Overview
create-canvas-extension is an open-source integrations skill for GitHub Copilot, published by github. Its author describes it as: “Create or register a canvas extension in the awesome-copilot repository. Use when asked to scaffold a new canvas extension, create its plugin.json, add a reusable extension to one or more plugins, or migrate extension…”. The project has 38k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot ~/.claude/skills/create-canvas-extension`.
What create-canvas-extension does
Use this skill only for the `github/awesome-copilot` repository. Canvas extensions are reusable source components. They do not have a `plugin.json` under `extensions/`.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for create-canvas-extension is organised into these sections:
- Required decisions
- Files to create
- Workflow
- Existing extension migration
Installation
Add create-canvas-extension to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot ~/.claude/skills/create-canvas-extensionReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- GitHub Copilot — named in the skill.md
License
create-canvas-extension is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in github/awesome-copilot, an established project with 37,982 GitHub stars
- Works with GitHub Copilot
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
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Frequently asked questions
- What does create-canvas-extension do?
- Create or register a canvas extension in the awesome-copilot repository. Use when asked to scaffold a new canvas extension, create its plugin.json, add a reusable extension to one or more plugins, or migrate extension metadata. Extensions are reusable source under extensions/; shippable plugin manifests belong under plugins/.
- How do I install create-canvas-extension?
- Run git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot ~/.claude/skills/create-canvas-extension in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot before installing.
- Is create-canvas-extension free to use?
- Yes. create-canvas-extension is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does create-canvas-extension work with?
- create-canvas-extension lists GitHub Copilot — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does create-canvas-extension come from?
- create-canvas-extension ships inside github/awesome-copilot, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 37,982 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.