Announcing the Certified Meshery Contributor (CMC)

About the Certification Introducing the Meshery Certification Program Certification Tracks, Tiers and Exam Structure Developers Track Certification Exams An Addition to Meshery’s Existing Recognition Program Posted on October 27, 2025 by CNCF Ambassador, Lee Calcote A CNCF-first of its kind Open source projects thrive or die based in large part on their community of contributors. It behooves maintainers to make opportunities for recognition and support of their contributors abundant. As a tool to allow contributors to showcase and validate their expertise, Meshery maintainers are thrilled to announce the launch of the Certified Meshery Contributor (CMC) certification — the project’s first certification and a first of its kind for the CNCF — crafted to acknowledge and authenticate the proficiency of developers actively shaping the Meshery ecosystem. Meshery, recognized as the CNCF’s sixth highest-velocity project, offers a thoughtfully designed contributor onboarding experience. This includes weekly newcomer meetings, self-paced training, and now a new certification program to validate contributors’ expertise. The Certified Meshery Contributor (CMC) certification validates technical proficiency in contributing to the Meshery open source project through written assessments. The certification consists of five distinct exams, each dedicated to one of Meshery’s major architectural domains : Meshery Server, Meshery CLI, Meshery UI, Meshery Models, and Meshery Extensibility. Tailored for developers possessing intermediate skills in Go, React, and OpenAPI schemas, and with hands-on experience in Meshery’s codebase, this certification affirms an individual’s capability to make substantial contributions to project development. This includes adept code implementation, thorough testing, seamless integration, and strategic optimization. Track: Developers Target Audience : Developers, technical writers, and community members. Prerequisites: Proficiency in Git and GitHub, familiar with Meshery’s architecture, and healthy understanding of open source collaboration. Key Focus: Ability to competently participate as an open source contributor across the core collection of Meshery’s architectural domains, demonstrating understanding of code (Go, JavaScript), documentation, and CI-based project enhancements.