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Open-source AI-powered coding assistant
roocode.com- Founded year
- 2025
- Company type
- Private company
- Number of employees
- 2–15
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Latest news about Roo Code
In short: Roo Code announced it will sunset its suite of tools on May 15, 2026, while currently maintaining high productivity and tool integrations.
Company announcements
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Roo Code sunsets Extension, Cloud, and Router
The suite shuts down on May 15th, 2026. Support continues until then, with refunds and archiving. Alternatives include Cline and roomote.dev.
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Roo Code partners with Vercel Sandbox
Sandboxes provide cloud agents with persistent development environments for bigger tasks and iteration. Roo Code congratulates Vercel on GA launch.
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Roo Code launches @Roomote Slack integration
Users mention @Roomote to generate specs from discussions and implement code via branches and PRs. Agents read thread context for debugging and fixes.
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Roo Code pushes 166 commits to Cloud in December 2025
Introduces Linear integration, Vercel Sandbox, Services Manager, and unified Fixer agent to enhance workflows and environments. Focuses on connecting tools for real product work.
Media coverage
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Claude Code can now take over your computer to complete tasks
Anthropic is joining the increasingly crowded field of companies with AI agents that can take direct control of your local computer desktop. The company has...
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Claude Code 2.0 Adds Multi-Agent Code Review for Team & Enterprise Plans
Claude Code 2.0 as it has been labelled by some introduces new features aimed at improving coding workflows and handling complex tasks more effectively. One...
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AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?
In his own response to Pilgrim, Blanchard admits that he has had “extensive exposure to the original...
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Anthropic launches code review tool to check flood of AI-generated code | TechCrunch
The rise of “vibe coding” — using AI tools that take instructions given in plain language and quickly generate large amounts of code — has...
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