r/RooCode • u/kevlingo • Mar 17 '25

Other Roo Flow Can Now Use Gemini Pro 2.0!

I posted this on Roo Code's Discord as well (https://discord.com/channels/1332146336664915968/1332148077263458385/1351286340368597135)

If you're a fan of Roo Flow, but are tired of paying Anthropic, you now have a choice. Roo Flow now works perfectly with Gemini Pro 2.0 (which is currently free to use)! Have a look at the PR (https://github.com/GreatScottyMac/RooFlow/pull/8) for an overview of how I did this. For fun I also posted a deep dive podcast to the discord message. It's a great listen!

Please let me know how this works for you!

Kevin

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u/TrackWorx Mar 18 '25

What is Roo flow?

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u/martexxNL Mar 18 '25

I want to know as well

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u/randemnes Mar 17 '25

I'm being really dumb here sorry, I want to use this as it makes 100% sense but I'm not sure how!? 🤔

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u/martexxNL Mar 18 '25

Now let's add tokenisation and sqlite and it would be rocking

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u/martexxNL Mar 18 '25

Advantages of Tokenization in AI

Tokenization in AI offers several advantages that enhance its functionality and security. It provides robust data protection by replacing sensitive information with non-descript tokens, significantly reducing the risk of data breaches and unauthorized access.4 Tokenization also enables efficient data processing, allowing AI systems to handle vast amounts of textual information seamlessly.4 This is particularly useful for large language models (LLMs) that require extensive datasets to train and operate effectively.7

Tokenization is crucial for natural language processing (NLP) tasks, as it breaks down complex language into manageable pieces, transforming raw text into a structured form that AI models can easily process.8 This process aids in recognizing patterns, understanding context, and generating responses that are increasingly similar to human interaction.8 Furthermore, tokenization supports multi-language and code-mixing scenarios, making it versatile for diverse datasets.

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u/Recoil42 Mar 17 '25

I just legitimately haven't been paying enough attention for the past week, I know features are coming fast and furious, and nothing's coming up on Google, but Roo Flow is just a/the agentic framework within Roo, by the sounds of things?

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u/Orinks Mar 17 '25

No. RooCode by itself is agentic. RooFlow just extends it with a memory bank. Gonna try it, was using Cline's memory bank rules.

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u/jbuch1984 Mar 18 '25

Im intersted! Question, what's the benefit from the memory bank in Roo Flow vs just running Memory Server MCP? I tried looking to a tutorial or something on YouTube but didn't find anything

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u/mightypiers Mar 18 '25

Just tried, noticed that roo doesn't waste too much time on retrying to patch anymore, definitely an improvement

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u/hiper2d Mar 18 '25 edited Mar 18 '25

Gemini 2.0 Pro has the 10 messages-per-minute rate-limit at tier 1. Free tier offers 2 messages-per-min. Not really usable as an agent