# Introducing the next-generation wasmCloud runtime

DevFeed: [Introducing the next-generation wasmCloud runtime](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-the-next-generation-wasmcloud-runtime-15433.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://wasmcloud.com/blog/2025-11-05-introducing-the-next-generation-wasmcloud-runtime/>)

Author: Brooks Townsend; Eric Gregory

Published: 2025-11-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [wasmCloud Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/wasmcloud-blog.md>)

Topics: [WebAssembly](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-assembly.md>), [wasm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wasm.md>), [Rust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rust.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>)

Tags: [feature-flags](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/feature-flags.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [messaging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/messaging.md>), [rust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rust.md>), [wasi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wasi.md>), [wasmcloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wasmcloud.md>), [webassembly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/webassembly.md>)

## AI overview

The article announces wash-runtime, a Rust crate that wraps Wasmtime to provide an ergonomic runtime and workload API for executing WebAssembly components with built-in WASI support. It describes how the design simplifies wasmCloud's architecture and supports embedding, plugins, NATS subscriptions, and future wasmCloud initiatives.

## Source excerpt

The wash-runtime crate simplifies wasmCloud's architecture into an ergonomic WebAssembly host, paving the way for wasmCloud v2.