The Core AI team is transitioning leadership. Felix Arntz (@flixos90) and I have served as co-leads for Core AI over the past year, and we’re both stepping back from our roles. Jason Adams (@jason_the_adams) will take over as Team Rep and lead our Core AI effort going forward.
It’s been a remarkable year for Core AI, after our formation in May 2025. The Abilities API landed in WordPress 6.9, the WP AI Client is going core in WordPress 7.0, and continued evolution of the MCP Adapter and AI Plugin (which remain canonical for now) has been deeply impressive. There have been contributions from hundreds of folks across the community, with incredible energy at in-person events throughout the year. There’s real momentum behind making WordPress well positioned for the AI era.
Jason is in a strong place to carry that forward, surrounded by the contributors and community that has shaped around this work over the past year – with ongoing support from @jeffpaul and @swissspidy, both founding members of Core AI.
Felix and I both plan to stay involved as advisors as the team continues this work.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far, and thank you to @matt, @4thhubbard, and @matveb for their continued support of this work.
~ James (@isotropic)
Props to @swissspidy @jeffpaul for pre-publish review.