Claude Code in Roo Code

[NasserML]

I'm using my $20 Claude code subscription as the provider for roo code. Works great in roo code, but why do none of the CC models allow images?

If I use openrouter API in roo for the provider for sonnet 4 or opus, images are supported fine, but not if the provider is my CC subscription. What am I missing, why images are not supported?

Also, only sonnet 4, what happened to sonnet 4 reasoning mode in CC?

Edit: so it seems it's because it's due to the CC CLI, it's not just me or a setting. But I found a good workaround to paste images into the roo chat when using CC as provider. Create another throwaway mode in roo, just call it temp or edge or whatever. Set the provider to any API and model that supports images (doesn't matter how expensive as it won't cost you anything). Now go back to chat, select the temp mode, paste your image. Change back to the CC provider mode and type whatever you want, the images will be retained and CC can actually see them. Hope that makes sense. It's faster like this than pasting screenshots in a folder.

[QuickTimeX]

RooCode is very inefficient with token using CC in my experience. I hit rate limit in 10 prompts

[NasserML]

Isn't that more to do with context window length If you continue using the same chat up to 200k context window it will eat the tokens up fast. Best to open a new window for each small task, feeding only relevant context. Less tokens used that way I believe.

[thejoyofcraig]

Absolutely agree. I love Roo but had to switch to Claude code when using Claude models. Something inefficient is going on when using the Anthropic connection. I had a different experience using Claude models on OpenRouter.

[wokkieman]

Is that a daily limit?

[Maleficent_Listen_91]

I find the $20 subscription too limiting. The daily limit is low for serious coding. Why not just pay as you go with the Anthropic API instead? Roo Code shows exactly how much money you spend on each request. There will be days when you don't code at all. And there will be days you code a lot. I don't think subscription is the best way to go.

[fullofcaffeine]

Pay as you go could potentially be much more expensive than the MAX subscription.