Re: WebML CG Teleconference – 12 November 2026 - 16:00-17:00 UTC

We’ll discuss this topic at the end of the meeting subject to available time.

Proposed resolution in the latest version of the agenda.

Thanks,

-Anssi

On 11. Nov 2026, at 23.19, Khushal Sagar <khushalsagar@google.com> wrote:

Hey Anssi,

Sorry for the late reply but could we add https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues/53 to the agenda tomorrow. Its a small one, there's general consensus on the issue.

Thanks.
Khushal

On Fri, Nov 6, 2026 at 5:48 AM Kostiainen, Anssi <anssi.kostiainen@intel.com<mailto:anssi.kostiainen@intel.com>> wrote:
Latest version: https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-11-12-cg-agenda.md

WebML CG Teleconference – 12 November 2026 - 16:00-17:00 UTC
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-11-12-cg-agenda.md#webml-cg-teleconference--12-november-2026---1600-1700-utc>

Note

All times adjusted for Daylight Saving Time (DST) where applicable.
See the timezone table ...
San Francisco   Thu, 12 November 2026   08:00
Boston  Thu, 12 November 2026   11:00
London  Thu, 12 November 2026   16:00
Berlin  Thu, 12 November 2026   17:00
Helsinki        Thu, 12 November 2026   18:00
Shanghai        Fri, 13 November 2026   00:00
Tokyo   Fri, 13 November 2026   01:00
UTC     Thu, 12 November 2026   16:00 UTC

Other locations: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20261112T16


Logistics
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-11-12-cg-agenda.md#logistics>

  *   Chair: Anssi
  *   Scribe: Anssi
  *   IRC: irc://irc.w3.org:6667/#webmachinelearning<http://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/2026Sep/0000.html>
  *   Minutes: https://www.w3.org/2026/11/12-webmachinelearning-minutes.html


Tip

WebMCP 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> | WebMCP polyfill<https://github.com/w3c-oss/webmcp-polyfill/>

Agentic Web WG Draft Charter<https://w3c.github.io/charter-drafts/2026/agenticweb-wg.html> | Issues<https://github.com/w3c/charter-drafts/issues?q=is%3Aissue+agenticweb> | PRs<https://github.com/w3c/charter-drafts/pulls?q=is%3Apr+agenticweb>
Beyond WebMCP
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-11-12-cg-agenda.md#beyond-webmcp>
Goal: Per The Agentic Web breakout discussion<https://gist.github.com/yoavweiss/211c446c914a5abf03548652e31de9a8> (slides<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UO_UwtxtxZHqWH1B3Ou7_6Ftmd-X_uPb/view>), advance the proposed Agentic Web WG's tentative deliverables<https://w3c.github.io/charter-drafts/2026/agenticweb-wg.html#incubation> issue discussions into explainer form to clarify the problem statements, proposed solutions, use cases, and technical considerations.
Agent Identity
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-11-12-cg-agenda.md#agent-identity>

Mechanisms for sites and agents to mutually convey and negotiate identity, attribution of agent-originated interaction.

Related issues:

  *   ⨀ Agent identity webmachinelearning/webmcp#54<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues/54>
  *   ⨀ Attribution of agent-originated events webmachinelearning/webmcp#365<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues/365> and w3c/strategy#576 (comment)<https://github.com/w3c/strategy/issues/576#issuecomment-6413882762>

Agent Delegation
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-11-12-cg-agenda.md#agent-delegation>

Mechanisms for users to grant agents authority to act on their behalf on a site to take actions. Understand implications for different interaction modes, including enterprise use cases and requirements.

Related issues:

  *   ⨀ Action-specific permissions webmachinelearning/webmcp#44<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues/44>
  *   ⨀ Agents as separately authorized clients webmachinelearning/webmcp#54<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues/54>
  *   ⨀ Scope w3c/charter-drafts#906<https://github.com/w3c/charter-drafts/issues/906>

Agent Interaction Measurement
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-11-12-cg-agenda.md#agent-interaction-measurement>

APIs for pages to measure in-field agent interaction performance, reliability.

Related issues:

  *   ⨀ Real-user measurement webmachinelearning/webmcp#186<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp/issues/186>

Agentic Interaction Modes
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-11-12-cg-agenda.md#agentic-interaction-modes>

Non-normative guidelines for agentic interaction in different modes (browser, extension, automation, headless) using tools, DOM/a11y tree, screenshots, synthesized input. Implications for security, privacy, and user experience.

Agentic Web Threat Model
<https://github.com/webmachinelearning/meetings/blob/main/telcons/2026-11-12-cg-agenda.md#agentic-web-threat-model>

Guest speaker: Umar Iqbal, Assistant Professor, WashU

To inform the Agentic Web Threat Model deliverable, Umar will present novel research on a framework for more secure agentic web interactions.

  *   ≡ Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.22697

  *   ≡ Code: https://github.com/llm-platform-security/intact

  *   ≡ Data: https://huggingface.co/datasets/umariqbal/web-agent-attack-benchmark


Related work:

  *   ≡ Threat Model for WebMCP https://w3c.github.io/threat-model-webmcp/