Agent AI Foundation Update
Track: Keynote | Ref: 1.1
Overview
Opening keynote presenting the Agent AI Foundation's progress over its first four months. The foundation has rapidly scaled to over 500 working group participants and established a clear governance model for the future of agent interoperability standards.
Governance Structure
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│ Governing Board │
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│ Technical Steering Committee │
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│ Working Groups (7) │
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│ │ Identity & Trust (150/66) │ │
│ │ Security │ │
│ │ Discovery & Registry │ │
│ │ Tooling │ │
│ │ Core Protocol │ │
│ │ Interoperability │ │
│ │ Enterprise │ │
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│ Projects │
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Working Groups
| Working Group | Members | Organizations | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Trust | 150 | 66 | Agent identity, OAuth 2.1, cross-app trust |
| Security | — | — | Threat models, vulnerability patterns, mitigations |
| Discovery & Registry | — | — | Tool discovery, registry standards |
| Tooling | — | — | Developer experience, SDK improvements |
| Core Protocol | — | — | Protocol evolution, transport layers |
| Interoperability | — | — | Cross-platform compatibility |
| Enterprise | — | — | Production deployment patterns |
The Identity & Trust working group is the largest, with 150 members from 66 organizations.
Project Lifecycle
Projects within the foundation follow a defined lifecycle:
- Growth — Active development, building community, iterating on design
- Impact — Stable, widely adopted, driving real-world usage
- Emeritus — Mature or superseded, maintained but no longer actively developed
Key Numbers
- 500+ working group participants
- 7 active working groups
- 4 months since foundation launch
Notable Quote
"If you're building MCP servers, if you're an end user trying to figure out how to roll out agents in a safe, secure, reliable way, if you're an organization with technology to contribute — we are the place to do it."
Key Takeaways
- The Agent AI Foundation provides governance structure for the MCP ecosystem
- Identity & Trust is the dominant concern with the largest working group
- The project lifecycle model (Growth, Impact, Emeritus) ensures standards evolve responsibly
- 500+ participants signal strong industry commitment to open agent standards