Release v3.38.0 (#10361)

Author: mrubens

.changeset/v3.38.0.md

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+"roo-cline": minor
+---
+
+![3.38.0 Release - Skills](/releases/3.38.0-release.png)
+
+- Add support for [Agent Skills](https://agentskills.io/), enabling reusable packages of prompts, tools, and resources to extend Roo's capabilities (PR #10335 by @mrubens)
+- Add optional mode field to slash command front matter, allowing commands to automatically switch to a specific mode when triggered (PR #10344 by @app/roomote)
+- Add support for npm packages and .env files to custom tools, allowing custom tools to import dependencies and access environment variables (PR #10336 by @cte)
+- Remove simpleReadFileTool feature, streamlining the file reading experience (PR #10254 by @app/roomote)
+- Remove OpenRouter Transforms feature (PR #10341 by @app/roomote)
+- Fix mergeToolResultText handling in Roo provider (PR #10359 by @mrubens)

releases/3.38.0-release.png

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export class ClineProvider
 
 	public isViewLaunched = false
 	public settingsImportedAt?: number
-	public readonly latestAnnouncementId = "dec-2025-v3.37.0-minimax-m21-glm47-custom-tools" // v3.37.0 MiniMax M2.1, GLM-4.7, & Experimental Custom Tools
+	public readonly latestAnnouncementId = "dec-2025-v3.38.0-skills-native-tool-calling" // v3.38.0 Skills & Native Tool Calling Required
 	public readonly providerSettingsManager: ProviderSettingsManager
 	public readonly customModesManager: CustomModesManager
 

src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts

@@ -44,9 +44,24 @@ const Announcement = ({ hideAnnouncement }: AnnouncementProps) => {
 					<div className="mb-4">
 						<p className="mb-3">{t("chat:announcement.release.heading")}</p>
 						<ul className="list-disc list-inside text-sm space-y-1.5">
-							<li>{t("chat:announcement.release.minimaxM21")}</li>
-							<li>{t("chat:announcement.release.glm47")}</li>
-							<li>{t("chat:announcement.release.customTools")}</li>
+							<li>
+								<Trans
+									i18nKey="chat:announcement.release.skills"
+									components={{
+										skillsLink: <BlogLink href="https://agentskills.io" />,
+									}}
+								/>
+							</li>
+							<li>
+								<Trans
+									i18nKey="chat:announcement.release.nativeToolCalling"
+									components={{
+										blogLink: (
+											<BlogLink href="https://blog.roocode.com/p/sorry-we-didnt-listen-sooner-native" />
+										),
+									}}
+								/>
+							</li>
 						</ul>
 					</div>
 
@@ -124,4 +139,15 @@ const CareersLink = ({ children }: { children?: ReactNode }) => (
 	</VSCodeLink>
 )
 
+const BlogLink = ({ href, children }: { href: string; children?: ReactNode }) => (
+	<VSCodeLink
+		href={href}
+		onClick={(e) => {
+			e.preventDefault()
+			vscode.postMessage({ type: "openExternal", url: href })
+		}}>
+		{children}
+	</VSCodeLink>
+)
+
 export default memo(Announcement)

webview-ui/src/components/chat/Announcement.tsx

@@ -335,9 +335,8 @@
 		},
 		"release": {
 			"heading": "What's New:",
-			"minimaxM21": "Fast and affordable MiniMax M2.1 model now available in Roo Code Cloud, MiniMax, and more",
-			"glm47": "Z.AI GLM-4.7 model with thinking mode support added to Roo Code Cloud, Z.AI, and more",
-			"customTools": "Experimental custom tool support for defining your own tools in TypeScript"
+			"skills": "Roo now supports <skillsLink>Agent Skills</skillsLink> - reusable packages of prompts, tools, and resources to extend Roo's capabilities.",
+			"nativeToolCalling": "Native tool calling is now required for all new tasks. <blogLink>Read more</blogLink> about the motivation and what to do if you're encountering issues."
 		},
 		"cloudAgents": {
 			"heading": "New in the Cloud:",