Overview
Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code (fork of Cline) with multi-agent modes and customizable personas.
Details
Roo Code (formerly Roo Cline) is an open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code, originally a fork of Cline with additional features, multi-agent modes (Architect, Code, Ask, Debug), customizable personas, and broader provider support. Roo emphasizes flexibility and configurability for power users. The OSS approach lets developers run agents locally with their choice of models. Roo Code is part of the rapidly evolving OSS coding agent ecosystem alongside Cline, OpenHands, and Continue.