* feat(verify-pr): add a local preflight and a verdict check A maintainer round resolves the metadata snapshot, the base and head OIDs, the artifact directory name, and the verdict/count agreement by hand. The CI lane supplies all four; a workstation supplies none, and every one of them fails silently rather than loudly — a snapshot from the wrong repository, a parent commit taken for the base, a directory the collector never sees, or counts that contradict the stated verdict. Add a preflight that resolves the coordinates and reports whether this process is isolated, and a checker that applies the publisher's consistency rules to a local artifact directory. Point the skill at both where the flow needs them. * fix(verify-pr): address the local-helper review round The macOS sandbox marker is not an isolation boundary: its default profile still reads host files, so it is reported as a caveat instead of a pass. The coordinate path no longer gates on isolation. It must reach `gh`, which the boundary excludes, so it always runs on the host; gating there fired on every round and made the override the normal path. The check moved to `--require-isolation`, meant to run inside the boundary. A null or array assertions.json is now rejected instead of skipping every count check, the missing-OID hint names the `--repo` repository rather than `origin`, and the untrusted PR title is stripped of control characters before it reaches a terminal. The shared entry-point check moved under scripts/lib, and a workflow meta-test pins the checker's verdict vocabulary to the publisher's case labels. * fix(verify-pr): gate on credential-free readiness, not a container marker The CLI's own Docker/Podman launcher mounts ~/.config/gcloud and the ADC file, copies model API keys it can see, and then sets SANDBOX to the container name. Counting that marker as a passing boundary let a credentialed container through, which is the same class of false pass the Seatbelt fix removed. A marker is now an observation. Passing requires the explicit QWEN_VERIFY_CREDENTIAL_FREE=1 attestation and no known credential signal (cloud, SSH, kube, docker, git and gh variables plus their well-known paths, and SANDBOX_MOUNTS, which can carry anything). An attestation contradicted by a visible signal exits 4. * fix(verify-pr): close the three findings from the verification round The boundary gate's credential list now names ~/.config/gh and ~/.npmrc — the persistent form of the gh token and a registry token, already covered in their environment form. A report now has to cite the verified head when the round snapshot is present, not merely some 40-hex token that a base OID satisfies. An unreadable snapshot is reported instead of silently downgrading the check. A boolean-looking SANDBOX value no longer counts as a container marker.
The open-source AI coding agent for your terminal, editor, desktop, browser, and chat.
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Why Qwen Code?
- Agentic out of the box — Auto-Memory, Auto-Skills, SubAgents, Agent Teams, and MCP. Dynamic workflows, zero setup.
- Open-source, inside and out — The framework and the Qwen models are open-source. They evolve together. No vendor lock-in.
- Multi-protocol — Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and Qwen APIs. Any third-party provider or local model (Ollama / vLLM). Switch at runtime.
- Beyond the terminal — IDE plugins, Desktop app, Web UI, SDKs, and chat integrations (Telegram / DingTalk / WeChat / Feishu).
Tip
Qwen Code is actively iterating on itself — using its own agent and models to file issues, submit PRs, review code, and run tests. Powered by the community, driven by AI.
Installation
Linux / macOS:
curl -fsSL https://qwen-code-assets.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/installation/install-qwen-standalone.sh | bash
Windows:
irm https://qwen-code-assets.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/installation/install-qwen-standalone.ps1 | iex
Restart your terminal after installation to ensure environment variables take effect.
NPM / Homebrew
NPM (requires Node.js 22+):
npm install -g @qwen-code/qwen-code@latest
Homebrew (macOS / Linux):
brew install qwen-code
Quick Start
Open a terminal in your project and start Qwen Code:
cd /path/to/your-project
qwen
Inside the session, run /auth to configure your provider and API key. Then try:
Explain this repository and show me where to start.
See the Authentication Guide and Settings Reference for detailed setup.
How to Use Qwen Code
Choose the interface that fits your workflow:
| Interface | Get started |
|---|---|
| Terminal | Run qwen in your project — see Quick Start. |
| Desktop | Download Qwen Code Desktop for macOS, Windows, and Linux. |
| Web | Run qwen serve --open to open the Web UI in your browser. (experimental) |
| Editor | Set up VS Code, Zed, or JetBrains. |
| Chat | Connect Telegram, DingTalk, WeChat, or Feishu, then run qwen channel start. |
For automation and custom integrations:
- Headless — Run
qwen -p "..."in scripts, CI/CD, or batch jobs. - SDKs — Build with TypeScript, Python, or Java.
- Daemon — Run
qwen serveto connect clients over HTTP + SSE (ACP). (experimental) Daemon guide. - Computer Use — Set up native MCP tools or Node REPL + SDK in Qwen Code, Claude Code, or Codex.
SDK example (Python)
import asyncio
from qwen_code_sdk import is_sdk_result_message, query
async def main() -> None:
result = query(
"Summarize the repository layout.",
{
"cwd": "/path/to/project",
"path_to_qwen_executable": "qwen",
},
)
async for message in result:
if is_sdk_result_message(message):
print(message["result"])
asyncio.run(main())
Capabilities
If you know Claude Code, you already know Qwen Code — and then some. We've put significant effort into bringing Qwen Code to feature parity with Claude Code, improving both breadth and reliability across the board.
| Feature | Qwen Code | Claude Code |
|---|---|---|
| SubAgents, Agent Teams, Dynamic Workflows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-Memory, Auto-Skills, Hooks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built-in Skills (/review, /batch, /loop, /bugfix…) | ✓ | ✓ |
| MCP, Plan Mode, LSP Integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto Mode, Sandbox, Git Worktrees | ✓ | ✓ |
| Computer Use (desktop automation) | ✓ | ✓ |
| IDE Plugins (VS Code / JetBrains / Zed) | ✓ | ✓ |
| SDK | ✓ | ✓ |
| Headless Mode, Session Management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open-source — model and framework | ✓ | — |
| Multi-protocol (OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini / Qwen + any provider) | ✓ | — |
| Agent Arena (multi-model head-to-head on same task) | ✓ | — |
Daemon Mode — qwen serve (multi-client shared agent) |
✓ | — |
| IM Channels (Telegram / DingTalk / WeChat / Feishu) | ✓ | — |
Qwen Code Evaluation
On SWE-bench Verified, seven Qwen Code versions scored 76.40%–77.80% on average using the same Qwen 3.7 Max model (500 tasks, three trials per version).
Full results and evaluation configuration →
Ecosystem
-
Qwen Code Desktop — Official desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux
-
AionUi — A modern GUI for command-line AI tools including Qwen Code
-
Gemini CLI Desktop — A cross-platform desktop/web/mobile UI for Qwen Code
-
qwen-audio-agent — Realtime full-duplex voice frontend for Qwen Code over ACP — talk hands-free with barge-in and a local wake word
-
🦞 Qwen Code Claw — Let other agents (Claude, Codex, etc.) delegate coding tasks to Qwen Code via ACP. Paste this prompt into your agent:
Use Qwen Code as a coding agent. First, fetch and read this skill reference:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/refs/heads/main/.qwen/skills/qwen-code-claw/SKILL.md
Then follow the instructions inside to install, authenticate, and use Qwen Code via acpx for all coding tasks.
- Aliyun Model Studio CLI — Official CLI for Aliyun's AI platform (
bailian-cli). Extends Qwen Code with image/video generation, knowledge retrieval, app orchestration, and model deployment
Privacy
See the Terms of Service and Privacy Notice, including Chrome extension and Browser Use data handling.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.
Acknowledgments
This project was originally based on Google Gemini CLI v0.8.2. We gratefully acknowledge the Gemini CLI team's excellent work. Starting from Qwen Code v0.1, we stopped syncing with upstream and began independent development as a multi-protocol, multi-platform agent framework with deep integrations for Qwen models and beyond.

