chore: publish from main

eng/generate-website-data.mjs

@@ -101,6 +101,25 @@ function normalizeText(value, fallback = "") {
   return typeof value === "string" ? value.trim() : fallback;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Normalize an author value (npm string form or { name, url } object) to
+ * { name, url? } | null. Returns null when no usable name is present.
+ */
+function normalizeAuthor(value) {
+  if (!value) return null;
+  if (typeof value === "string") {
+    const name = value.trim();
+    return name ? { name } : null;
+  }
+  if (typeof value === "object") {
+    const name = normalizeText(value.name);
+    if (!name) return null;
+    const url = normalizeText(value.url);
+    return url ? { name, url } : { name };
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Find the latest git-modified date for any file under a directory.
  */
@@ -1002,6 +1021,10 @@ function generateCanvasManifest(gitDates, commitSha) {
     const packageJson = fs.existsSync(packageJsonPath)
       ? JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, "utf-8"))
       : {};
+    const canvasJsonPath = path.join(extensionDir, "canvas.json");
+    const canvasJson = fs.existsSync(canvasJsonPath)
+      ? JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(canvasJsonPath, "utf-8"))
+      : {};
     const keywords = Array.isArray(packageJson.keywords)
       ? [...new Set(packageJson.keywords.filter((keyword) => typeof keyword === "string").map((keyword) => keyword.trim()).filter(Boolean))].sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b))
       : [];
@@ -1044,6 +1067,7 @@ function generateCanvasManifest(gitDates, commitSha) {
         installUrl,
         sourceUrl: null,
         external: false,
+        author: normalizeAuthor(canvasJson.author),
         keywords,
       });
     }
@@ -1116,6 +1140,7 @@ function generateCanvasManifest(gitDates, commitSha) {
             installUrl,
             sourceUrl: sourceUrl || null,
             external: true,
+            author: normalizeAuthor(ext?.author),
             keywords,
           });
         }
@@ -1199,6 +1224,7 @@ function writePerExtensionCanvasManifests(canvasManifestData) {
       name: item.name,
       description: item.description || "Canvas extension",
       version: item.version || "1.0.0",
+      ...(item.author ? { author: item.author } : {}),
       keywords: Array.isArray(item.keywords)
         ? [...new Set(item.keywords)].sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b))
         : [],

extensions/accessibility-kanban/canvas.json

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   "name": "Accessibility Kanban",
   "description": "Kanban board to manage accessibility issues, allow you to plan, track, and complete remediation work.",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Aaron Powell",
+    "url": "https://github.com/aaronpowell"
+  },
   "keywords": [
     "accessibility",
     "github-issues",

extensions/arcade-canvas/canvas.json

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   "name": "Agent Arcade",
   "description": "Play five retro Phaser mini-games in a Copilot canvas while agents work.",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Dan Wahlin",
+    "url": "https://github.com/DanWahlin"
+  },
   "keywords": [
     "arcade-games",
     "copilot-canvas",

extensions/backlog-swipe-triage/canvas.json

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   "name": "Backlog Swipe Triage",
   "description": "Quickly swipe through backlog issues to triage decisions like assign, needs-info, defer, close, or ignore.",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "James Montemagno",
+    "url": "https://github.com/jamesmontemagno"
+  },
   "keywords": [
     "agent-assignment",
     "backlog-triage",

extensions/chromium-control-canvas/canvas.json

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   "name": "Chromium Control Canvas",
   "description": "Opens a real Chromium window you can navigate and interact with from a Copilot canvas control panel and agent actions.",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Andrea Griffiths",
+    "url": "https://github.com/AndreaGriffiths11"
+  },
   "keywords": [
     "browser-control",
     "chromium-browser",

extensions/color-orb/canvas.json

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   "name": "Color Orb",
   "description": "A visual orb that users can ask the agent to recolor while showing a live activity log in the canvas.",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Aaron Powell",
+    "url": "https://github.com/aaronpowell"
+  },
   "keywords": [
     "agent-actions",
     "color-picker",

extensions/diagram-viewer/canvas.json

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   "name": "Diagram Explorer",
   "description": "Render diagrams, click nodes to drill down, and view agent-generated explanations directly in the canvas.",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Aaron Powell",
+    "url": "https://github.com/aaronpowell"
+  },
   "keywords": [
     "architecture-mapping",
     "canvas-navigation",

extensions/external.json

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     "id": "coffilot",
     "name": "Coffilot",
     "description": "Java-focused Copilot canvas extension from jdubois.",
+    "author": { "name": "Julien Dubois", "url": "https://github.com/jdubois" },
     "keywords": [
       "java",
       "canvas",

extensions/feedback-themes/canvas.json

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   "name": "Feedback Themes",
   "description": "Explore grouped customer feedback signals by impact and drill into a theme to guide product next steps.",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Aaron Powell",
+    "url": "https://github.com/aaronpowell"
+  },
   "keywords": [
     "customer-feedback",
     "impact-prioritization",

extensions/gesture-review/canvas.json

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   "name": "Gesture PR Review",
   "description": "Review pull requests with a live camera feed and approve or reject using thumbs-up/thumbs-down gestures.",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Aaron Powell",
+    "url": "https://github.com/aaronpowell"
+  },
   "keywords": [
     "camera-input",
     "gesture-control",

extensions/release-notes-showcase/canvas.json

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   "name": "Release Notes Showcase",
   "description": "Compose and refine launch-ready release notes with contributor callouts and export-friendly output.",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "James Montemagno",
+    "url": "https://github.com/jamesmontemagno"
+  },
   "keywords": [
     "changelog",
     "contributor-callouts",

extensions/where-was-i/canvas.json

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   "name": "Where Was I?",
   "description": "Reconstruct your dev context (branch, commits, uncommitted work, PR clues) and trigger a resume prompt to continue quickly.",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Aaron Powell",
+    "url": "https://github.com/aaronpowell"
+  },
   "keywords": [
     "branch-state",
     "developer-context",

website/src/scripts/pages/extensions-render.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { escapeHtml, getGitHubUrl, getLastUpdatedHtml } from "../utils";
+import {
+  escapeHtml,
+  getGitHubHandle,
+  getGitHubUrl,
+  getLastUpdatedHtml,
+  sanitizeUrl,
+} from "../utils";
 import { renderEmptyStateHtml, renderSharedCardHtml } from "./card-render";
 
 export interface RenderableExtension {
@@ -34,6 +40,7 @@ export interface RenderableExtension {
   installUrl?: string | null;
   sourceUrl?: string | null;
   external?: boolean;
+  author?: { name: string; url?: string } | null;
 }
 
 export type ExtensionSortOption = "title" | "lastUpdated";
@@ -92,8 +99,27 @@ export function renderExtensionsHtml(items: RenderableExtension[]): string {
         </div>
       `;
 
+      const authorName = item.author?.name;
+      const authorUrl = item.author?.url;
+      const authorHandle =
+        authorName && authorUrl
+          ? getGitHubHandle(authorUrl, authorName)
+          : authorName || "";
+      const authorHtml = authorName
+        ? `<span class="resource-tag resource-author">by ${
+            authorUrl
+              ? `<a href="${escapeHtml(
+                  sanitizeUrl(authorUrl)
+                )}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="${escapeHtml(
+                  authorName
+                )}">${escapeHtml(authorHandle)}</a>`
+              : escapeHtml(authorName)
+          }</span>`
+        : "";
+
       const metaHtml = `
         ${item.external ? '<span class="resource-tag">External</span>' : ""}
+        ${authorHtml}
         ${getLastUpdatedHtml(item.lastUpdated)}
       `;
 

website/src/scripts/pages/extensions.ts

@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ import {
   copyToClipboard,
   fetchData,
   formatRelativeTime,
+  getGitHubHandle,
   getGitHubUrl,
   getQueryParam,
   getQueryParamValues,
+  sanitizeUrl,
   showToast,
   updateQueryParams,
 } from "../utils";
@@ -178,6 +180,24 @@ function openDetailsModal(
   if (item.external) {
     metaParts.push('<span class="resource-tag">External</span>');
   }
+  if (item.author?.name) {
+    const authorName = item.author.name;
+    const authorUrl = item.author.url;
+    const authorHandle = authorUrl
+      ? getGitHubHandle(authorUrl, authorName)
+      : authorName;
+    metaParts.push(
+      authorUrl
+        ? `<span class="resource-author">by <a href="${escapeHtml(
+            sanitizeUrl(authorUrl)
+          )}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="${escapeHtml(
+            authorName
+          )}">${escapeHtml(authorHandle)}</a></span>`
+        : `<span class="resource-author">by ${escapeHtml(
+            authorName
+          )}</span>`
+    );
+  }
   if (item.lastUpdated) {
     metaParts.push(
       `<span class="last-updated">Updated ${escapeHtml(

website/src/scripts/utils.ts

@@ -389,6 +389,31 @@ export function sanitizeUrl(url: string | null | undefined): string {
   return "#";
 }
 
+/**
+ * Derive a GitHub @handle from a profile URL
+ * (e.g. "https://github.com/aaronpowell" -> "@aaronpowell").
+ * Falls back to the provided value when the URL is not a github.com profile.
+ */
+export function getGitHubHandle(
+  url: string | null | undefined,
+  fallback = ""
+): string {
+  if (!url) return fallback;
+  try {
+    const parsed = new URL(url);
+    const host = parsed.hostname.replace(/^www\./, "");
+    if (host === "github.com") {
+      const segments = parsed.pathname.split("/").filter(Boolean);
+      if (segments.length === 1) {
+        return `@${segments[0]}`;
+      }
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Invalid URL
+  }
+  return fallback;
+}
+
 /**
  * Truncate text with ellipsis
  */