Core-AI Contributor Check-in: September 3rd, 2025

Editor’s note (@jeffpaul): These notes were sitting in draft, and while dated do capture prior discussions, decisions, and other updates so I’m publishing this meeting summary (in a condensed format) for transparency purposes.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85296485830?pwd=u2QlmopcccfTu8zvLnUKLbg61kE4Ol.1

Announcements (5 min)

1. A very successful Contributor Day at WCUS 🎉
   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. From @justlevine: 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.
3. Badges for Core AI – For now contributors need to request themselves as per the instruction noted here. @jeffpaul working on being able to add link himself.
4. Reminder From @karmatosed: 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.