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Core-AI Contributor Check-in – Sept 3rd, 2025

Core-AI Contributor Weekly check-in: September 3rd , 2025 @12 noon EST
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85296485830?pwd=u2QlmopcccfTu8zvLnUKLbg61kE4Ol.1

Announcements (5 min)

  1. A very successful Contributor Day at WCUS :tada: :wordpress:
    1. Thank you, @justlevine, for keeping things lit remotely
  2. PHP AI Client SDK is now available in its first release: https://github.com/WordPress/php-ai-client/releases/tag/0.1.0

Progress this week (5 min)

  1. Update to the handbook:
    1. https://make.wordpress.org/ai/handbook/contributing/
    2. https://make.wordpress.org/ai/handbook/resources-and-links/
    3. https://make.wordpress.org/ai/handbook/get-involved/
    4. https://make.wordpress.org/ai/handbook/contributing/project-management/ (WIP)

Questions/Decision points (15 min)

  1. New format for Weekly Check-in review proposal, based on comments in Slack and discussions at WCUS:
    1. Focus on updates from each of the projects (Project Facilitator + Lead)
    2. Review next Milestone – and tasks to support that milestone
    3. Blockers and Opportunities
  2. High level – Let’s get an update on:
    1. Client/Abilities/MCP projects
  3. Review of AI Client roadmap
  4. From David: Review mcp-adapter status and next steps.
    1. Align on immediate fixes and workflows.
    2. Update v0.1.0 release notes to prevent user confusion.
  5. Badges for Core AI – For now, contributors need to request themselves as per the instructions noted here. Jeff is working on being able to add a link himself
  6. Reminder from Tammie: As we fix roadmaps, let’s also reflect those in the projects. We will do that but I want to ensure they get logged into traceable formats that can take action also.
  7. Tomorrow’s biweekly Slack chat – we need a facilitator

Week’s goals (10 min)

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AI Generated Summary of the Call

The meeting focused on recapping the successful WordCamp US contributor day and setting up a new, more efficient format for future weekly check-ins. The team discussed the progress of various projects, including the PHP AI Client SDK, Abilities API, and MCP Adapter, and identified key milestones and areas needing attention. They also established a plan for creating roadmaps for all projects and coordinating communication with different external audiences, such as plugin developers and hosts.

Highlights by Topic

WordCamp US Contributor Day

  • There were about 30 people at the contributor table, plus around a dozen people who joined online throughout the day.
  • The attendees had diverse interests, ranging from general curiosity about AI to technical contributors trying to break the PHP client.
  • The team learned that having specific roles for contributors would be beneficial for future events, such as WordCamp Asia.

Project Updates & Roadmaps

  • PHP AI Client SDK: Version 0.1.0 was released just before Matt’s presentation at WordCamp US, with significant help from contributors at the event. The roadmap for version 0.2.0 focuses on battle-testing the client, improving provider settings, and adding a message builder. Version 0.3.0 will introduce streaming support, and a later version will include embeddings.
  • Abilities API: Version 0.1.0 was also released before WordCamp US. The next major discussion points are determining which abilities will be included in WordPress 6.9 and working on hooks to expand its functionality.
  • MCP Adapter: The main bottleneck is currently code review, which has created a small backlog. There are also discrepancies between the current code and the documentation that need to be aligned.
  • Experiments Project: This project is progressing and will hopefully feed into the other projects. The team plans to formalize its roadmap and establish a process for non-code-related discussions and issues.

Meeting Format & Future Goals

  • The weekly check-in format will shift to focus on active projects, with each project having a lead facilitator.
  • The meetings will highlight upcoming milestones, specific tasks, and any blockers or opportunities to help.
  • The team will create and pin roadmap issues in each project’s GitHub repository to provide clarity and track progress.
  • Project ownership for creating these roadmaps was assigned: Neill McShea and James LePage for MCP, Jason Adams and Felix for the JavaScript client, and Tammy Lister for Abilities and Jeff Paul for Experiments.

Communication & Documentation

Jason Adams will draft the first of these posts to help set the direction and format.nerated summary posted after the meeting

The team decided to coordinate communication with different audiences, such as plugin developers and hosts, to maintain a clear and consistent narrative.

They will use the Make WordPress blog to post audience-specific articles and collect feedback directly in the comments.

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