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rcl

  • Software
  • Middleware
  • Library

A set of packages built around rcl, the ROS client library core, covering actions, lifecycle nodes, and YAML parameter parsing.

Made by ROS 2.

Source on GitHub: github.com/ros2/rcl (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit e5754f0 (opens in a new tab).

Licenses

Code
Apache-2.0 (opens in a new tab)

Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (Apache-2.0) at commit e5754f0 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

What it does

  • Includes rcl_action, for working with ROS actions.
  • Includes rcl_lifecycle, for lifecycle (managed) nodes.
  • Includes rcl_yaml_param_parser, for parsing parameters from YAML files.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit e5754f0.

Getting started

Difficulty
Advanced

Maintenance

Status
Active: a commit in the last 90 days
Newest commit
10 Oct 2026 on rolling
Latest release
None published on GitHub

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

Links

Robots that can run it

No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.

Robotheca lists software as a reference: nothing is hosted or run here, and every fact links to where it was read.