9 The future of Wasm

 

This chapter covers

  • Applying Wasm to confidential computing scenarios
  • Securing MCP AI agents with Wasm
  • Running Wasm at the edge for low-latency compute
  • WASI 0.3 async updates on the path to WASI 1.0

In the last chapter, we walked through getting our Wasm applications running inside a Kubernetes cluster. Pair that lesson with everything else you’ve learned—starting from simple Wasm modules and custom hosts and stretching to Wasm components and generic hosts like wasmCloud—and you now have all the pieces you need to put a Wasm app into production while talking to the services already living in your cluster and the wider Kubernetes ecosystem.

This chapter wraps up our journey with SmartCMS and pulls back the curtain on new frontiers: confidential computing, AI/ML, and edge compute. We’ll also take a look at the upcoming WASI 0.3 release and how it lays the groundwork for a stable, long-term WASI 1.0.

9.1 SmartCMS closing remarks

9.2 What’s next for Wasm?

9.2.1 Confidential computing

9.2.2 AI and machine learning

9.2.3 Compute at the edge

9.3 What’s next for WASI?

9.4 Staying in the loop

9.5 Summary