We reconvened the Perseus Technical Infrastructure Advisory Group, chaired by Icebreaker One.

Date: 28 April 2026 10:00-10:45 BST

Location: online

Chair: Frank Wales

Secretariat: IB1

Meeting Aims:

  1. Update on onboarding flows
  2. Discuss coding agents in relation to onboarding
  3. Discuss automated compliance monitoring

Summary:

It was agreed that:

  • Participants to send example queries and desired time ranges so the sandbox can be configured to return realistic test data.
  • IB1 technical team to investigate synthetic data resembling real consumption patterns, alongside a deterministic dataset for automated emissions testing.
  • Coding agent practitioners within participant organisations to be identified for further input on tooling and workflow.

It was noted that:

  • Complete demo CAP flow is now available in the example app, with step-by-step guides for both CAP and EDP implementations.
  • Single-step directory enrollment in progress; full API access to the directory planned.
  • The sandbox EDP currently returns only ~3 days of February data, insufficient for monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting cycles and pure random synthetic data triggers anomaly detection and is not viable for testing.
  • A heartbeat service is already included in the Perseus spec to check endpoint liveness and certificate validity.
  • No SLA is currently in place for the sandbox; this is expected to change in production.

It was discussed that:

  • Publishing skills alongside Perseus APIs is likely to significantly lower the barrier to integration when using AI coding tools.
  • Agent authentication is an open design question; current thinking favours re-authenticating agents at each workflow stage rather than carrying a persistent token.
  • Machine-parseable error messages and a separate agent sandbox were identified as priorities for AI-assisted integration.
  • Compliance monitoring and operational/performance monitoring should be treated as distinct activities.
  • In a federated peer-to-peer architecture, misbehaviour may only be apparent at points of interaction between peers; consideration needed on whether clients should be able to flag anomalies centrally.
  • SMEs are out of scope for the Consumer Consent Solution at launch but expected to be included shortly after; no significant technical blockers identified.

Next meeting: Tuesday 30 June 2026 10:00-11:00 BST

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