Qwen Code: Open-Source AI Agent for the Terminal

🤖 Qwen Code: The Open-Source AI Agent That Lives in Your Terminal

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Meet Qwen Code — an open-source AI coding agent developed by Alibaba, designed to live in your terminal, similar to Claude Code or Gemini CLI.

✨ What Can It Do?

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🔧 Interactive Mode – Run qwen in your project folder and chat with the agent directly from the terminal. ⚙️ Headless Mode – Use it in scripts, CI/CD pipelines, or automation workflows with -p "your question". 🖥️ IDE Integration – Supports VS Code, Zed, and JetBrains IDEs. 🔗 Multi-Protocol – Works with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini-compatible APIs, or via Qwen OAuth. 🛠️ Developer SDK – Build your own agents and tools on top of the same engine that powers the CLI.

💡 In Simple Terms

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Imagine having a programming assistant that lives in your terminal. You ask it about your code, it helps you write it, refactor it, and can even run commands for you. That’s Qwen Code — like having an expert developer available at any time from the command line, and it’s 100% open-source.

🚀 Why Does It Matter?

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With over 197k ⭐ on GitHub, Qwen Code is growing fast. It supports Qwen’s own models as well as third-party models, making it highly flexible for different development workflows.

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://qwen-code-assets.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/installation/install-qwen.sh)" -s --source qwenchat

More information at the link 👇

Qwen Studio

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