KodeBird

Community-maintained · Open source · Apache 2.0

Roo Code found
a new home.

KodeBird is a VS Code AI coding extension — a community fork of Roo Code, kept alive by the people who loved it. Everything you knew, still here.

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Built on Roo Code
Apache 2.0
License
Actively maintained
Status

The Story

Something good almost disappeared.
We didn't let it.

Roo Code was a VS Code extension that a lot of developers genuinely loved — a capable, flexible AI coding tool with a thoughtful architecture and real community around it. In early 2026, the Roo Code team announced they were archiving the project to focus entirely on Roomote. We respect that decision, and we respect the work they put in to build it.

A cinder that didn't go out.

A few of us from the community decided to fork it, keep it maintained, and build on top of it — not to compete with anyone, but because the tool was useful and the people who used it deserved continuity. KodeBird is built on Roo Code's foundation with gratitude and a long-term commitment. Same license. Same spirit. Still yours to run, fork, and own.

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Everything you loved

Every feature you relied on.
Still here.

We didn't change what worked. KodeBird preserves everything that made Roo Code worth using — the same features, the same extensibility, the same philosophy.

Custom Modes

Architect, Code, Debug, Ask — and any mode you define yourself. Constrain behaviour, set personas, shape how the agent thinks per task.

Full BYOK

Bring your own API keys. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Ollama, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. You stay in control of your spend.

Diff-based editing

Changes land as diffs you review before they're applied. No silent rewrites. You see exactly what's changing and why.

MCP support

Connect tools via the Model Context Protocol. Run local servers, expose custom resources, extend what the agent can reach.

CLI tooling

Run KodeBird headless from the terminal. Integrate into CI, automate code review, chain with your existing scripts.

Familiar UX

If you used Roo Code, you already know how to use KodeBird. Same interface, same settings structure, same mental model. No relearning.

What's New — KodeBird Gateway

Most of what you pay for
is wasted.

Roughly 70% of tokens in an agentic coding session are waste — redundant context, looping retries, oversized models doing simple jobs. Nobody talks about it because nobody has visibility into it.

KodeBird Gateway is a managed proxy and intelligence layer that sits between your extension and your providers. It sees your traffic, understands your patterns, and makes decisions that save you money without slowing you down.

Auto-Downshift

Soon

Smart model routing per mode. Use a powerful model for Architect, a faster cheaper one for Code. Set the policy once, let it run.

Loop Detection

Soon

Catches the agent when it's spinning in circles. Stops the run, shows you what happened, and asks before resuming.

Spend Limits

Soon

Set a hard dollar cap per task. If the agent hits the ceiling, it stops and tells you — instead of silently burning your API budget on a stuck loop.

Budget Tracking

Soon

Aggregate spend across sessions over time — not just per-task, but across your whole week. Useful for teams and anyone watching a monthly API bill.

Community

KodeBird is open source.
Come build with us.

This project exists because people care about it. Every PR matters. Every issue filed improves it. If you used Roo Code and want it to survive, the best thing you can do is show up.

We'd especially love to hear from former Roo Code contributors — you already know the codebase better than anyone. Come find us on Discord or open a PR directly. No pitch deck required.

Former Roo Code contributor? You're very welcome here. Your knowledge of the codebase is valuable and we'd love your help shaping where this goes. Reach out on Discord — no formalities needed.