WebML CG Teleconference – 5 February 2026 - 16:00-17:00 UTC

Latest version: https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-02-05-cg-agenda.md


WebML CG Teleconference – 5 February 2026 - 16:00-17:00 UTC
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-02-05-cg-agenda.md#webml-cg-teleconference--5-february-2026---1600-1700-utc>

 Important

⏰ This Community Group (CG) meeting takes place 1 hour later than earlier per the group decision<https://www.w3.org/2026/01/22-webmachinelearning-minutes.html#8b98>. We will use this new meeting time until further notice. The Working Group (WG) meeting schedule will not change.

See the timezone table ...
San Francisco   Wed, 5 February 2026    08:00
Boston  Wed, 5 February 2026    11:00
London  Wed, 5 February 2026    16:00
Berlin  Wed, 5 February 2026    17:00
Helsinki        Wed, 5 February 2026    18:00
Shanghai        Thu, 6 February 2026    00:00
Tokyo   Thu, 6 February 2026    01:00
UTC     Wed, 5 February 2026    16:00 UTC

Other locations: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260205T16


🤝 Logistics
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-02-05-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/2026/02/05-webmachinelearning-minutes.html


🤖 WebMCP
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-02-05-cg-agenda.md#-webmcp>

Tip

Spec Draft Community Group Report<https://webmachinelearning.github.io/webmcp/>

Explainers main<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/blob/main/README.md> | SW<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/blob/main/docs/service-workers.md> | declarative<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/pull/26> | API<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/blob/main/docs/proposal.md> | Security and Privacy<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/blob/main/docs/security-privacy-considerations.md>

Early implementation<https://github.com/MiguelsPizza/WebMCP> experience<https://github.com/jasonjmcghee/WebMCP> and more<https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/q/WebMCP>

Spec draft established
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-02-05-cg-agenda.md#spec-draft-established>

Discuss practicalities of spec editing & contributing, triage conventions, v1/v2 split.

  *   ☰ https://webmachinelearning.github.io/webmcp/


Declarative proposal
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-02-05-cg-agenda.md#declarative-proposal>

Declarative proposal complements the imperative WebMCP API:

  *   ⨀ webmachinelearning/webmcp#63<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues/63>
  *   ⛙ webmachinelearning/webmcp#26<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/pull/26>

Discuss new spec issues and implementation feedback for declarative:

  *   🏷️ https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/labels/declarative

  *   ⛭ https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/q/WebMCP


Allow iframes to declare tools
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-02-05-cg-agenda.md#allow-iframes-to-declare-tools>

Discuss WebMCP <-> MCP Apps' tool registration & execution interaction.

  *   ⨀ webmachinelearning/webmcp#57<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues/57>

Should output also have a schema?
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-02-05-cg-agenda.md#should-output-also-have-a-schema>

Gauge support interest.

  *   ⨀ webmachinelearning/webmcp#9<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues/9>

Accessibility considerations
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-02-05-cg-agenda.md#accessibility-considerations>

Discuss WebMCP use cases through the a11y lens.

  *   ⨀ webmachinelearning/webmcp#65<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues/65>

Translator and Language Detector APIs
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-02-05-cg-agenda.md#translator-and-language-detector-apis>

Tip

Spec<https://webmachinelearning.github.io/translation-api/> | explainer<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/translation-api/>

Input formats for translation and language detection
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-02-05-cg-agenda.md#input-formats-for-translation-and-language-detection>

Discuss the proposed feature.

  *   ⨀ webmachinelearning/translation-api#60<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/translation-api/issues/60>
  *   See also: mozilla/standards-positions#1015<https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/1015>

Prompt API
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-02-05-cg-agenda.md#prompt-api>

Tip

Spec<https://webmachinelearning.github.io/prompt-api/> | explainer<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/prompt-api>

TAG review
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-02-05-cg-agenda.md#tag-review>

Triage TAG review issues.

  *   🏷️ https://github.com/webmachinelearning/prompt-api/labels/tag-tracker