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Qwen Code

Open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal — agentic coding, VS Code integration, and MCP support.

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Overview

Qwen Code is an open-source AI coding agent from Alibaba's Qwen team that lives in your terminal. It brings agentic coding workflows to the command line, with multi-file editing, automated task execution, VS Code extension integration, and a Chrome extension. Built on the Qwen model family, it supports MCP servers, custom tool configuration, and local or cloud model routing — all under the permissive Apache-2.0 license.

Requirements

Min vCPU
2
Min RAM
4096 MB
Min Disk
10 GB
Rec vCPU
4
Rec RAM
8192 MB
Rec Disk
20 GB

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Docker Compose

# Generated by Run This Ai — docker-compose.yml
services:
  qwen-code:
    image: kit101z/qwen-code:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - 8080:8080
    volumes:
      - ./data/qwen-code:/data

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Guides & articles

How to Install and Use Qwen Code: Terminal AI Coding Agent Tutorial

Step-by-step tutorial: install Qwen Code, configure your model, run agentic coding tasks, and connect VS Code and MCP servers — with a Docker self-host option.

Aug 5, 2026

Qwen Code: The Open-Source AI Coding Agent for Your Terminal

Meet Qwen Code — Alibaba's open-source AI coding agent that runs right in your terminal. Agentic workflows, VS Code integration, MCP support, and Apache-2.0 licensing.

Aug 5, 2026