Release v3.18.1

[3.18.1] - 2025-05-22

• Add support for Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4 models with thinking variants in Anthropic, Bedrock, and Vertex (thanks @shariqriazz!)
• Fix README gif display in all localized versions
• Fix referer URL
• Switch codebase to a monorepo and create an automated "nightly" build

Release v3.18.0

[3.18.0] - 2025-05-21

• Add support for Gemini 2.5 Flash preview models (thanks @shariqriazz and @daniel-lxs!)
• Add button to task header to intelligently condense content with visual feedback
• Add YAML support for mode definitions (thanks @R-omk!)
• Add allowedMaxRequests feature to cap consecutive auto-approved requests (inspired by Cline, thanks @hassoncs!)
• Add Qwen3 model series to the Chutes provider (thanks @zeozeozeo!)
• Fix more causes of grey screen issues (thanks @xyOz-dev!)
• Add LM Studio reasoning support (thanks @avtc!)
• Add refresh models button for Unbound provider (thanks @pugazhendhi-m!)
• Add template variables for version numbers in announcement strings (thanks @ChuKhaLi!)
• Make prompt input textareas resizable again
• Fix diffview scroll display (thanks @qdaxb!)
• Fix LM Studio and Ollama usage tracking (thanks @xyOz-dev!)
• Fix links to filename:0 (thanks @RSO!)
• Fix missing or inconsistent syntax highlighting across UI components (thanks @KJ7LNW!)
• Fix packaging to include correct tiktoken.wasm (thanks @vagadiya!)
• Fix import settings bugs and position error messages correctly (thanks @ChuKhaLi!)
• Move audio playing to the webview to ensure cross-platform support (thanks @SmartManoj and @samhvw8!)
• Simplify loop syntax in multiple components (thanks @noritaka1166!)
• Auto reload extension core changes in dev mode (thanks @hassoncs!)

Release v3.17.2

[3.17.2] - 2025-05-15

• Revert "Switch to the new Roo message parser" (appears to cause a tool parsing bug)
• Lock the versions of vsce and ovsx

Release v3.17.0

[3.17.0] - 2025-05-14

• Enable Gemini implicit caching
• Add "when to use" section to mode definitions to enable better orchestration
• Add experimental feature to intelligently condense the task context instead of truncating it
• Fix one of the causes of the gray screen issue (thanks @xyOz-dev!)
• Focus improvements for better UI interactions (thanks Cline!)
• Switch to the new Roo message parser for improved performance (thanks Cline!)
• Enable source maps for improved debugging (thanks @KJ7LNW!)
• Update OpenRouter provider to use provider-specific model info (thanks @daniel-lxs!)
• Fix Requesty cost/token reporting (thanks @dtrugman!)
• Improve command execution UI
• Add more in-app links to relevant documentation
• Update the new task tool description and the ask mode custom instructions in the system prompt
• Add IPC types to roo-code.d.ts
• Add build VSIX workflow to pull requests (thanks @SmartManoj!)
• Improve apply_diff tool to intelligently deduce line numbers (thanks @samhvw8!)
• Fix command validation for shell array indexing (thanks @KJ7LNW!)
• Handle diagnostics that point at a directory URI (thanks @daniel-lxs!)
• Fix "Current ask promise was ignored" error (thanks @zxdvd!)

Release v3.16.6

[3.16.6] - 2025-05-12

• Restore "Improve provider profile management in the external API"
• Fix to subtask sequencing (thanks @wkordalski!)
• Fix webview terminal output processing error (thanks @KJ7LNW!)
• Fix textarea empty string fallback logic (thanks @elianiva!)

Release v3.16.5

[3.16.5] - 2025-05-10

• Revert profile management changes until we track down a bug with defaults

Release v3.16.4

[3.16.4] - 2025-05-09

• Improve provider profile management in the external API
• Enforce provider selection in OpenRouter by using 'only' parameter and disabling fallbacks (thanks @shariqriazz!)
• Fix display issues with long profile names (thanks @cannuri!)
• Prevent terminal focus theft on paste after command execution (thanks @MuriloFP!)
• Save OpenAI compatible custom headers correctly
• Fix race condition when updating prompts (thanks @elianiva!)
• Fix display issues in high contrast themes (thanks @zhangtony239!)
• Fix not being able to use specific providers on Openrouter (thanks @daniel-lxs!)
• Show properly formatted multi-line commands in preview (thanks @KJ7LNW!)
• Handle unsupported language errors gracefully in read_file tool (thanks @KJ7LNW!)
• Enhance focus styles in select-dropdown and fix docs URL (thanks @zhangtony239!)
• Properly handle mode name overflow in UI (thanks @elianiva!)
• Fix project MCP always allow issue (thanks @aheizi!)

Release v3.16.3

[3.16.3] - 2025-05-08

• Revert Tailwind migration while we fix a few spots
• Add Elixir file extension support in language parser (thanks @pfitz!)

Release v3.16.2

[3.16.2] - 2025-05-07

• Clarify XML tool use formatting instructions
• Error handling code cleanup (thanks @monkeyDluffy6017!)

Release v3.16.1

[3.16.1] - 2025-05-07

• Add LiteLLM provider support
• Improve stability by detecting and preventing tool loops
• Add Dutch localization (thanks @Githubguy132010!)
• Add editor name to telemetry for better analytics
• Migrate to Tailwind CSS for improved UI consistency
• Fix footer button wrapping in About section on narrow screens (thanks @ecmasx!)
• Update evals defaults
• Update dependencies to latest versions