Astron Agent & RPA Bi-weekly Report (Jan 19 - Feb 1)

[FenjuFu]

1. Executive Summary

• Major Version Updates:
  • Astron Agent v1.0.1 Released: Added MCP (Model Context Protocol) support, database migration (Alembic), plugin import/export, and enhanced logic control (If-Else regex/length checks). Core code refactored to Async-first.
  • AstronRPA v1.1.5 Released: Migrated underlying framework from Tauri to Electron for significantly improved stability. Added Computer Use Agent (GUI automation based on visual LLMs), full support for "Data Tables," and enhanced Excel/Browser components.
• Community Honors: Astron Agent & RPA selected for Gitee Annual Open Source Project "AI TOP 10".
• Community Health Insights:
  • OpenLeaderboard China Open Source (Jan '26): [Activity] Astron Agent ranked 24th (↑14), Astron RPA ranked 19th (↑40), both ranking 1st in Agent and RPA categories; [OpenRank] Astron Agent jumped to 39th (↑26).
  • OSS Insight Global Trends (Jan '26): In the Java language list, Astron Agent ranked 4th, and Astron RPA ranked 7th.
• Community Updates:
  • [Astron Bootcamp · Phase 1]: Contributed 10 excellent workflows to Awesome Astron Workflow, including Dog Nutritionist, Binge-watch Terminator, and AI Radio Podcast Generation.
  • Offline Events: Showcased Astron Swag at the Shanghai OceanBase Carnival Open Source Market on January 31.
  • Community Interview: Featured in Rebuild-Z Interview, deeply analyzing Agent + RPA for "last mile" automation and commercial production landing.
  • Commercial Guide: Published "Enterprise Commercial Compliance Guide", clarifying support for closed-source sales and SaaS deployment under Apache 2.0, with detailed SOPs.

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2. Major Version Updates

Astron Agent v1.0.1 Updates

🚀 New Features

• MCP Support: New MCP nodes and related features to extend workflow integration.
• Database Migration: Official Alembic support with Redis distributed locks for safe multi-instance migrations, compatible with legacy data.
• Plugin Enhancements: Support for plugin import/export and extension loading.
• Logic Control: Added "Length" and "Regex" operators to If-Else nodes.
• RPA Upgrade: Added support for phone number parameters.

🔧 Improvements & Refactoring

• Core Refactor: Implemented Async-first rewrite, integrated automatic OSS tracing, HTTP connection pool optimization, and streaming resource fixes.
• Toolbox Refactor: Refactored aitools for better performance and architecture, added Kafka workers control.
• Lifecycle: Migrated to Lifespan mode for enhanced HTTP connection stability.
• Error Handling: Upgraded DB migration error handling (using MySQL error codes instead of string matching).

🐛 Fixes

• Stability: Fixed log loss in uvicorn multi-process mode; fixed CI, Helm, and RPA deployment scripts.
• Performance: Resolved sync function blocking in Auth middleware to improve concurrency.
• Logic: Added fallback logic for node execution exceptions; fixed null Enterprise Workspace IDs.
• Others: Fixed i18n hardcoding; restored Console module DB initialization scripts.

📝 Docs

• Updated FAQ and deployment documentation.

Detailed changelog: v1.0.0...v1.0.1

Astron Agent Bi-weekly Active Contributors

AstronRPA v1.1.5 Officially Live

AstronRPA reaches a milestone! v1.1.5 aligns the Open Source and SaaS versions for a seamless switching experience.

🚀 Core Highlights:

1. Architecture Upgrade: Migrated from Tauri to Electron for significantly better stability and build configuration.
2. AI Evolution: Added Computer Use Agent atomic capability, using visual LLMs for GUI automation; enhanced intelligent components.
3. Data Tables: Engine and Web UI now fully support "Data Tables" with file monitoring and column adjustment.
4. Atomic Capability Enhancement: Rewritten Excel component (V2), updated browser extension, and enhanced PDF processing.

🔄 How to Upgrade:
We've ensured backward compatibility; you can keep your existing account and robot data.

1. Pull the latest Docker image and restart.
2. Download the latest client.
3. ⚠️ Note: Check .env.example; two new parameters were added and need to be synced to your .env file.

📄 Detailed documentation will be updated to the main repository soon. Thanks to @chunhuitang @hlxmg @kober-basket and other new contributors!

Detailed changelog: iflytek/astron-rpa@v1.1.2-nightly...v1.1.5

Astron RPA Bi-weekly Active Contributors

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3. Astron Community Q&A and Discussions

3.1 Astron Agent Q&A

3.1.1 Deployment & Installation

• Image Pull Failure: Users reported issues pulling ghcr.io images.
  • Solution: Configure domestic mirrors (e.g., ghcr.nju.edu.cn) in docker-compose.yaml or daemon.json.
• API Key Creation Error (502): Users seeing "502 Bad Gateway" on the API Keys page.
  • Troubleshooting: Check openapi-service logs; usually caused by service communication or DB initialization issues.
• MinIO/OCR Config: OCR plugin errors when processing local images (localhost).
  • Solution: OCR needs a URL visible to the service. Ensure OSS_REMOTE_ENDPOINT is correctly configured (e.g., http://minio:9000 or Host IP) so containers can access files.

3.1.2 Features & Usage

• RAGFlow Audio Support: Inquiry about supporting audio knowledge bases like the latest RAGFlow.
  • Status: Not currently supported in Astron Agent.
• Agent Skills: Suggestion to support Agent Skills and task decomposition nodes.
  • Feedback: Recorded in Feature Issue [FEATURE] 对于Agent Skill的功能支持及任务拆分节点的支持 #878.
• Publishing to Plaza: How to publish agents to the "Agent Plaza."
  • Status: Currently requires choosing a workflow category. Direct "Agent" calls aren't fully supported yet; use "Intelligent Decision" nodes as a temporary alternative.

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3.2 Astron RPA Q&A

3.2.1 Installation & Startup

• Windows Installer Error: "Problem with the package" prompt during installation.
  • Solution: Update Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime to the latest version.
• Client Stuck on Loading: App hangs at the loading screen (common in v1.1.2 and earlier).
  • Troubleshooting: Usually network isolation preventing connection to the server. Check server address settings (IP vs Localhost). v1.1.5 (Electron) is designed to solve these stability issues.
• ARM Architecture Support: Inquiry about deployment on ARM machines.
  • Status: Open source version does not currently support ARM.

3.2.2 Development & Debugging

• JS Script Failure: Simple JS (e.g., alert) caused robot failure in v1.1.2.
  • Workaround: Wrap code in a function and call it, e.g., function main() {...} main();. (Fixed in new version).
• Python Global Variables: How to reference global variables in Python modules.
  • Solution: Use from .package import gv and access via gv["variable_name"].
• External API Parameter Passing: Issues with parameters when triggered via API (e.g., sending '123' but receiving '2').
  • Discussion: Suspected parameter mapping bug; users attempted manual DB field modification.
• Browser/Element Picking:
  • Popup Picking: Standard browser alert() popups cannot be captured by "Element Picker"; it only works for DOM-based popups (e.g., HTML div).
  • Loading Wait: For slow apps, use "Intelligent Decision" nodes or explicit "Wait" delays; there is currently no automatic "Data Loaded" detection.

3.2.3 General Inquiries

• Multi-client Login: Does the same account support simultaneous logins? -> No.
• Server Management UI: Is there a server-side management UI? -> Only available in Commercial Edition.

3.3 Community Active Contributors

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4. Bi-weekly Community Featured Content

We've selected top content covering RPA Practice, Enterprise Agent Construction, and Video Tutorials.

• 🤖 [RPA Practice] Astron RPA Full Auto: Building a Xiaohongshu Auto-post Robot

  • Reason: Step-by-step guide to automating Xiaohongshu content publishing. Perfect for automation enthusiasts.
  • 👉 Read Original Article

• 📝 [Deep Dive] Zero to Hero: Building Enterprise AI Agents with Astron Agent Workflows

  • Reason: Hardcore guide from Medium. Details how to build high-availability enterprise AI Agents. A must-read for architects.
  • 👉 Read Original Article

• 📺 [Tutorial] Immersive Demo: AI Automation Operations Record

  • Reason: Visual walkthrough of operation processes for quick onboarding.
  • 👉 Watch Video

[aniruddhaadak80]

These bi-weekly reports are useful because they reduce the gap between release notes and the day to day state of the project. The part that would make them even easier to act on is a short migration section for each release that says who should upgrade now, who should wait, and what breaking or behavior-sensitive areas deserve attention.nnFor fast-moving agent frameworks, that kind of operator-facing summary is often more helpful than a long changelog because it tells people what to actually do next.

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