Roo Code has shut down: what to use instead — Cline and Kilo Code with Claude, DeepSeek and GPT, no VPN
Roo Code is no longer developed: according to the notice in the RooCodeInc/Roo-Code repository, the extension shut down on May 15, 2026, and the repository has been archived (checked November 1, 2026). You can move to two actively developed VS Code agents that RuAPI has guides for: Cline, which Roo Code originally grew out of, and Kilo Code, which started as a fork of Roo Code. Connect either one to RuAPI: Claude, DeepSeek and GPT with one key, no VPN, and USDT payments with no foreign-issued card.
API Provider: Anthropic
Anthropic API Key: sk-...
Use custom base URL: https://www.ruapi.ai
Model: claude-sonnet-5-5
These are the fields in Cline settings — for Claude they are the same as in Roo Code. Kilo Code has different fields (Custom provider → Provider API), and unlike Cline, the Claude address there ends in /v1: https://www.ruapi.ai/v1.
What changes now that Roo Code has shut down, and how to keep working
Roo Code will get no more updates.
The last release is v3.54.0 from May 15, 2026; since then the repository is read-only, and roocode.com redirects to roomote.dev. There will be no more fixes or support for new models. Cline and Kilo Code are still updated — both had new releases in late October 2026 — and a RuAPI key works with both.
You will need to enter your keys again.
Kilo Code says plainly in its migration guide that it does not read keys from Roo Code storage: each provider has to be set up again. With RuAPI it is one key for every model, and in the Console the "Connect Claude Code, Cline & more" button shows ready-made fields for Cline and Kilo Code with your key already filled in.
Paying for models from Russia is still the hard part.
Switching agents does not solve payment: Anthropic does not serve Russia, and Kilo credits on the Kilo website are bought by card through Stripe. A RuAPI balance is topped up in USDT from 5 USDT, requests go to www.ruapi.ai without a VPN, and Claude over the Anthropic protocol (the Anthropic provider in Cline, Anthropic Messages in Kilo) works with prompt caching.
How to move from Roo Code to Cline or Kilo Code
The short version: pick an agent, create a key, paste two addresses. Full guides are on the Cline and Kilo Code pages.
Choose what to switch to
- Cline — if two modes are enough for you: Plan (discuss and plan) and Act (edit files and run commands). Each mode can have its own model. The Claude fields in Cline are the same as in Roo Code.
- Kilo Code — if you are used to Roo Code modes: Kilo has Code, Plan, Ask and Debug agents, and according to the Kilo guide, Plan takes over the Architect role. In Kilo, Orchestrator is replaced by subtasks that the agents launch themselves.
Create a RuAPI key for the new agent
Console → "API Keys" → "Create API key". If you already used Roo Code with RuAPI, the old key will work too, but a separate key with a spending limit is handier: the request log shows right away how much the new agent spends.
New accounts usually get $0.05 right away; on the trial balance claude-haiku-5-5, deepseek-flash and gpt-6-luna work. Other models unlock after your first top-up.
Connect the models and move your project rules
- Cline: for Claude — API Provider "Anthropic", the Use custom base URL checkbox and https://www.ruapi.ai without /v1; for DeepSeek, GPT and others — "OpenAI Compatible" and https://www.ruapi.ai/v1.
- Kilo Code: ⚙️ Settings → Providers → Custom provider; for Claude — Provider API "Anthropic Messages", for the rest — "OpenAI Compatible", with https://www.ruapi.ai/v1 in both cases.
- Project rules: rename .roorules to AGENTS.md in the project root — both Kilo and Cline read it. Copy the .roo/rules folder to .kilo/rules and reference it in kilo.jsonc ("instructions": [".kilo/rules/*.md"]). Copy the MCP server list from .roo/mcp.json to .kilocode/mcp.json (per the Kilo guide of April 22, 2026).
Step-by-step guides with screenshots: docs.ruapi.ai/en/integrations/cline and docs.ruapi.ai/en/integrations/kilo-code
What to enter instead of your Roo Code settings
Cline — Claude
API Provider: Anthropic
Use custom base URL: https://www.ruapi.ai
Kilo Code — Claude
Custom provider → Anthropic Messages
Base URL: https://www.ruapi.ai/v1
DeepSeek, GPT and others
Cline: API Provider "OpenAI Compatible"
Kilo Code: Custom provider → OpenAI Compatible
Base URL: https://www.ruapi.ai/v1
Model prices for Cline and Kilo Code
The models you used in Roo Code cost the same in Cline and Kilo Code — the price depends on the model, not the agent. In US dollars per 1M tokens, from the pricing page; you pay only for the tokens you use.
| model | input $/M | output $/M |
|---|---|---|
| claude-sonnet-5-5 | $2.40 cache read $0.12 | $12.00 |
| claude-opus-5-5 | $4.80 cache read $0.24 | $24.00 |
| claude-haiku-5-5 | $0.12 cache read $0.0120 >100K: $0.60 | $0.60 >100K: $3.00 |
| deepseek-flash | $0.17 cache read $0.0120 | $1.44 |
| deepseek-v4-pro | $1.58 cache read $0.0600 | $4.75 |
| gpt-5.4 | $3.00 cache read $0.30 >272K: $6.00 | $18.00 >272K: $27.00 |
| glm-5.3 | $1.44 cache read $0.36 | $5.02 |
| qwen3.8-max | $2.16 cache read $0.43 | $6.46 |
Columns: input — new input tokens, "cache read" — tokens the model reads from the prompt cache, output — the model response. The agent resends the task context to the model at every step, so for long tasks the "cache read" column matters most: for claude-sonnet-5-5 it is $0.12 instead of $2.40 for new tokens.
The grey ">100K" row is the vendor rate for long prompts: if a prompt goes over the threshold, the whole request is billed at that rate.
Cline or Kilo Code: which to choose instead of Roo Code
| Cline + RuAPI | Kilo Code + RuAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Link to Roo Code | Roo Code grew out of Cline | Started in 2025 as a fork of Roo Code |
| Modes | Plan and Act, each can have its own model | Code, Plan, Ask and Debug agents; Architect → Plan |
| Where it runs | VS Code, JetBrains, terminal | VS Code, JetBrains, terminal |
| Claude through RuAPI | Anthropic, https://www.ruapi.ai — without /v1 | Custom provider, Anthropic Messages, https://www.ruapi.ai/v1 |
| Latest release | v4.1.26 (VS Code extension), October 26, 2026 | v7.8.18, October 26, 2026 |
| License | Apache 2.0 | MIT |
Sources: READMEs and releases at github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code, github.com/cline/cline and github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode; migration guide at kilo.ai/articles/roo-to-kilo-migration-guide. The Kilo guide was published on April 22, 2026, before Roo Code shut down. Kilo payments: kilo.ai/pricing (October 31, 2026); Anthropic countries: anthropic.com/supported-countries (November 1, 2026). Checked November 1, 2026. The RuAPI guides are written for the VS Code extensions.