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QwenLM/qwen-code

An open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code · homepage · TypeScript · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

81/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 87
  • Longevity 31
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 0
  • age_days: 434
  • days_rel: 7
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 366

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

27405 stars · 2947 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Qwen Code is an open-source AI coding agent that runs in the terminal, providing agentic code editing, review, and automation powered by Qwen and other LLM providers. It supports MCP, subagents, skills, IDE plugins, SDKs, and messaging-channel integrations.

Use cases

  • refactor code from the terminal with an AI agent
  • automated code review in CI
  • connect local models like Ollama to a coding agent
  • run multi-agent coding workflows with MCP tools
  • generate and apply code changes across a repo
  • chat with a coding assistant from Telegram or DingTalk

When to choose

  • you want an open-source, vendor-neutral terminal coding agent
  • you need multi-provider support including local models
  • you want MCP, subagents, and IDE integrations out of the box

When to avoid

  • you need a fully GUI-based AI IDE experience
  • you require a commercially supported product with SLAs
  • you don't want to manage API keys or model providers yourself

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

agent-framework cli mcp llm-inference developer-tools chatbot developer-tools large-language-models cli windows cross-platform coding-agent terminal-ui agentic-coding code-review multi-provider subagents ide-plugin sdk command-line ai-agents automation nodejs linux macos

3 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
QwenLM/qwen-codemain81

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="QwenLM/qwen-code")

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