Dear Eclipse Tractus-X Community,
Since not everyone can join our regular Office Hours, I’d like to share the meeting notes
from today’s session with you.
Why via email? I believe e-mail helps us reach a broader audience, including people
from other initiatives and industries who might not regularly follow our
GitHub issues.
My goal is to keep everyone informed, encourage collaboration, and make it easier for the
broader community to stay connected.
If you have any questions, feedback, or ideas, feel free to reach out or, even better, join
us at one of our upcoming
Office Hours! 😉
Enjoy your Friday, have a fantastic weekend, and Happy Halloween! 🎃
Best regards,
Stephan
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Eclipse Tractus X - Office Hour 30.10.2026
Executive Summary
Topics Discussed
Toolbox and Starter Kit
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The relationship between the Eclipse Track-to-X Developer Toolbox and the
planned wizard remains unclear; Matthias’s intended integration and the next steps should be confirmed with him.
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The planned repository will contain a static webpage and functionality to generate an easy-to-run, fully configured Docker Compose file with documentation, without requiring Kubernetes.
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The initial scope is two or three components, with the possibility of adding more later.
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The working name agreed in the discussion was
tractusx-starter-kit.
Portal Hackathon
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The hackathon remains planned for Friday, with a large attendee list for the onsite meeting at the Arena.
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Differences in the new architecture were not reviewed because they are expected to be discussed again immediately before development begins.
Eclipse Tractus-X Community Days
Product Page and Repository Status
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The new product page was described as an improvement, but the displayed people may incorrectly mix committers and contributors.
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The repositories and people shown on the page still need validation before the information can be considered accurate.
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Work on the related item was deferred because other work is currently taking priority.
Release Management
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The release timeline is approaching the testing phase.
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Initial pull requests for kits should be created soon so reviewers have enough time before the release.
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A brainstorming effort planned for next week will examine the current release and planning processes, including how to document them better and make them more open to other initiatives and industries.
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The current planning meetings were described as having approximately 100–120 participants in the past (two years ago) and approximately 10–20 currently -> this is the place where we can discuss and plan
YOUR features -> don`t be shy, join the meeting and create your issues/requirements
Security
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The Eclipse Foundation is expected to offer a meeting next year to present security options.
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The team discussed whether the existing security team issue is still needed after changes for five individual users.
Gateway API and Other Issues
Decisions
Action Items
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Stephan: Create the tractusx-starter-kit
repository and submit a pull request to the Eclipse Foundation repository.
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Stephan: Create the open meeting and kickoff issues on the Tractus
X webpage.
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Stephan: Add screenshots to the security-related issue and move it
to done if complete.
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Stephan: Check whether the committers pull request matches the issue
requirements.
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Unassigned: Review and merge the committers pull request; the creator cannot approve it.
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Stephan: Create a 15-minute meeting with the participants of the AI-related
pull request discussion.
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Unassigned: Decide whether the AI topic should have a separate TRG or be handled within another TRG.
Stephan Bauer
Platform Domain Manager
Catena-X Automotive Network e.V.
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Chairman of the Board: Oliver Ganser
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