Qwen Code

Qwen Code is Alibaba Qwen's open-source coding agent for terminal, IDE, desktop, daemon, SDK, and messaging workflows.

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Overview

Qwen Code is Alibaba Qwen's open-source coding agent for terminal, IDE, desktop, daemon, SDK, and messaging workflows. It includes Auto-Memory, Auto-Skills, subagents, agent teams, dynamic workflows, MCP, LSP integration, sandboxing, and Git worktrees. It can use Qwen as well as OpenAI-, Anthropic-, and Gemini-compatible APIs or local models through Ollama and vLLM.

Key features

Auto-Memory, Auto-Skills, and hooks
Sub-agents, agent teams, and dynamic workflows
MCP, LSP, sandboxes, and Git worktrees
Terminal, headless, IDE, desktop, and daemon modes
TypeScript, Python, and Java SDKs
Support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Qwen, and local models
Telegram, DingTalk, WeChat, and Feishu channels

Pricing

Free

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Verified on: 9/10/2026

Use cases

Perform coding tasks using supported IDE plugins for VS Code, Zed, JetBrains, and the desktop application.
Run the qwen -p command to handle batch processing, scripting, and CI/CD workflows in headless mode.
Execute dynamic workflows with sub-agents and agent teams using sandboxes and Git worktrees.
Connect Telegram, DingTalk, WeChat, and Feishu channels to communicate with the coding agent within messaging environments.

Who it is for

Developers looking for open-source coding agents across multiple IDEs and SDKsDevOps engineers requiring headless execution and CI/CD scripting toolsSoftware teams using local LLMs or multiple API providers for development

How we verified this

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Last verified 08/30/2026Verified sources: 1