How to Use the Roo AI Coding Assistant in Private With Venice API: A Quick Guide

Venice.ai

2025-02-21

The benefits of integrating Roo Code with Venice

Roo Code is a powerful VSCode extension that was designed to be your AI Code Assistant. By integrating it with Venice's API instead of mainstream AI providers, you get several key advantages:

Complete privacy with no storage of your code or prompts
Uncensored responses without artificial restrictions
Free ongoing inference through VVV staking

This guide demonstrates how to connect Roo Code to Venice's API infrastructure for enhanced coding capabilities.

Roo Code integration prerequisites

Before starting the integration, you'll need:

Venice API key obtained through VVV staking, topping up your account with USD, or upgrading Venice Pro (more restrictive rate limits apply to Pro). You can follow these instructions for obtaining your API key
Visual Studio Code and basic familiarity with extensions
Git for version control

Step-by-step Roo Code integration with Venice API

Go to Visual Studio Code (download here)
Click settings gear on the bottom left and then "Extensions"

Search for "Roo Code" and then click "Install"

Click Roo Code icon on the left bar, and then the "gear" icon on the top right

Grab your API key from Venice.ai (follow instructions here)
Go back to Visual Studio Code and input the following information:
1. API Provider: OpenAI Compatible
2. Base URL: https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/
3. API Key: [Your API Key]
4. Model ID: Select a model from the list
5. Click "Done" and then get started on your first task

For this example, we are working on an ElizaOS agent, and prompted Roo Code to "tell me about the dockerfile I have open". Roo code requested to read the file, click "Approve"

Roo Code evaluated the file and provides us with a response

Congratulations integrating Roo Code with Venice API!

Getting the most out of your Roo Code and Venice API integration

Venice's API integration with Roo Code provides developers with powerful, private code generation capabilities without usage tracking or content restrictions. To learn more and get support:

Check the Venice API documentation
Review detailed model specifications in our model endpoints list
Join the Venice Discord for developer discussions and support

Remember, Venice's API access through VVV staking provides ongoing, private access to AI capabilities without per-request fees or data collection.

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