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This tutorial introduces Qwen Code as an open source coding assistant from Alibaba's Qwen team and walks through setup in Windows PowerShell. The speaker describes its terminal workflow for writing, debugging, and navigating code, then points to installation links for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
The Windows example starts in an administrator shell. An IRM installation attempt fails, and the presenter uses npm instead. The presenter attributes the failure to server access restrictions. A later command recognition problem turns out to be a spelling mistake: entering qwen correctly opens the CLI.
On startup, Qwen Code detects existing MCP server configurations and asks whether to approve them. The presenter rejects the servers because he uses them with another AI agent. The provider menu then shows Alibaba Model Studio, built-in third-party providers, and a custom option that can connect to a local server or proxy. The walkthrough continues with Alibaba Model Studio.
The final section explains Alibaba's Coding Plan, Token Plan, and standard API key options, including the Beijing and Singapore choices shown for the Coding Plan. The presenter follows documentation links to locate an API key and explains where to enter it. The link opens a Chinese-language Alibaba Cloud page, which the speaker suggests translating in the browser.
