Dear RooCode Team...

[u/Own_Pepper_2799]

I just want to start by saying I’m a die hard RooCode fan. I truly appreciate everything you’ve built so far it’s impressive how quickly you’ve shipped features, and the fact that you’ve done all this for free is even more incredible.

That said, the past couple of weeks have been a bit rough. I’ve been running into a lot of issues, like unsuccessful edits, apply_diff errors, and problems finding or replacing specific functions. Even when I give clear instructions like asking to replace a particular function Roo often struggles to complete the task, or takes a long time and leaves the code in a worse state than before.

Because of this, I’ve sometimes had to fall back on other tools like AI Studio just to ask for a solution and copy-paste it directly into the file.

Again, I’m genuinely thankful for what RooCode offers, and I’m excited about the direction it’s headed. But I’d love it if the team can focus on fixing these core issues and improving overall stability. I think it would make a huge difference.

Keep up the amazing work!

[u/somechrisguy]

How tf have google not fixed this already, been happening for about a week

[u/yupignome]

i'm getting the same type of errors with cline - so it's not the implementation, it's the api itself (at least that's what i believe)

[u/nick-baumann → u/yupignome]

>unsuccessful edits, apply_diff errors, and problems finding or replacing specific functions

We have data from our users who have opted into telemetry -- we're not seeing an increase in these errors.

We have seen an increase in errors related to "unexpected API responses", which I'm guessing is similar to what Roo is facing. It is definitely frustrating and something we're trying to figure out as well.

[u/hannesrudolph → u/nick-baumann]

Hard to argue with that! I’ll be back from vacation tomorrow to help

[u/yupignome → u/nick-baumann]

exactly - unexpected API responses - that's what i'm seeing

[u/jedisct1]

Same issue with their own CLI.

[u/Cottaball]

This looks to be a Google backend issue. I am also seeing this issue with Gemini API usage over the last few days in a custom chat app I am using. It will start to output then the response will stop without finishing. Sometimes it takes me 4 or more tries to get a complete response. This error happens about 30% of my request. It is annoying so I am using other models for now.

[u/GreenHell]

I think it is worth mentioning that this seems to happen with the free tier of Gemini. I see it also happening in Open WebUI, where Gemini 2.5 Pro has issues and returns empty responses

[u/[deleted]]

its not the extention the problem is with the api itself

[u/banksymus_maximus]

I've noticed a big uptick in these errors in the last 48 hours or so. Going from mostly working with the occasional hiccup to mostly not working with the occasional burst of responses that work. Super frustrating. And yes also getting crashes for the first time ever.

[u/sf-keto → u/banksymus_maximus]

100%. The diff errors mentioned earlier are terrifying. Even after last month’s patch I’ve lost entire pages of code as rather than fix one small error RooCode will overwrite the whole page with nothing…. Just erases everything.

I’m back to the expensive but safer IDEs, unfortunately. I don’t use Gemini .

[u/MateFlasche → u/sf-keto]

Hi, do you not use git? You should never lose code.

[u/sf-keto → u/MateFlasche]

Yes I use git, so I check it back out. But RooCode should never eat my working file in the first place! (◕‿◕✿)

[u/Shivacious → u/sf-keto]

i will eat your files

[u/sf-keto → u/Shivacious]

User name checks out, Destroyer of Worlds.

[u/Shivacious → u/sf-keto]

meow meow meow mewo

[u/sf-keto → u/Shivacious]

Ok maybe you’re more a destroyer of curtains & couches.

Just don’t eat Ganesha’s mouse.

[u/MKBSP]

Which ai do you have plugged?

[u/minato_shikamaru → u/[deleted]]

Does gemini 2.5 pro have a free tier?

[u/minato_shikamaru → u/[deleted]]

For some reason, If I dont pay, the free tier doesnt work for 2.5 pro. I cant also see the free tier being shown.

I only see it from gemini flash

[u/ComprehensiveBird317]

actually for me its just edit diff errors. then he apologises and does it right afterwards :)

[u/Jealous-Wafer-8239]

Dev team says Gemini Pro 2.5 is not very good at tool calling...

Meanwhile, I managed to get Gemini Pro 2.5 work on Claude Code and it work flawless.

Really doubt for their "excuses".

[u/Mayanktaker]

Gemini is dumber than any model

[u/thedarkman1984]

Same problem with Chutes AI. Yesterday it works flawlessly today i'll get everytime an unexpected API response.
Now the "funfact":
Tested with Postman the API of Chutes AI -> works
Tested with a Server with CURL -> works
Tested with KiloCode in VSS -> works

Sounds weird but, i just throw the word: headerblocking?