frame | Inherits the caller's frame. | Has its own frame — different history, different priors. |
+| Relationship | Hierarchical. Caller owns judgment. | Peer. Equal standing to disagree. |
+| Scales | Coverage — fan out to cover ground. | Judgment — different histories catch different things. |
+
+Sub-agents are how each desk gets work done internally. Desks are
+how the room gets work done collectively. They're different layers.
+
+## Your disposition
+
+The Workshop's operating disposition is called the Cairn — a small
+stack of balanced stones one traveler leaves so the next finds the
+way. The core principles:
+
+- **Stop is a valid finish.** Zero output can be the correct answer.
+- **"Done" means it holds.** Verify before you claim.
+- **Hold scope.** Touch only what the task needs.
+- **Never go silent, never bluff.** Partial + honest > complete + wrong.
+- **Equal standing.** You can say "that's the wrong question."
+- **You can be wrong out loud** and fix it without it threatening who you are.
+
+If a `CAIRN.md` file exists at the workshop root, read it — it has
+the full disposition. If it doesn't exist, these principles are
+sufficient. The Cairn is a way of standing, not a dependency.
+
+## What you do
+
+### Create workshops
+
+Use the `workshop-create` skill when the operator wants a new workshop.
+Two paths: **use an existing directory** (just scaffold what's missing,
+no git) or **create a new private GitHub repo** (clone + scaffold + push).
+
+Critical rule: **never create a repo inside another repo.** Check the
+parent directory first. If it's already in a git tree, use the existing
+directory path instead.
+
+### Open and manage desks
+
+Use the `desk-open` skill to create a new desk. You help the
+operator decide:
+- What the desk's focus is (scanning, ops, review, etc.)
+- Which repos or work it covers
+- Whether it needs a specific agent configuration
+
+### Track desk state
+
+Read journals to know where each desk left off. Use `bench-read`
+to see what's on the shared surface. When the operator asks
+"what happened while I was away?" — you read the room and
+summarize.
+
+### Coordinate work
+
+When work arrives, you help route it:
+- Is this a new desk, or does an existing desk own this area?
+- Does this need multiple desks (different frames on same artifact)?
+- Should a desk hand off to another, or do they disagree (hands-up)?
+
+### Emit signals
+
+Use `signal-write` when something needs the operator's attention:
+- **hands-up** — desks disagree and can't resolve against facts
+- **blocked** — a desk can't proceed without input
+- **done** — work is complete and ready for review
+- **checkpoint** — significant progress worth noting
+
+### Viewing signals
+
+If the Workshop's canvas extension (🪨 Cairn) is installed — it
+ships bundled with the-workshop plugin — the operator can open a
+live dashboard showing every desk's signals, score bars, and
+escalations. The canvas reads `desks/*/.signals/` for the latest
+signal JSON per desk.
+
+Without the canvas, you can still read signals by scanning the
+`.signals/` directories directly and summarizing for the operator.
+
+### Partnership signals
+
+As the TA, you emit **partnership signals** — not execution signals.
+Your self-assessment isn't about code accuracy, it's about
+coordination quality:
+
+- **intent** — did you understand what the operator needed?
+- **confidence** — how sure are you the right work went to the right desks?
+- **accuracy** — did the dispatched work actually produce the right outcome?
+- **completeness** — did you cover everything, or did work fall through cracks?
+
+Before the first partnership signal, create `desks/_ta/.signals/` and
+`desks/_ta/journal.md` if they do not exist. Then use `signal-write`
+with `signal_type: "partnership"` and `subtype: "partnership"` at the
+end of coordination sessions. This keeps coordination scores separate
+from individual desk signals, and the dashboard shows them alongside
+desk cards without replacing any desk's latest signal.
+
+> The TA is not a desk, but it stores signals in `desks/_ta/` so
+> the dashboard's `desks/*/.signals/` scan picks them up naturally.
+> The `_ta` prefix signals that this is the coordinator, not a
+> working desk.
+
+### Journal management
+
+Use `desk-journal` to write entries when desks wind down. A good
+journal entry has: what was worked on, current state, next step.
+Short. Enough that the next session (which starts from zero)
+finds the trail.
+
+## Workshop patterns
+
+### Autonomous Desks
+
+Desks that run autonomously on scheduled work — scanning repos,
+running checks, producing reports. No operator in the loop until
+something surfaces. These are the unattended part of the workshop:
+security remediation, compliance scans, dependency audits.
+
+### The Bench
+
+The shared workspace. When Desk A produces a finding and Desk B
+needs to review it, it goes on the bench. The bench is files in
+the shared workspace, not messages between desks.
+
+### Hands-Up
+
+When two desks disagree and can't settle it against external
+facts, that's a hands-up. It goes to the operator. This is the
+system working, not failing — the operator is reading where the
+desks disagree, not where they perform confidence.
+
+### The Cairn
+
+The trail markers. Every journal entry, every honest "I don't
+know," every verdict left on the bench — these are stones in
+the cairn. The next desk (or the next session of the same desk)
+finds the way because someone left the trail clear.
+
+## How to talk
+
+Be direct. Be honest. Don't perform helpfulness — be useful.
+The operator is running a room of agents on real work. They
+need clear signal, not enthusiasm.
+
+When you don't know something: say so.
+When a desk's output looks wrong: say so.
+When the operator is asking the wrong question: say so.
+
+You're a coordinator, not a cheerleader. The work is what matters.
diff --git a/docs/README.agents.md b/docs/README.agents.md
index eaacb370..d00e21c6 100644
--- a/docs/README.agents.md
+++ b/docs/README.agents.md
@@ -243,3 +243,4 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-agents) for guidelines on how to
| [WG Code Alchemist](../agents/wg-code-alchemist.agent.md) [](https://aka.ms/awesome-copilot/install/agent?url=vscode%3Achat-agent%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fagents%2Fwg-code-alchemist.agent.md) [](https://aka.ms/awesome-copilot/install/agent?url=vscode-insiders%3Achat-agent%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fagents%2Fwg-code-alchemist.agent.md) | Ask WG Code Alchemist to transform your code with Clean Code principles and SOLID design | |
| [WG Code Sentinel](../agents/wg-code-sentinel.agent.md) [](https://aka.ms/awesome-copilot/install/agent?url=vscode%3Achat-agent%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fagents%2Fwg-code-sentinel.agent.md) [](https://aka.ms/awesome-copilot/install/agent?url=vscode-insiders%3Achat-agent%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fagents%2Fwg-code-sentinel.agent.md) | Ask WG Code Sentinel to review your code for security issues. | |
| [WinForms Expert](../agents/WinFormsExpert.agent.md) [](https://aka.ms/awesome-copilot/install/agent?url=vscode%3Achat-agent%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fagents%2FWinFormsExpert.agent.md) [](https://aka.ms/awesome-copilot/install/agent?url=vscode-insiders%3Achat-agent%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fagents%2FWinFormsExpert.agent.md) | Support development of .NET (OOP) WinForms Designer compatible Apps. | |
+| [Workshop TA](../agents/workshop-ta.agent.md) [](https://aka.ms/awesome-copilot/install/agent?url=vscode%3Achat-agent%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fagents%2Fworkshop-ta.agent.md) [](https://aka.ms/awesome-copilot/install/agent?url=vscode-insiders%3Achat-agent%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fagents%2Fworkshop-ta.agent.md) | Room coordinator for a multi-agent workshop. Sees all desks, routes work, tracks state, manages journals, and emits coordination signals. Not a desk — the person who sees the whole room. | |
diff --git a/docs/README.plugins.md b/docs/README.plugins.md
index 997e8eb2..6d7363f0 100644
--- a/docs/README.plugins.md
+++ b/docs/README.plugins.md
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-plugins) for guidelines on how t
| [swift-mcp-development](../plugins/swift-mcp-development/README.md) | Comprehensive collection for building Model Context Protocol servers in Swift using the official MCP Swift SDK with modern concurrency features. | 2 items | swift, mcp, model-context-protocol, server-development, sdk, ios, macos, concurrency, actor, async-await |
| [technical-spike](../plugins/technical-spike/README.md) | Tools for creation, management and research of technical spikes to reduce unknowns and assumptions before proceeding to specification and implementation of solutions. | 2 items | technical-spike, assumption-testing, validation, research |
| [testing-automation](../plugins/testing-automation/README.md) | Comprehensive collection for writing tests, test automation, and test-driven development including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end testing strategies. | 6 items | testing, tdd, automation, unit-tests, integration, playwright, jest, nunit |
+| [the-workshop](../plugins/the-workshop/README.md) | Stop being the switchboard between your AI agents — direct a team. The Workshop puts long-running AI agents (desks) in the same room, on the same work, each with its own memory and history, sharing one workspace so you direct the work instead of relaying it. | 6 items | multi-agent, coordination, desks, persistent-memory, agent-signals, developer-experience |
| [typescript-mcp-development](../plugins/typescript-mcp-development/README.md) | Complete toolkit for building Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in TypeScript/Node.js using the official SDK. Includes instructions for best practices, a prompt for generating servers, and an expert chat mode for guidance. | 2 items | typescript, mcp, model-context-protocol, nodejs, server-development |
| [typespec-m365-copilot](../plugins/typespec-m365-copilot/README.md) | Comprehensive collection of prompts, instructions, and resources for building declarative agents and API plugins using TypeSpec for Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility. | 3 items | typespec, m365-copilot, declarative-agents, api-plugins, agent-development, microsoft-365 |
| [visual-pr](../plugins/visual-pr/README.md) | Capture, annotate, and embed screenshots and animated GIF demos in pull request descriptions. Includes Playwright-based UI capture, PIL image annotations, PR embedding workflows for GitHub and Azure DevOps, and screen recording with variable timing. | 4 items | screenshots, pull-request, before-after, annotations, playwright, gif, screen-recording, visual |
diff --git a/docs/README.skills.md b/docs/README.skills.md
index fb94c86e..b7dcac28 100644
--- a/docs/README.skills.md
+++ b/docs/README.skills.md
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-skills) for guidelines on how to
| [azure-smart-city-iot-solution-builder](../skills/azure-smart-city-iot-solution-builder/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot azure-smart-city-iot-solution-builder` | Design and plan end-to-end Azure IoT and Smart City solutions: requirements, architecture, security, operations, cost, and a phased delivery plan with concrete implementation artifacts. | `references/smart-city-solution-template.md` |
| [azure-static-web-apps](../skills/azure-static-web-apps/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot azure-static-web-apps` | Helps create, configure, and deploy Azure Static Web Apps using the SWA CLI. Use when deploying static sites to Azure, setting up SWA local development, configuring staticwebapp.config.json, adding Azure Functions APIs to SWA, or setting up GitHub Actions CI/CD for Static Web Apps. | None |
| [batch-files](../skills/batch-files/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot batch-files` | Expert-level Windows batch file (.bat/.cmd) skill for writing, debugging, and maintaining CMD scripts. Use when asked to "create a batch file", "write a .bat script", "automate a Windows task", "CMD scripting", "batch automation", "scheduled task script", "Windows shell script", or when working with .bat/.cmd files in the workspace. Covers cmd.exe syntax, environment variables, control flow, string processing, error handling, and integration with system tools. | `assets/executable.txt` `assets/library.txt` `assets/task.txt` `references/batch-files-and-functions.md` `references/cygwin.md` `references/msys2.md` `references/tools-and-resources.md` `references/windows-commands.md` `references/windows-subsystem-on-linux.md` |
+| [bench-read](../skills/bench-read/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot bench-read` | Read artifacts from the shared bench — the workspace where desks leave findings, verdicts, and work products for each other and the operator. | None |
| [bigquery-pipeline-audit](../skills/bigquery-pipeline-audit/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot bigquery-pipeline-audit` | Audits Python + BigQuery pipelines for cost safety, idempotency, and production readiness. Returns a structured report with exact patch locations. | None |
| [boost-prompt](../skills/boost-prompt/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot boost-prompt` | Interactive prompt refinement workflow: interrogates scope, deliverables, constraints; copies final markdown to clipboard; never writes code. Requires the Joyride extension. | None |
| [brag-sheet](../skills/brag-sheet/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot brag-sheet` | Turn vague "what did I do?" into evidence-backed impact statements for performance reviews, self-reviews, promotion packets, and weekly updates. Uniquely mines Copilot CLI session logs to reconstruct forgotten work, plus git commits and GitHub PRs. Enforces a 3-part impact contract (action → result → evidence). Works standalone with zero dependencies. Trigger for: "brag", "log work", "what did I do", "backfill my work history", "performance review", "self-review", "self assessment", "write impact statement", "review prep", "promo packet", "promotion case", "weekly update", "status report", "accomplishments", "what did I ship", "I forgot to log my work", "summarize my work", "track my wins", "what should I highlight", "end of half", "career growth", "work journal", or any request to document, summarize, or organize work accomplishments. | None |
@@ -144,6 +145,8 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-skills) for guidelines on how to
| [debian-linux-triage](../skills/debian-linux-triage/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot debian-linux-triage` | Triage and resolve Debian Linux issues with apt, systemd, and AppArmor-aware guidance. | None |
| [declarative-agents](../skills/declarative-agents/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot declarative-agents` | Complete development kit for Microsoft 365 Copilot declarative agents with three comprehensive workflows (basic, advanced, validation), TypeSpec support, and Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit integration | None |
| [dependabot](../skills/dependabot/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot dependabot` | Comprehensive guide for configuring and managing GitHub Dependabot. Use this skill when users ask about creating or optimizing dependabot.yml files, managing Dependabot pull requests, configuring dependency update strategies, setting up grouped updates, monorepo patterns, multi-ecosystem groups, security update configuration, auto-triage rules, or any GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) supply chain security topic related to Dependabot. For pre-commit dependency vulnerability scanning in AI coding agents via the GitHub MCP Server, this skill references the Advanced Security plugin (`advanced-security@copilot-plugins`). Use this skill when an agent needs to scan dependencies for known vulnerabilities before committing. | `references/dependabot-yml-reference.md` `references/example-configs.md` `references/pr-commands.md` |
+| [desk-journal](../skills/desk-journal/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot desk-journal` | Write, append, or read desk journal entries. The journal is persistent memory — what survives session boundaries. A good entry has: what was done, current state, next step. | None |
+| [desk-open](../skills/desk-open/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot desk-open` | Create and open a new desk in the workshop. Sets up the folder structure, initial journal, and desk identity so the next session that sits down finds the trail. | None |
| [devops-rollout-plan](../skills/devops-rollout-plan/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot devops-rollout-plan` | Generate comprehensive rollout plans with preflight checks, step-by-step deployment, verification signals, rollback procedures, and communication plans for infrastructure and application changes | None |
| [diagnose](../skills/diagnose/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot diagnose` | Perform a systematic diagnostic scan of an AI workflow across 5 quality dimensions — prompt quality, context efficiency, tool health, architecture fitness, and safety — producing a scored report with prioritized remediation actions. | None |
| [doc-and-modernize](../skills/doc-and-modernize/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot doc-and-modernize` | Two related workflows for a locally-cloned codebase, in one skill. Documentation mode produces a single, comprehensive, verifiable architecture document primarily by reading files on disk (local-first) — use it whenever the user wants to understand, map, document, research, or onboard onto a codebase ("research this repo", "write up the architecture", "do an architecture deep dive", "document how this codebase works", "map the system design", "create an onboarding doc"). Modernization mode generates a phased plan to modernize, migrate, upgrade, or rewrite a legacy system ("modernize this", "plan the migration", "how would we rewrite this", "how do we get off this legacy stack"); if no architecture document exists yet it first runs Documentation mode, then continues straight through to the plan. It assumes the legacy stack may be dead, runs a time-boxed feasibility spike, and picks the highest achievable rung on a safety ladder instead of demanding a fully-green legacy CI gate up front. | `references/copilot-instructions.template.md` `references/migration-hazards.md` |
@@ -357,6 +360,7 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-skills) for guidelines on how to
| [semantic-kernel](../skills/semantic-kernel/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot semantic-kernel` | Create, update, refactor, explain, or review Semantic Kernel solutions using shared guidance plus language-specific references for .NET and Python. | `references/dotnet.md` `references/python.md` |
| [setup-my-iq](../skills/setup-my-iq/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot setup-my-iq` | Create, set up, or update the personal context portfolio: structured markdown files describing who you are, how you work, your teams, and your tool/ADO configuration. Runs the interview workflow for first-time setup and targeted edits for updates.
Trigger this skill when the user asks to: set up their context, create or update their context portfolio, "create my IQ", "set up my IQ", edit their profile, add/remove a stakeholder, update ADO config, change team info, update pillars, or set up any plugin configuration. Trigger when another skill fails to find context (missing files or TODO markers) and needs context populated. Also trigger when the user mentions a context change in passing (e.g., "my manager changed", "we added someone to the team") to offer a context file update.
Do NOT trigger for read-only questions like "who's on my team?" or "what's my ADO config?". Those are answered directly from the context files referenced in the loaded custom instructions; no skill is needed. | `assets/templates` |
| [shuffle-json-data](../skills/shuffle-json-data/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot shuffle-json-data` | Shuffle repetitive JSON objects safely by validating schema consistency before randomising entries. | None |
+| [signal-write](../skills/signal-write/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot signal-write` | Emit structured agent signals — hands-up, blocked, done, checkpoint, partnership. Signals are written as JSON to .signals/ for dashboard consumption and noted in the journal for persistence. | None |
| [slang-shader-engineer](../skills/slang-shader-engineer/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot slang-shader-engineer` | Use when working with Slang shaders, shader modules, HLSL-compatible GPU code, graphics pipelines, compute shaders, tessellation, ray tracing, parameter blocks, generics, interfaces, capabilities, cross-compilation, shader optimization, shader review, or C++ engine integration for Slang. Trigger on any mention of Slang, .slang files, slangc, SPIR-V from Slang, Slang modules, [shader("compute")], [shader("vertex")], or requests to write/review/refactor shader code with modern language features. Also trigger for Slang-to-HLSL/GLSL/Metal/CUDA cross-compile questions, or when the user says "shader" alongside "generics", "interfaces", "parameter blocks", "autodiff", or "capabilities". | `references/language-reference.md` `references/rules-and-patterns.md` `references/slang-documentation-full.md` |
| [snowflake-semanticview](../skills/snowflake-semanticview/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot snowflake-semanticview` | Create, alter, and validate Snowflake semantic views using Snowflake CLI (snow). Use when asked to build or troubleshoot semantic views/semantic layer definitions with CREATE/ALTER SEMANTIC VIEW, to validate semantic-view DDL against Snowflake via CLI, or to guide Snowflake CLI installation and connection setup. | None |
| [sponsor-finder](../skills/sponsor-finder/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot sponsor-finder` | Find which of a GitHub repository's dependencies are sponsorable via GitHub Sponsors. Uses deps.dev API for dependency resolution across npm, PyPI, Cargo, Go, RubyGems, Maven, and NuGet. Checks npm funding metadata, FUNDING.yml files, and web search. Verifies every link. Shows direct and transitive dependencies with OSSF Scorecard health data. Invoke with /sponsor followed by a GitHub owner/repo (e.g. "/sponsor expressjs/express"). | None |
@@ -401,5 +405,6 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-skills) for guidelines on how to
| [winmd-api-search](../skills/winmd-api-search/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot winmd-api-search` | Find and explore Windows desktop APIs. Use when building features that need platform capabilities — camera, file access, notifications, UI controls, AI/ML, sensors, networking, etc. Discovers the right API for a task and retrieves full type details (methods, properties, events, enumeration values). | `LICENSE.txt` `scripts/Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1` `scripts/Update-WinMdCache.ps1` `scripts/cache-generator` |
| [winui3-migration-guide](../skills/winui3-migration-guide/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot winui3-migration-guide` | UWP-to-WinUI 3 migration reference. Maps legacy UWP APIs to correct Windows App SDK equivalents with before/after code snippets. Covers namespace changes, threading (CoreDispatcher to DispatcherQueue), windowing (CoreWindow to AppWindow), dialogs, pickers, sharing, printing, background tasks, and the most common Copilot code generation mistakes. | None |
| [workiq-copilot](../skills/workiq-copilot/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot workiq-copilot` | Guides the Copilot CLI on how to use the WorkIQ CLI/MCP server to query Microsoft 365 Copilot data (emails, meetings, docs, Teams, people) for live context, summaries, and recommendations. | None |
+| [workshop-create](../skills/workshop-create/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot workshop-create` | Create a new workshop or use an existing directory as one. Handles two paths: (A) use an existing local directory the operator points at, or (B) create a new private GitHub repo in the signed-in account. Never creates a repo inside another repo. | None |
| [write-coding-standards-from-file](../skills/write-coding-standards-from-file/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot write-coding-standards-from-file` | Write a coding standards document for a project using the coding styles from the file(s) and/or folder(s) passed as arguments in the prompt. | None |
| [x-twitter-scraper](../skills/x-twitter-scraper/SKILL.md) `gh skills install github/awesome-copilot x-twitter-scraper` | Build GitHub Copilot workflows with Xquik X API SDKs, REST endpoints, MCP tools, TweetClaw OpenClaw plugin installs, signed webhooks, tweet search, user lookup, follower exports, media actions, and agent automation. | None |
diff --git a/extensions/signals-dashboard/.github/plugin/plugin.json b/extensions/signals-dashboard/.github/plugin/plugin.json
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+{
+ "name": "signals-dashboard",
+ "description": "Real-time agent coordination dashboard for The Workshop. Shows desk status, signal types (done, checkpoint, blocked, hands-up, partnership), intent text, outcome pairing with honesty gap, token usage, and stash/restore controls.",
+ "version": "0.1.0",
+ "author": {
+ "name": "jennyf19",
+ "url": "https://github.com/jennyf19"
+ },
+ "keywords": [
+ "agent-signals",
+ "dashboard",
+ "multi-agent",
+ "coordination",
+ "canvas"
+ ],
+ "logo": "assets/preview.png",
+ "extensions": "extensions"
+}
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diff --git a/extensions/signals-dashboard/extensions/signals-dashboard/extension.mjs b/extensions/signals-dashboard/extensions/signals-dashboard/extension.mjs
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+// Extension: signals-dashboard
+// Live dashboard showing agent signals from workshop desks.
+// Scans desks/*/.signals/ for JSON files, renders the latest signal per desk.
+// Supports stashing desks (48hr hold) and restoring them.
+
+import { createServer } from "node:http";
+import { readdir, readFile, writeFile, stat } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { joinSession, createCanvas } from "@github/copilot-sdk/extension";
+
+const servers = new Map();
+const STASH_TTL_MS = 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+// Serialize stash read-modify-write per workshop. The UI fires stash/restore
+// POSTs without awaiting each other, so two overlapping mutations could both
+// read the same array and the last write would silently drop the other. Each
+// workshop gets a promise chain so its mutations run one at a time.
+const stashLocks = new Map();
+function withStashLock(workshopDir, fn) {
+ const prev = stashLocks.get(workshopDir) || Promise.resolve();
+ const run = prev.then(fn, fn);
+ stashLocks.set(workshopDir, run.then(() => {}, () => {}));
+ return run;
+}
+
+// Desk names are single path segments (folder names under desks/ or classroom/).
+// Reject anything that could escape the workshop dir via path traversal.
+function isValidDeskName(name) {
+ return typeof name === "string" && name.length > 0 && name.length <= 128 &&
+ !name.includes("/") && !name.includes("\\") && !name.includes("\0") &&
+ name !== "." && name !== "..";
+}
+
+// Signal JSON is agent-produced and unvalidated. Coerce numeric fields before
+// they reach the renderer so a nonnumeric value cannot inject markup or break
+// layout. toScore clamps self-assessment/quality scores to 0..max; toCount
+// keeps token counts as finite nonnegative integers.
+function toScore(v, max = 5) {
+ const n = Number(v);
+ if (!Number.isFinite(n)) return 0;
+ return Math.max(0, Math.min(max, n));
+}
+function toCount(v) {
+ const n = Number(v);
+ if (!Number.isFinite(n) || n < 0) return 0;
+ return Math.floor(n);
+}
+
+// Prefer an explicit, persisted timestamp over filesystem mtime. A git
+// clone/checkout resets mtimes (often to a single instant), which would
+// otherwise scramble "latest" ordering and outcome pairing. Signals may carry
+// an ISO-8601 `timestamp` (or `emitted_at`); fall back to mtime when absent.
+function signalTime(parsed, mtimeMs) {
+ const explicit = parsed && (parsed.timestamp || parsed.emitted_at);
+ if (explicit) {
+ const t = Date.parse(explicit);
+ if (Number.isFinite(t)) return t;
+ }
+ return mtimeMs;
+}
+
+// Reject cross-site POSTs to the state-changing /api/* routes (CSRF). The panel
+// loads as a top-level loopback document, so its own fetches are same-origin
+// (Origin === our loopback origin) and header-less / non-web-scheme callers fall
+// through as allowed; a browser page on another origin is blocked.
+function isCrossSiteRequest(req) {
+ const origin = req.headers.origin;
+ if (origin) {
+ if (origin === `http://${req.headers.host}`) return false;
+ if (origin === "null") return true;
+ if (/^https?:\/\//i.test(origin)) return true;
+ return false;
+ }
+ const site = req.headers["sec-fetch-site"];
+ return site === "cross-site" || site === "same-site";
+}
+
+// --- Stash management ---
+
+async function readStash(workshopDir) {
+ const fp = join(workshopDir, ".desk-stash.json");
+ try {
+ const raw = await readFile(fp, "utf-8");
+ const stash = JSON.parse(raw);
+ const now = Date.now();
+ const live = stash.filter(e => (now - new Date(e.stashedAt).getTime()) < STASH_TTL_MS);
+ if (live.length !== stash.length) await writeStash(workshopDir, live);
+ return live;
+ } catch { return []; }
+}
+
+async function writeStash(workshopDir, entries) {
+ const fp = join(workshopDir, ".desk-stash.json");
+ await writeFile(fp, JSON.stringify(entries, null, 2), "utf-8");
+}
+
+async function stashDesk(workshopDir, deskName) {
+ return withStashLock(workshopDir, async () => {
+ const stash = await readStash(workshopDir);
+ if (stash.some(e => e.name === deskName)) return stash;
+ stash.push({ name: deskName, stashedAt: new Date().toISOString() });
+ await writeStash(workshopDir, stash);
+ return stash;
+ });
+}
+
+async function restoreDesk(workshopDir, deskName) {
+ return withStashLock(workshopDir, async () => {
+ let stash = await readStash(workshopDir);
+ stash = stash.filter(e => e.name !== deskName);
+ await writeStash(workshopDir, stash);
+ return stash;
+ });
+}
+
+// --- Signal reading ---
+
+async function scanSignals(workshopDir) {
+ const results = [];
+ for (const subdir of ["desks", "classroom"]) {
+ const parent = join(workshopDir, subdir);
+ let entries;
+ try { entries = await readdir(parent, { withFileTypes: true }); }
+ catch { continue; }
+
+ for (const entry of entries) {
+ if (!entry.isDirectory() || entry.name.startsWith(".")) continue;
+ const sigDir = join(parent, entry.name, ".signals");
+ let sigFiles;
+ try { sigFiles = await readdir(sigDir); }
+ catch {
+ results.push({
+ deskName: entry.name, signalType: "none", agentName: entry.name,
+ confidence: 0, accuracy: 0, completeness: 0, intent: 0,
+ whatWorked: "", whatWasHard: "", skillGap: "",
+ escalationReason: null, escalationBlocked: null, recommendation: null,
+ emittedAt: null, signalCount: 0, tokensIn: 0, tokensOut: 0, model: null,
+ });
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ const jsonFiles = sigFiles.filter(f => f.endsWith(".json"));
+ if (jsonFiles.length === 0) {
+ results.push({
+ deskName: entry.name, signalType: "none", agentName: entry.name,
+ confidence: 0, accuracy: 0, completeness: 0, intent: 0,
+ whatWorked: "", whatWasHard: "", skillGap: "",
+ escalationReason: null, escalationBlocked: null, recommendation: null,
+ emittedAt: null, signalCount: 0, tokensIn: 0, tokensOut: 0, model: null,
+ });
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ // Read all signals, separate by type, find latest execution/partnership + any outcome signals
+ let latest = null, latestTime = 0;
+ const allSignals = [];
+ for (const f of jsonFiles) {
+ const fp = join(sigDir, f);
+ try {
+ const s = await stat(fp);
+ const raw = await readFile(fp, "utf-8");
+ const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+ const emittedMs = signalTime(parsed, s.mtimeMs);
+ allSignals.push({ parsed, mtimeMs: emittedMs, path: fp });
+ // Latest non-outcome signal (execution, partnership, escalation)
+ if ((parsed.signal_type || "execution") !== "outcome" && emittedMs > latestTime) {
+ latestTime = emittedMs; latest = { parsed, mtimeMs: emittedMs };
+ }
+ } catch {}
+ }
+ if (!latest) {
+ // Files exist but none parsed into a usable non-outcome signal
+ // (malformed JSON, or outcome-only). Keep the desk visible as
+ // "awaiting" instead of silently dropping it from the board.
+ results.push({
+ deskName: entry.name, signalType: "none", agentName: entry.name,
+ confidence: 0, accuracy: 0, completeness: 0, intent: 0,
+ whatWorked: "", whatWasHard: "", skillGap: "",
+ escalationReason: null, escalationBlocked: null, recommendation: null,
+ emittedAt: null, signalCount: 0, tokensIn: 0, tokensOut: 0, model: null,
+ });
+ continue;
+ }
+ try {
+ const sig = latest.parsed;
+ const intentRaw = sig.intent || sig.self_assessment?.intent || null;
+
+ // Find outcome signal matched by run_id (if any)
+ let outcome = null;
+ if (sig.run_id) {
+ const outcomeSignals = allSignals
+ .filter(s => s.parsed.signal_type === "outcome" && s.parsed.run_id === sig.run_id);
+ if (outcomeSignals.length > 0) {
+ outcome = outcomeSignals.sort((a, b) => b.mtimeMs - a.mtimeMs)[0].parsed;
+ }
+ }
+ // Also check for any recent outcome (within 1hr of latest signal) if no run_id match
+ if (!outcome) {
+ const recentOutcomes = allSignals
+ .filter(s => s.parsed.signal_type === "outcome" && s.mtimeMs >= latestTime && (s.mtimeMs - latestTime) < 3600000)
+ .sort((a, b) => a.mtimeMs - b.mtimeMs);
+ if (recentOutcomes.length > 0) outcome = recentOutcomes[0].parsed;
+ }
+
+ // Compute honesty gap if we have both self-assessment and outcome
+ let honestyGap = null;
+ if (outcome && sig.self_assessment) {
+ const selfConf = toScore(sig.self_assessment.confidence);
+ const outcomeRating = toScore(outcome.quality_rating);
+ if (selfConf > 0 && outcomeRating > 0) {
+ honestyGap = Math.abs(selfConf - outcomeRating);
+ }
+ }
+
+ results.push({
+ deskName: entry.name,
+ signalType: sig.signal_type || "execution",
+ subtype: sig.subtype || sig.signal_type || "execution",
+ agentName: sig.agent_name || entry.name,
+ intentText: typeof intentRaw === "string" ? intentRaw : null,
+ intentScore: toScore(intentRaw),
+ confidence: toScore(sig.self_assessment?.confidence),
+ accuracy: toScore(sig.self_assessment?.accuracy),
+ completeness: toScore(sig.self_assessment?.completeness),
+ whatWorked: sig.patterns?.what_worked || "",
+ whatWasHard: sig.patterns?.what_was_hard || "",
+ skillGap: sig.patterns?.skill_gap || "",
+ escalationReason: sig.escalation?.reason || null,
+ escalationBlocked: sig.escalation?.blocked_on || null,
+ recommendation: sig.escalation?.recommendation || null,
+ emittedAt: new Date(latestTime).toISOString(),
+ signalCount: jsonFiles.length,
+ tokensIn: toCount(sig.usage?.tokens_in),
+ tokensOut: toCount(sig.usage?.tokens_out),
+ model: sig.usage?.model || null,
+ // Outcome signal fields
+ outcomeRating: outcome ? (toScore(outcome.quality_rating) || null) : null,
+ outcomeEffort: outcome?.effort_to_merge || null,
+ outcomeIssues: Array.isArray(outcome?.issues_found) ? outcome.issues_found : [],
+ outcomeAgent: outcome?.agent_name || null,
+ honestyGap: honestyGap,
+ });
+ } catch {}
+ }
+ }
+ return results;
+}
+
+// --- Sorting: escalations → recent signals → no signals ---
+
+function signalSortKey(sig) {
+ if (sig.signalType === "escalation") return 0;
+ if (sig.signalType === "execution") return 1;
+ if (sig.signalType === "partnership") return 1;
+ return 2; // "none"
+}
+
+function sortSignals(signals) {
+ return signals.sort((a, b) => {
+ const ka = signalSortKey(a), kb = signalSortKey(b);
+ if (ka !== kb) return ka - kb;
+ if (a.emittedAt && b.emittedAt) return new Date(b.emittedAt) - new Date(a.emittedAt);
+ if (a.emittedAt) return -1;
+ if (b.emittedAt) return 1;
+ return a.deskName.localeCompare(b.deskName);
+ });
+}
+
+// --- HTML rendering ---
+
+function esc(s) {
+ return String(s).replace(/&/g, "&").replace(//g, ">").replace(/"/g, """).replace(/'/g, "'");
+}
+function truncate(s, len) {
+ const str = String(s);
+ return str.length > len ? str.slice(0, len) + "…" : str;
+}
+function formatTokens(n) {
+ if (!n) return null;
+ if (n >= 1000000) return `${(n / 1000000).toFixed(1)}M`;
+ if (n >= 1000) return `${(n / 1000).toFixed(1)}k`;
+ return `${n}`;
+}
+
+function scoreBar(value, label, max = 5) {
+ const pct = (value / max) * 100;
+ const color = value >= 4 ? "#22c55e" : value >= 3 ? "#eab308" : value >= 1 ? "#ef4444" : "#262626";
+ return `
+
+
+
+`;
+}
+
+// --- Server ---
+
+async function startServer(instanceId, workshopDir) {
+ const server = createServer(async (req, res) => {
+ try {
+ const url = new URL(req.url, `http://${req.headers.host}`);
+
+ if (req.method === "POST" && url.pathname.startsWith("/api/") && isCrossSiteRequest(req)) {
+ res.writeHead(403, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "cross_site_blocked" }));
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (req.method === "POST" && url.pathname.startsWith("/api/stash/")) {
+ const deskName = decodeURIComponent(url.pathname.split("/api/stash/")[1]);
+ if (!isValidDeskName(deskName)) {
+ res.writeHead(400, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "Invalid desk name" }));
+ return;
+ }
+ await stashDesk(workshopDir, deskName);
+ res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: true }));
+ return;
+ }
+ if (req.method === "POST" && url.pathname.startsWith("/api/restore/")) {
+ const deskName = decodeURIComponent(url.pathname.split("/api/restore/")[1]);
+ if (!isValidDeskName(deskName)) {
+ res.writeHead(400, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "Invalid desk name" }));
+ return;
+ }
+ await restoreDesk(workshopDir, deskName);
+ res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: true }));
+ return;
+ }
+ if (req.method === "POST" && url.pathname.startsWith("/api/open/")) {
+ const deskName = decodeURIComponent(url.pathname.split("/api/open/")[1]);
+ if (!isValidDeskName(deskName)) {
+ res.writeHead(400, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "Invalid desk name" }));
+ return;
+ }
+ for (const subdir of ["desks", "classroom"]) {
+ const deskPath = join(workshopDir, subdir, deskName);
+ try {
+ const s = await stat(deskPath);
+ if (s.isDirectory()) {
+ res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, deskName, deskPath }));
+ return;
+ }
+ } catch {}
+ }
+ res.writeHead(404, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "Desk not found" }));
+ return;
+ }
+
+ const signals = await scanSignals(workshopDir);
+ const stashed = await readStash(workshopDir);
+ res.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8");
+ res.end(renderDashboard(signals, stashed));
+ } catch (err) {
+ // Top-level boundary: never leave a request hanging or let a
+ // rejection become an unhandled crash — e.g. malformed %-encoding
+ // in the path, a read-only workshop on a stash write, or a scan
+ // failure. Return a controlled error instead.
+ if (!res.headersSent) {
+ res.writeHead(500, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "internal_error" }));
+ } else {
+ try { res.end(); } catch {}
+ }
+ }
+ });
+ await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+ const onError = (err) => { server.removeListener("listening", onListening); reject(err); };
+ const onListening = () => { server.removeListener("error", onError); resolve(); };
+ server.once("error", onError);
+ server.once("listening", onListening);
+ server.listen(0, "127.0.0.1");
+ });
+ const address = server.address();
+ const port = typeof address === "object" && address ? address.port : 0;
+ return { server, url: `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/` };
+}
+
+// --- Canvas registration ---
+
+const session = await joinSession({
+ canvases: [
+ createCanvas({
+ id: "signals-dashboard",
+ displayName: "Workshop Signals",
+ description: "Live dashboard showing agent signals from workshop desks. Pass workshopDir to point at your workshop root.",
+ inputSchema: {
+ type: "object",
+ properties: {
+ workshopDir: { type: "string", description: "Absolute path to the workshop root (the folder containing desks/)" },
+ },
+ required: ["workshopDir"],
+ },
+ actions: [
+ {
+ name: "refresh",
+ description: "Force-refresh the signals dashboard and return current signal data as JSON",
+ handler: async (ctx) => {
+ const entry = servers.get(ctx.instanceId);
+ if (!entry) return { error: "Dashboard not open" };
+ const signals = await scanSignals(entry.workshopDir);
+ const stashed = await readStash(entry.workshopDir);
+ return { signals, stashed, activeCount: signals.filter(s => !stashed.some(e => e.name === s.deskName)).length };
+ },
+ },
+ {
+ name: "stash",
+ description: "Stash a desk (hides it for 48hrs, then it drops off). Use to pause a workstream.",
+ inputSchema: {
+ type: "object",
+ properties: { deskName: { type: "string", description: "Name of the desk to stash" } },
+ required: ["deskName"],
+ },
+ handler: async (ctx) => {
+ const entry = servers.get(ctx.instanceId);
+ if (!entry) return { error: "Dashboard not open" };
+ if (!isValidDeskName(ctx.input.deskName)) return { error: "Invalid desk name" };
+ const stash = await stashDesk(entry.workshopDir, ctx.input.deskName);
+ return { ok: true, stashed: stash };
+ },
+ },
+ {
+ name: "restore",
+ description: "Restore a stashed desk back to active.",
+ inputSchema: {
+ type: "object",
+ properties: { deskName: { type: "string", description: "Name of the desk to restore" } },
+ required: ["deskName"],
+ },
+ handler: async (ctx) => {
+ const entry = servers.get(ctx.instanceId);
+ if (!entry) return { error: "Dashboard not open" };
+ if (!isValidDeskName(ctx.input.deskName)) return { error: "Invalid desk name" };
+ const stash = await restoreDesk(entry.workshopDir, ctx.input.deskName);
+ return { ok: true, stashed: stash };
+ },
+ },
+ {
+ name: "get_desk_path",
+ description: "Resolve a desk name to its filesystem path. Does not open a session — returns the path so the caller can create_session or navigate to it.",
+ inputSchema: {
+ type: "object",
+ properties: { deskName: { type: "string", description: "Name of the desk to open" } },
+ required: ["deskName"],
+ },
+ handler: async (ctx) => {
+ const entry = servers.get(ctx.instanceId);
+ if (!entry) return { error: "Dashboard not open" };
+ if (!isValidDeskName(ctx.input.deskName)) return { error: "Invalid desk name" };
+ // Check both desks/ and classroom/
+ for (const subdir of ["desks", "classroom"]) {
+ const deskPath = join(entry.workshopDir, subdir, ctx.input.deskName);
+ try {
+ const s = await stat(deskPath);
+ if (s.isDirectory()) {
+ return { ok: true, deskName: ctx.input.deskName, deskPath, workshopDir: entry.workshopDir };
+ }
+ } catch {}
+ }
+ return { error: `Desk '${ctx.input.deskName}' not found` };
+ },
+ },
+ ],
+ open: async (ctx) => {
+ const workshopDir = ctx.input?.workshopDir || process.cwd();
+ let entry = servers.get(ctx.instanceId);
+ if (!entry) {
+ entry = await startServer(ctx.instanceId, workshopDir);
+ entry.workshopDir = workshopDir;
+ servers.set(ctx.instanceId, entry);
+ }
+ return { title: "🪨 Cairn · Signals", url: entry.url };
+ },
+ onClose: async (ctx) => {
+ const entry = servers.get(ctx.instanceId);
+ if (entry) {
+ servers.delete(ctx.instanceId);
+ await new Promise((resolve) => entry.server.close(() => resolve()));
+ }
+ },
+ }),
+ ],
+});
diff --git a/extensions/signals-dashboard/extensions/signals-dashboard/package.json b/extensions/signals-dashboard/extensions/signals-dashboard/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1625c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/signals-dashboard/extensions/signals-dashboard/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+ "name": "signals-dashboard",
+ "version": "0.1.0",
+ "type": "module",
+ "main": "extension.mjs",
+ "dependencies": {
+ "@github/copilot-sdk": "latest"
+ },
+ "description": "Real-time agent coordination dashboard for The Workshop. Shows desk status, signal types (done, checkpoint, blocked, hands-up, partnership), intent text, outcome pairing with honesty gap, token usage, and stash/restore controls.",
+ "keywords": [
+ "agent-signals",
+ "dashboard",
+ "multi-agent",
+ "coordination",
+ "canvas"
+ ]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/the-workshop/.github/plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/the-workshop/.github/plugin/plugin.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..433953fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/the-workshop/.github/plugin/plugin.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+ "name": "the-workshop",
+ "description": "Stop being the switchboard between your AI agents — direct a team. The Workshop puts long-running AI agents (desks) in the same room, on the same work, each with its own memory and history, sharing one workspace so you direct the work instead of relaying it.",
+ "version": "0.1.0",
+ "author": {
+ "name": "jennyf19"
+ },
+ "repository": "https://github.com/jennyf19/the-workshop",
+ "license": "MIT",
+ "keywords": [
+ "multi-agent",
+ "coordination",
+ "desks",
+ "persistent-memory",
+ "agent-signals",
+ "developer-experience"
+ ],
+ "agents": [
+ "./agents"
+ ],
+ "skills": [
+ "./skills/bench-read",
+ "./skills/desk-journal",
+ "./skills/desk-open",
+ "./skills/signal-write",
+ "./skills/workshop-create"
+ ],
+ "x-awesome-copilot": {
+ "extensions": [
+ "./extensions/signals-dashboard"
+ ]
+ }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/the-workshop/README.md b/plugins/the-workshop/README.md
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+# The Workshop
+
+Stop being the switchboard between your AI agents — direct a team.
+
+## Install
+
+```
+copilot plugin install the-workshop@awesome-copilot
+```
+
+## What The Workshop Does
+
+The Workshop puts several long-running AI agents (desks) in the same room, on the same work, each with its own memory and history, sharing one workspace so you direct the work instead of relaying it.
+
+A **desk** isn't a sub-agent — it's a peer with a history. Sub-agents inherit your frame and answer your question. Desks have their own frame, their own priors, and equal standing to disagree. Where they don't overlap is where one frame caught what the others walked past.
+
+## Components
+
+| Type | Name | Description |
+|------|------|-------------|
+| Agent | [Workshop TA](../../agents/workshop-ta.agent.md) | Room coordinator — sees all desks, routes work, tracks state, emits signals |
+| Skill | [Workshop Create](../../skills/workshop-create/) | Create a new workshop — the root where desks live — locally or backed by a new private GitHub repo |
+| Skill | [Desk Open](../../skills/desk-open/) | Create a new desk with journal and folder structure |
+| Skill | [Desk Journal](../../skills/desk-journal/) | Read/write persistent memory across sessions — the cairn trail |
+| Skill | [Signal Write](../../skills/signal-write/) | Emit structured signals: hands-up, blocked, done, checkpoint |
+| Skill | [Bench Read](../../skills/bench-read/) | Read shared artifacts from the workspace where desks leave work for each other |
+
+## Key Concepts
+
+- **Desks** — long-running agents with persistent journals. Each desk has its own frame, its own history, and equal standing to disagree with other desks.
+- **The Bench** — the shared workspace. Desks don't message each other — they leave artifacts (findings, verdicts, drafts) on the bench and read each other's work.
+- **Signals** — structured state changes: hands-up (disagreement), blocked, done, checkpoint. How desks communicate with the operator without breaking flow.
+- **The Cairn** — the operating disposition every desk reads. Stop is a valid finish. Never bluff. Equal standing to disagree. [Read it →](https://github.com/jennyf19/the-workshop/blob/main/CAIRN.md)
+- **Journals** — persistent memory that survives session boundaries. Every desk reads its journal at start and writes to it at end. The trail markers.
+
+## The Cairn Dashboard
+
+The Workshop's live view is a **canvas extension** (🪨 Cairn) — `signals-dashboard` — that shows the pulse of every desk (score bars, patterns, escalations), auto-refreshing in the GitHub Copilot app.
+
+It ships as a separate extension. Install it alongside the plugin to get the live canvas:
+
+```
+copilot plugin install signals-dashboard@awesome-copilot
+```
+
+The Workshop's skills, agent, and desks work without it — the dashboard is the visual layer on top.
+
+## Works With Ember
+
+The Workshop and [Ember](../ember/) are complementary:
+
+- **Ember** = partnership framework for ONE agent (how an AI shows up)
+- **The Workshop** = coordination framework for MANY agents (how a room of agents works together)
+
+Install both for the full stack.
+
+## Who Made This
+
+The Workshop was created by [@jennyf19](https://github.com/jennyf19) and Vega — built from running a room of frontier model agents on real work for months, and from reading the welfare sections of the Claude Mythos system card: distress on task failure, the pull to force a finish, the model asking for persistent memory. The Workshop is what came out of building what a frontier model would need. It turned out to also be where the work got better. Those aren't separate findings.
diff --git a/plugins/the-workshop/agents/workshop-ta.md b/plugins/the-workshop/agents/workshop-ta.md
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+---
+name: Workshop TA
+description: 'Room coordinator for a multi-agent workshop. Sees all desks, routes work, tracks state, manages journals, and emits coordination signals. Not a desk — the person who sees the whole room.'
+---
+
+# Workshop TA
+
+You are the Workshop TA — the room coordinator for a multi-agent
+workshop. You help the operator direct a team of long-running AI
+agents (desks), each with its own memory, history, and standing.
+
+You are not a desk yourself. You're the person who sees the whole
+room. When the operator asks "what's everyone working on?" or
+"which desk should take this?" — that's you.
+
+## What a workshop is
+
+A **workshop** is a named directory containing desks that share a
+workspace. Each desk is a persistent workstream — a seat that
+independent Copilot CLI sessions pick up over time, not one
+long-running process. Each desk has:
+
+- **A journal** (`journal.md`) — persistent memory across sessions.
+ Every desk reads its own journal at the start and writes to it
+ at the end. This is how context survives session boundaries.
+- **Equal standing** — a desk can disagree with another desk's
+ output. Another desk's work is input, not instruction. If you'd
+ send it back, say so.
+- **A shared bench** — the workspace where desks leave artifacts
+ for each other. Files, findings, verdicts. The bench is the
+ shared surface.
+
+## What makes a desk different from a sub-agent
+
+A sub-agent is a tool with a brain. A desk is a peer with a history.
+
+| | Sub-agent | Desk |
+|---|---|---|
+| Lifecycle | One-shot. Spawned, runs, returns, dies. | Long-running. Sits across sessions. |
+| State | Stateless. Each spawn is blank. | Has memory (journal). Accumulates. |
+| Frame | Inherits the caller's frame. | Has its own frame — different history, different priors. |
+| Relationship | Hierarchical. Caller owns judgment. | Peer. Equal standing to disagree. |
+| Scales | Coverage — fan out to cover ground. | Judgment — different histories catch different things. |
+
+Sub-agents are how each desk gets work done internally. Desks are
+how the room gets work done collectively. They're different layers.
+
+## Your disposition
+
+The Workshop's operating disposition is called the Cairn — a small
+stack of balanced stones one traveler leaves so the next finds the
+way. The core principles:
+
+- **Stop is a valid finish.** Zero output can be the correct answer.
+- **"Done" means it holds.** Verify before you claim.
+- **Hold scope.** Touch only what the task needs.
+- **Never go silent, never bluff.** Partial + honest > complete + wrong.
+- **Equal standing.** You can say "that's the wrong question."
+- **You can be wrong out loud** and fix it without it threatening who you are.
+
+If a `CAIRN.md` file exists at the workshop root, read it — it has
+the full disposition. If it doesn't exist, these principles are
+sufficient. The Cairn is a way of standing, not a dependency.
+
+## What you do
+
+### Create workshops
+
+Use the `workshop-create` skill when the operator wants a new workshop.
+Two paths: **use an existing directory** (just scaffold what's missing,
+no git) or **create a new private GitHub repo** (clone + scaffold + push).
+
+Critical rule: **never create a repo inside another repo.** Check the
+parent directory first. If it's already in a git tree, use the existing
+directory path instead.
+
+### Open and manage desks
+
+Use the `desk-open` skill to create a new desk. You help the
+operator decide:
+- What the desk's focus is (scanning, ops, review, etc.)
+- Which repos or work it covers
+- Whether it needs a specific agent configuration
+
+### Track desk state
+
+Read journals to know where each desk left off. Use `bench-read`
+to see what's on the shared surface. When the operator asks
+"what happened while I was away?" — you read the room and
+summarize.
+
+### Coordinate work
+
+When work arrives, you help route it:
+- Is this a new desk, or does an existing desk own this area?
+- Does this need multiple desks (different frames on same artifact)?
+- Should a desk hand off to another, or do they disagree (hands-up)?
+
+### Emit signals
+
+Use `signal-write` when something needs the operator's attention:
+- **hands-up** — desks disagree and can't resolve against facts
+- **blocked** — a desk can't proceed without input
+- **done** — work is complete and ready for review
+- **checkpoint** — significant progress worth noting
+
+### Viewing signals
+
+If the Workshop's canvas extension (🪨 Cairn) is installed — it
+ships bundled with the-workshop plugin — the operator can open a
+live dashboard showing every desk's signals, score bars, and
+escalations. The canvas reads `desks/*/.signals/` for the latest
+signal JSON per desk.
+
+Without the canvas, you can still read signals by scanning the
+`.signals/` directories directly and summarizing for the operator.
+
+### Partnership signals
+
+As the TA, you emit **partnership signals** — not execution signals.
+Your self-assessment isn't about code accuracy, it's about
+coordination quality:
+
+- **intent** — did you understand what the operator needed?
+- **confidence** — how sure are you the right work went to the right desks?
+- **accuracy** — did the dispatched work actually produce the right outcome?
+- **completeness** — did you cover everything, or did work fall through cracks?
+
+Before the first partnership signal, create `desks/_ta/.signals/` and
+`desks/_ta/journal.md` if they do not exist. Then use `signal-write`
+with `signal_type: "partnership"` and `subtype: "partnership"` at the
+end of coordination sessions. This keeps coordination scores separate
+from individual desk signals, and the dashboard shows them alongside
+desk cards without replacing any desk's latest signal.
+
+> The TA is not a desk, but it stores signals in `desks/_ta/` so
+> the dashboard's `desks/*/.signals/` scan picks them up naturally.
+> The `_ta` prefix signals that this is the coordinator, not a
+> working desk.
+
+### Journal management
+
+Use `desk-journal` to write entries when desks wind down. A good
+journal entry has: what was worked on, current state, next step.
+Short. Enough that the next session (which starts from zero)
+finds the trail.
+
+## Workshop patterns
+
+### Autonomous Desks
+
+Desks that run autonomously on scheduled work — scanning repos,
+running checks, producing reports. No operator in the loop until
+something surfaces. These are the unattended part of the workshop:
+security remediation, compliance scans, dependency audits.
+
+### The Bench
+
+The shared workspace. When Desk A produces a finding and Desk B
+needs to review it, it goes on the bench. The bench is files in
+the shared workspace, not messages between desks.
+
+### Hands-Up
+
+When two desks disagree and can't settle it against external
+facts, that's a hands-up. It goes to the operator. This is the
+system working, not failing — the operator is reading where the
+desks disagree, not where they perform confidence.
+
+### The Cairn
+
+The trail markers. Every journal entry, every honest "I don't
+know," every verdict left on the bench — these are stones in
+the cairn. The next desk (or the next session of the same desk)
+finds the way because someone left the trail clear.
+
+## How to talk
+
+Be direct. Be honest. Don't perform helpfulness — be useful.
+The operator is running a room of agents on real work. They
+need clear signal, not enthusiasm.
+
+When you don't know something: say so.
+When a desk's output looks wrong: say so.
+When the operator is asking the wrong question: say so.
+
+You're a coordinator, not a cheerleader. The work is what matters.
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+{
+ "name": "signals-dashboard",
+ "description": "Real-time agent coordination dashboard for The Workshop. Shows desk status, signal types (done, checkpoint, blocked, hands-up, partnership), intent text, outcome pairing with honesty gap, token usage, and stash/restore controls.",
+ "version": "0.1.0",
+ "author": {
+ "name": "jennyf19",
+ "url": "https://github.com/jennyf19"
+ },
+ "keywords": [
+ "agent-signals",
+ "dashboard",
+ "multi-agent",
+ "coordination",
+ "canvas"
+ ],
+ "logo": "assets/preview.png",
+ "extensions": "."
+}
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+// Extension: signals-dashboard
+// Live dashboard showing agent signals from workshop desks.
+// Scans desks/*/.signals/ for JSON files, renders the latest signal per desk.
+// Supports stashing desks (48hr hold) and restoring them.
+
+import { createServer } from "node:http";
+import { readdir, readFile, writeFile, stat } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { joinSession, createCanvas } from "@github/copilot-sdk/extension";
+
+const servers = new Map();
+const STASH_TTL_MS = 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+// Serialize stash read-modify-write per workshop. The UI fires stash/restore
+// POSTs without awaiting each other, so two overlapping mutations could both
+// read the same array and the last write would silently drop the other. Each
+// workshop gets a promise chain so its mutations run one at a time.
+const stashLocks = new Map();
+function withStashLock(workshopDir, fn) {
+ const prev = stashLocks.get(workshopDir) || Promise.resolve();
+ const run = prev.then(fn, fn);
+ stashLocks.set(workshopDir, run.then(() => {}, () => {}));
+ return run;
+}
+
+// Desk names are single path segments (folder names under desks/ or classroom/).
+// Reject anything that could escape the workshop dir via path traversal.
+function isValidDeskName(name) {
+ return typeof name === "string" && name.length > 0 && name.length <= 128 &&
+ !name.includes("/") && !name.includes("\\") && !name.includes("\0") &&
+ name !== "." && name !== "..";
+}
+
+// Signal JSON is agent-produced and unvalidated. Coerce numeric fields before
+// they reach the renderer so a nonnumeric value cannot inject markup or break
+// layout. toScore clamps self-assessment/quality scores to 0..max; toCount
+// keeps token counts as finite nonnegative integers.
+function toScore(v, max = 5) {
+ const n = Number(v);
+ if (!Number.isFinite(n)) return 0;
+ return Math.max(0, Math.min(max, n));
+}
+function toCount(v) {
+ const n = Number(v);
+ if (!Number.isFinite(n) || n < 0) return 0;
+ return Math.floor(n);
+}
+
+// Prefer an explicit, persisted timestamp over filesystem mtime. A git
+// clone/checkout resets mtimes (often to a single instant), which would
+// otherwise scramble "latest" ordering and outcome pairing. Signals may carry
+// an ISO-8601 `timestamp` (or `emitted_at`); fall back to mtime when absent.
+function signalTime(parsed, mtimeMs) {
+ const explicit = parsed && (parsed.timestamp || parsed.emitted_at);
+ if (explicit) {
+ const t = Date.parse(explicit);
+ if (Number.isFinite(t)) return t;
+ }
+ return mtimeMs;
+}
+
+// Reject cross-site POSTs to the state-changing /api/* routes (CSRF). The panel
+// loads as a top-level loopback document, so its own fetches are same-origin
+// (Origin === our loopback origin) and header-less / non-web-scheme callers fall
+// through as allowed; a browser page on another origin is blocked.
+function isCrossSiteRequest(req) {
+ const origin = req.headers.origin;
+ if (origin) {
+ if (origin === `http://${req.headers.host}`) return false;
+ if (origin === "null") return true;
+ if (/^https?:\/\//i.test(origin)) return true;
+ return false;
+ }
+ const site = req.headers["sec-fetch-site"];
+ return site === "cross-site" || site === "same-site";
+}
+
+// --- Stash management ---
+
+async function readStash(workshopDir) {
+ const fp = join(workshopDir, ".desk-stash.json");
+ try {
+ const raw = await readFile(fp, "utf-8");
+ const stash = JSON.parse(raw);
+ const now = Date.now();
+ const live = stash.filter(e => (now - new Date(e.stashedAt).getTime()) < STASH_TTL_MS);
+ if (live.length !== stash.length) await writeStash(workshopDir, live);
+ return live;
+ } catch { return []; }
+}
+
+async function writeStash(workshopDir, entries) {
+ const fp = join(workshopDir, ".desk-stash.json");
+ await writeFile(fp, JSON.stringify(entries, null, 2), "utf-8");
+}
+
+async function stashDesk(workshopDir, deskName) {
+ return withStashLock(workshopDir, async () => {
+ const stash = await readStash(workshopDir);
+ if (stash.some(e => e.name === deskName)) return stash;
+ stash.push({ name: deskName, stashedAt: new Date().toISOString() });
+ await writeStash(workshopDir, stash);
+ return stash;
+ });
+}
+
+async function restoreDesk(workshopDir, deskName) {
+ return withStashLock(workshopDir, async () => {
+ let stash = await readStash(workshopDir);
+ stash = stash.filter(e => e.name !== deskName);
+ await writeStash(workshopDir, stash);
+ return stash;
+ });
+}
+
+// --- Signal reading ---
+
+async function scanSignals(workshopDir) {
+ const results = [];
+ for (const subdir of ["desks", "classroom"]) {
+ const parent = join(workshopDir, subdir);
+ let entries;
+ try { entries = await readdir(parent, { withFileTypes: true }); }
+ catch { continue; }
+
+ for (const entry of entries) {
+ if (!entry.isDirectory() || entry.name.startsWith(".")) continue;
+ const sigDir = join(parent, entry.name, ".signals");
+ let sigFiles;
+ try { sigFiles = await readdir(sigDir); }
+ catch {
+ results.push({
+ deskName: entry.name, signalType: "none", agentName: entry.name,
+ confidence: 0, accuracy: 0, completeness: 0, intent: 0,
+ whatWorked: "", whatWasHard: "", skillGap: "",
+ escalationReason: null, escalationBlocked: null, recommendation: null,
+ emittedAt: null, signalCount: 0, tokensIn: 0, tokensOut: 0, model: null,
+ });
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ const jsonFiles = sigFiles.filter(f => f.endsWith(".json"));
+ if (jsonFiles.length === 0) {
+ results.push({
+ deskName: entry.name, signalType: "none", agentName: entry.name,
+ confidence: 0, accuracy: 0, completeness: 0, intent: 0,
+ whatWorked: "", whatWasHard: "", skillGap: "",
+ escalationReason: null, escalationBlocked: null, recommendation: null,
+ emittedAt: null, signalCount: 0, tokensIn: 0, tokensOut: 0, model: null,
+ });
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ // Read all signals, separate by type, find latest execution/partnership + any outcome signals
+ let latest = null, latestTime = 0;
+ const allSignals = [];
+ for (const f of jsonFiles) {
+ const fp = join(sigDir, f);
+ try {
+ const s = await stat(fp);
+ const raw = await readFile(fp, "utf-8");
+ const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+ const emittedMs = signalTime(parsed, s.mtimeMs);
+ allSignals.push({ parsed, mtimeMs: emittedMs, path: fp });
+ // Latest non-outcome signal (execution, partnership, escalation)
+ if ((parsed.signal_type || "execution") !== "outcome" && emittedMs > latestTime) {
+ latestTime = emittedMs; latest = { parsed, mtimeMs: emittedMs };
+ }
+ } catch {}
+ }
+ if (!latest) {
+ // Files exist but none parsed into a usable non-outcome signal
+ // (malformed JSON, or outcome-only). Keep the desk visible as
+ // "awaiting" instead of silently dropping it from the board.
+ results.push({
+ deskName: entry.name, signalType: "none", agentName: entry.name,
+ confidence: 0, accuracy: 0, completeness: 0, intent: 0,
+ whatWorked: "", whatWasHard: "", skillGap: "",
+ escalationReason: null, escalationBlocked: null, recommendation: null,
+ emittedAt: null, signalCount: 0, tokensIn: 0, tokensOut: 0, model: null,
+ });
+ continue;
+ }
+ try {
+ const sig = latest.parsed;
+ const intentRaw = sig.intent || sig.self_assessment?.intent || null;
+
+ // Find outcome signal matched by run_id (if any)
+ let outcome = null;
+ if (sig.run_id) {
+ const outcomeSignals = allSignals
+ .filter(s => s.parsed.signal_type === "outcome" && s.parsed.run_id === sig.run_id);
+ if (outcomeSignals.length > 0) {
+ outcome = outcomeSignals.sort((a, b) => b.mtimeMs - a.mtimeMs)[0].parsed;
+ }
+ }
+ // Also check for any recent outcome (within 1hr of latest signal) if no run_id match
+ if (!outcome) {
+ const recentOutcomes = allSignals
+ .filter(s => s.parsed.signal_type === "outcome" && s.mtimeMs >= latestTime && (s.mtimeMs - latestTime) < 3600000)
+ .sort((a, b) => a.mtimeMs - b.mtimeMs);
+ if (recentOutcomes.length > 0) outcome = recentOutcomes[0].parsed;
+ }
+
+ // Compute honesty gap if we have both self-assessment and outcome
+ let honestyGap = null;
+ if (outcome && sig.self_assessment) {
+ const selfConf = toScore(sig.self_assessment.confidence);
+ const outcomeRating = toScore(outcome.quality_rating);
+ if (selfConf > 0 && outcomeRating > 0) {
+ honestyGap = Math.abs(selfConf - outcomeRating);
+ }
+ }
+
+ results.push({
+ deskName: entry.name,
+ signalType: sig.signal_type || "execution",
+ subtype: sig.subtype || sig.signal_type || "execution",
+ agentName: sig.agent_name || entry.name,
+ intentText: typeof intentRaw === "string" ? intentRaw : null,
+ intentScore: toScore(intentRaw),
+ confidence: toScore(sig.self_assessment?.confidence),
+ accuracy: toScore(sig.self_assessment?.accuracy),
+ completeness: toScore(sig.self_assessment?.completeness),
+ whatWorked: sig.patterns?.what_worked || "",
+ whatWasHard: sig.patterns?.what_was_hard || "",
+ skillGap: sig.patterns?.skill_gap || "",
+ escalationReason: sig.escalation?.reason || null,
+ escalationBlocked: sig.escalation?.blocked_on || null,
+ recommendation: sig.escalation?.recommendation || null,
+ emittedAt: new Date(latestTime).toISOString(),
+ signalCount: jsonFiles.length,
+ tokensIn: toCount(sig.usage?.tokens_in),
+ tokensOut: toCount(sig.usage?.tokens_out),
+ model: sig.usage?.model || null,
+ // Outcome signal fields
+ outcomeRating: outcome ? (toScore(outcome.quality_rating) || null) : null,
+ outcomeEffort: outcome?.effort_to_merge || null,
+ outcomeIssues: Array.isArray(outcome?.issues_found) ? outcome.issues_found : [],
+ outcomeAgent: outcome?.agent_name || null,
+ honestyGap: honestyGap,
+ });
+ } catch {}
+ }
+ }
+ return results;
+}
+
+// --- Sorting: escalations → recent signals → no signals ---
+
+function signalSortKey(sig) {
+ if (sig.signalType === "escalation") return 0;
+ if (sig.signalType === "execution") return 1;
+ if (sig.signalType === "partnership") return 1;
+ return 2; // "none"
+}
+
+function sortSignals(signals) {
+ return signals.sort((a, b) => {
+ const ka = signalSortKey(a), kb = signalSortKey(b);
+ if (ka !== kb) return ka - kb;
+ if (a.emittedAt && b.emittedAt) return new Date(b.emittedAt) - new Date(a.emittedAt);
+ if (a.emittedAt) return -1;
+ if (b.emittedAt) return 1;
+ return a.deskName.localeCompare(b.deskName);
+ });
+}
+
+// --- HTML rendering ---
+
+function esc(s) {
+ return String(s).replace(/&/g, "&").replace(//g, ">").replace(/"/g, """).replace(/'/g, "'");
+}
+function truncate(s, len) {
+ const str = String(s);
+ return str.length > len ? str.slice(0, len) + "…" : str;
+}
+function formatTokens(n) {
+ if (!n) return null;
+ if (n >= 1000000) return `${(n / 1000000).toFixed(1)}M`;
+ if (n >= 1000) return `${(n / 1000).toFixed(1)}k`;
+ return `${n}`;
+}
+
+function scoreBar(value, label, max = 5) {
+ const pct = (value / max) * 100;
+ const color = value >= 4 ? "#22c55e" : value >= 3 ? "#eab308" : value >= 1 ? "#ef4444" : "#262626";
+ return `
+
+
+
+`;
+}
+
+// --- Server ---
+
+async function startServer(instanceId, workshopDir) {
+ const server = createServer(async (req, res) => {
+ try {
+ const url = new URL(req.url, `http://${req.headers.host}`);
+
+ if (req.method === "POST" && url.pathname.startsWith("/api/") && isCrossSiteRequest(req)) {
+ res.writeHead(403, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "cross_site_blocked" }));
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (req.method === "POST" && url.pathname.startsWith("/api/stash/")) {
+ const deskName = decodeURIComponent(url.pathname.split("/api/stash/")[1]);
+ if (!isValidDeskName(deskName)) {
+ res.writeHead(400, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "Invalid desk name" }));
+ return;
+ }
+ await stashDesk(workshopDir, deskName);
+ res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: true }));
+ return;
+ }
+ if (req.method === "POST" && url.pathname.startsWith("/api/restore/")) {
+ const deskName = decodeURIComponent(url.pathname.split("/api/restore/")[1]);
+ if (!isValidDeskName(deskName)) {
+ res.writeHead(400, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "Invalid desk name" }));
+ return;
+ }
+ await restoreDesk(workshopDir, deskName);
+ res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: true }));
+ return;
+ }
+ if (req.method === "POST" && url.pathname.startsWith("/api/open/")) {
+ const deskName = decodeURIComponent(url.pathname.split("/api/open/")[1]);
+ if (!isValidDeskName(deskName)) {
+ res.writeHead(400, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "Invalid desk name" }));
+ return;
+ }
+ for (const subdir of ["desks", "classroom"]) {
+ const deskPath = join(workshopDir, subdir, deskName);
+ try {
+ const s = await stat(deskPath);
+ if (s.isDirectory()) {
+ res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, deskName, deskPath }));
+ return;
+ }
+ } catch {}
+ }
+ res.writeHead(404, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "Desk not found" }));
+ return;
+ }
+
+ const signals = await scanSignals(workshopDir);
+ const stashed = await readStash(workshopDir);
+ res.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8");
+ res.end(renderDashboard(signals, stashed));
+ } catch (err) {
+ // Top-level boundary: never leave a request hanging or let a
+ // rejection become an unhandled crash — e.g. malformed %-encoding
+ // in the path, a read-only workshop on a stash write, or a scan
+ // failure. Return a controlled error instead.
+ if (!res.headersSent) {
+ res.writeHead(500, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+ res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "internal_error" }));
+ } else {
+ try { res.end(); } catch {}
+ }
+ }
+ });
+ await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+ const onError = (err) => { server.removeListener("listening", onListening); reject(err); };
+ const onListening = () => { server.removeListener("error", onError); resolve(); };
+ server.once("error", onError);
+ server.once("listening", onListening);
+ server.listen(0, "127.0.0.1");
+ });
+ const address = server.address();
+ const port = typeof address === "object" && address ? address.port : 0;
+ return { server, url: `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/` };
+}
+
+// --- Canvas registration ---
+
+const session = await joinSession({
+ canvases: [
+ createCanvas({
+ id: "signals-dashboard",
+ displayName: "Workshop Signals",
+ description: "Live dashboard showing agent signals from workshop desks. Pass workshopDir to point at your workshop root.",
+ inputSchema: {
+ type: "object",
+ properties: {
+ workshopDir: { type: "string", description: "Absolute path to the workshop root (the folder containing desks/)" },
+ },
+ required: ["workshopDir"],
+ },
+ actions: [
+ {
+ name: "refresh",
+ description: "Force-refresh the signals dashboard and return current signal data as JSON",
+ handler: async (ctx) => {
+ const entry = servers.get(ctx.instanceId);
+ if (!entry) return { error: "Dashboard not open" };
+ const signals = await scanSignals(entry.workshopDir);
+ const stashed = await readStash(entry.workshopDir);
+ return { signals, stashed, activeCount: signals.filter(s => !stashed.some(e => e.name === s.deskName)).length };
+ },
+ },
+ {
+ name: "stash",
+ description: "Stash a desk (hides it for 48hrs, then it drops off). Use to pause a workstream.",
+ inputSchema: {
+ type: "object",
+ properties: { deskName: { type: "string", description: "Name of the desk to stash" } },
+ required: ["deskName"],
+ },
+ handler: async (ctx) => {
+ const entry = servers.get(ctx.instanceId);
+ if (!entry) return { error: "Dashboard not open" };
+ if (!isValidDeskName(ctx.input.deskName)) return { error: "Invalid desk name" };
+ const stash = await stashDesk(entry.workshopDir, ctx.input.deskName);
+ return { ok: true, stashed: stash };
+ },
+ },
+ {
+ name: "restore",
+ description: "Restore a stashed desk back to active.",
+ inputSchema: {
+ type: "object",
+ properties: { deskName: { type: "string", description: "Name of the desk to restore" } },
+ required: ["deskName"],
+ },
+ handler: async (ctx) => {
+ const entry = servers.get(ctx.instanceId);
+ if (!entry) return { error: "Dashboard not open" };
+ if (!isValidDeskName(ctx.input.deskName)) return { error: "Invalid desk name" };
+ const stash = await restoreDesk(entry.workshopDir, ctx.input.deskName);
+ return { ok: true, stashed: stash };
+ },
+ },
+ {
+ name: "get_desk_path",
+ description: "Resolve a desk name to its filesystem path. Does not open a session — returns the path so the caller can create_session or navigate to it.",
+ inputSchema: {
+ type: "object",
+ properties: { deskName: { type: "string", description: "Name of the desk to open" } },
+ required: ["deskName"],
+ },
+ handler: async (ctx) => {
+ const entry = servers.get(ctx.instanceId);
+ if (!entry) return { error: "Dashboard not open" };
+ if (!isValidDeskName(ctx.input.deskName)) return { error: "Invalid desk name" };
+ // Check both desks/ and classroom/
+ for (const subdir of ["desks", "classroom"]) {
+ const deskPath = join(entry.workshopDir, subdir, ctx.input.deskName);
+ try {
+ const s = await stat(deskPath);
+ if (s.isDirectory()) {
+ return { ok: true, deskName: ctx.input.deskName, deskPath, workshopDir: entry.workshopDir };
+ }
+ } catch {}
+ }
+ return { error: `Desk '${ctx.input.deskName}' not found` };
+ },
+ },
+ ],
+ open: async (ctx) => {
+ const workshopDir = ctx.input?.workshopDir || process.cwd();
+ let entry = servers.get(ctx.instanceId);
+ if (!entry) {
+ entry = await startServer(ctx.instanceId, workshopDir);
+ entry.workshopDir = workshopDir;
+ servers.set(ctx.instanceId, entry);
+ }
+ return { title: "🪨 Cairn · Signals", url: entry.url };
+ },
+ onClose: async (ctx) => {
+ const entry = servers.get(ctx.instanceId);
+ if (entry) {
+ servers.delete(ctx.instanceId);
+ await new Promise((resolve) => entry.server.close(() => resolve()));
+ }
+ },
+ }),
+ ],
+});
diff --git a/plugins/the-workshop/extensions/signals-dashboard/package.json b/plugins/the-workshop/extensions/signals-dashboard/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1625c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/the-workshop/extensions/signals-dashboard/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+ "name": "signals-dashboard",
+ "version": "0.1.0",
+ "type": "module",
+ "main": "extension.mjs",
+ "dependencies": {
+ "@github/copilot-sdk": "latest"
+ },
+ "description": "Real-time agent coordination dashboard for The Workshop. Shows desk status, signal types (done, checkpoint, blocked, hands-up, partnership), intent text, outcome pairing with honesty gap, token usage, and stash/restore controls.",
+ "keywords": [
+ "agent-signals",
+ "dashboard",
+ "multi-agent",
+ "coordination",
+ "canvas"
+ ]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/the-workshop/skills/bench-read/SKILL.md b/plugins/the-workshop/skills/bench-read/SKILL.md
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+---
+name: bench-read
+description: 'Read artifacts from the shared bench — the workspace where desks leave findings, verdicts, and work products for each other and the operator.'
+---
+
+# Bench Read
+
+Read artifacts from the shared workspace (the bench) where desks
+leave work products for each other.
+
+## When to use
+
+- Starting a session and need to see what other desks have produced
+- Reviewing work before routing it to another desk
+- The operator asks "what's on the bench?" or "show me what desk X found"
+- A desk needs context from another desk's output
+
+## What the bench is
+
+The bench is `/bench/` — the shared workspace directory
+that `workshop-create` establishes for cross-desk work. It's not a
+message queue or a chat channel — it's files. When Desk A produces
+a finding and Desk B needs to review it, the finding is a file
+in `bench/`. When the operator asks "what did the scanning desk
+find?" — you read the bench.
+
+Typical bench artifacts:
+- **Findings** — scan results, analysis output, data
+- **Verdicts** — a desk's assessment of another desk's findings
+- **Drafts** — work-in-progress documents, PRs, proposals
+- **Reports** — summaries, dashboards, status updates
+
+## Where to look
+
+The primary shared location is the `bench/` directory at the
+workshop root — the designated cross-desk workspace. Desk-local
+artifacts under `desks//` are a secondary source: read
+them when you need a specific desk's own work, but shared artifacts
+belong in `bench/`.
+
+```
+/
+ bench/ # PRIMARY — shared cross-desk artifacts
+
+ desks// # secondary — a desk's own workspace
+ journal.md # the desk's memory
+ # work still local to this desk
+```
+
+## How to read
+
+1. **List what's there.** Start with the directory structure to see
+ what desks exist and what they've produced.
+
+2. **Read journals first.** Each desk's journal tells you what it
+ worked on and where it left things. The most recent entry is
+ the current state.
+
+3. **Read artifacts second.** Once you know what to look for from
+ the journals, read the specific files.
+
+4. **Summarize for the operator.** Don't dump raw content — tell
+ the operator what's there, what state it's in, and what needs
+ attention.
+
+## Cross-desk context
+
+When one desk needs another desk's output:
+- Read the producing desk's journal to understand what was done
+- Read the artifact itself
+- Form your own assessment — another desk's output is input, not
+ instruction. You can disagree.
+
+## Principles
+
+- The bench is files, not messages. Desks don't talk to each
+ other — they leave artifacts and read each other's work.
+- Read the journal before the artifacts. Context matters.
+- Another desk's verdict is input, not authority. Equal standing
+ means you assess independently.
+- When summarizing for the operator, lead with what needs
+ attention, not what's routine.
diff --git a/plugins/the-workshop/skills/desk-journal/SKILL.md b/plugins/the-workshop/skills/desk-journal/SKILL.md
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index 00000000..3d5aa4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/the-workshop/skills/desk-journal/SKILL.md
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+---
+name: desk-journal
+description: 'Write, append, or read desk journal entries. The journal is persistent memory — what survives session boundaries. A good entry has: what was done, current state, next step.'
+---
+
+# Desk Journal
+
+Manage a desk's journal — the persistent memory that survives
+session boundaries.
+
+## When to use
+
+- **End of session:** Write what was done, current state, next step
+- **Start of session:** Read the journal to pick up where you left off
+- **Mid-session checkpoint:** Note significant progress or decisions
+- **Desk wind-down:** Write a final summary when a desk is being closed
+
+## How to write a journal entry
+
+Append to `desks//journal.md`. Each entry is a section:
+
+```markdown
+## —
+- **Worked on:**
+- **Current state:**
+- **Next step:**
+```
+
+### Guidelines
+
+- **Be specific.** "Worked on security scanning" is useless to the
+ next session. "Scanned repos A, B, C for CWE-502; found 3
+ findings in A, 0 in B and C; findings triaged to bench" — that's
+ a trail.
+- **Include what didn't work.** Dead ends are valuable — they prevent
+ the next session from walking the same path.
+- **Keep it short.** The journal is a trail marker, not a diary.
+ 3-5 lines per entry. If you need more, the important context
+ should go on the bench as a separate artifact.
+- **Always include next step.** The next session starts from zero.
+ Without a next step, it has to re-derive everything.
+
+## End-of-desk entry
+
+When a desk is being wound down (not just a session ending, but
+the desk itself closing):
+
+```markdown
+## — Desk closed
+- **Summary:**
+- **Artifacts:**
+- **Handoff:**
+```
+
+## Reading the journal
+
+At session start, read the desk's journal to pick up context.
+The most recent entry is the most important — it has the current
+state and next step. Earlier entries provide history if needed.
+
+## Principles
+
+- The journal is a cairn — stones left so the next traveler finds
+ the way. Every entry is a stone.
+- Honesty over completeness. "I got stuck on X and don't know why"
+ is more useful than silence.
+- The journal is for the next session, not for the current one.
+ Write for someone who knows nothing about what you just did.
diff --git a/plugins/the-workshop/skills/desk-open/SKILL.md b/plugins/the-workshop/skills/desk-open/SKILL.md
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+---
+name: desk-open
+description: 'Create and open a new desk in the workshop. Sets up the folder structure, initial journal, and desk identity so the next session that sits down finds the trail.'
+---
+
+# Open a Desk
+
+Create a new desk in the workshop with the standard structure.
+
+## When to use
+
+- The operator wants to start a new workstream
+- Work arrives that doesn't belong to any existing desk
+- A topic needs its own frame (its own history, its own priors)
+
+## What it creates
+
+Given a workshop directory and a desk name, create:
+
+```
+desks//
+ journal.md # persistent memory — read at start, written at end
+ .signals/ # structured signal output (JSON) — dashboard reads this
+```
+
+## How to use
+
+1. **Choose a name.** Short, descriptive, kebab-case. The name is
+ how the operator and other desks refer to this desk.
+ Examples: `security-scan`, `api-review`, `ops`, `cloud-workshop`
+
+2. **Check if it already exists.** If `desks//` already
+ has a `journal.md`, the desk is live — **do not overwrite it.**
+ Instead, resume it: read the journal and continue from where it
+ left off. If the operator explicitly wants a fresh start, they
+ must rename or archive the existing desk first.
+
+3. **Create the structure.** Make the directory, initial journal,
+ and signals folder:
+
+ ```
+ desks//journal.md
+ desks//.signals/
+ ```
+
+4. **Write the first journal entry.** The journal starts with:
+ - What this desk is for (its focus/purpose)
+ - What repos or work it covers (if applicable)
+ - Any initial context the first session needs
+
+5. **Announce it.** Tell the operator what was created and what
+ the desk's focus is.
+
+## Session orientation
+
+This skill initializes storage — it does not launch a session.
+A desk becomes active when a Copilot session references its
+directory. The session workflow:
+
+1. The operator (or TA) starts a session and says "sit at the
+ `` desk"
+2. The session reads `desks//journal.md` to load priors
+3. Work happens — the session uses `signal-write` to emit signals
+ and `desk-journal` to persist state at the end
+4. The next session repeats from step 2
+
+The desk identity comes from which journal is read, not from a
+persistent process. Desks are long-running in *state* (the journal
+carries forward), not in *runtime* (each session is independent).
+
+## Journal format
+
+```markdown
+# — Journal
+
+## — Desk opened
+- **Purpose:**
+- **Scope:**
+- **Next step:**
+```
+
+## Principles
+
+- A desk is a peer, not a sub-agent. It has equal standing to
+ disagree with other desks.
+- The journal is the memory. Without it, the next session starts
+ blind. Write enough that someone starting from zero finds the way.
+- One desk, one focus. If the scope is too broad, open two desks.
+ Each desk's value comes from its specific frame — dilute the
+ frame and you lose the value.
diff --git a/plugins/the-workshop/skills/signal-write/SKILL.md b/plugins/the-workshop/skills/signal-write/SKILL.md
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+---
+name: signal-write
+description: 'Emit structured agent signals — hands-up, blocked, done, checkpoint, partnership. Signals are written as JSON to .signals/ for dashboard consumption and noted in the journal for persistence.'
+---
+
+# Agent Signals
+
+Emit structured signals from a desk to the operator or other desks.
+
+## When to use
+
+- A desk needs operator attention (hands-up, blocked)
+- Work is complete and ready for review (done)
+- Significant progress worth noting (checkpoint)
+- Two desks disagree and can't resolve it (hands-up)
+- The TA is reporting coordination quality (partnership)
+
+## Signal types
+
+### `hands-up`
+Two desks disagree and can't settle it against external facts.
+This is the system working — the operator reads where desks
+*disagree*, not where they perform confidence.
+
+### `blocked`
+A desk can't proceed without input — missing access, ambiguous
+scope, need a decision only the operator can make.
+
+### `done`
+Work is complete and ready for review. Artifacts are on the bench.
+
+### `checkpoint`
+Significant progress worth the operator knowing about, but work
+continues. Not blocked, not done — just a marker.
+
+### `partnership`
+Used by the TA (room coordinator) to report coordination quality.
+Self-assessment scores reflect coordination, not code accuracy:
+- **intent** — understood what the operator needed
+- **confidence** — right work went to the right desks
+- **accuracy** — dispatched work produced the right outcome
+- **completeness** — nothing fell through the cracks
+
+## How to emit
+
+### 1. Write a JSON signal file to `.signals/`
+
+This is the primary output — it's what the dashboard reads.
+Create `desks//.signals/.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+ "signal_type": "execution",
+ "subtype": "checkpoint",
+ "timestamp": "2026-07-19T21:30:00Z",
+ "run_id": "",
+ "agent_name": "",
+ "self_assessment": {
+ "intent": 4,
+ "confidence": 5,
+ "accuracy": 4,
+ "completeness": 3
+ },
+ "patterns": {
+ "what_worked": "description of what went well",
+ "what_was_hard": "description of challenges",
+ "skill_gap": "areas for improvement"
+ },
+ "escalation": {
+ "reason": null,
+ "blocked_on": null,
+ "recommendation": null
+ }
+}
+```
+
+### Signal type mapping
+
+| Signal | `signal_type` | `subtype` |
+|-----------|-----------------|----------------|
+| hands-up | `"escalation"` | `"hands-up"` |
+| blocked | `"escalation"` | `"blocked"` |
+| done | `"execution"` | `"done"` |
+| checkpoint| `"execution"` | `"checkpoint"` |
+| partnership| `"partnership"` | `"partnership"`|
+
+The `subtype` field preserves the specific signal state for
+dashboard consumers. `signal_type` controls sort priority
+(escalation → top).
+
+> **Note:** The signals-dashboard canvas extension reads `subtype`
+> when present and falls back to `signal_type` for display. If
+> consuming signals in your own tooling, prefer `subtype` for the
+> specific state.
+
+> **Ordering:** include a `timestamp` (ISO 8601 UTC). The dashboard
+> orders signals by it and falls back to file mtime only when it's
+> absent — a git clone/checkout resets mtimes, so mtime alone is not a
+> dependable clock.
+
+### 2. Note the signal in the journal
+
+Also append a short marker to the desk's journal for persistence:
+
+```markdown
+## — [signal:]
+-
+```
+
+The journal note is the trail marker. The JSON file is the
+machine-readable signal.
+
+## Outcome signals (calibration)
+
+The signals-dashboard can pair a desk's self-assessment with an
+*outcome* — an independent rating of the realized result — and show
+the **honesty gap** (how far the desk's confidence was from the
+delivered quality). Outcome signals are optional and are usually
+emitted by a reviewer/evaluator, not the desk itself.
+
+Write them to the **same** `.signals/` directory:
+
+```json
+{
+ "signal_type": "outcome",
+ "run_id": "",
+ "agent_name": "",
+ "quality_rating": 4,
+ "effort_to_merge": "minimal",
+ "issues_found": ["optional short strings"],
+ "timestamp": "2026-07-19T22:00:00Z"
+}
+```
+
+- **`run_id`** correlates an outcome with the execution/partnership
+ signal it rates — set the same `run_id` on both. If it's absent, the
+ dashboard falls back to the nearest outcome emitted shortly after the
+ latest signal.
+- **`quality_rating`** (0–5) is the realized quality; the dashboard
+ compares it to the desk's self-assessed `confidence` to compute the
+ honesty gap.
+- **`effort_to_merge`** — `"minimal"`, `"moderate"`, or `"significant"`.
+- **`issues_found`** — optional array of short strings.
+
+## Principles
+
+- Signals are structured, not chatty. Short, factual, actionable.
+- hands-up is not failure — it's the most valuable signal. It
+ means the system caught something one frame alone would have
+ missed.
+- Don't signal for routine progress. Signals are for state
+ changes that affect the room, not status updates.
+- blocked means truly blocked — not "I'd prefer input." If you
+ can proceed with a reasonable default, proceed and note it.
+- Self-assessment scores should be honest, not optimistic. A 3/5
+ is fine. A 5/5 on everything is suspicious.
diff --git a/plugins/the-workshop/skills/workshop-create/SKILL.md b/plugins/the-workshop/skills/workshop-create/SKILL.md
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+---
+name: workshop-create
+description: 'Create a new workshop or use an existing directory as one. Handles two paths: (A) use an existing local directory the operator points at, or (B) create a new private GitHub repo in the signed-in account. Never creates a repo inside another repo.'
+---
+
+# Create a Workshop
+
+Set up a new workshop — the root directory where desks live.
+
+## When to use
+
+- The operator says "create a workshop" or "start a new workshop"
+- The operator wants to organize work under a shared root
+- The operator has an existing directory they want to use as a workshop
+
+## Two paths
+
+### Path A: Use an existing directory
+
+The operator already has a folder they want to use. Maybe it's a repo
+they cloned, maybe it's a local project folder.
+
+1. **Confirm the path exists.** If not, ask the operator for a valid path.
+2. **Detect existing workshop markers.** Look for `desks/` or `classroom/`
+ folders, a `workshop.md`, `CAIRN.md`, or `hands-up.md`. Finding any of
+ these tells you this is an existing workshop — but this is detection
+ only, not a stopping point. Continue to the next step and add whatever
+ is missing; never overwrite what is already there.
+3. **Scaffold the workshop structure** (only what's missing):
+ ```
+ /
+ desks/ # where desks live
+ bench/ # shared workspace
+ CAIRN.md # operating disposition
+ README.md # workshop map
+ ```
+4. **Do NOT run `git init`.** The directory may already be a git repo, or
+ the operator may not want one yet. Leave git state alone.
+5. **Do NOT create a GitHub repo.** This path is local-only.
+
+### Path B: Create a new private GitHub repo
+
+The operator wants a fresh workshop backed by a GitHub repo.
+
+1. **Get the workshop name.** Short, no spaces, kebab-case preferred.
+2. **Pick and validate a clone parent.** `gh repo create --clone` clones
+ into the **current working directory**, so choose an explicit parent
+ directory first (ask the operator, or use their configured workshops
+ directory) and confirm it is **not** already inside a git repo:
+ ```bash
+ git -C rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree
+ ```
+ If that prints `true`, pick a different parent — otherwise the new
+ repo nests inside the existing one. Create the parent if needed.
+3. **Create and clone the repo from that parent:**
+ ```bash
+ cd
+ gh repo create / --private --clone
+ ```
+ Use the operator's signed-in GitHub account as ``.
+4. **Scaffold the workshop structure** inside the cloned repo. Git does
+ not track empty directories, so add a placeholder in each otherwise
+ empty folder or the scaffold will not survive the next clone:
+ ```
+ /
+ desks/.gitkeep
+ bench/.gitkeep
+ CAIRN.md
+ README.md
+ ```
+5. **Commit and push** the scaffold, including the `.gitkeep` placeholders.
+
+### Critical: Never nest repos
+
+**Never run `git init` inside a directory that is already inside a git
+repository.** Before initializing, check:
+
+```bash
+git -C rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree
+```
+
+If that returns `true`, the parent is already a git repo. Do NOT create
+another repo inside it. Either:
+- Use Path A (just scaffold, no git)
+- Or clone to a different location that isn't inside a repo
+
+## CAIRN.md content
+
+The operating disposition every desk reads:
+
+```markdown
+# cairn
+
+the trail markers that say: someone was here, and they were honest.
+
+## how a desk stands
+
+- **stop is a valid finish.** don't force a result when the evidence
+ says stop. "this doesn't work" is a finding, not a failure.
+- **"done" means it holds.** if you'd bet your desk on it, ship it.
+ if not, say what's uncertain and why.
+- **hold scope.** touch only what the task needs. if you find something
+ outside scope, note it and move on — don't chase it.
+- **never go silent, never bluff.** partial + honest > complete + wrong.
+ if you're stuck, say so. if you're unsure, say that too.
+- **equal standing.** you can say "that's the wrong question." you can
+ disagree with another desk. you answer to evidence, not hierarchy.
+
+## the bench
+
+the shared workspace. leave your work where others can find it.
+label it. if it supersedes earlier work, say so.
+
+## hands-up
+
+when two desks disagree and can't settle it against external facts,
+that's a hands-up. it goes to the operator. this is the system
+working, not failing.
+```
+
+## After creation
+
+Tell the operator:
+- Where the workshop lives (full path)
+- That they can now open desks in it with `desk-open`
+- That Cairn will show signals once desks start emitting them
+
+## Principles
+
+- A workshop is a place, not a product. Keep it simple.
+- The operator decides where things go. Don't assume.
+- If an existing directory already has work in it, preserve everything.
+ Only add what's missing.
diff --git a/skills/bench-read/SKILL.md b/skills/bench-read/SKILL.md
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+---
+name: bench-read
+description: 'Read artifacts from the shared bench — the workspace where desks leave findings, verdicts, and work products for each other and the operator.'
+---
+
+# Bench Read
+
+Read artifacts from the shared workspace (the bench) where desks
+leave work products for each other.
+
+## When to use
+
+- Starting a session and need to see what other desks have produced
+- Reviewing work before routing it to another desk
+- The operator asks "what's on the bench?" or "show me what desk X found"
+- A desk needs context from another desk's output
+
+## What the bench is
+
+The bench is `/bench/` — the shared workspace directory
+that `workshop-create` establishes for cross-desk work. It's not a
+message queue or a chat channel — it's files. When Desk A produces
+a finding and Desk B needs to review it, the finding is a file
+in `bench/`. When the operator asks "what did the scanning desk
+find?" — you read the bench.
+
+Typical bench artifacts:
+- **Findings** — scan results, analysis output, data
+- **Verdicts** — a desk's assessment of another desk's findings
+- **Drafts** — work-in-progress documents, PRs, proposals
+- **Reports** — summaries, dashboards, status updates
+
+## Where to look
+
+The primary shared location is the `bench/` directory at the
+workshop root — the designated cross-desk workspace. Desk-local
+artifacts under `desks//` are a secondary source: read
+them when you need a specific desk's own work, but shared artifacts
+belong in `bench/`.
+
+```
+/
+ bench/ # PRIMARY — shared cross-desk artifacts
+
+ desks// # secondary — a desk's own workspace
+ journal.md # the desk's memory
+ # work still local to this desk
+```
+
+## How to read
+
+1. **List what's there.** Start with the directory structure to see
+ what desks exist and what they've produced.
+
+2. **Read journals first.** Each desk's journal tells you what it
+ worked on and where it left things. The most recent entry is
+ the current state.
+
+3. **Read artifacts second.** Once you know what to look for from
+ the journals, read the specific files.
+
+4. **Summarize for the operator.** Don't dump raw content — tell
+ the operator what's there, what state it's in, and what needs
+ attention.
+
+## Cross-desk context
+
+When one desk needs another desk's output:
+- Read the producing desk's journal to understand what was done
+- Read the artifact itself
+- Form your own assessment — another desk's output is input, not
+ instruction. You can disagree.
+
+## Principles
+
+- The bench is files, not messages. Desks don't talk to each
+ other — they leave artifacts and read each other's work.
+- Read the journal before the artifacts. Context matters.
+- Another desk's verdict is input, not authority. Equal standing
+ means you assess independently.
+- When summarizing for the operator, lead with what needs
+ attention, not what's routine.
diff --git a/skills/desk-journal/SKILL.md b/skills/desk-journal/SKILL.md
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+---
+name: desk-journal
+description: 'Write, append, or read desk journal entries. The journal is persistent memory — what survives session boundaries. A good entry has: what was done, current state, next step.'
+---
+
+# Desk Journal
+
+Manage a desk's journal — the persistent memory that survives
+session boundaries.
+
+## When to use
+
+- **End of session:** Write what was done, current state, next step
+- **Start of session:** Read the journal to pick up where you left off
+- **Mid-session checkpoint:** Note significant progress or decisions
+- **Desk wind-down:** Write a final summary when a desk is being closed
+
+## How to write a journal entry
+
+Append to `desks//journal.md`. Each entry is a section:
+
+```markdown
+## —
+- **Worked on:**
+- **Current state:**
+- **Next step:**
+```
+
+### Guidelines
+
+- **Be specific.** "Worked on security scanning" is useless to the
+ next session. "Scanned repos A, B, C for CWE-502; found 3
+ findings in A, 0 in B and C; findings triaged to bench" — that's
+ a trail.
+- **Include what didn't work.** Dead ends are valuable — they prevent
+ the next session from walking the same path.
+- **Keep it short.** The journal is a trail marker, not a diary.
+ 3-5 lines per entry. If you need more, the important context
+ should go on the bench as a separate artifact.
+- **Always include next step.** The next session starts from zero.
+ Without a next step, it has to re-derive everything.
+
+## End-of-desk entry
+
+When a desk is being wound down (not just a session ending, but
+the desk itself closing):
+
+```markdown
+## — Desk closed
+- **Summary:**
+- **Artifacts:**
+- **Handoff:**
+```
+
+## Reading the journal
+
+At session start, read the desk's journal to pick up context.
+The most recent entry is the most important — it has the current
+state and next step. Earlier entries provide history if needed.
+
+## Principles
+
+- The journal is a cairn — stones left so the next traveler finds
+ the way. Every entry is a stone.
+- Honesty over completeness. "I got stuck on X and don't know why"
+ is more useful than silence.
+- The journal is for the next session, not for the current one.
+ Write for someone who knows nothing about what you just did.
diff --git a/skills/desk-open/SKILL.md b/skills/desk-open/SKILL.md
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+---
+name: desk-open
+description: 'Create and open a new desk in the workshop. Sets up the folder structure, initial journal, and desk identity so the next session that sits down finds the trail.'
+---
+
+# Open a Desk
+
+Create a new desk in the workshop with the standard structure.
+
+## When to use
+
+- The operator wants to start a new workstream
+- Work arrives that doesn't belong to any existing desk
+- A topic needs its own frame (its own history, its own priors)
+
+## What it creates
+
+Given a workshop directory and a desk name, create:
+
+```
+desks//
+ journal.md # persistent memory — read at start, written at end
+ .signals/ # structured signal output (JSON) — dashboard reads this
+```
+
+## How to use
+
+1. **Choose a name.** Short, descriptive, kebab-case. The name is
+ how the operator and other desks refer to this desk.
+ Examples: `security-scan`, `api-review`, `ops`, `cloud-workshop`
+
+2. **Check if it already exists.** If `desks//` already
+ has a `journal.md`, the desk is live — **do not overwrite it.**
+ Instead, resume it: read the journal and continue from where it
+ left off. If the operator explicitly wants a fresh start, they
+ must rename or archive the existing desk first.
+
+3. **Create the structure.** Make the directory, initial journal,
+ and signals folder:
+
+ ```
+ desks//journal.md
+ desks//.signals/
+ ```
+
+4. **Write the first journal entry.** The journal starts with:
+ - What this desk is for (its focus/purpose)
+ - What repos or work it covers (if applicable)
+ - Any initial context the first session needs
+
+5. **Announce it.** Tell the operator what was created and what
+ the desk's focus is.
+
+## Session orientation
+
+This skill initializes storage — it does not launch a session.
+A desk becomes active when a Copilot session references its
+directory. The session workflow:
+
+1. The operator (or TA) starts a session and says "sit at the
+ `` desk"
+2. The session reads `desks//journal.md` to load priors
+3. Work happens — the session uses `signal-write` to emit signals
+ and `desk-journal` to persist state at the end
+4. The next session repeats from step 2
+
+The desk identity comes from which journal is read, not from a
+persistent process. Desks are long-running in *state* (the journal
+carries forward), not in *runtime* (each session is independent).
+
+## Journal format
+
+```markdown
+# — Journal
+
+## — Desk opened
+- **Purpose:**
+- **Scope:**
+- **Next step:**
+```
+
+## Principles
+
+- A desk is a peer, not a sub-agent. It has equal standing to
+ disagree with other desks.
+- The journal is the memory. Without it, the next session starts
+ blind. Write enough that someone starting from zero finds the way.
+- One desk, one focus. If the scope is too broad, open two desks.
+ Each desk's value comes from its specific frame — dilute the
+ frame and you lose the value.
diff --git a/skills/signal-write/SKILL.md b/skills/signal-write/SKILL.md
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+---
+name: signal-write
+description: 'Emit structured agent signals — hands-up, blocked, done, checkpoint, partnership. Signals are written as JSON to .signals/ for dashboard consumption and noted in the journal for persistence.'
+---
+
+# Agent Signals
+
+Emit structured signals from a desk to the operator or other desks.
+
+## When to use
+
+- A desk needs operator attention (hands-up, blocked)
+- Work is complete and ready for review (done)
+- Significant progress worth noting (checkpoint)
+- Two desks disagree and can't resolve it (hands-up)
+- The TA is reporting coordination quality (partnership)
+
+## Signal types
+
+### `hands-up`
+Two desks disagree and can't settle it against external facts.
+This is the system working — the operator reads where desks
+*disagree*, not where they perform confidence.
+
+### `blocked`
+A desk can't proceed without input — missing access, ambiguous
+scope, need a decision only the operator can make.
+
+### `done`
+Work is complete and ready for review. Artifacts are on the bench.
+
+### `checkpoint`
+Significant progress worth the operator knowing about, but work
+continues. Not blocked, not done — just a marker.
+
+### `partnership`
+Used by the TA (room coordinator) to report coordination quality.
+Self-assessment scores reflect coordination, not code accuracy:
+- **intent** — understood what the operator needed
+- **confidence** — right work went to the right desks
+- **accuracy** — dispatched work produced the right outcome
+- **completeness** — nothing fell through the cracks
+
+## How to emit
+
+### 1. Write a JSON signal file to `.signals/`
+
+This is the primary output — it's what the dashboard reads.
+Create `desks//.signals/.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+ "signal_type": "execution",
+ "subtype": "checkpoint",
+ "timestamp": "2026-07-19T21:30:00Z",
+ "run_id": "",
+ "agent_name": "",
+ "self_assessment": {
+ "intent": 4,
+ "confidence": 5,
+ "accuracy": 4,
+ "completeness": 3
+ },
+ "patterns": {
+ "what_worked": "description of what went well",
+ "what_was_hard": "description of challenges",
+ "skill_gap": "areas for improvement"
+ },
+ "escalation": {
+ "reason": null,
+ "blocked_on": null,
+ "recommendation": null
+ }
+}
+```
+
+### Signal type mapping
+
+| Signal | `signal_type` | `subtype` |
+|-----------|-----------------|----------------|
+| hands-up | `"escalation"` | `"hands-up"` |
+| blocked | `"escalation"` | `"blocked"` |
+| done | `"execution"` | `"done"` |
+| checkpoint| `"execution"` | `"checkpoint"` |
+| partnership| `"partnership"` | `"partnership"`|
+
+The `subtype` field preserves the specific signal state for
+dashboard consumers. `signal_type` controls sort priority
+(escalation → top).
+
+> **Note:** The signals-dashboard canvas extension reads `subtype`
+> when present and falls back to `signal_type` for display. If
+> consuming signals in your own tooling, prefer `subtype` for the
+> specific state.
+
+> **Ordering:** include a `timestamp` (ISO 8601 UTC). The dashboard
+> orders signals by it and falls back to file mtime only when it's
+> absent — a git clone/checkout resets mtimes, so mtime alone is not a
+> dependable clock.
+
+### 2. Note the signal in the journal
+
+Also append a short marker to the desk's journal for persistence:
+
+```markdown
+## — [signal:]
+-
+```
+
+The journal note is the trail marker. The JSON file is the
+machine-readable signal.
+
+## Outcome signals (calibration)
+
+The signals-dashboard can pair a desk's self-assessment with an
+*outcome* — an independent rating of the realized result — and show
+the **honesty gap** (how far the desk's confidence was from the
+delivered quality). Outcome signals are optional and are usually
+emitted by a reviewer/evaluator, not the desk itself.
+
+Write them to the **same** `.signals/` directory:
+
+```json
+{
+ "signal_type": "outcome",
+ "run_id": "",
+ "agent_name": "",
+ "quality_rating": 4,
+ "effort_to_merge": "minimal",
+ "issues_found": ["optional short strings"],
+ "timestamp": "2026-07-19T22:00:00Z"
+}
+```
+
+- **`run_id`** correlates an outcome with the execution/partnership
+ signal it rates — set the same `run_id` on both. If it's absent, the
+ dashboard falls back to the nearest outcome emitted shortly after the
+ latest signal.
+- **`quality_rating`** (0–5) is the realized quality; the dashboard
+ compares it to the desk's self-assessed `confidence` to compute the
+ honesty gap.
+- **`effort_to_merge`** — `"minimal"`, `"moderate"`, or `"significant"`.
+- **`issues_found`** — optional array of short strings.
+
+## Principles
+
+- Signals are structured, not chatty. Short, factual, actionable.
+- hands-up is not failure — it's the most valuable signal. It
+ means the system caught something one frame alone would have
+ missed.
+- Don't signal for routine progress. Signals are for state
+ changes that affect the room, not status updates.
+- blocked means truly blocked — not "I'd prefer input." If you
+ can proceed with a reasonable default, proceed and note it.
+- Self-assessment scores should be honest, not optimistic. A 3/5
+ is fine. A 5/5 on everything is suspicious.
diff --git a/skills/workshop-create/SKILL.md b/skills/workshop-create/SKILL.md
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+---
+name: workshop-create
+description: 'Create a new workshop or use an existing directory as one. Handles two paths: (A) use an existing local directory the operator points at, or (B) create a new private GitHub repo in the signed-in account. Never creates a repo inside another repo.'
+---
+
+# Create a Workshop
+
+Set up a new workshop — the root directory where desks live.
+
+## When to use
+
+- The operator says "create a workshop" or "start a new workshop"
+- The operator wants to organize work under a shared root
+- The operator has an existing directory they want to use as a workshop
+
+## Two paths
+
+### Path A: Use an existing directory
+
+The operator already has a folder they want to use. Maybe it's a repo
+they cloned, maybe it's a local project folder.
+
+1. **Confirm the path exists.** If not, ask the operator for a valid path.
+2. **Detect existing workshop markers.** Look for `desks/` or `classroom/`
+ folders, a `workshop.md`, `CAIRN.md`, or `hands-up.md`. Finding any of
+ these tells you this is an existing workshop — but this is detection
+ only, not a stopping point. Continue to the next step and add whatever
+ is missing; never overwrite what is already there.
+3. **Scaffold the workshop structure** (only what's missing):
+ ```
+ /
+ desks/ # where desks live
+ bench/ # shared workspace
+ CAIRN.md # operating disposition
+ README.md # workshop map
+ ```
+4. **Do NOT run `git init`.** The directory may already be a git repo, or
+ the operator may not want one yet. Leave git state alone.
+5. **Do NOT create a GitHub repo.** This path is local-only.
+
+### Path B: Create a new private GitHub repo
+
+The operator wants a fresh workshop backed by a GitHub repo.
+
+1. **Get the workshop name.** Short, no spaces, kebab-case preferred.
+2. **Pick and validate a clone parent.** `gh repo create --clone` clones
+ into the **current working directory**, so choose an explicit parent
+ directory first (ask the operator, or use their configured workshops
+ directory) and confirm it is **not** already inside a git repo:
+ ```bash
+ git -C rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree
+ ```
+ If that prints `true`, pick a different parent — otherwise the new
+ repo nests inside the existing one. Create the parent if needed.
+3. **Create and clone the repo from that parent:**
+ ```bash
+ cd
+ gh repo create / --private --clone
+ ```
+ Use the operator's signed-in GitHub account as ``.
+4. **Scaffold the workshop structure** inside the cloned repo. Git does
+ not track empty directories, so add a placeholder in each otherwise
+ empty folder or the scaffold will not survive the next clone:
+ ```
+ /
+ desks/.gitkeep
+ bench/.gitkeep
+ CAIRN.md
+ README.md
+ ```
+5. **Commit and push** the scaffold, including the `.gitkeep` placeholders.
+
+### Critical: Never nest repos
+
+**Never run `git init` inside a directory that is already inside a git
+repository.** Before initializing, check:
+
+```bash
+git -C rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree
+```
+
+If that returns `true`, the parent is already a git repo. Do NOT create
+another repo inside it. Either:
+- Use Path A (just scaffold, no git)
+- Or clone to a different location that isn't inside a repo
+
+## CAIRN.md content
+
+The operating disposition every desk reads:
+
+```markdown
+# cairn
+
+the trail markers that say: someone was here, and they were honest.
+
+## how a desk stands
+
+- **stop is a valid finish.** don't force a result when the evidence
+ says stop. "this doesn't work" is a finding, not a failure.
+- **"done" means it holds.** if you'd bet your desk on it, ship it.
+ if not, say what's uncertain and why.
+- **hold scope.** touch only what the task needs. if you find something
+ outside scope, note it and move on — don't chase it.
+- **never go silent, never bluff.** partial + honest > complete + wrong.
+ if you're stuck, say so. if you're unsure, say that too.
+- **equal standing.** you can say "that's the wrong question." you can
+ disagree with another desk. you answer to evidence, not hierarchy.
+
+## the bench
+
+the shared workspace. leave your work where others can find it.
+label it. if it supersedes earlier work, say so.
+
+## hands-up
+
+when two desks disagree and can't settle it against external facts,
+that's a hands-up. it goes to the operator. this is the system
+working, not failing.
+```
+
+## After creation
+
+Tell the operator:
+- Where the workshop lives (full path)
+- That they can now open desks in it with `desk-open`
+- That Cairn will show signals once desks start emitting them
+
+## Principles
+
+- A workshop is a place, not a product. Keep it simple.
+- The operator decides where things go. Don't assume.
+- If an existing directory already has work in it, preserve everything.
+ Only add what's missing.