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Roo Code

Agenticness12/36·Guided Assistant

An AI coding agent that works inside your editor

Roo Code is a VS Code extension that helps you generate, refactor, debug, and document code from natural language. It also supports multiple working modes and can connect to MCP servers for tool use.

Agenticness = how independently a tool can take action, scored across 9 dimensions. Scored independently by David Kooi, Skylark Creations — see full rubric →

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Open Source
Code Execution
File Access
B2B
IDE Extension
MCP Support
Copilot (Human-in-Loop)
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  • Score change
    Rubric upgrade v3_0 → v3.1: score 7/32 → 12/367 → 12/36(+5)

    Rubric upgrade: agenticness v3.0 (8 dims, /32) → v3.1 (9 dims, /36). Adds Dim 9 (Operator Sovereignty), splits Dim 6 into 6a/6b lenses, tightens Dim 4 autonomous-retry distinction. Not a product change — score shift reflects new dimension + recalibrated rubric, not a change in the tool. Fanout suppressed.

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  • Score change
    Agenticness score 9 → 7 ↓9 → 7/36(-2)

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About

What It Is

Roo Code is an IDE extension for developers who want AI assistance directly inside their code editor. According to its README, it positions itself as an “AI-powered dev team” and is built around coding workflows like writing new code, debugging, refactoring, and explaining existing codebases.

What to Know

Roo Code looks strongest as a human-in-the-loop coding assistant rather than a fully autonomous agent. The README emphasizes modes such as Code, Architect, Ask, Debug, and Custom Modes, plus support for MCP servers, but it does not clearly describe...

Key Features
Generates code from natural language descriptions and specs
Supports Code, Architect, Ask, Debug, and Custom Modes
Refactors and debugs existing code
Writes and updates documentation
Answers questions about your codebase
Use Cases
Building new features from a written spec inside VS Code
Debugging an issue by asking the agent to trace root causes and add logs
Refactoring existing code with guided edits
Agenticness: Guided Assistant

Executes tasks you assign, one step at a time, within narrow domains.

High evidence
Last evaluated: May 22, 2026
This tool has strong action capabilities but limited safety controls. Use with appropriate oversight.

Dimension Breakdown

Action Capability
Autonomy
Adaptation
State & Memory
Safety
How agenticness works →

Categories

Engineering & DevTools
Pricing
  • Free / open source — full functionality available at no cost.
Details
github.com
AddedMarch 26, 2026
RefreshedMarch 28, 2026
Agenticness
Guided Assistant
Quick Facts
DeploymentHybrid (cloud + self-hosted)
AutonomyCopilot (human-in-loop)
Model supportMulti-model
Open sourceYes
MCP supportYes
Team supportIndividual only
Pricing modelFree / open source
Interfacegui, ide, api
Sources
WebGitHub - RooCodeInc/Roo-Code: Roo Code gives you a whole dev team of AI agents in your code editor. · GitHub
Webroocode on npm
Last updated May 27, 2026
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