# Roo Code

> Roo Code is an officially published AI tool from Roo Veterinary. Anomity scores its risk at 10 out of 100 (low).

- **Canonical URL:** https://catalog.anomity.ai/agent/roo-code
- **Kind:** AI tool
- **Publisher:** Roo Veterinary
- **Trust level:** official
- **Risk score:** 10/100 (low)
- **Website:** https://roocode.com
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **JSON:** https://catalog.anomity.ai/api/entries/agent/roo-code

## Description

AI coding agent for VS Code with MCP and auto-approve support

## Why it scored 10

The score starts at the catalog's neutral base of 50 and moves only through the signals below. The formula is published at https://catalog.anomity.ai/about — there is no model and no hidden heuristic.

| Signal | Contribution | Severity | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Published by the vendor | -40 | trust offset |  |

Clamped result: **10/100**, band **low**.

## Configuration surface

Files this tool reads on the host. Anything written here changes what the agent does next.

- `roo-code-global-mcp` — Global MCP settings
    - win32: `${APPDATA}\Code\User\globalStorage\rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline\settings\mcp_settings.json`
    - darwin: `${HOME}/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline/settings/mcp_settings.json`
    - linux: `${HOME}/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline/settings/mcp_settings.json`
- `roo-code-project-mcp` — Project-level MCP servers
    - win32: `${PROJECT}\.roo\mcp.json`
    - darwin: `${PROJECT}/.roo/mcp.json`
    - linux: `${PROJECT}/.roo/mcp.json`
- `roo-code-project-rules` — Project rules (.roo/rules/*.md)
- `roo-code-project-rules-file` — Legacy single-file project rules (.roorules)
    - win32: `${PROJECT}\.roorules`
    - darwin: `${PROJECT}/.roorules`
    - linux: `${PROJECT}/.roorules`
- `roo-code-user-rules` — Global Roo rules (~/.roo/rules)
- `roo-code-project-skills` — Project skills (.roo/skills)
- `roo-code-project-skills-agents` — Project skills (cross-tool .agents/skills convention)
- `roo-code-user-skills` — User-scope Roo skills (~/.roo/skills)

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Source: Anomity Catalog (https://catalog.anomity.ai/). Scoring methodology: https://catalog.anomity.ai/about. Machine-readable index: https://catalog.anomity.ai/llms.txt · https://catalog.anomity.ai/openapi.json