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AI-powered dev team inside your editor, boosting productivity.
Roo Code embeds an AI‑powered development team directly into VS Code, offering natural‑language code generation, refactoring, debugging, documentation, and customizable modes to accelerate any programming workflow.
Roo Code is designed for developers who want AI assistance without leaving their editor. Whether you are a solo programmer, a small team, or an educator, the extension brings a virtual development team into VS Code, letting you interact with code through plain English.
The extension supports multiple modes: Code for everyday edits, Architect for system design and migrations, Ask for quick explanations, Debug for tracing issues, and Custom modes that let you define specialized workflows. It can generate code from specifications, refactor existing files, add documentation, and automate repetitive tasks, all driven by AI models you configure.
Installation is handled via VS Code’s extension marketplace or by building a VSIX package with pnpm. Once installed, Roo Code indexes your workspace, enabling instant AI‑powered queries and actions. A vibrant community on Discord, Reddit, and GitHub provides support, tutorials, and feature requests, ensuring the tool evolves with real‑world feedback.
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Generate feature from description
AI creates functional code snippets that match the specification, reducing implementation time.
Debug runtime errors
AI traces the issue, suggests fixes, and inserts necessary logs, speeding up troubleshooting.
Create up-to-date API docs
Documentation is automatically generated from code comments, ensuring consistency without manual effort.
Batch refactor legacy code
AI applies consistent refactoring across the codebase, improving readability and maintainability.
It is distributed as a VS Code extension; install from the marketplace or via a VSIX package, then it runs inside the editor.
The extension is open source under Apache‑2.0; you can connect it to any compatible AI model, many of which offer free usage tiers.
Yes, the Custom Modes feature lets you define prompts and workflows to tailor the AI’s behavior to your specific tasks.
The extension runs locally; only the prompts you send to the configured AI service are transmitted, subject to that service’s privacy policy.
Roo Code works with any language supported by VS Code, and its UI offers prompt translation in dozens of natural languages.
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