OpenClaw Feature Proposal: AcpRuntime Plugin to Support 19+ Standard ACP Agents (Kiro, Cline, Copilot via JSON-RPC 2.0)
A high-traction GitHub issue filed against the OpenClaw repository this week could fundamentally change how OpenClaw fits into the broader AI agent ecosystem — if it ships. Issue #28511 proposes building an AcpRuntime plugin that makes OpenClaw’s acpx harness speak the standard Agent Collaboration Protocol (ACP) using JSON-RPC 2.0. The practical implication: OpenClaw would become compatible with every agent in the ACP Registry — currently 19+ agents including Kiro, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Goose, Junie, Qwen Code, and more. ...