Roadmap

All roads lead to quality data

Last updated
4 February 2026

Now

Q1 2026

Core Protocol

Smart Contract Updates
Update Sapien smart contracts on Base Mainnet to match new protocol design and functionality
Task Definition Specification (TDS) v1.0
Release documentation for Task Definition Specification, an open standard for defining tasks

Integrations

Computer Vision Verification Toolset
Release a toolchain for verification of computer vision datasets
Builder SDK
Launch toolkit for adding data to the Sapien protocol, targeted at developers working with AI models
Data Sovereignty Architecture
Complete S3-compatible integration work allowing task creators to maintain data control while participating in the Sapien protocol

Ecosystem

Validator and Contributor Tooling and Documentation
Publish tooling and documentation for participants to contribute and validate data with Sapien
Protocol Explorer
Release a web interface to easily view and understand protocol activity

Next

Q2, Q3 2026

Protocol Updates

Qualification Gating
Use zero knowledge proof of identity and qualification to gate task access

Ecosystem Expansion

LangChain/LangSmith Adapters
Native integration for agentic use cases and reinforcement learning workflows
Multi-Modal Data Validation
Expand integrated tooling to support data types
Coinbase Agentkit Action
Allow popular agentic systems to access the Sapien protocol via Agentkit Action
Task Definition Builder
Release tooling to assist in authoring and publishing task definitions
Open Source Ready
Prepare for open sourcing of servers, oracles, and frontends

Developer Experience

PoQ Studio Dashboard
Release a web interface for task creation, monitoring, analytics and spend management
Quality Signal APIs
REST endpoints for consuming attestations in downstream systems
Documentation & Examples
Comprehensive guides for agent builders and ML teams
SDKs for Additional Data Modalities
Data preparation SDKs for additional types of data and toolset

Later

Q4 2026+

Protocol Updates

Multi-Chain Support
Expand beyond Base to other chains and L2s

Ecosystem Expansion

Cross-Protocol Integrations
Partnerships with major AI platforms, data platforms and tooling providers
Community Ecosystem Fund
Incentivize third party tooling integration for a wide range of data modalities and toolsets
Open Source Platform
Allow the community to run and modify their own servers, frontends and integrations

Research Initiatives

Zero Knowledge Proofs for Privacy
Explore ZK attestations for sensitive validation tasks
Quality Signal Standards
Work toward industry-wide standards for dataset verification