Roo-Code Agents & MCP Setup

By jodobear GitHub

Overview

what is Roo-Code?

Roo-Code is an autonomous open-source AI agent designed to code, debug, and evolve software systems with minimal human input, providing enhanced capabilities for software development.

how to use Roo-Code?

To use Roo-Code, install it via the official documentation, clone the necessary repositories, set up your API keys, and configure your project environment in VSCode.

key features of Roo-Code?

Autonomous coding and debugging capabilities
Customizable agent modes for various tasks
Integration with MCP for domain-specific context

use cases of Roo-Code?

Automating software development tasks
Debugging complex codebases
Enhancing coding efficiency in collaborative projects

FAQ from Roo-Code?

Can Roo-Code work with any programming language?

Yes! Roo-Code is designed to be flexible and can be adapted for various programming languages.

Is Roo-Code free to use?

Yes! Roo-Code is open-source and free for everyone.

How do I get support for Roo-Code?

You can find support through the community forums and the official GitHub repository.

Content

Roo-Code Agents & MCP Setup

Credit

All thanks to Pablof7z who made this setup and gave the workshop at SEC.

Introduction

Roo Code is an autonomous open-source AI agent designed to code, debug, and evolve software systems with minimal human input. Its like cursor, but unleashed. It is extremely customizable and here we are going to get it OVER 9000!.

The following setup is to have roocode, (github) better agentic capabilities even for complex projects and augment it with MCP to provide domain specific context.

Prerequisites

Install roo-code if you don't have it yet, following official documentation or if you have VSCode, download from Extensions.
Clone this repo.
Clone the mcp-code repo anywhere you want and follow its instructions to build it. This is our MCP server built for Nostr.
Install cursor-tools from their github (not strictly necessary). This is for the feedback loop using gemini for the code generated for evaluation.
Get an API key from any of your LLM providers, OpenRouter, PPQ.ai(accepts lightning) are good ones that allow you to use many of the latest LLMs

Info on files

.roomodes: Has all the info on all the different modes(agents) we have configured in SPARC.
.cursorrules: Has the rules for cursor-tools

Steps

Create a test project directory & copy all the files (incl dotfiles) from the settings directory in to your test project directory.
Start VSCode with roocode installed.
Go in to Settings & setup your API keys & endpoints.
Once you get out of roocode settings and look under the chat section, you should see the SPARC Agents:

Connect to your mcp-code MCP server by clicking the MCP server icon and Edit Project MCP and adding the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-code": {
      "command": "<FULL/PATH/TO/mcp-code>",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ],
      "alwaysAllow": [
        "find_snippets",
        "find_user",
        "list_usernames",
        "fetch_snippet_by_id",
        "publish-new-code-snippet",
        "wallet_balance",
        "deposit",
        "zap",
        "create_pubkey"
      ],
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

Usage

We are fully setup to test our setup. We will do a comparative test.

Open another instance of VSCode with roocode in a vanilla-test-roo project directory that doesn't have these config files and no MCP server setup.

Now, enter the same prompt for simple app idea in both the projects and see if you have any difference. Choose an app idea for Nostr since we have set this setup for nostr domain expertise.

Example prompt: make a cli app to post GM fiatjaf

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