Roo Code 3.15.0 Release Notes (2025-04-30)
This release introduces prompt caching for Google Vertex, improved terminal command handling, UI/UX enhancements, and several other improvements and bug fixes.
Prompt Caching for Google Vertex
- Added prompt caching capabilities to the Google Vertex provider for potentially faster and more cost-effective responses (thanks ashktn).
Improved Terminal Command Handling
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Implemented a fallback mechanism for executing terminal commands if VSCode terminal shell integration fails.
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Added the ability to stop commands directly from the chat UI.
Settings Import/Export
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Roo Code settings can now be imported directly from the welcome screen (thanks julionav).
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Fixed importing & exporting of custom modes (thanks julionav).
QOL Improvements
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Improved the UI/UX of code snippets in the chat (thanks KJ7LNW).
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Adjusted chat view padding to accommodate small width layouts (thanks zhangtony239).
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Simplified and streamlined Roo Code's quick actions.
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Improved the auto-approve toggle buttons for some high-contrast VSCode themes.
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Offloaded expensive count token operations to a web worker for better performance (thanks samhvw8).
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Improved support for multi-root workspaces (thanks snoyiatk).
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Improved the performance of mode switching (thanks dlab-anton).
Bug Fixes
- Fixed file mentions for filenames containing spaces.
- Fixed importing & exporting of custom modes (thanks julionav).
Provider Updates
- Google Vertex: Added prompt caching (thanks ashktn).
- OpenAI Compatible: Added a reasoning effort setting (thanks mr-ryan-james).
Misc Improvements
- Removed unused types (thanks wkordalski).