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Roo Code

Open-source autonomous coding agent inside VS Code.

Categories
AgentIDE
Pricing
FREEMIUM
Source
Open core
Platforms
VS Code extension
Models
BYO key / model
Verified
Jun 14, 2026

VS Code extension that turns the editor into an agentic coder with real file-system access, terminal control, and multi-step task execution. It ships role-specific modes — Architect, Code, Ask, Debug, Test — each with its own prompt and tool permissions, and can hand off between them mid-task. Model-agnostic: connect any provider key, from frontier APIs to a local model, and pay only for your own token usage.

Capabilities 5

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • Autonomous coding agent (primary capability)
  • Code generation (primary capability)
  • IDE integration (primary capability)
  • Code documentation (secondary capability)
  • MCP server (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • Custom role-based modes with own prompts
  • Modes hand off mid-task
  • Run frontier APIs or a local model
  • Direct file and terminal access
  • API token costs are on you
  • Autonomy needs careful approval review
  • Centered on VS Code and forks

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