Using Qwen Code with lite.computer

Q: Where does the lite.computer instruction go for Qwen Code?

In ~/.qwen/QWEN.md for every project, or in a QWEN.md at a project's root for that project alone.

Qwen Code is an open-source coding agent from Alibaba's Qwen team. You run it inside a folder and it edits the files there, so a dashboard or a project page is as natural a job as a code change. It works with Qwen, OpenAI, Anthropic and Gemini APIs, and with local models through Ollama or vLLM.

On a Mac it runs in a terminal, installed with Homebrew, npm or the install script. Qwen Code Desktop, the official app for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, offers the same capabilities in a window.

Made byQwen team, Alibaba

Runs onmacOS, Apple Silicon or Intel

Where pages goStraight into the folder you point it at

App commandsYes, all twenty

Standing instructions~/.qwen/QWEN.md, or a project's own QWEN.md

CostFree software; models through an Alibaba Cloud Coding Plan, a Token Plan or your own API key

Also calledqwen-code, Qwen Code Desktop

Set it up

In lite.computer, click your name at the bottom of the sidebar and open the Agent Helper. Copy the paragraph it gives you and paste it into ~/.qwen/QWEN.md, so every project knows where your Showspace is.
These steps use Qwen Code's terminal version, installed with brew install qwen-code. Run the line below once.
Keep lite.computer open on your Showspace and ask Use the lite.computer tool to list every page in my Showspace. It lists the pages in your folder.

Run once, in a terminal

qwen mcp add --transport http lite-computer http://127.0.0.1:48484/mcp

It saves to ~/.qwen/settings.json, so every project sees it.

Try this prompt

Paste into Qwen Code

Build an interactive API reference for this project: a searchable list of endpoints, tabs for each endpoint's request and response, and a copy button on every example. Save it as a single self-contained HTML file in my Showspace, then open it in lite.computer.

Good to know

To edit ~/.qwen/settings.json by hand, put the address under httpUrl, the key for this kind of connection. The entry is "lite-computer": { "httpUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:48484/mcp" } inside mcpServers.
Qwen Code also reads an existing AGENTS.md, so instructions you keep for another agent carry over. Personal notes for one project go in .qwen/QWEN.local.md.
With qwen channel start you can send it tasks from Telegram, DingTalk, WeChat or Feishu on your phone. The work happens on your Mac, so pages land in your Showspace.
We have not tested Qwen Code with lite.computer ourselves. These instructions are based on research. Try saving one HTML page to your Showspace first. If a step needs correcting, email hello@lite.computer.

Questions

Does Qwen Code work with lite.computer?

Yes. Qwen Code running on your Mac saves HTML pages into your Showspace, and lite.computer shows each one as it lands. One extra line in a terminal lets it open pages and arrange windows in the app as well.

What does Qwen Code cost?

The software is free and open source. Models come through an Alibaba Cloud Coding Plan, a Token Plan or an API key from any supported provider.

Where does the lite.computer instruction go for Qwen Code?

In ~/.qwen/QWEN.md for every project, or in a QWEN.md at a project's root for that project alone.

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Last checked September 14, 2026.