CTRF Roadmap

This roadmap outlines the planned development and evolution of the CTRF specification.

CTRF was released in 2023 and has been gathering community feedback and real-world usage since.

Q1 2026 - Governance & Initial Tooling

Contribution Guidelines

• Establish contribution guidelines

Release Terms & Versioning

• Create release process documentation

Governance

• Establish governance model and decision-making process
• Define roles and responsibilities (maintainers, contributors, community)
• Create governance documentation

Reference Implementation

• Develop official reference implementation

CLI Tool

• Develop official CTRF CLI tool

Q2-Q3 2026 - Specification Finalization

Specification Refinement

• Complete specification review and refinement
• Finalize schema validation rules
• Comprehensive documentation and examples
• Final specification review

Q3 2026 - Version 1.0.0 Release

Version 1.0.0 Release

• Version 1.0.0 release

Future Direction Beyond 1.0.0

• Define long-term governance and maintenance strategy

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Last Updated: January 2026

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