---
title: "Rough Idea: Add roo-cli as a Provider"
description: "Add `roo-cli` as a new provider/backend in ralph-orchestrator, following the same pattern as kiro and other existing backends."
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/rough-idea-3
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:46:14.646Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "Rough Idea: Add roo-cli as a Provider — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/rough-idea-3)"
---

# Rough Idea: Add roo-cli as a Provider
Add `roo-cli` as a new provider/backend in ralph-orchestrator, following the same pattern as kiro and other existing backends.

## Overview

# Rough Idea: Add roo-cli as a Provider

Add `roo-cli` as a new provider/backend in ralph-orchestrator, following the same pattern as kiro and other existing backends.

This means:
- Auto-detection support (checking if `roo-cli` or equivalent binary is in PATH)
- CLI backend configuration (headless mode, interactive mode, prompt passing)
- A minimal preset file (`presets/minimal/roo.yml`)
- Integration into all the places where backends are registered (from_config, from_name, for_interactive_prompt, etc.)

The goal is to allow users to configure `cli.backend: "roo"` in their ralph.yml and have it work seamlessly with the roo-cli binary, similar to how kiro works with kiro-cli.

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