{
  "slug": "roo-code",
  "name": "Roo Code (now ZooCode)",
  "url": "https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code",
  "cat": "ide",
  "group": "build",
  "tagline": "Archived agent · community fork",
  "price": "Free and open source (Apache 2.0) · BYO key",
  "tier": "free",
  "pick": false,
  "what": "A Cline fork that added named modes (Architect, Code, Debug, Ask and custom personas) plus an Orchestrator that dispatched subtasks between them. Roo Code Inc archived the extension on 15 May 2026 and pivoted to Roomote, a hosted cloud agent. ZooCode is the community fork carrying the Apache-2.0 codebase forward.",
  "why": "Its mode system is still the cleanest way to force an agent to plan as an architect before it writes code, with every prompt editable. If you want that workflow maintained use ZooCode; if you want the biggest ecosystem, go back to Cline.",
  "warn": "The original extension is dead — the repo is read-only and the marketplace listing is an archive. Do not start new work on it; upstream ships no security or model updates.",
  "install": "Install 'ZooCode' from the VS Code marketplace",
  "category": {
    "key": "ide",
    "name": "AI IDEs & coding agents",
    "desc": "Where real work happens once the prototype outgrows the prompt box.",
    "group": "build",
    "groupName": "Build it"
  },
  "freshness": null,
  "health": {
    "ok": true,
    "status_code": 200,
    "final_url": null,
    "checked_at": "2026-08-18T20:59:38.827+00:00"
  },
  "corrected_at": null,
  "upstream_changed_at": null
}