Tech Musings

Apr 23, 2026 · Industry Insights

Goodbye Roo Code and VS Code: How AI Teammates Evolve from Plugins to Full‑Team Members

The Roo Code team announced the shutdown of its VS Code extension and a shift to the cloud‑based AI teammate Roomote, arguing that AI can now close the “error → fix → PR” loop autonomously, making traditional IDE plugins obsolete and moving code collaboration into shared Slack channels.