chore: add changeset and announcement for v3.34.0 (#9495)

Author: mrubens

.changeset/v3.34.0.md

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+"roo-cline": minor
+---
+
+![3.34.0 Release - Browser Use 2.0](/releases/3.34.0-release.png)
+
+- Add Browser Use 2.0 with enhanced browser interaction capabilities (PR #8941 by @hannesrudolph)
+- Add support for Baseten as a new AI provider (PR #9461 by @AlexKer)
+- Improve base OpenAI compatible provider with better error handling and configuration (PR #9462 by @mrubens)
+- Add provider-oriented welcome screen to improve onboarding experience (PR #9484 by @mrubens)
+- Pin Roo provider to the top of the provider list for better discoverability (PR #9485 by @mrubens)
+- Enhance native tool descriptions with examples and clarifications for better AI understanding (PR #9486 by @daniel-lxs)
+- Fix: Make cancel button immediately responsive during streaming (#9435 by @jwadow, PR #9448 by @daniel-lxs)
+- Fix: Resolve apply_diff performance regression from earlier changes (PR #9474 by @daniel-lxs)
+- Fix: Implement model cache refresh to prevent stale disk cache issues (PR #9478 by @daniel-lxs)
+- Fix: Copy model-level capabilities to OpenRouter endpoint models correctly (PR #9483 by @daniel-lxs)
+- Fix: Add fallback to yield tool calls regardless of finish_reason (PR #9476 by @daniel-lxs)

releases/3.34.0-release.png

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class ClineProvider
 
 	public isViewLaunched = false
 	public settingsImportedAt?: number
-	public readonly latestAnnouncementId = "nov-2025-v3.33.0-gemini-native-tools" // v3.33.0 Gemini 3 & Native Tools announcement
+	public readonly latestAnnouncementId = "nov-2025-v3.34.0-browser-use-2-cloud-paid" // v3.34.0 Browser Use 2.0 & Cloud Paid Models announcement
 	public readonly providerSettingsManager: ProviderSettingsManager
 	public readonly customModesManager: CustomModesManager
 

src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { Package } from "@roo/package"
 import { useAppTranslation } from "@src/i18n/TranslationContext"
 import { vscode } from "@src/utils/vscode"
 import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogHeader, DialogTitle } from "@src/components/ui"
-import { Button } from "@src/components/ui"
 
 interface AnnouncementProps {
 	hideAnnouncement: () => void
@@ -43,49 +42,12 @@ const Announcement = ({ hideAnnouncement }: AnnouncementProps) => {
 					{/* Regular Release Highlights */}
 					<div className="mb-4">
 						<p className="mb-3">{t("chat:announcement.release.heading")}</p>
-						<ul className="list-disc list-inside text-sm space-y-1">
-							<li>{t("chat:announcement.release.gemini3")}</li>
-							<li>{t("chat:announcement.release.gitStatus")}</li>
-							<li>{t("chat:announcement.release.nativeToolCalling")}</li>
+						<ul className="list-disc list-inside text-sm space-y-1.5">
+							<li>{t("chat:announcement.release.browserUse")}</li>
+							<li>{t("chat:announcement.release.cloudPaid")}</li>
 						</ul>
 					</div>
 
-					{/* Horizontal Rule */}
-					<hr className="my-4 border-vscode-widget-border" />
-
-					{/* Cloud Agents Section */}
-					<div>
-						<p className="mb-3">{t("chat:announcement.cloudAgents.heading")}</p>
-
-						<div className="mb-3">
-							<Trans
-								i18nKey="chat:announcement.cloudAgents.specialized"
-								components={{
-									bold: <b />,
-								}}
-							/>
-						</div>
-
-						<p className="mb-3 text-sm text-vscode-descriptionForeground">
-							{t("chat:announcement.cloudAgents.description")}
-						</p>
-
-						<div className="mt-4">
-							<Button
-								onClick={() => {
-									vscode.postMessage({
-										type: "openExternal",
-										url: "https://app.roocode.com/cloud-agents/setup?utm_source=roocode&utm_medium=extension&utm_campaign=announcement",
-									})
-									setOpen(false)
-									hideAnnouncement()
-								}}
-								className="w-full">
-								{t("chat:announcement.cloudAgents.tryButton")}
-							</Button>
-						</div>
-					</div>
-
 					<div className="mt-4 text-sm text-center">
 						<Trans
 							i18nKey="chat:announcement.socialLinks"

webview-ui/src/components/chat/Announcement.tsx

@@ -297,10 +297,9 @@
 			"goToSettingsButton": "Go to Settings"
 		},
 		"release": {
-			"heading": "New in the Extension:",
-			"gemini3": "Gemini 3 available in Gemini, Vertex, Roo Code Cloud, OpenRouter, and more",
-			"gitStatus": "You can add git status information to the environment from Context settings",
-			"nativeToolCalling": "Experimental support for native tool calling in Roo Code Cloud, OpenRouter, and OpenAI (more coming soon) - enable in Provider advanced settings"
+			"heading": "What's New:",
+			"browserUse": "Browser Use 2.0 upgrades the in-chat browsing experience with persistent sessions, clearer feedback, a dedicated browser panel, and more natural action descriptions",
+			"cloudPaid": "The Roo Code Cloud provider now offers paid models: buy credits and use them for both cloud agents and inference"
 		},
 		"cloudAgents": {
 			"heading": "New in the Cloud:",