From 3bee983310c8ee929ad1ad157703abaeeac9bea2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Precious Oritsedere Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 11:13:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] feat:create solid26 page with the first paragraph --- solid26.html | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 solid26.html diff --git a/solid26.html b/solid26.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c61793a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/solid26.html @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +--- +permalink: /solid26 +layout: article +title: "Solid 26" +description: "Solid 26 is the first annual release of the Solid specification, giving developers and organisations the tools to build a new generation of applications and AI services in which individuals, rather than platforms, control their data." +breadcrumbs: +- title: "Solid 26" +--- + +
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Solid 26 is the first annual release of the Solid specification, establishing a stable, versioned foundation that developers and enterprises can plan and build against with confidence. For the first time, it pins stable versions of the component specifications, ending uncertainty for organisations seeking to commit to the technology — and ships with consistent tooling and training materials, replacing a previously scattered set of resources.

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As AI services accumulate ever more personal data, Solid provides the infrastructure for people to decide which services can access their data and on what terms. Unlike current personal AI agents, which typically require broad and largely unrestricted access to a person's files, Solid's permission system allows users to specify not just who can access their data but what a service is permitted, prohibited, or obligated to do with it — for example, permitting personalisation while prohibiting use for machine-learning training.

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Solid also solves a problem that has long held back the market for personal-data applications: the absence of a common standard for cloud storage that third-party developers can build with. Today, any developer building an application that reads or writes personal data must build separate integrations for every provider. Solid provides a single standard that works across all compatible providers, making an open, interoperable market possible for the first time.

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Solid 26 is a community-endorsed step towards a future 1.0 release, with a structured programme — including working groups spanning enterprise, government, research, social good, individual users, and AI — to gather real-world feedback throughout 2026 and shape what comes next. The Open Data Institute (ODI), steward of Solid since October 2024, ensures the technology develops in ways that serve people and society, not just commercial interests.

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From 2bf757516c11338e29ab07869a45c4fcd1b6835c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Precious Oritsedere Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 11:31:21 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] chore: more content for solid26 page --- solid26.html | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/solid26.html b/solid26.html index c61793a3..eed44ac7 100644 --- a/solid26.html +++ b/solid26.html @@ -18,7 +18,16 @@

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We need your support and feedback on Solid26: The ODI is organising a serires of engagement exercises with interested volunteers across many fields. Interested participants will be added to a sectoral group, asked to familiarise themselves with Solid26, then identify and prioritise adoption challenges for Solid in their area of expertise. This feedback will be used to steer efforts in further developing the protocol.

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If you would like to participate in these exercises, please reach out to Roberto S.K Breitman (ODI Solid Community Manager) with a short message detailing your field of expertise, and your experience within that field so he can help you find the appropriate feedback group.

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Roberto can be reached at Roberto.Brietman@theodi.org

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From 96d0c19c38114d3cfe465f284046fd3ee9441837 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Precious Oritsedere Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:05:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Update Solid26 landing page with intro, video, and get involved form --- solid26.html | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/solid26.html b/solid26.html index eed44ac7..c3b09d2c 100644 --- a/solid26.html +++ b/solid26.html @@ -8,26 +8,41 @@ ---
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Solid 26 is the first annual release of the Solid specification, establishing a stable, versioned foundation that developers and enterprises can plan and build against with confidence. For the first time, it pins stable versions of the component specifications, ending uncertainty for organisations seeking to commit to the technology — and ships with consistent tooling and training materials, replacing a previously scattered set of resources.

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As AI services accumulate ever more personal data, Solid provides the infrastructure for people to decide which services can access their data and on what terms. Unlike current personal AI agents, which typically require broad and largely unrestricted access to a person's files, Solid's permission system allows users to specify not just who can access their data but what a service is permitted, prohibited, or obligated to do with it — for example, permitting personalisation while prohibiting use for machine-learning training.

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Solid also solves a problem that has long held back the market for personal-data applications: the absence of a common standard for cloud storage that third-party developers can build with. Today, any developer building an application that reads or writes personal data must build separate integrations for every provider. Solid provides a single standard that works across all compatible providers, making an open, interoperable market possible for the first time.

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Solid is an open standard created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee that lets people store their personal data in an online space they manage — called a Pod — and decide exactly which services, applications and AI agents can access it.

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Solid26 is the first bundled release of the Solid specification, giving developers and organisations a stable foundation to build a new generation of applications that put people back in control of their data.

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The video below walks through the kinds of applications that can be built with Solid26 — from creating and managing your own Pod, to health tracking, fitness, and AI. If you're a developer or technologist ready to start building, head to the developers page to get started. If you want to help shape where Solid goes next, read on.

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Solid26 needs people like you — whether you understand the code, the real-world problems it needs to solve, or both.

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Watch the demos above, then tell us what you think. What applications would you build? What problems could Solid solve in your field? Every piece of feedback — even a quick reaction — helps steer the future of Solid.

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Want to go deeper? We're forming focused feedback groups across areas like Social Good, Government, AI Research, Professional Developers, and Enterprise & Corporate — with more being created as interest grows. Each group will explore and stress-test Solid26, to surface the real adoption challenges that matter most. What these groups find will directly shape the standards, tools, and training materials the community is building.

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We need your support and feedback on Solid26: The ODI is organising a serires of engagement exercises with interested volunteers across many fields. Interested participants will be added to a sectoral group, asked to familiarise themselves with Solid26, then identify and prioritise adoption challenges for Solid in their area of expertise. This feedback will be used to steer efforts in further developing the protocol.

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Fill out the form below, or email solid@theodi.org with your area of expertise and a line about your background. We'll match you to the right group and get you started.

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Solid26 gives you a stable, clearly defined set of specifications to build against — so you can start developing with confidence.

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The Solid26 Implementors Guide

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The Solid26 Implementors Guide is your technical starting point. It brings together pinned versions of the core Solid specifications — covering the protocol, identity, authentication, and access control — into a single coherent reference. If you're building a Solid application or server, this is the document that tells you exactly what to target.

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Head to dev.solidproject.org for tutorials, libraries, and project templates to help you start building. You'll find step-by-step guides covering React and Next.js, authentication, and hosting your own Solid server — with more being added regularly.

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Solid26 is a stable foundation, not a finished product for Solid. The feedback developers give us now will directly shape the standards, tools, and training materials the community builds next. Whether it's a gap in the spec, a rough edge in the tooling, or a pattern that should be a best practice — we want to hear it.

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Join one of the feedback groups to work alongside others across sectors, or email solid@theodi.org with your thoughts.

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From 27bfc3c2d7d41929fa5dca32e89800ed23ed362d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Precious Oritsedere Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:52:47 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Update banner to announce Solid26 --- _layouts/default.html | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html index 9f786957..594e2e60 100644 --- a/_layouts/default.html +++ b/_layouts/default.html @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
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