diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-olives-design.md b/.changeset/lovely-olives-design.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6b742c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-olives-design.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"roo-cline": major
+---
+
+This release adds chat modes! Now you can ask Roo Cline questions about system architecture or the codebase without immediately jumping into writing code. You can even assign different API configuration profiles to each mode if you prefer to use different models for thinking vs coding. Would love feedback in the new Roo Cline Reddit! https://www.reddit.com/roocline
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07f0e7f..7f27cf6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ A fork of Cline, an autonomous coding agent, with some additional experimental f
 
 ## Experimental Features
 
+- Different chat modes for coding, architecting code, and asking questions about the codebase
 - Drag and drop images into chats
 - Delete messages from chats
 - @-mention Git commits to include their context in the chat
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ Here's an example of Roo-Cline autonomously creating a snake game with "Always a
 https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c2bb31dc-e9b2-4d73-885d-17f1471a4987
 
 ## Contributing
-To contribute to the project, start by exploring [open issues](https://github.com/RooVetGit/Roo-Cline/issues) or checking our [feature request board](https://github.com/cline/cline/discussions/categories/feature-requests?discussions_q=is%3Aopen+category%3A%22Feature+Requests%22+sort%3Atop). We'd also love to have you join our [Discord](https://discord.gg/cline) to share ideas and connect with other contributors.
+To contribute to the project, start by exploring [open issues](https://github.com/RooVetGit/Roo-Cline/issues) or checking our [feature request board](https://github.com/cline/cline/discussions/categories/feature-requests?discussions_q=is%3Aopen+category%3A%22Feature+Requests%22+sort%3Atop). We'd also love to have you join the [Roo Cline Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/roocline/) and the [Cline Discord](https://discord.gg/cline) to share ideas and connect with other contributors.
 
 <details>
 <summary>Local Setup</summary>
diff --git a/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts b/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
index 70a7d9d..dfd9246 100644
--- a/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
+++ b/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ export class ClineProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider {
 				.sort((a, b) => b.ts - a.ts),
 			soundEnabled: soundEnabled ?? false,
 			diffEnabled: diffEnabled ?? true,
-			shouldShowAnnouncement: lastShownAnnouncementId !== this.latestAnnouncementId,
+			shouldShowAnnouncement: false, // lastShownAnnouncementId !== this.latestAnnouncementId,
 			allowedCommands,
 			soundVolume: soundVolume ?? 0.5,
 			browserViewportSize: browserViewportSize ?? "900x600",
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
index c63e573..13e3a82 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
@@ -707,7 +707,10 @@ const SettingsView = ({ onDone }: SettingsViewProps) => {
 					<p style={{ wordWrap: "break-word", margin: 0, padding: 0 }}>
 						If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to open an issue at{" "}
 						<VSCodeLink href="https://github.com/RooVetGit/Roo-Cline" style={{ display: "inline" }}>
-							https://github.com/RooVetGit/Roo-Cline
+							github.com/RooVetGit/Roo-Cline
+						</VSCodeLink> or join {" "}
+						<VSCodeLink href="https://www.reddit.com/r/roocline/" style={{ display: "inline" }}>
+							reddit.com/r/roocline
 						</VSCodeLink>
 					</p>
 					<p style={{ fontStyle: "italic", margin: "10px 0 0 0", padding: 0 }}>v{version}</p>