Roo Code

Install

Install Roo Code from the VS Code Marketplace.

Usage with Ollama

1. Open Roo Code in VS Code and click the gear icon on the top right corner of the Roo Code window to open Provider Settings
2. Set API Provider to Ollama
3. (Optional) Update Base URL if your Ollama instance is running remotely. The default is http://localhost:11434
4. Enter a valid Model ID (for example qwen3 or qwen3-coder:480b-cloud)
5. Adjust the Context Window to at least 32K tokens for coding tasks

<Note>Coding tools require a larger context window. It is recommended to use a context window of at least 32K tokens. See Context length for more information.</Note>

Connecting to ollama.com

1. Create an API key from ollama.com
2. Enable Use custom base URL and set it to https://ollama.com
3. Enter your Ollama API Key
4. Select a model from the list

Recommended Models

• qwen3-coder:480b
• deepseek-v3.1:671b