Meetprotocol

Meetprotocol is a decentralized protocol designed to standardize the creation, scheduling, and coordination of meetings across apps and services. It aims to enable cross-platform meeting invitations, RSVPs, attendance tracking, and resource management while giving participants greater control over their data and privacy.

The protocol defines a common data model for meetings, including title, time window, duration, location, and required resources, along with participant lists and availability. It leverages decentralized identifiers (DIDs) and verifiable credentials to establish identity and authorization. Core state can be stored on a distributed ledger or similar verifiable data layer, with operations implemented as smart contracts or modular state transitions to provide auditable, tamper-evident records.

Privacy and interoperability are central design goals. Meetprotocol supports end-to-end encryption for sensitive details and offers adapters to import and export calendar data in standard formats such as iCalendar or CalDAV. Developers can integrate the protocol with popular calendar apps, video conferencing platforms, and event-management tools through standardized APIs and connectors.

Governance and economics vary by implementation. The reference design envisions an open-source core with a community-driven governance model, potentially involving a token or other mechanisms to authorize upgrades and participate in decision-making. This model emphasizes transparency, reproducibility, and broad participation from developers, organizations, and end users.

History and reception: Meetprotocol emerged in the early 2020s and has seen pilot deployments in enterprise and educational settings. Proponents highlight interoperability and control over data, while critics point to implementation complexity, fragility of network effects, and privacy considerations as potential barriers to widespread adoption.