Coding agents

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.

Base URL https://api.freetheai.xyz/v1

Recommended models bbg/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro

Chat completions Streaming Tool calling

Step by step

Connect Roo Code to FreeTheAi.

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`.

Use these values. The model picker can also auto-populate after the first call.

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Base URL: https://api.freetheai.xyz/v1
API Key: PASTE_YOUR_FREETHEAI_KEY
Model: agr/glm-5.1

Recommended aliases

See the full live catalog at /models. Aliases are stable; pricing on the free tier stays $0.

Heads up

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.

Where to next