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roscode is the first conversational IDE for robotics, powered by Claude Opus 4.7.

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Core trick

A Python agent wraps ROS 2 tools behind a confirmation gate, so every model-proposed command runs only after the engineer approves it.

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robotics/hardwaredev tools

Description

roscode is the first conversational IDE for robotics, powered by Claude Opus 4.7. It reimagines how engineers build with ROS 2 — replacing terminals, XML configs, and hours of boilerplate with natural conversation. Built during this hackathon, roscode includes three components: (1) a Python agent for ROS that operates with a confirmation gate for safe tool execution; (2) a Tauri-based Studio with packages library, agent chat, ROS graph, and integrated terminal; and (3) an in-progress VSCodium fork and extension exploring the path to a deeper IDE integration. The core thesis: robotics software is the bottleneck of the embodied AI era. As humanoids, autonomous vehicles, and industrial robots multiply, the engineers needed to program them won't scale. roscode makes ROS 2 development accessible by letting anyone — students, hobbyists, embedded engineers — build, debug, and ship robots by talking to them. This is a first draft of how robotics development looks in a few years when Claude is even more capable. Powered by Opus 4.7.
raguirref/roscode★ 00 forksSvelteMITCreated Apr 21, 2026 · last push May 1, 2026

README excerpt

# roscode

> AI-native tooling for ROS 2 — inspect your robot, fix bugs, build packages, all from natural language.

[![ROS 2 Humble](https://img.shields.io/badge/ROS%202-Humble-blue?logo=ros)](https://docs.ros.org/en/humble/)
[![Claude Opus 4.7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Claude-Opus%204.7-orange)](https://anthropic.com)
[![Python 3.10+](https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.10%2B-blue?logo=python)](https://python.org)
[![Tauri 2](https://img.shields.io/badge/Tauri-2-blueviolet?logo=tauri)](https://tauri.app)

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## Branches

| Branch | What's there |
|---|---|
| **[`studio`](../../tree/studio)** ← **start here** | Full desktop app — `.dmg` download, embedded Lima VM + ROS container, Monaco editor, agent chat, nodes/topics/terminal panels |
| [`main`](../../tree/main) | Python CLI — `roscode "fix the drift"` in a terminal, no UI required |

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## roscode studio (desktop app)

One `.dmg`. No Docker, no ROS, no Python install needed on the host.

| Workspace dashboard | Live topic echo + agent |
|---|---|
| ![Workspace](docs/screenshots/workspace-home.png) | ![Topics](docs/screenshots/topics-echo.png) |

| Package library | Terminal + agent steps |
|---|---|
| ![Library](docs/screenshots/library.png) | ![Terminal](docs/screenshots/terminal.png) |

**[→ Download & full docs in the `studio` branch](../../tree/studio)**

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## roscode CLI (Python agent)

A lightweight command-line agent that connects to any running ROS 2 system.

```bash
pip install -e .
roscode "why is t

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