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Roo Code

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Roo Code gives you a whole dev team of AI agents in your code editor. observed · 2026-09-27

github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code · homepage · TypeScript · Apache-2.0 (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-09-27

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 74
  • Release rhythm 65
  • Longevity 51

Flags: archived

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 0.0
  • age_days: 719
  • days_rel: 158
  • days_push: 158
  • n_releases_24m: 249

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

24296 stars · 3418 forks observed · 2026-09-27

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-12, confidence 0.92

Roo Code is a VS Code extension that brings a team of AI agents into the editor to assist with coding, design, debugging, and documentation. It supports multiple modes and can be self‑hosted or run via a cloud service.

Use cases

  • Generate code snippets from natural language descriptions
  • Refactor or debug existing code directly in the editor
  • Create and update documentation automatically
  • Ask questions about the codebase and get instant answers
  • Automate repetitive development tasks
  • Plan system architecture and migrations using AI assistance

When to choose

  • You need AI‑powered assistance directly inside VS Code
  • You want a self‑hosted solution for privacy and control
  • Your workflow benefits from multiple AI modes (code, architect, debug, etc.)
  • You prefer a single tool that can handle generation, refactoring, and documentation

When to avoid

  • You require a fully supported, actively maintained extension (the original extension is discontinued)
  • You need integration with editors other than VS Code
  • You prefer a lightweight CLI tool without a UI

Facets

plugin · maturity maintenance

agent-framework llm-inference artificial-intelligence developer-tools code-generation refactoring documentation multi-mode self-hosted cloud editor

4 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
RooCodeInc/Roo-Codemain10
RooCodeInc/Roo-Code-Docsdocs54

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="RooCodeInc/Roo-Code")

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