Qwen Code AI Agent
by QwenLMAn open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal.
Qwen Code is an open-source ai agent by QwenLM, written mainly in TypeScript, with 28,856 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Nov 1, 2026. The latest npm release is @qwen-code/qwen-code 0.27.4, published Nov 15, 2026, with 186,898 downloads last week.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 3718b57. Seen able to run shell commands, run dynamic code, read environment and secrets, connect to the internet. Scan policy
What Qwen Code can touch
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Run shell commandsFound in the code by our scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Run dynamic codeFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Connect to the internetFound in the code by our scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 3718b57, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Qwen Code
AgenticMart scanned Qwen Code on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An AI agent decides its own next steps and calls whatever tools you give it, so its risk depends on the access you grant.
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to run shell commands.
Before you install
- Keep tool-call approval on, and run it in a container if you can.
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by QwenLM on GitHub, 28,856 stars and 3,294 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Nov 1, 2026.
- Open-source license: Apache-2.0.
Qwen Code is an open-source ai agent by QwenLM, written mainly in TypeScript. An open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal.
At a glance
- Stars
- 29k
- Forks
- 3.3k
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Created
- Jun 2025
- Last update
- Nov 1, 2026
- Type
- AI Agent
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Qwen Code
What is Qwen Code?
An open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal.
Who maintains Qwen Code?
Qwen Code is maintained by QwenLM on GitHub (QwenLM/qwen-code). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Qwen Code safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Qwen Code on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Qwen Code use?
It is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
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