Roo Code 3.11.9 Release Notes (2025-04-07)

This patch release introduces per-profile rate limits, multiple rules file support, provider updates, API additions, and various improvements and bug fixes.

Custom Roo Instructions (.roo/ Directories)

• Introduced support for placing multiple instruction files within .roo/rules/ (for workspace-wide) and .roo/rules-{modeSlug}/ (for mode-specific) directories. Roo Code recursively reads all files within these directories, appending them to the system prompt in alphabetical order by filename.
• This allows for better organization and management of complex instruction sets compared to single files.
• This directory-based method now takes precedence over the single .roorules or .roorules-{modeSlug} files if the corresponding directory exists and contains files. (Thanks upamune!)
• Learn more about Custom Instructions and how this applies to Custom Modes.

Per-Profile Rate Limits

• The Rate Limit setting is now configured individually for each API Configuration Profile. Previously a global setting, this allows you to set different minimum delays between requests based on the provider, model, or specific profile setup you are using. (Thanks ross and olweraltuve!)
• The default remains 0 (disabled), which is suitable for most users.
• Configure this setting within each profile's options. See the API Configuration Profiles guide for details. General information on usage tracking is available in Rate Limits and Costs.

General and QOL Improvements

• Tidied up following ClineProvider refactor (thanks diarmidmackenzie!).
• Enhanced Rust tree-sitter parser with advanced language structures (thanks KJ7LNW!).
• Persisted settings on api.setConfiguration (thanks gtaylor!).
• Added deep links to settings sections.
• Added command to focus Roo Code input field (thanks axkirillov!).
• Added resize and hover actions to the browser (thanks SplittyDev!).
• Added resumeTask and isTaskInHistory to the API (thanks franekp!).
• Dynamic Vite port detection for webview development (thanks KJ7LNW!).

Bug Fixes

• Prevented unnecessary autoscroll when buttons appear (thanks shtse8!).
• Clamped negative line numbers when reading files (thanks KJ7LNW!).
• Fixed bug displaying boolean/numeric suggested answers.

Provider Updates

• Added Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview to Vertex AI (thanks nbihan-mediware!).