RooCodeInc · roomote · Jul 21, 2025
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ This section contains notes about recent updates to Roo Code, listed by version
 
 ## Version 3.23
 
+*   [3.23.16](/update-notes/v3.23.16) (2025-07-19)
 *   [3.23.15](/update-notes/v3.23.15) (2025-07-18)
 *   [3.23.14](/update-notes/v3.23.14) (2025-07-17)
 *   [3.23.13](/update-notes/v3.23.13) (2025-07-17)

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+---
+description: This release adds new modes, improves UI elements, enhances performance, and fixes several bugs.
+keywords:
+  - roo code 3.23.16
+  - new modes
+  - performance improvements
+  - bug fixes
+image: /img/social-share.jpg
+---
+
+# Roo Code 3.23.16 Release Notes (2025-07-19)
+
+This release adds new modes, improves UI elements, enhances performance, and fixes several bugs.
+
+## New Modes and Mode Enhancements
+
+We've added powerful new modes and enhanced existing ones (thanks hannesrudolph!) ([#5913](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5913)):
+
+- **Issue Investigator Mode**: A new mode specifically designed for investigating and analyzing GitHub issues.
+- **Enhanced Issue Writer Mode**: Improved capabilities for creating and managing issues.
+- **Better Mode Discovery**: Custom modes now support description and whenToUse fields for better discoverability (thanks RandalSchwartz!) ([#5862](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5862)).
+
+These improvements make it easier to work with GitHub issues and understand when to use each mode.
+
+## Message Management Overhaul
+
+The message editing and deletion system has been completely redesigned (thanks liwilliam2021!) ([#5538](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5538)):
+
+- **Better Edit Experience**: More intuitive message editing with improved UI feedback.
+- **Reliable Deletion**: Fixed issues with message deletion not working properly.
+- **Smoother Interactions**: Overall improvements to message management workflows.
+
+This makes managing your conversation history more reliable and user-friendly.
+
+## Provider Updates
+
+* **Mistral Embeddings**: Added support for Mistral embedding provider for better code understanding (thanks SannidhyaSah!) ([#5946](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5946))
+* **Ollama UI**: Updated to use text inputs for better user experience (thanks daniel-lxs!) ([#5818](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5818))
+* **Claude Model Detection**: Fixed automatic protocol selection for Claude models (thanks daniel-lxs!) ([#5840](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5840))
+
+## Performance Improvements
+
+* **Code Indexing**: Added batch limiting to prevent memory issues with large codebases (thanks daniel-lxs!) ([#5891](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5891))
+* **Rate Limiting**: Added global rate limiting for OpenAI-compatible embeddings (thanks daniel-lxs!) ([#5854](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5854))
+* **Terminal Output**: Added character limits to prevent context explosion from excessive output (thanks roomote!) ([#5777](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5777))
+
+## UI/UX Improvements
+
+* **Marketplace Access**: Moved marketplace icon from overflow menu to top navigation for easier access (thanks roomote!) ([#5864](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5864))
+* **Go Diagnostics**: Added configurable delay to prevent premature error reporting (thanks roomote!) ([#5863](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5863))
+* **YouTube Link**: Added YouTube channel link to website footer (thanks thill2323!) ([#5929](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5929))
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+* **Button Availability**: Fixed export, share, and copy buttons being disabled during API operations (thanks MuriloFP!) ([#5849](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5849))
+* **Task Completion**: Prevented task completion when todos are still open (thanks mrubens!) ([#5716](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5716))
+* **Docker Conflicts**: Fixed port conflicts for evaluation services (thanks roomote!) ([#5909](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5909))
+
+## Developer Experience
+
+* **Command Timeouts**: Added configurable timeout allowlist for long-running commands via IPC (thanks roomote, cte!) ([#5910](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5910), [#5825](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5825))
+* **API Task Logging**: API-initiated tasks now log to a temporary directory for better debugging (thanks cte!) ([#5833](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5833))
+* **Translation Files**: Non-English translation files are now marked as linguist-generated (thanks roomote!) ([#5943](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5943))
+
+## Misc Improvements
+
+* **Release Engineering**: Enhanced release engineer mode to include issue numbers and reporters (thanks roomote!) ([#5940](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5940))
+* **Code Cleanup**: Removed deprecated orchestrator modes and updated GitHub CLI usage (thanks hannesrudolph!) ([#5832](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5832))
+* **Template Fix**: Fixed issue fixer PR template (thanks MuriloFP!) ([#5839](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5839))
@@ -91,12 +91,16 @@ We've added native Windows support for the Claude Code provider (thanks Sannidhy
 - **Error Control**: Added configurable "Error & Repetition Limit" setting to control when "Roo is having trouble" dialogs appear, with option to disable them entirely (thanks MuriloFP, anojndr!) ([#5752](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5752))
 - **Checkpoint Efficiency**: Excluded Terraform and Terragrunt cache directories from checkpoints, reducing storage usage by up to 10x (thanks MuriloFP, ijin!) ([#5750](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5750))
 - **Message Editing**: Overhauled message edit/delete interface with custom modals and improved workflow (thanks liwilliam2021!) ([#5538](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5538))
-- **Task Safety**: New setting prevents accidentally completing tasks with unfinished todo items
-- **Go Diagnostics**: Configurable delay prevents false error reports about unused imports (thanks mmhobi7!)
-- **Marketplace Access**: Marketplace icon moved to top navigation for easier access
+- **Task Safety**: New setting prevents accidentally completing tasks with unfinished todo items (thanks mrubens!)
+- **Go Diagnostics**: Configurable delay prevents false error reports about unused imports (thanks roomote!)
+- **Marketplace Access**: Marketplace icon moved to top navigation for easier access (thanks roomote!)
 - **Custom Modes**: Added helpful descriptions and usage guidance to custom modes (thanks RandalSchwartz!)
 - **YouTube Footer**: Quick access to Roo Code's YouTube channel from the website (thanks thill2323!)
 - **PR Templates**: Issue-fixer mode now uses the official Roo Code PR template (thanks MuriloFP!)
+- **Mistral Embeddings**: Added support for Mistral embedding provider for better code understanding (thanks SannidhyaSah!)
+- **Code Indexing**: Added batch limiting to prevent memory issues with large codebases (thanks daniel-lxs!)
+- **Rate Limiting**: Added global rate limiting for OpenAI-compatible embeddings (thanks daniel-lxs!)
+- **Terminal Output**: Added character limits to prevent context explosion from excessive output (thanks roomote!)
 
 ## Bug Fixes
 
@@ -131,8 +135,10 @@ We've added native Windows support for the Claude Code provider (thanks Sannidhy
 - **Settings Save Issue**: Fixed a bug where opening provider settings with OpenRouter required discarding non-existent changes ([#5779](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5779))
 - **LiteLLM URL Handling**: Fixed baseURL handling when paths are included, ensuring requests go to the correct endpoints (thanks ChuKhaLi!) ([#5697](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5697))
 - **Project Analysis**: Fixed list-files tool to ensure complete directory structure is visible when analyzing large projects (thanks qdaxb!) ([#5303](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5303))
-- **API Task Logging**: Fixed an issue where API-initiated tasks would attempt to write logs to workspace directories that might not exist. Logs now write to the system's temporary directory instead ([#5833](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5833))
+- **API Task Logging**: Fixed an issue where API-initiated tasks would attempt to write logs to workspace directories that might not exist. Logs now write to the system's temporary directory instead (thanks cte!) ([#5833](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5833))
 - **Claude Model Detection**: Fixed context length errors when using Claude models through alternative providers like Google Vertex AI (thanks daniel-lxs, TheFynx!)
+- **Export/Share/Copy Buttons**: Fixed buttons being disabled during API operations (thanks MuriloFP!)
+- **Docker Conflicts**: Fixed port conflicts for evaluation services (thanks roomote!)
 
 ## Provider Updates
 
@@ -152,10 +158,12 @@ We've added native Windows support for the Claude Code provider (thanks Sannidhy
 - **Token Handling**: Improved consistency in token handling across API providers with centralized max-token calculation logic for better reliability
 - **Telemetry**: Added tracking for todo list statistics ([#5746](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5746))
 - **Documentation**: Updated evals repository link ([#5758](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5758))
-- **Internal Workflow Simplification**: Removed unnecessary orchestrator modes and unified all GitHub operations to use the GitHub CLI instead of MCP tools, making internal development processes more efficient ([#5832](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5832))
-- **Internal Modes**: Added Issue Investigator mode and enhanced Issue Writer mode for internal GitHub workflows ([#5913](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5913))
-- **Command Execution Improvements**: Added configurable timeout settings (0-600 seconds) with clear error messages, visual feedback, and API task control ([#5825](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5825))
-- **Command Timeout Allowlist**: Added ability to exclude specific commands from timeout restrictions for long-running tasks like builds and deployments
+- **Internal Workflow Simplification**: Removed unnecessary orchestrator modes and unified all GitHub operations to use the GitHub CLI instead of MCP tools, making internal development processes more efficient (thanks hannesrudolph!) ([#5832](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5832))
+- **Internal Modes**: Added Issue Investigator mode and enhanced Issue Writer mode for internal GitHub workflows (thanks hannesrudolph!) ([#5913](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5913))
+- **Command Execution Improvements**: Added configurable timeout settings (0-600 seconds) with clear error messages, visual feedback, and API task control (thanks cte!) ([#5825](https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/5825))
+- **Command Timeout Allowlist**: Added ability to exclude specific commands from timeout restrictions for long-running tasks like builds and deployments (thanks roomote, cte!)
+- **Translation Files**: Non-English translation files are now marked as linguist-generated (thanks roomote!)
+- **Release Engineering**: Enhanced release engineer mode to include issue numbers and reporters (thanks roomote!)
 
 ## Documentation Updates
 

@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ const sidebars: SidebarsConfig = {
           label: '3.23',
           items: [
             { type: 'doc', id: 'update-notes/v3.23', label: '3.23 Combined' },
+            { type: 'doc', id: 'update-notes/v3.23.16', label: '3.23.16' },
             { type: 'doc', id: 'update-notes/v3.23.15', label: '3.23.15' },
             { type: 'doc', id: 'update-notes/v3.23.14', label: '3.23.14' },
             { type: 'doc', id: 'update-notes/v3.23.13', label: '3.23.13' },