Roo Code Shuts Down VS Code Extension, Pivots to Roomote Cloud-Based Autonomous Agent

Open source AI coding tool Roo Code (3M+ extension downloads) is shutting down its VS Code extension, Cloud, and Router services on May 15, 2026, pivoting to Roomote, a cloud-based autonomous coding agent. CEO Matt Rubens stated the team no longer believes IDEs are the future of coding. Roomote (roomote.dev), currently on a waiting list, takes prompts and carries out tasks end-to-end across Slack, GitHub, and Linear, with agents running code and verifying their own output before handing work back for review. Unused paid service balances will be refunded; the extension repository will be archived. Users are directed to alternatives like Cline.