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Qwen Code

Qwen's open-source terminal coding agent.

Turns a model into something that edits your code.

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# Qwen Code

**What:** Qwen's open-source terminal coding agent.

**Why:** Turns a model into something that edits your code.

**Category:** Coding agents · **Stack layer:** harness

## Status

Catalog entry. Existence and repo metadata checked 2026-10-15 via the GitHub API. Install commands below are auto-extracted from the README and have NOT been executed or verified. Read the README before running anything; prefer a sandbox or venv.

## Install (unverified)

1. [any] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

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

2. [windows] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
irm https://qwen-code-assets.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/installation/install-qwen-standalone.ps1 | iex
```

3. [any] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

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

4. [macos] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
brew install qwen-code
```

## Verify

No verified check yet. Minimum: the install command exits 0 and the tool's own help/version flag runs (exact flag: see README).

## Rollback (unverified)

1. source: derived inverse of install command

```bash
npm uninstall -g @qwen-code/qwen-code@latest
```

2. source: derived inverse of install command

```bash
brew uninstall qwen-code
```

## Links

- Homepage: https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/overview
- Repo: https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code
- README: https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code#readme