Qwen Code - AI Code Assistants Tool

Overview

Qwen Code is an open-source, terminal-first AI coding agent optimized to run with the Qwen3‑Coder family of models. It provides an interactive CLI for exploring large repositories, generating and applying edits, producing unit tests, and running agentic workflows (Skills / SubAgents / Plan Mode). The project is published under the Apache‑2.0 license and is designed to be extensible — offering both a TypeScript SDK for programmatic use and a headless mode for scripting and CI automation. ([github.com](https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code)) Operationally, Qwen Code supports multi-protocol authentication: Qwen OAuth (the repo documents a free-tier OAuth flow) and OpenAI‑compatible API keys, so you can run it against Qwen-hosted endpoints or other OpenAI‑compatible providers. It is explicitly built to leverage the long‑context, agentic strengths of Qwen3‑Coder (native long contexts and tool use), enabling repository-scale analysis and multi-file edits. The project includes IDE companions (VS Code, Zed, JetBrains) for native diffing and in-editor acceptance of suggested changes, plus built-in tools to inspect files, run shell commands, and orchestrate multi-step plans. Recent project news notes Qwen3.5‑Plus availability and ongoing active development. ([github.com](https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code))

Installation

Install via npm:

npm install -g @qwen-code/qwen-code@latest

brew install qwen-code

curl -fsSL https://qwen-code-assets.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/installation/install-qwen.sh | bash

Windows (Run as Administrator CMD): curl -fsSL -o %TEMP%\install-qwen.bat https://qwen-code-assets.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/installation/install-qwen.bat && %TEMP%\install-qwen.bat

Key Features

• Repository-scale analysis with long-context model support for multi-file reasoning and edits.
• Agentic workflows: Skills, SubAgents, and Plan Mode to plan, request approval, then apply edits.
• Automated refactoring and unit‑test generation with interactive diffs and approval flow.
• Headless mode and TypeScript SDK for automation, CI scripts, and programmatic queries.
• IDE integrations (VS Code, Zed, JetBrains) with native diffing and context-aware suggestions.

Community

Qwen Code is actively maintained and widely adopted: the GitHub repository shows strong community engagement (≈19k stars, ≈1.7k forks, active issues and PRs) and an Apache‑2.0 license. The project publishes a changelog with frequent releases and has dedicated docs for IDE integration, headless usage, and the TypeScript SDK. Users can join community channels (Discord and other links in the repo) to report bugs or request features; recent changelog entries and a news item note Qwen3.5‑Plus availability (Feb 16, 2026) and ongoing improvements. For source, releases, and installation notes, see the official repository and docs. ([github.com](https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code))

Key Information

• Category: Code Assistants
• Type: AI Code Assistants Tool