Rv, a Package Manager for R

In plain words

Rv is a package manager for R that requires developers to explicitly declare R versions and project dependencies in a configuration file rather than inferring them automatically. Inspired by Cargo and similar tools in other languages, it uses a source-of-truth approach where the config and lockfile are definitive, eliminating gaps that can occur with snapshot-based systems. It allows fine-grained control over installation methods, such as building specific packages from source or including suggested dependencies selectively.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Contribute to A2-ai/rv development by creating an account on GitHub.

rv is a new way to manage and install your R packages in a reproducible, fast, and declarative way. Documentation site with examples, cookbooks, and more detailed instructions available at: https://a2-ai.github.io/rv-docs/ curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/A2-ai/rv/refs/heads/main/scripts/install.sh | bash rv --version How it works rv has several top level commands to provide the user with as much flexibility as possible. The two primary commands are: rv plan # detail what will occur if sync is run rv sync # synchronize the library, config file, and lock file The subsequent actions of these commands are controlled by a configuration file that specifies a desired project state by…from github.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

We have been building a package manager for R inspired by Cargo in Rust. The main idea behind rv is to be explicit about the R version in use as well as declaring which dependencies are used in a rproject.toml file for a given project. There's no renv::snapshot equivalent, everything needs to be declared up front…

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