# Google joins the Eclipse Foundation as a strategic member to accelerate AI-integrated developer tools

DevFeed: [Google joins the Eclipse Foundation as a strategic member to accelerate AI-integrated developer tools](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/google-joins-the-eclipse-foundation-as-a-strategic-member-to-accelerate-ai-integrated-developer-tools-34309.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://opensource.googleblog.com/2026/06/google-joins-the-eclipse-foundation-as-a-strategic-member-to-accelerate-ai-integrated-developer-tools.html>)

Author: Google Open Source (noreply@blogger.com)

Published: 2026-06-10T18:30:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Google Open Source Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/google-open-source-blog.md>)

Topics: [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [dev-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dev-tools.md>), [google-antigravity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-antigravity.md>), [Extension](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/extension.md>), [Critical Infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/critical-infrastructure.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-integrated](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-integrated.md>), [antigravity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/antigravity.md>), [critical-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/critical-infrastructure.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [eclipse-foundation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/eclipse-foundation.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [google-ospo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-ospo.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [open-source-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-security.md>)

## AI overview

Google joined the Eclipse Foundation as a Strategic Member in April 2026. It will sponsor Open VSX, participate in the foundation's governance, and support open infrastructure for AI-integrated developer platforms, along with open source security and regulatory compliance initiatives.

## Source excerpt

by amanda casari & Mike Bufano, Google Open Source Collaboration with the Eclipse Foundation will support open infrastructure for AI-integrated developer platforms like Google Antigravity, while advancing broader open source security and regulatory compliance initiatives As of April 2026, Google has joined the Eclipse Foundation as a Strategic Member, reflecting the company's continued investment in open source technologies and modern developer infrastructure. As part of this collaboration, Google will additionally sponsor Open VSX and is among the first adopters of the recently announced Open VSX Managed Registry service. Open VSX is the open source, vendor-neutral extension registry for tools built on the VS Code™ extension API. It powers a rapidly growing ecosystem of AI-integrated IDEs, cloud development environments, and developer platforms, including Google Antigravity, AWS's Kiro, Cursor, and, Windsurf among many others. As a Strategic Member, Google will participate in the Eclipse Foundation's Board of Directors and Technical Advisory Council, helping guide the technical and strategic direction of one of the world's leading open source software foundations. "The industry is feeling the massive turning point as AI continues to change how developers write, deploy, and maintain software," said amanda casari of Google's Open Source Programs Office and new Eclipse Board member. "Joining The Eclipse Foundation as a Strategic Member ensures that the next generation of AI-integrated developer experiences--including platforms like Google Antigravity--are built in partnership with transparent, vendor-neutral foundations. Open registries, like Open VSX, are critical infrastructure which keep the global developer ecosystem open to everyone." Google and the Eclipse Foundation share a deep history, having collaborated across numerous initiatives since 2006. This Strategic Membership elevates the relationship and support critical to modern initiatives like Open VSX, Open Reg