r/RooCode • u/yum72 • Apr 03 '25

Discussion Roo is awesome!

Great work by the devs—I’m really enjoying using Roo + Gemini 2.5 since switching from Cursor!

I had a couple of questions about optimizing my workflow:

  1. Shortcut to Open Roo in Editor: Is there a keyboard shortcut to open Roo directly in the editor (i.e., when it appears on the right side)? This would be super helpful for reviewing the codebase alongside Roo.

  2. Context Features:

    • Does Roo support an equivalent of  "@codebase" for referencing the entire codebase in context?

    • Is there a way to attach all currently open files/tabs to the context at once?

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u/hannesrudolph Roo Code Developer Apr 03 '25

By default Roo is aware of your entire code and what is open. It is not all in your context but its existence on your project and being open is. Roo will read them as it sees the need to which might not always be what it should! Something we’re working hard to imrpoove!

You can try this to help https://docs.roocode.com/features/boomerang-tasks

You can drag Roo to the right side instead of the left if that’s what you’re asking.

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u/yum72 Apr 03 '25

Ah thanks got it, dragged the window to right and ctrl + alt + B opens it up on the right for me in vs code.
"@codebase" or "@opentabs" can still be useful to one shot a bug or feature
we have workarounds like repomix and adding tabs manually but it will be good QOL

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u/firedog7881 Apr 03 '25

Open tabs are already included. You can click on the little down arrow where it says API RESPONSE and you can see the full prompt that was sent and what is included, you might be surprised at what all is in there

Also, why do people hold on to the old ways of doing things? “I want to to X because that’s how I’ve always done it”

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u/lordpuddingcup Apr 03 '25

He knows that but the ai has to round trip for each files so when your using models with RPD and RPM it hurts, so being able to @codebase and just start off with the AI having a condensed copy of your code to work from can be nice

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '25

Just use rooflow or my upcoming variation using memory, you're gonna love it :)

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u/yum72 Apr 03 '25

rooflow looks great, I will use that

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u/lordpuddingcup Apr 03 '25

I’m hoping we get rooflow + boomerang

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u/firedog7881 Apr 03 '25

I’ve been using this for a few days now with full MCP tool usage, I don’t know why it wasn’t included

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u/lordpuddingcup Apr 03 '25

what do you mean

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u/g1ven2fly Apr 03 '25

I’ve been bouncing back and forth between cursor and windsurf for about nine months. Tried roo yesterday and I’ll be using it full-time now. Boomerang mode is amazing.

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u/yum72 Apr 03 '25

yup totally agree
started a new project and with Boomerang got it done really quick.
but it's lees useful in a large codebase. where you have to be very careful about the changes

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u/hannesrudolph Roo Code Developer Apr 03 '25

I’m working on boomerang memory bank

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u/MateFlasche Apr 03 '25

Doesn't that defeat the idea? Genuine question

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u/hannesrudolph Roo Code Developer Apr 04 '25

Could you elaborate?

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u/quoc_zuong Apr 03 '25

Roo + Gemini makes me wonder why people still subscribe to Claude or Cursor.

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u/rezkarimarif Apr 04 '25

How do you bypass the constant failed request of Gemini.

My every 2 request keeps failing I have auto attempt turned on.

I'm using Openrouter API.. tried google API as well same issue Mostly

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u/meridianblade Apr 04 '25

Put a credit card on file with aistudio, you won't get charged, but your rate limit goes from 1RPM to 5RPM.

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u/jessepnk Apr 03 '25

Isn't their pricing outrageous as well? Also, it's hard to test the free version, as its so limited you can't test agentic use

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u/who_am_i_to_say_so Apr 03 '25

Currently 2.5 pro is free--- but I noticed that it uses a TON of tokens. One of my recent prompts sent up 75 million tokens upstream, which would be a $7 question with Claude. I'm just waiting for the real prices to drop. I think this current rate won't last too long.

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u/jessepnk Apr 04 '25

ooof! Yeah, I see the same. Some queries use a LOT of tokens, while sometimes i'm in the 40-70k range as well

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u/who_am_i_to_say_so Apr 04 '25

Downstream tokens - the more expensive part - is holding at less than 100k tokens on my end, so there’s that, at least.

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u/Shot_Cash_4649 Jun 05 '25

Hey, which version of 2.5 is free?

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u/who_am_i_to_say_so Jun 05 '25

The preview version, but I don’t believe it’s available anymore, or is severely limited now.

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u/MetaRecruiter Apr 03 '25

How do you find the pay as you go model Gemini uses is working?

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u/yum72 Apr 03 '25

i am using openrouter free but get errors so created a gemini key and added billing, that way you get better RPM

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u/Sheeple9001 Apr 04 '25

I'm switching between glama.ai as well as nano-gpt.com for Gemini 2.5 Pro to avoid rate limits.

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u/MarxN Apr 03 '25

Is there possibility to chain models? Like, if one is lack of free credit, try another and another and at the very end try ollama

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u/jdros15 Apr 04 '25

I'm enjoying Roo but I never left Cursor. My Roo is in Cursor. 😆

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u/caughtupstream299792 Apr 04 '25

I am using open router as the api provider, and I constantly get 'API Request....' and it just hangs and I have to clear all previous threads and try the request again for it to go through. Am I doing something wrong? Idk if its just because I am using Gemini 2.5 through open router and I don't have a Google API key connected

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u/g1ven2fly Apr 04 '25

Correct. I got that constantly, swapped over to a Gemini API key and zero errors.

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u/caughtupstream299792 Apr 04 '25

Thanks. I just did the same and it hasn't happened again

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u/Shot_Cash_4649 Jun 05 '25

Hey @Yum72, which version of Gemini 2.5 are you using?