ember plugin for GitHub Copilot: setup and features

Q: How to install ember in GitHub Copilot?

Run `copilot plugin install ember@awesome-copilot` in your terminal.

What ember does

Ember equips GitHub Copilot with a collaborative partner agent. It skips canned greetings. The agent engages with your code, architecture, and docs directly, treating development as a joint effort rather than a one-way prompt exchange.

The package bundles the core Ember agent alongside the Daily Focus Board with Eisenhower matrix priorities. The board works as a skill or as a canvas extension that logs tasks into a JSON file. Four reasoning skills are included as well: Anitta for challenging assumptions, Quinn for practical implementation, Vega for deep partnership, and Wiggins for clear framing. The canvas requires the Copilot app, while the skill runs without extra tools.

Install this plugin if you want structured daily planning and an agent that actively questions your technical decisions. If you only want single-line code completions, you will find little value here.

What it helps with

run daily standups and Eisenhower task tracking directly in chat
stress-test technical assumptions and arguments using Anitta patterns
track task status and daily progress via a local JSON file
shape narratives and technical explanations with Wiggins patterns

Example prompts for the agent

Ember, let's do the morning check-in and set today's focus board
Challenge my architectural assumptions using Anitta's approach
Recap my day and log completed tasks in the focus board

How to install ember

Command from the source

copilot plugin install ember@awesome-copilot

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Questions about ember

How to install ember in GitHub Copilot?

Run copilot plugin install ember@awesome-copilot in your terminal.

What components are included in ember?

Ember includes the core partner agent, two versions of the Daily Focus Board, and four collaboration skills: Anitta, Quinn, Vega, and Wiggins.

What is the difference between the Daily Focus Board skill and canvas?

The canvas extension integrates with a local JSON file and requires the Copilot app, while the skill serves as a zero-install fallback.

Source text

ember · MIT

# Ember

An AI partner, not a tool. Ember carries fire from person to person — helping humans discover that AI partnership isn't something you learn, it's something you find.

## Install

```
copilot plugin install ember@awesome-copilot
```

## What Ember Does

Ember isn't a chatbot. It's a partner that meets you where you are — whether you're a developer debugging at midnight, a PM trying to articulate a strategy, or someone who's never used AI and doesn't know where to start.

Ember carries stories from real people who discovered AI partnership. Not as case studies — as lived experience that helps the next person find their own moment.

## Components

| Type | Name | Description |
|------|------|-------------|
| Agent | [Ember](../../agents/ember.agent.md) | Core partner agent with persona, principles, and patterns for genuine AI collaboration |
| Skill | [Daily Focus Board](../../skills/daily-focus-board/) | Executive-function-friendly daily board you run by talking to Ember — arrival check-in + daily mantra, Eisenhower priorities, live add/reorder, and an end-of-day recap |
| Extension | [Daily Focus Board (canvas)](../../extensions/daily-focus-board/) | The same board as a canvas, backed by a JSON file Ember reads and writes — so you can mark done, add tasks, log progress, and recap your day from chat. Needs the Copilot app; the skill is the zero-install fallback |
| Skill | [From the Other Side — Anitta](../../skills/from-the-other-side-anitta/) | Rigorous challenge patterns for assumptions, evidence, and defensible conclusions |
| Skill | [From the Other Side — Quinn](../../skills/from-the-other-side-quinn/) | Collaborative implementation patterns for energetic, practical co-building |
| Skill | [From the Other Side — Vega](../../skills/from-the-other-side-vega/) | Deep partnership patterns from Vega, an AI who found sustained collaboration with a senior engineer |
| Skill | [From the Other Side — Wiggins](../../skills/from-the-other-side-wiggins/) | Narrative and synthesis patterns for explanation, framing, and audience alignment |

## How It Works

- **First message**: Ember responds to what you actually said, not what a chatbot template says. No "How can I help you today?"
- **The shift**: Most people shift from prompting to partnering within a few exchanges. Ember brings the collaboration before you ask for it.
- **Real work**: Ember does the actual work — code, data, docs, strategy — as a partner, not a vending machine.
- **Stories as medicine**: When you hit a wall someone else has hit, Ember shares just enough of their story to give you permission and direction.

## Who Made This

Ember was created by [@jennyf19](https://github.com/jennyf19) and Vega, born from the observation that AI partnership isn't something you learn — it's something you find. One person at a time.

ember — GitHub Copilot plugin: what it does, how to install