* feat(core): render PDF pages to images when text overflows or fails Replace the PDF text-only 12000-token dead-end with a bounded page->image fallback for vision-capable models, mirroring claude-code's approach. - pdf.ts: add renderPDFPagesToImages / isPdftoppmAvailable (pdftoppm -jpeg -scale-to), with timeout, error mapping, and a total-bytes cap. - fileUtils.ts: text-first, then four ordered fallbacks on overflow/failure: (1) render to the vision main model (explicit read, <=20 pages), (2) render <=4 pages to the vision bridge (text-only model, scanned @-PDF), (3) reference (no-pages @-attach), (4) text too-large guidance / error. Widen ProcessedFileReadResult.llmContent to PartListUnion. - read-file.ts / readManyFiles.ts / pathReader.ts: handle the Part[] payload; pathReader now references large @-PDFs, aligning the two @ paths. WIP: tests not yet migrated. 🤖 Generated with [Qwen Code](https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code) * test(core): cover PDF page rendering and vision-bridge fallbacks - pdf.test.ts: renderPDFPagesToImages (success/sort, page range, Infinity last page, unavailable, password, corrupt, empty output, byte-cap). - fileUtils.test.ts: mock renderPDFPagesToImages and assert vision-model page/whole-doc/scanned rendering, >20-page guidance, truncation notes, renderer-unavailable fallback, and text-only bridge rendering (scanned @ PDF -> <=4 pages, page-count note, text-first reference, no-flag error). 🤖 Generated with [Qwen Code](https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code) * fix(core): never drop PDF pages silently when page count is unknown Audit follow-up. Both image-render fallbacks could omit pages without a note when pdfinfo is unavailable (page count null): - vision no-pages render: when the size heuristic underestimates and the render fills the per-read page ceiling, add a note (previously only the byte-cap path was flagged). - vision-bridge render: when the page count is unknown and the render hits the image cap, flag it (previously required a known count). Soften the note wording to not over-promise a later-range read on the @ path. Adds regression tests for both unknown-page-count paths. 🤖 Generated with [Qwen Code](https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code) |
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The open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal.
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Why Qwen Code?
- Agentic out of the box — Auto-Memory, Auto-Skills, SubAgents, Agent Teams, and MCP. Dynamic workflows, zero setup.
- Open-source, inside and out — The framework and the Qwen models are open-source. They evolve together. No vendor lock-in.
- Multi-protocol — Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and Qwen APIs. Any third-party provider or local model (Ollama / vLLM). Switch at runtime.
- Beyond the terminal — IDE plugins, Desktop app, daemon mode, SDKs, and IM bots (Telegram / DingTalk / WeChat / Feishu).
Tip
Qwen Code is actively iterating on itself — using its own agent and models to file issues, submit PRs, review code, and run tests. Powered by the community, driven by AI.
Installation
Linux / macOS:
curl -fsSL https://qwen-code-assets.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/installation/install-qwen-standalone.sh | bash
Windows:
irm https://qwen-code-assets.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/installation/install-qwen-standalone.ps1 | iex
Restart your terminal after installation to ensure environment variables take effect.
NPM / Homebrew
NPM (requires Node.js 22+):
npm install -g @qwen-code/qwen-code@latest
Homebrew (macOS / Linux):
brew install qwen-code
Quick Start
qwen # Launch interactive terminal UI
# Inside the session:
/auth # Configure your provider and API key
See the Authentication Guide and Settings Reference for detailed setup.
How to Use Qwen Code
| Mode | Command | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Interactive | qwen |
Terminal UI with rich rendering, @file references, slash commands |
| Headless | qwen -p "..." |
Scripts, CI/CD, batch processing — no UI |
| IDE | — | VS Code, Zed, JetBrains |
| Desktop | — | Qwen Code Desktop — GUI for macOS, Windows, Linux |
| Daemon | qwen serve |
Shared agent session over HTTP+SSE (ACP). Multiple clients, one agent. (experimental) Docs |
| SDK | — | TypeScript, Python, Java |
| IM Bot | qwen channel |
Connect to Telegram, DingTalk, WeChat, or Feishu |
SDK example (Python)
import asyncio
from qwen_code_sdk import is_sdk_result_message, query
async def main() -> None:
result = query(
"Summarize the repository layout.",
{
"cwd": "/path/to/project",
"path_to_qwen_executable": "qwen",
},
)
async for message in result:
if is_sdk_result_message(message):
print(message["result"])
asyncio.run(main())
Capabilities
If you know Claude Code, you already know Qwen Code — and then some. We've put significant effort into bringing Qwen Code to feature parity with Claude Code, improving both breadth and reliability across the board.
| Feature | Qwen Code | Claude Code |
|---|---|---|
| SubAgents, Agent Teams, Dynamic Workflows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-Memory, Auto-Skills, Hooks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built-in Skills (/review, /batch, /loop, /bugfix…) | ✓ | ✓ |
| MCP, Plan Mode, LSP Integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto Mode, Sandbox, Git Worktrees | ✓ | ✓ |
| Computer Use (desktop automation) | ✓ | ✓ |
| IDE Plugins (VS Code / JetBrains / Zed) | ✓ | ✓ |
| SDK | ✓ | ✓ |
| Headless Mode, Session Management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open-source — model and framework | ✓ | — |
| Multi-protocol (OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini / Qwen + any provider) | ✓ | — |
| Agent Arena (multi-model head-to-head on same task) | ✓ | — |
Daemon Mode — qwen serve (multi-client shared agent) |
✓ | — |
| IM Channels (Telegram / DingTalk / WeChat / Feishu) | ✓ | — |
Ecosystem
-
Qwen Code Desktop — Official desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux
-
AionUi — A modern GUI for command-line AI tools including Qwen Code
-
Gemini CLI Desktop — A cross-platform desktop/web/mobile UI for Qwen Code
-
🦞 Qwen Code Claw — Let other agents (Claude, Codex, etc.) delegate coding tasks to Qwen Code via ACP. Paste this prompt into your agent:
Use Qwen Code as a coding agent. First, fetch and read this skill reference:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/refs/heads/main/.qwen/skills/qwen-code-claw/SKILL.md
Then follow the instructions inside to install, authenticate, and use Qwen Code via acpx for all coding tasks.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.
Acknowledgments
This project was originally based on Google Gemini CLI v0.8.2. We gratefully acknowledge the Gemini CLI team's excellent work. Starting from Qwen Code v0.1, we stopped syncing with upstream and began independent development as a multi-protocol, multi-platform agent framework with deep integrations for Qwen models and beyond.
