TurboFlow 4.0.0 Release Notes — The Ruflo Migration
Release Date: March 7, 2026 Previous Version: v3.4.1 (February 2025)
Summary
TurboFlow 4.0 is a complete rebuild. Claude Flow graduated to Ruflo v3.5 after 5,800 commits and a rename. Every package reference, alias, and integration point in TurboFlow has been rewritten to match. The setup script went from 15 steps installing ghost packages to 10 steps installing what actually exists.
Three new systems fill gaps that v3.x never addressed: Beads gives agents memory that survives between sessions, GitNexus gives agents structural awareness of the codebase before they touch it, and native git worktrees give each parallel agent its own isolated workspace.
By the Numbers
| Metric | v3.4.1 | v4.0.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Setup steps | 15 | 10 |
| Setup script lines | ~500 | 771 |
| Core packages to install | 4 separate | 1 (Ruflo bundles all) |
| MCP tools | 175+ | 215+ |
| Agents | 60+ | 60+ |
| Plugins | 15 | 6 |
| Cross-session memory | None | Beads (git-native JSONL) |
| Agent isolation | None | Git worktrees + PG Vector schema namespacing |
| Codebase awareness | None | GitNexus knowledge graph + MCP |
| Model routing | Manual | Ruflo 3-tier auto-routing (~75% cost savings) |
| Browser automation | Playwright MCP + Chrome DevTools MCP | Bundled in Ruflo (59 MCP tools) |
| Observability | agtrace (separate install) | Bundled in Ruflo |
| Post-setup verification | 15 steps | 13 steps |
Known Issues
- Ruflo's
--wizardflag may fall back to non-interactiveinitin headless environments (DevPod, Codespaces). This is handled by the setup script. - The
npx ruflo@latest plugins install -nflag may need--nameon some versions. The setup script tries both. - Beads
bd initrequires the workspace to be a git repository. - GitNexus indexing runs in the background on
wt-add— large repos may take a moment.
What's Next
- v4.1: OpenFang Hands integration — autonomous agents for research, lead gen, social posting, competitor monitoring per business entity
- v4.2: Open WebUI 4-instance deployment automation (Rackspace Spot)
- v4.3: Per-entity CLAUDE.md and knowledge base customization
"The tools change. The composition survives. The businesses run."