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Rho 0.5.4 adds a generic ACP backend so agents beyond Claude can plug in

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◆Current state
Rho is an R IDE with an agentic layer whose feed is mostly release engineering. 0.5.3 let Claude sessions run without Rho's step and time caps, and 0.5.4 added a generic ACP backend so other agents can plug in, plus Node 24 and 26 install support. 0.5.6 and 0.5.7 followed within four days as CI-promoted candidates with no notes of their own.
◆Where it's heading
The 0.5 line is moving from a Claude-specific agent bridge toward an agent-neutral one: a generic ACP backend, per-agent permission grants and packaged Skills. Distribution is also maturing, with npm registry installs now the documented path.
◆Prediction
Expect a 0.5.x release that documents or tests specific ACP agents against the new backend, and more Skills packaged for analysis workflows.

◆Recent moves

  1. 5d ago

    Rho 0.5.7: CI-promoted build, no listed changes

    A release promoted from a CI candidate with no changelog. The third patch in a week after 0.5.4's ACP backend, so the cadence is fast but the notes say nothing about what moved.

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  2. 7d ago

    Rho 0.5.6: CI-promoted build, no listed changes

    Another candidate promoted straight from CI with no notes. Users have to read the commit history to know what changed since 0.5.4.

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  3. 9d ago

    Branch archive: agent source-install work

    Another archive tag from the same branch cleanup, for an agent source-install work branch. No product change.

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  4. 9d ago

    Branch archive: plugin-system design proposal

    A git tag archiving the plugin-system-design proposal branch before cleanup. No product change.

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  5. 9d ago

    Rho 0.5.4: generic ACP agent backend, Node 24/26 support

    Nominally a Node engine-range fix so Node 24 and 26 install without warnings, 0.5.4 also ships a generic ACP backend, agent-scoped grants, per-project Python for cells and analysis-run and screen-check Skills. The ACP backend is the notable piece: it loosens Rho's tie to Claude as the only agent.

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  6. 12d ago

    Rho 0.5.3 lifts step caps on Claude agent sessions

    The first agent-facing change since August's model routing: Claude sessions prefer Auto mode and run without Rho's step or wall-clock limit, and the agent bridge now waits for a notebook cell as long as requested. It moves Rho toward long, unattended analysis runs; slimmer bundled dependencies ride along.

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