OSS + ELC EU 2026

Open protocols are creating a new layer of infrastructure for how AI agents connect to tools, data, and each other. For OSPOs and open source managers, this also creates a new governance surface: How should open source repositories document instructions for AI agents?; What policies are needed for AI-assisted contributions?; How can OSPOs help bring an open source perspective into agentic AI policies and processes while working with the teams responsible for security, legal and platform engineering?

This talk will introduce the basic concepts behind the open agent protocol landscape, with a special focus on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and explore how OSPOs can apply this knowledge to open source policies, developer experience, contribution workflows, and reporting

The session will close with a few open questions and practical considerations for open source managers starting to explore this space, including how collaborative efforts such as TODO Group’s Agentic AI to Empower OSPOs initiative can help the community build in collaboration