WebML CG Teleconference – 20 August 2026 - 15:00-16:00 UTC

Latest version: https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md


WebML CG Teleconference – 20 August 2026 - 15:00-16:00 UTC
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#webml-cg-teleconference--20-august-2026---1500-1600-utc>
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San Francisco   Wed, 20 August 2026     08:00
Boston  Wed, 20 August 2026     11:00
London  Wed, 20 August 2026     16:00
Berlin  Wed, 20 August 2026     17:00
Helsinki        Wed, 20 August 2026     18:00
Shanghai        Wed, 20 August 2026     23:00
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UTC     Wed, 20 August 2026     15:00 UTC

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Logistics
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#logistics>

  *   Chair: Anssi
  *   Scribe: Anssi
  *   IRC: irc://irc.w3.org:6667/#webmachinelearning

  *   IRC web client: https://irc.w3.org/?channels=#webmachinelearning

  *   Zoom joining instructions: internal-webmachinelearning<https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/internal-webmachinelearning/2023Jun/0000.html>
  *   Minutes: https://www.w3.org/2026/08/20-webmachinelearning-minutes.html


Announcements
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#announcements>
TPAC 2026 F2F
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#tpac-2026-f2f>

WebML CG F2F confirmed for 27 Oct 2026, Dublin, Ireland.

  *   ≡ https://www.w3.org/news-events/tpac/2026/


E-commerce for Humans and AI Agents workshop
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#e-commerce-for-humans-and-ai-agents-workshop>

Workshop agenda published. Sep 8-9, 2026, Zurich, Switzerland.

  *   ≡ https://www.w3.org/2026/ecommerce-agents/agenda.html


Translator and Language Detector APIs
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#translator-and-language-detector-apis>

Tip

Spec<https://webmachinelearning.github.io/translation-api/> | Explainer<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/translation-api/> | Issues<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/translation-api/issues> | PRs<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/translation-api/pulls>

Security considerations for HTML translation
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#security-considerations-for-html-translation>

Discuss Mozilla's review feedback and mitigations.

  *   ⨀ webmachinelearning/translation-api#78<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/translation-api/issues/78>

Prompt API
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#prompt-api>

Tip

Spec<https://webmachinelearning.github.io/prompt-api/> | Explainer<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/prompt-api/> | Issues<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/prompt-api/issues> | PRs<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/prompt-api/pulls>

Tool calling, extended thinking, and multimodality
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#tool-calling-extended-thinking-and-multimodality>

Understand any gaps in the current multimodal and tool call support, discuss Transformers.js implementation experience and proposed enhancements.

  *   ⨀ webmachinelearning/prompt-api#209<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/prompt-api/issues/209>

WebMCP
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#webmcp>

Tip

Spec<https://webmachinelearning.github.io/webmcp/> | Explainer<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/blob/main/README.md> | Issues<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues> | PRs<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/pulls> | Awesome WebMCP<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/awesome-webmcp>

Wide review
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#wide-review>

Debrief on TAG, Privacy and Security reviews. Agree on i18n and a11y review focus and next steps.

Execution progress report
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#execution-progress-report>

Review the proposal to expose progress of tool execution.

  *   ⨀ webmachinelearning/webmcp#196<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues/196>

Developer tooling
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#developer-tooling>

Understand the use cases and requirements for developer tooling.

  *   ⨀ webmachinelearning/webmcp#207<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues/207>

Real-user measurement
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#real-user-measurement>

Discuss how RUM techniques apply to WebMCP.

  *   ⨀ webmachinelearning/webmcp#186<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues/186>

Should unregistering a tool cancel an in-flight execution
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#should-unregistering-a-tool-cancel-an-in-flight-execution>

Gather feedback on the question.

  *   ⨀ webmachinelearning/webmcp#218<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues/218>

executeTool() API
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-08-20-cg-agenda.md#executetool-api>

Call to review the executeTool() API PR ahead of the meeting.

  *   ⛙ webmachinelearning/webmcp#226<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/pull/226>