Qwen Coder CLI

Connect Crow to Qwen Coder CLI, the terminal-based coding assistant from Alibaba's Qwen team.

Option A: Local (stdio)

Best for development — runs Crow servers directly on your machine.

Setup Steps

1. Clone and set up Crow locally:

   git clone https://github.com/kh0pper/crow.git
   cd crow
   npm run setup

2. Add to your project's .qwen/mcp.json or ~/.qwen/mcp.json (global):

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "crow-memory": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["/path/to/crow/servers/memory/index.js"],
         "env": {
           "CROW_DB_PATH": "/path/to/crow/data/crow.db"
         }
       },
       "crow-projects": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["/path/to/crow/servers/research/index.js"],
         "env": {
           "CROW_DB_PATH": "/path/to/crow/data/crow.db"
         }
       }
     }
   }

3. Restart Qwen Coder CLI — it will detect the MCP servers automatically.

TIP

Run npm run mcp-config in the Crow directory to generate a complete MCP config. Copy the relevant entries to your Qwen config file.

Transport

• Type: stdio
• Auth: None (local process)

Option B: Remote (HTTP)

Connect to a deployed Crow gateway for access to the full platform.

Prerequisites

• Crow gateway deployed and healthy (Cloud Deploy Guide)

Setup Steps

1. Add to .qwen/mcp.json:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "crow-memory": {
         "type": "url",
         "url": "https://your-crow-server/memory/mcp"
       },
       "crow-projects": {
         "type": "url",
         "url": "https://your-crow-server/projects/mcp"
       },
       "crow-tools": {
         "type": "url",
         "url": "https://your-crow-server/tools/mcp"
       }
     }
   }

2. On first use, Qwen Coder CLI will open the OAuth flow to authorize.

Transport

• Type: Streamable HTTP
• Protocol: 2025-03-26
• Auth: OAuth 2.1 (automatic discovery)

Cross-Platform Context

Crow automatically delivers behavioral context when Qwen Coder connects — memory protocols, session management, and transparency rules are active from the first message.

For detailed guidance, use MCP prompts: session-start, crow-guide, project-guide, blog-guide, sharing-guide. Memories stored from any platform are shared. See the Cross-Platform Guide.

Verification

Start Qwen Coder CLI and try:

"Store a memory that Qwen Coder is connected to Crow."

Then verify:

"Search memories for 'Qwen'."

Tips

• Use the project-level .qwen/mcp.json to share config with your team
• Use ~/.qwen/mcp.json for global access across all projects
• Qwen Coder follows a .mcp.json-style config format similar to Claude Code