Merge pull request #1507 from hannesrudolph/optional-mode-creation

feat: Add toggle for custom mode creation

src/core/prompts/sections/modes.ts

@@ -11,12 +11,19 @@ export async function getModesSection(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise
 	// Get all modes with their overrides from extension state
 	const allModes = await getAllModesWithPrompts(context)
 
-	return `====
+	// Get enableCustomModeCreation setting from extension state
+	const shouldEnableCustomModeCreation = await context.globalState.get<boolean>("enableCustomModeCreation") ?? true
+
+	let modesContent = `====
 
 MODES
 
 - These are the currently available modes:
-${allModes.map((mode: ModeConfig) => `  * "${mode.name}" mode (${mode.slug}) - ${mode.roleDefinition.split(".")[0]}`).join("\n")}
+${allModes.map((mode: ModeConfig) => `  * "${mode.name}" mode (${mode.slug}) - ${mode.roleDefinition.split(".")[0]}`).join("\n")}`
+
+	// Only include custom modes documentation if the feature is enabled
+	if (shouldEnableCustomModeCreation) {
+		modesContent += `
 
 - Custom modes can be configured in two ways:
   1. Globally via '${customModesPath}' (created automatically on startup)
@@ -56,4 +63,7 @@ Both files should follow this structure:
     }
   ]
 }`
+	}
+
+	return modesContent
 }

src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts

@@ -1478,6 +1478,10 @@ export class ClineProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider {
 						await this.updateGlobalState("enhancementApiConfigId", message.text)
 						await this.postStateToWebview()
 						break
+					case "enableCustomModeCreation":
+						await this.updateGlobalState("enableCustomModeCreation", message.bool ?? true)
+						await this.postStateToWebview()
+						break
 					case "autoApprovalEnabled":
 						await this.updateGlobalState("autoApprovalEnabled", message.bool ?? false)
 						await this.postStateToWebview()

src/shared/ExtensionMessage.ts

@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ export interface ExtensionState {
 	terminalOutputLimit?: number
 	mcpEnabled: boolean
 	enableMcpServerCreation: boolean
+	enableCustomModeCreation?: boolean
 	mode: Mode
 	modeApiConfigs?: Record<Mode, string>
 	enhancementApiConfigId?: string

src/shared/WebviewMessage.ts

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export interface WebviewMessage {
 		| "terminalOutputLimit"
 		| "mcpEnabled"
 		| "enableMcpServerCreation"
+		| "enableCustomModeCreation"
 		| "searchCommits"
 		| "alwaysApproveResubmit"
 		| "requestDelaySeconds"

src/shared/globalState.ts

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export const GLOBAL_STATE_KEYS = [
 	"enhancementApiConfigId",
 	"experiments", // Map of experiment IDs to their enabled state
 	"autoApprovalEnabled",
+	"enableCustomModeCreation", // Enable the ability for Roo to create custom modes
 	"customModes", // Array of custom modes
 	"unboundModelId",
 	"requestyModelId",

webview-ui/src/components/prompts/PromptsView.tsx

@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ const PromptsView = ({ onDone }: PromptsViewProps) => {
 		preferredLanguage,
 		setPreferredLanguage,
 		customModes,
+		enableCustomModeCreation,
+		setEnableCustomModeCreation,
 	} = useExtensionState()
 
 	// Memoize modes to preserve array order
@@ -341,6 +343,17 @@ const PromptsView = ({ onDone }: PromptsViewProps) => {
 		return () => document.removeEventListener("click", handleClickOutside)
 	}, [showConfigMenu])
 
+	// Add effect to sync enableCustomModeCreation with backend
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (enableCustomModeCreation !== undefined) {
+			// Send the value to the extension's global state
+			vscode.postMessage({
+				type: "enableCustomModeCreation", // Using dedicated message type
+				bool: enableCustomModeCreation,
+			})
+		}
+	}, [enableCustomModeCreation])
+
 	useEffect(() => {
 		const handler = (event: MessageEvent) => {
 			const message = event.data
@@ -541,7 +554,6 @@ const PromptsView = ({ onDone }: PromptsViewProps) => {
 						in your workspace.
 					</div>
 				</div>
-
 				<div className="mt-5">
 					<div onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()} className="flex justify-between items-center mb-3">
 						<h3 className="text-vscode-foreground m-0">Modes</h3>
@@ -1010,6 +1022,35 @@ const PromptsView = ({ onDone }: PromptsViewProps) => {
 							</div>
 						)}
 					</div>
+
+					{/*
+			NOTE: This setting is placed in PromptsView rather than SettingsView since it
+			directly affects the functionality related to modes and custom mode creation,
+			which are managed in this component. This is an intentional deviation from
+			the standard pattern described in cline_docs/settings.md.
+	*/}
+					<div className="mb-4 mt-4">
+						<VSCodeCheckbox
+							checked={enableCustomModeCreation ?? true}
+							onChange={(e: any) => {
+								// Just update the local state through React context
+								// The React context will update the global state
+								setEnableCustomModeCreation(e.target.checked)
+							}}>
+							<span style={{ fontWeight: "500" }}>Enable Custom Mode Creation Through Prompts</span>
+						</VSCodeCheckbox>
+						<p
+							style={{
+								fontSize: "12px",
+								marginTop: "5px",
+								color: "var(--vscode-descriptionForeground)",
+							}}>
+							When enabled, Roo allows you to create custom modes using prompts like ‘Make me a custom
+							mode that…’. Disabling this reduces your system prompt by about 700 tokens when this feature
+							isn’t needed. When disabled you can still manually create custom modes using the + button
+							above or by editing the related config JSON.
+						</p>
+					</div>
 				</div>
 
 				<div

webview-ui/src/context/ExtensionStateContext.tsx

@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ export interface ExtensionStateContextType extends ExtensionState {
 	setMcpEnabled: (value: boolean) => void
 	enableMcpServerCreation: boolean
 	setEnableMcpServerCreation: (value: boolean) => void
+	enableCustomModeCreation?: boolean
+	setEnableCustomModeCreation: (value: boolean) => void
 	alwaysApproveResubmit?: boolean
 	setAlwaysApproveResubmit: (value: boolean) => void
 	requestDelaySeconds: number
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ export const ExtensionStateContextProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode
 		checkpointStorage: "task",
 		fuzzyMatchThreshold: 1.0,
 		preferredLanguage: "English",
+		enableCustomModeCreation: true,
 		writeDelayMs: 1000,
 		browserViewportSize: "900x600",
 		screenshotQuality: 75,
@@ -275,6 +278,8 @@ export const ExtensionStateContextProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode
 		setCustomSupportPrompts: (value) => setState((prevState) => ({ ...prevState, customSupportPrompts: value })),
 		setEnhancementApiConfigId: (value) =>
 			setState((prevState) => ({ ...prevState, enhancementApiConfigId: value })),
+		setEnableCustomModeCreation: (value) =>
+			setState((prevState) => ({ ...prevState, enableCustomModeCreation: value })),
 		setAutoApprovalEnabled: (value) => setState((prevState) => ({ ...prevState, autoApprovalEnabled: value })),
 		setCustomModes: (value) => setState((prevState) => ({ ...prevState, customModes: value })),
 		setMaxOpenTabsContext: (value) => setState((prevState) => ({ ...prevState, maxOpenTabsContext: value })),