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Roo Code 3.23.16 Release Notes (2025-07-19)

This release adds new modes, improves UI elements, enhances performance, and fixes several bugs.

New Modes and Mode Enhancements​

We've added powerful new modes and enhanced existing ones (thanks hannesrudolph!) (#5913):

  • Issue Investigator Mode: A new mode specifically designed for investigating and analyzing GitHub issues.
  • Enhanced Issue Writer Mode: Improved capabilities for creating and managing issues.
  • Better Mode Discovery: Custom modes now support description and whenToUse fields for better discoverability (thanks RandalSchwartz!) (#5862).

These improvements make it easier to work with GitHub issues and understand when to use each mode.

Message Management Overhaul​

The message editing and deletion system has been completely redesigned (thanks liwilliam2021!) (#5538):

  • Better Edit Experience: More intuitive message editing with improved UI feedback.
  • Reliable Deletion: Fixed issues with message deletion not working properly.
  • Smoother Interactions: Overall improvements to message management workflows.

This makes managing your conversation history more reliable and user-friendly.

Provider Updates​

  • Mistral Embeddings: Added support for Mistral embedding provider for better code understanding (thanks SannidhyaSah!) (#5946)
  • Ollama UI: Updated to use text inputs for better user experience (thanks daniel-lxs!) (#5818)
  • Claude Model Detection: Fixed automatic protocol selection for Claude models (thanks daniel-lxs!) (#5840)

Performance Improvements​

  • Code Indexing: Added batch limiting to prevent memory issues with large codebases (thanks daniel-lxs!) (#5891)
  • Rate Limiting: Added global rate limiting for OpenAI-compatible embeddings (thanks daniel-lxs!) (#5854)
  • Terminal Output: Added character limits to prevent context explosion from excessive output (thanks roomote!) (#5777)

UI/UX Improvements​

  • Marketplace Access: Moved marketplace icon from overflow menu to top navigation for easier access (thanks roomote!) (#5864)
  • Go Diagnostics: Added configurable delay to prevent premature error reporting (thanks roomote!) (#5863)
  • YouTube Link: Added YouTube channel link to website footer (thanks thill2323!) (#5929)

Bug Fixes​

  • Button Availability: Fixed export, share, and copy buttons being disabled during API operations (thanks MuriloFP!) (#5849)
  • Task Completion: Prevented task completion when todos are still open (thanks mrubens!) (#5716)
  • Docker Conflicts: Fixed port conflicts for evaluation services (thanks roomote!) (#5909)

Developer Experience​

  • Command Timeouts: Added configurable timeout allowlist for long-running commands via IPC (thanks roomote, cte!) (#5910, #5825)
  • API Task Logging: API-initiated tasks now log to a temporary directory for better debugging (thanks cte!) (#5833)
  • Translation Files: Non-English translation files are now marked as linguist-generated (thanks roomote!) (#5943)

Misc Improvements​

  • Release Engineering: Enhanced release engineer mode to include issue numbers and reporters (thanks roomote!) (#5940)
  • Code Cleanup: Removed deprecated orchestrator modes and updated GitHub CLI usage (thanks hannesrudolph!) (#5832)
  • Template Fix: Fixed issue fixer PR template (thanks MuriloFP!) (#5839)