Planning

Roadmap

Transparent priorities from 2026 to 2030 — technically grounded, community-driven, and foundation-ready.

2026
Operationalization & Full Rollout
Q3 2026

Pilot & Governance Finalization

A pilot project to validate the building-block approach in multi-cloud scenarios, along with finalizing the governance and community model.

  • Multi-cloud pilot
  • Governance review
  • Stabilize community structure
Q4 2026

Complete Pillar Build-Out

Full build-out of all seven pillars and integration into a consistent end-to-end example.

  • All 7 pillars documented
  • End-to-end reference architecture
  • Scoring approach v1
Strategic vision
Roadmap 2030

Technical Steering Committee

Formal election of a TSC to provide long-term steering for project development.

CNCF Alignment

Full alignment with CNCF project guidelines and best practices.

Auditability

Enable auditability according to the WAF++ standard.

Certification

Introduce a WAF++ certification program for teams and organizations.

Advisory Model

Founders transition into advisory roles — operational decisions are owned by the community.

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