Rover is a manager for AI coding agents that works with Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, and Qwen. It helps you get more done by allowing multiple agents to work on your codebase simultaneously. Each task runs in the background, so you can stay focused on your work without interruptions.
In version 1.4, we’ve implemented the following changes:
- Parity between the VSCode extension and CLI tool
- Official support for Podman as a sandbox backend
- New documentation workflow
You can update Rover to this new version using the following command:
npm install -g @endorhq/rover@latestParity Between the VSCode Extension and CLI Tool
Rover started as a command-line tool, and later we created a VSCode IDE extension. However, not all functionality was available in the latter. This release closes that gap and, in particular, lets you select different workflows and inspect output results directly from the IDE.
Podman Support
Podman is an alternative to Docker for running and managing containers. It was possible to use it in previous Rover releases, but it required a workaround.
Starting with version 1.4, it’s now officially supported for running sandboxed agents inside containers. This is one of several backends we plan to support.
New Documentation Workflow
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been working on supporting multiple workflows in Rover. This includes expanding beyond the default “software engineering” workflow, which most developers use coding agents for.
This release introduces a new “technical writer” workflow, that helps you create technical documentation for your software, both developer-oriented (such as API references) and end-user focused.
We use this functionality internally and have found it quite useful.
Future Improvements
We’ll be adding full support for Cursor and GitHub Copilot, and making it easier for you to add new agents on your own.
We also plan to expand the workflow system by introducing new workflows, such as QA Engineer and Code Reviewer, and making it possible to add your own custom ones.
Join our Discord Spaceship server to discuss how you’re using AI agents today and to build powerful workflows together. You can also follow us on our social profiles. We’d love to hear how you’re using Rover!
- GitHub: github.com/endorhq/rover
- Social: Follow us on X, Mastodon, or Bluesky to stay up to date and share your experience
- Discord: Join the discussion in our Spaceship server!
Happy coding with Rover! 🚀
Ready to boost your AI coding agents?
Check out Rover on GitHub and the documentation to get started