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Qwen Code CLI

Within Qwen Code, packages/cli is the frontend for users to send and receive prompts with Qwen and other AI models and their associated tools. For a general overview of Qwen Code, see the main documentation page.

  • Authentication: A guide to setting up authentication with Qwen OAuth and OpenAI-compatible providers.
  • Commands: A reference for Qwen Code CLI commands (e.g., /help, /tools, /theme).
  • Configuration: A guide to tailoring Qwen Code CLI behavior using configuration files.
  • Token Caching: Optimize API costs through token caching.
  • Themes: A guide to customizing the CLI’s appearance with different themes.
  • Tutorials: A tutorial showing how to use Qwen Code to automate a development task.
  • Welcome Back: Learn about the Welcome Back feature that helps you resume work seamlessly across sessions.

Non-interactive mode

Qwen Code can be run in a non-interactive mode, which is useful for scripting and automation. In this mode, you pipe input to the CLI, it executes the command, and then it exits.

The following example pipes a command to Qwen Code from your terminal:

echo "What is fine tuning?" | qwen

Qwen Code executes the command and prints the output to your terminal. Note that you can achieve the same behavior by using the --prompt or -p flag. For example:

qwen -p "What is fine tuning?"
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