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Qwen Code
The open-source Qwen coding agent for your terminal, editor, desktop, browser and chat, with memory, skills, sub-agents and MCP.
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What it is
The open-source Qwen coding agent for your terminal, editor, desktop, browser and chat, with memory, skills, sub-agents and MCP.
GitHub repo · qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs · @Alibaba_Qwen
X account: Qwen's business-verified account (already in our monitored X accounts); no separate Qwen Code account found.
Install
curl -fsSL https://qwen-code-assets.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/installation/install-qwen-standalone.sh | bashnpm install -g @qwen-code/qwen-code@latestbrew install qwen-code
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Models
OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and Qwen APIs, any third-party provider or a local model (Ollama, vLLM); switch at runtime. Run /auth to set the provider and key.
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Recent updates
Dated changes from Qwen Code's releases and changelog and its official X account (@Alibaba_Qwen), newest first. Posts on X are marked until docs or a release say the same. Nothing is removed. Checked Oct 25, 2026.
October 2026 5 updates
Release
v0.26.1 Opt-in daemon token persistence (qwen daemon start --save-token); manual context compression for managed sessions; configurable status lines
github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/releases/tag/v0.26.1Release
v0.26.0 Refresh Skills and Extensions for one session; a configuration template in the reference distribution
github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/releases/tag/v0.26.0Release
v0.25.3 Optional model-generated layouts in Test Failure Explorer; a Recent executions panel in the Web Shell
github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/releases/tag/v0.25.3Release
v0.25.2 An extension that reads Vitest JSON reports through MCP tools; headless Mods can be written in TypeScript
github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/releases/tag/v0.25.2Release
v0.25.1 The Android app keeps the selected connection after the screen is recreated; mobile accessibility fixes; experimental Kubernetes CSI runtime
github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/releases/tag/v0.25.1
CLI releases only (the SDK and desktop tags repeat the same changes). @Alibaba_Qwen posted nothing about Qwen Code since Sep 25 (checked 2026-10-25).
Cost
Free and open source (Apache-2.0); you pay the model provider you connect.
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Features
- Auto-Memory, Auto-Skills, SubAgents, Agent Teams and MCP raw.githubusercontent.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/HEAD/README.md
- Headless mode (qwen -p) and TypeScript, Python and Java SDKs raw.githubusercontent.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/HEAD/README.md
- VS Code, Zed and JetBrains plugins; Telegram, DingTalk, WeChat and Feishu channels raw.githubusercontent.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/HEAD/README.md
Use cases
Added in R34 (2026-10-25); use cases not collected yet.
Complaints and issues
None found.
History
Nothing is erased: earlier values stay here, from our dated checks and the release timeline.
| Checked | GitHub stars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 28,707 | first check |
Releases seen: v0.26.1 (Oct 24, 2026)
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