Roo Code is a community-driven fork of Cline focused on experimental features. MCP integration follows Cline's pattern.
pip install --user claude-code-talkerVS Code → Roo Code panel → MCP Servers → "Configure" → edit the JSON:
{
"mcpServers": {
"codetalker": {
"command": "codetalker-mcp",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"alwaysAllow": ["tts_status", "tts_set_mode", "tts_mute", "tts_unmute"]
}
}
}VS Code → Command Palette → "Roo Code: Reload" or restart VS Code.
In Roo Code chat:
What MCP servers are connected?
Roo Code should list codetalker with the tools count.
- Roo Code merges new features faster than upstream Cline — if you hit any MCP-handling quirk, check the Roo Code Discord before filing on the codetalker repo.
- Roo Code's autonomous mode is more aggressive than Cline's default. Pair codetalker's
livemode withcadence=significant_onlyto filter narration to important steps.