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Bridge Claude Code skills to Roo Code with intelligent orchestration. CLI tool + Custom Mode + 60+ production-tested skills for Cloudflare, AI, Frontend development.
Bridge your Claude Code skills to Roo Code with intelligent orchestration
Roo Commander is a three-component system that brings Claude Code's 60+ production-tested skills to Roo Code VS Code extension through a CLI tool, custom instructions, and an orchestrator mode.
Roo Commander makes your Roo Code AI agent skill-aware:
Why? Skills contain production-tested patterns, known issue prevention, and token-efficient documentation. Using skills saves 60-87% tokens vs web search + trial-and-error.
npm install -g roocommander
Global Installation (Recommended)
roocommander init
This installs Roo Commander globally - available in ALL your projects:
~/.config/Code/.../custom_modes.yaml~/.roo/rules-roo-commander/Project-Scoped Installation (Optional)
cd your-project
roocommander init --project
This installs only in the current project:
.roo/rules/ - Custom instructions (skills index, CLI usage, patterns).roo/rules-roo-commander/ - Mode-specific rules.roo/commands/ - 9 slash commands.roomodes - Roo Commander mode entry⚠️ Important: After running roocommander init, reload VS Code (Command Palette → "Developer: Reload Window") to see 👑 Roo Commander in the mode selector.
In Roo Code:
/mode roo-commander
"I want to build a chat interface with OpenAI and save conversations to D1"
// Roo Commander will:
// 1. Check skills index for "chat", "openai", "d1"
// 2. Find: ai-sdk-ui, openai-api, cloudflare-d1
// 3. Delegate to Code mode with skill loading instructions
roocommander list # Show all 60+ skills
roocommander search ai # Search by keyword
roocommander read "skill-name" # Load skill content
roocommander generate-index # Create skills index
roocommander init # Set up Roo Commander
Session Management:
/wrap-session - Save progress, create git checkpoint/continue-session - Resume from SESSION.md/list-skills - Browse available skills/load-skill <name> - Load specific skillPlanning:
/explore-idea - Research and validate project idea/plan-project - Create IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md/plan-feature - Add feature to existing projectRelease:
/github-release <version> - Create GitHub release/release <version> - Complete release checklistLightweight orchestrator that:
.roo/rules/01-skills-index.md for relevant skillsWhen to use:
When to bypass:
/mode roo-commander
"Set up a new Cloudflare Workers project with D1 database and Tailwind v4"
// Roo Commander response:
Found 3 relevant skills:
• cloudflare-worker-base: Project scaffolding
• cloudflare-d1: Database setup
• Tailwind v4 + shadcn/ui Stack: Frontend styling
Delegating to Code mode with instructions to load these skills...
[Code mode receives message]:
Task: Scaffold Cloudflare Workers project with D1 and Tailwind v4
Skills to use:
- Run: `roocommander read "cloudflare-worker-base"`
- Run: `roocommander read "Cloudflare D1 Database"`
- Run: `roocommander read "Tailwind v4 + shadcn/ui Stack"`
[Implementation follows skill patterns]
/mode code // Already in Code mode
// Load skill before implementing
/load-skill clerk-auth
"Add Clerk authentication with session storage in D1"
[Code mode uses skill patterns to implement correctly]
/plan-project
// Guided workflow:
Project name: Task Manager
Tech stack: React, Cloudflare Workers, D1
Features: User auth, task CRUD, filtering
// Creates:
• docs/IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md (8 phases, 20-24 hours)
• SESSION.md (session tracking)
// Start Phase 1
[Load relevant skills and begin implementation]
Three-Component System:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 1. CLI Tool (roocommander) │
│ - List/search/read skills │
│ - Generate skills index │
│ - Initialize project │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 2. Custom Instructions (.roo/rules/) │
│ - 01-skills-index.md (categorized skills) │
│ - 02-cli-usage.md (CLI command reference) │
│ - 03-skill-patterns.md (when to check skills) │
│ - 9 slash commands (.roo/commands/) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 3. Roo Commander Mode (.roomodes entry) │
│ - Orchestrates skill discovery │
│ - Delegates to Code/Architect/Debug │
│ - Workflow tools only (no file access) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
See docs/ARCHITECTURE.md for complete system design and data flow diagrams.
60+ Production-Tested Skills organized by category:
OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Vercel AI SDK, ElevenLabs agents, chatbots
Workers, D1, R2, KV, Durable Objects, Workflows, AI, Vectorize, Queues
React, Next.js, Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, TanStack Query/Router/Table, Zustand
Clerk, Better Auth, Auth.js
React Hook Form + Zod patterns
Drizzle ORM, Firecrawl, WordPress plugins
TinaCMS, Sveltia CMS, Content Collections
IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md generation
See .roo/rules/01-skills-index.md for complete list with descriptions and keywords.
Show all available skills.
roocommander list # Compact list
roocommander list --verbose # With descriptions
roocommander list --source ~/custom/skills # Custom directory
Output: Table of skill names, descriptions, keywords
Find skills by keyword.
roocommander search database
roocommander search cloudflare
roocommander search auth --verbose
Scoring: Name match > keyword match > description match
Output skill content.
roocommander read "Cloudflare D1 Database"
roocommander read clerk-auth --raw # Plain markdown
Fuzzy matching: "cloudflare d1" matches "Cloudflare D1 Database"
Create categorized skills index.
roocommander generate-index
roocommander generate-index --output custom/path.md
Output: .roo/rules/01-skills-index.md with 7 categories
Initialize Roo Commander in project.
roocommander init # Interactive setup
roocommander init --force # Reinstall
roocommander init --source ~/custom/skills # Custom directory
Creates: Complete .roo/ structure, skills index, .roomodes entry
See docs/CLI_REFERENCE.md for complete documentation.
CLI Commands:
roocommander list shows skillsroocommander search cloudflare finds 15 skillsroocommander read "Cloudflare D1 Database" outputs contentroocommander generate-index creates index fileroocommander init sets up projectSlash Commands (in Roo Code):
/list-skills runs CLI and formats output/load-skill "clerk-auth" loads skill content/wrap-session creates git checkpoint/continue-session resumes from SESSION.md/plan-project generates IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.mdRoo Commander Mode:
/mode listgit clone https://github.com/jezweb/roo-commander.git
cd roo-commander
npm install
npm run build
npm link # Test globally
roo-commander/
├── src/
│ ├── commands/ # CLI command handlers
│ │ ├── list.ts
│ │ ├── read.ts
│ │ ├── search.ts
│ │ ├── generate-index.ts
│ │ ├── sync-index.ts
│ │ └── init.ts
│ ├── parser/ # Skill YAML parsing
│ │ └── skill-parser.ts
│ ├── generator/ # Index generation
│ │ └── index-generator.ts
│ ├── installer/ # Template installation
│ │ ├── github-cloner.ts
│ │ └── template-installer.ts
│ ├── templates/ # Template files
│ │ ├── .roomodes-entry.yaml
│ │ ├── rules/ # 02-cli-usage.md, 03-skill-patterns.md
│ │ ├── rules-roo-commander/ # Mode rules (3 files)
│ │ └── commands/ # Slash commands (9 files)
│ ├── types.ts # TypeScript types
│ ├── cli.ts # CLI entry point
│ └── index.ts # Package entry
├── docs/ # Documentation
├── package.json
└── tsconfig.json
MIT © 2025 Jeremy Dawes / Jezweb
Contributions welcome! Please:
Version: 9.2.0 (Workflow orchestration awareness - proactive lifecycle guidance) Last Updated: 2025-11-13
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Bridge Claude Code skills to Roo Code with intelligent orchestration. CLI tool + Custom Mode + 60+ production-tested skills for Cloudflare, AI, Frontend development.
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