Roo Code
Multi-agent VSCode dev team forked from Cline.
Roo Code splits the agent into a planning/code/QA team. Add FreeTheAi as the OpenAI Compatible provider and Roo's roles share the same base URL.
Chat completions Streaming Tool calling
Connect Roo Code to FreeTheAi.
4 steps
- 1
Install Roo Code
Install the Roo Code extension in VSCode and open the panel.
- 2
Open API configuration
Click the settings icon and go to `API Configuration`.
- 3
Pick OpenAI Compatible
Set `Provider` to `OpenAI Compatible`.
- 4
Fill the connection
Use these values. The model picker can also auto-populate after the first call.
text Base URL: https://api.freetheai.xyz/v1 API Key: PASTE_YOUR_FREETHEAI_KEY Model: glm/glm-5.1
Models that pair well with Roo Code.
olm/deepseek-v4-proglm/glm-5.1olm/kimi-k2.7-code
See the full live catalog at /models. Aliases are stable; pricing on the free tier stays $0.
Common gotchas.
- Roo's `Codebase Indexing > Embedder Provider` is a separate setting from chat. Configure the chat provider you actually want.
- Some Roo agent roles run more requests than expected. Watch the FreeTheAi rate limit and bump concurrency through the FreeTheAi tier system if needed.