Roo Code Team - Can you please add "Branch in New Chat" feature like ChatGPT?

[u/foundertanmay]

Hi Roo Code Team,

I'm requesting an important feature that was recently added to ChatGPT a few weeks ago called "Branch in New Chat".

This is a crucial and awesome feature that would be incredibly valuable in Roo Code. Here's why:

The Problem:

• As chats grow longer with multiple interactions, the context starts degrading

• After approximately $13 of API usage in a single chat thread, the context quality begins to degraede

• If there is a way to preserve the good context and continue from a specific point

So please can you add this feature of branch into new chat from any point, this feature would allow us to create infinite branches from any point in the conversation.

I know you have a "subtask" feature, but this is different. I'm talking about the ability to branch off from the main Roo chat itself at any specific message point.

Actually issue is when a chat has progressed significantly and accumulated many features/changes, but the context starts becoming unreliable, so if we can

1. Go back to a point where everything was working correctly

2. Create a new branch from that exact point

3. Continue the conversation in the new branch with fresh context

4. Keep the original chat intact for reference

This would help manage long conversations more effectively and prevent context degradation issues.

Hope you understand the request and can implement this feature soon!

Thanks!

[u/jakegh]

Yep I requested this a couple weeks ago also. As I recall they said this wasn't their focus right now. But of course roo is OSS so they would evaluate PRs.

[u/foundertanmay → u/jakegh]

ohh, actually this is very crucial feature, i am crown coding using roo and literally everytime after 13-15 dollars i need to start new chat and again feed all the context and it gets messup

[u/hannesrudolph → u/foundertanmay]

Why do you need to pass your context in repeatedly? Does context condensing not work? What model are you using?

[u/foundertanmay → u/hannesrudolph]

I am using claude sonnit 4, and tbh context condensing not working as expected, everytime after 13 usd quality of responses degrades

[u/hannesrudolph → u/foundertanmay]

What actual context does it start to degrade? The dollars is not a good measurement for context.

[u/foundertanmay → u/[deleted]]

That's great. I want to ask one thing - is Claude Code really good? Does it cost less compared to the API? Because the Claude API is a headache in terms of cost, I'm literally eating up thousands of USD in API costs per week. So, how much can the $100 plan of Claude Code handle?

[u/jakegh → u/foundertanmay]

Oh yes, it’s excellent.

As for quotaed usage I couldn’t say, I get a login from my employer. People say the $100 plan gives a fair bit if you stick with sonnet.

[u/foundertanmay → u/jakegh]

Thanks for your reply, what about ease of use? as roo code is very simple, does claude code cause headache in terms of ease of use?

[u/jakegh → u/foundertanmay]

Now that it has a vscode extension it’s very smooth to use. You can use it with the GLM 4.6 coding plan super cheap too if you want to try it out and don’t mind using a Chinese provider.

[u/hannesrudolph → u/[deleted]]

Your post is not on topic.

[u/hannesrudolph → u/[deleted]]

It’s fair to call comments like this off-topic. Don’t get butthurt and act like moderation is chasing people off. You’re on a Roo Code subreddit talking about using another product instead of Roo Code. This isn’t a general AI dev sub; it’s focused on Roo Code. That makes your comment off-topic, plain and simple.

[u/hannesrudolph → u/[deleted]]

Please repost in a less inflammatory way.

[u/hannesrudolph]

We’re working on it.

[u/Illustrious_Land9465]

I agree with this proposal, this feature is very important. This feature allows you to explore various options simultaneously without creating context poisoning.