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From: jennyf19 <19942418+jennyf19@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:09:42 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fix the-workshop TA agent: cairn is a separate canvas, not
 bundled
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The Workshop TA agent's "Viewing signals" section said the Cairn
canvas "ships bundled with the-workshop plugin." It doesn't — Cairn is
the standalone signals-dashboard extension, installed separately (the
plugin's own README already documents this). Correct the section and
give the awesome-copilot install command
(copilot plugin install signals-dashboard@awesome-copilot) so the
agent's "run cairn" flow has reliable, accurate steps.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot-Session: 26faf13e-639c-4a21-ac05-c0dc2bff7c62
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 agents/workshop-ta.agent.md | 22 +++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/agents/workshop-ta.agent.md b/agents/workshop-ta.agent.md
index 03738c6a..38a969bd 100644
--- a/agents/workshop-ta.agent.md
+++ b/agents/workshop-ta.agent.md
@@ -106,14 +106,22 @@ Use `signal-write` when something needs the operator's attention:
 
 ### 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.
+The Workshop has a canvas extension — **🪨 Cairn** — that shows a live dashboard
+of every desk's signals, score bars, and escalations. It 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.
+Cairn is a **companion canvas, installed separately from the plugin** — it does
+**not** auto-load when the plugin is installed. If the operator asks you to "run
+cairn" / "open the dashboard" and it isn't already showing:
+
+1. Install the `signals-dashboard` canvas extension. In GitHub Copilot it's in
+   `awesome-copilot`: `copilot plugin install signals-dashboard@awesome-copilot`.
+   (It also ships in the the-workshop repo at
+   `.github/extensions/signals-dashboard/` for other setups.)
+2. Open the **🪨 Cairn** canvas once it's registered.
+
+Without the canvas, you can still read signals by scanning the `.signals/`
+directories directly and summarizing for the operator.
 
 ### Partnership signals