Roo Code .roorules alternatives

Discontinued: Roo Code (VS Code agent) used .roorules / .roo/rules files as persistent project instructions; the extension shut down on 2026-05-15 and its repo is archived. Full Roo Code .roorules record →

  1. 1 AGENTS.md File-backed / editor paradigms

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  2. 2 CLAUDE.md File-backed / editor paradigms

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  3. 3 GitHub Copilot custom instructions File-backed / editor paradigms

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  4. 4 Aider CONVENTIONS.md / .aider.conf.yml File-backed / editor paradigms

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  5. 5 Cline .clinerules File-backed / editor paradigms

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  6. 6 Cline Memory Bank File-backed / editor paradigms

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  7. 7 Replit replit.md File-backed / editor paradigms

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  8. 8 Zed .rules File-backed / editor paradigms

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