v0.2.9

Rudder v0.2.9

Released: 2026-05-29

Rudder 0.2.9 is a Desktop and runtime-install reliability release focused on
making the public npx @rudderhq/cli@latest start path work cleanly on Windows
and keeping operator surfaces readable under heavier agent activity.

Highlights

• Fixed runtime cache installs so Rudder explicitly includes optional npm
  dependencies, which preserves platform packages such as
  @embedded-postgres/windows-x64 during first-run startup.
• Restored packaged Windows Desktop icon resources so the installed app and
  resident shell use the expected Rudder branding.
• Collapsed failed issue run output to keep long failure logs from overwhelming
  the issue detail surface.
• Added run occurrence timestamps to agent run lists so operators can tell when
  repeated runs happened without opening each run.
• Added heartbeat agent avatars and tightened long assignee labels for denser,
  easier-to-scan control-plane lists.
• Improved chat and proposal ownership handling, including explicit issue owner
  requirements and better project picker availability on completed issues.
• Reduced hot-path query pressure by paginating messenger issue threads and
  capping heartbeat run list queries.

Install

npx @rudderhq/cli@latest start

After the persistent CLI is installed, rudder start uses the same CLI surface
when it resolves to the same version.

Notes

This release promotes the 0.2.9 package line to the stable npm latest
dist-tag. Desktop assets are attached to the v0.2.9 GitHub Release and
verified by checksum before installation.