Roo Code vs Void | agentconfig.ing

Roo Code vs VoidComparisonUpdated 2026-03-16

SUMMARY

Roo Code (IDE) uses markdown configuration while Void (IDE) uses markdown. They differ on 0 of 11 compared features. Both tools provide AI-assisted development but take different approaches to project configuration.

FEATURE COMPARISON

Feature	Roo Code	Void	Notes
Config format	markdown	markdown
Hierarchy support	✗	✗	Whether config files can be placed at multiple directory levels
Global config	✗	✗	User-wide configuration outside any project
Project config	✓	✓
Subdirectory scoping	✗	✗	Config files in subdirectories that apply only to that subtree
File inclusion / imports	✗	✗	Ability to include or reference other files from config
Ignore file	✗	✗
IDE integration	✓	✓
Schema / structure	Free-form (Markdown)	Free-form (Markdown)	Whether config uses structured schema or free-form content
Git committed	✓	✓	Whether primary config files are intended to be version-controlled
Encoding	UTF-8	UTF-8

FILE MAPPING

Purpose	Roo Code	Void
Project rules	.roo/rules/*.md	.void/rules/*.md
Project rules	.roo/rules-{modeSlug}/*.md	.void/rules

SIDE-BY-SIDE CODE SAMPLES

Roo Code

.roo/rules/*.md

markdown

# Code Standards

## TypeScript
- Enable strict mode in all tsconfig files
- No `any` types — use `unknown` and narrow
- Prefer interfaces over type aliases for object shapes

## React
- Functional components only
- Use custom hooks for shared stateful logic
- Colocate component, styles, and tests

## Git
- Conventional commits (feat:, fix:, chore:, etc.)
- Keep commits atomic and focused
- Squash merge feature branches

Void

.void/rules/*.md

markdown

---
description: Python backend conventions
globs: "app/**/*.py"
auto_apply: true
---

# Backend Rules

## Stack
- Python 3.12 with FastAPI
- SQLAlchemy 2.0 with async sessions
- Alembic for migrations
- pytest for testing

## Conventions
- Use type hints on all function signatures
- Async endpoints by default
- Pydantic v2 models for request/response schemas
- Repository pattern for database access

## File Structure
- app/api/routes/ — API endpoints
- app/models/ — SQLAlchemy models
- app/schemas/ — Pydantic schemas
- app/services/ — Business logic

WHICH SHOULD I USE?

Recommendation

Choose based on your IDE/CLI preference. If you use Roo Code, configure .roo/rules/*.md. If you use Void, configure .void/rules/*.md. Many projects include config files for multiple tools so each team member can use their preferred editor.

PORTABILITY TIP

sync-instructions.sh

bash

# Maintain a single source of truth:
cp AI-INSTRUCTIONS.md CLAUDE.md
cp AI-INSTRUCTIONS.md .cursorrules
cp AI-INSTRUCTIONS.md AGENTS.md