QWEN-CODE

This README replaces the original one to document this fork specifically. For full documentation on features, configuration, and usage refer to the original README at v0.21.10.

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What is this?

This is a fork of QwenLM/qwen-code with all telemetry removed. No data is sent to external servers during usage.

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Notable Changes from Upstream

• No Telemetry: All OpenTelemetry dependencies removed. InstallationManager returns a static ID, all loggers are no-ops.
• WebSearch Tool: Migrated from DashScope Responses API to SerpApi (free tier: 250 queries/month). See docs/developers/tools/web-search.md for details.
• Vision Bridge: Images are never dropped — the bridge throttles to 4 concurrent conversions instead of rejecting anything past the 4th image in a turn.

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The Evolution of No-Telemetry

• Until v0.12.1-no-telemetry: The policy was to delete all telemetry-related files. While effective for privacy, this made it difficult to maintain the fork and align it with upstream updates.
• From v0.12.3-no-telemetry onwards: We have switched to a "privacy-first" dummy implementation. We now remove all @opentelemetry/* packages and replace the telemetry logic with an empty/dummy layer. This keeps the application code untouched and easy to merge, while ensuring maximum privacy.

Privacy Analysis

The current implementation provides a high level of security:

• Zero External Tracking: All OpenTelemetry dependencies are gone.
• Neutralized Core: The InstallationManager returns a static non-unique ID, and all network-bound loggers are replaced with no-op functions.
• Local Only: Data is only saved for local session history and hierarchical memory, as required for the application's core functionality.

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Installation

Option 1 — Install script (local, no root required)

Installs Node.js via NVM and Qwen Code into your home directory. Safe to use inside ephemeral Docker containers.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/undici77/qwen-code-no-telemetry/v0.21.10-no-telemetry/install.sh \
    | bash -s v0.21.10-no-telemetry

Option 2 — Windows (PowerShell, no admin required)

Installs a portable Node.js and Qwen Code under %LOCALAPPDATA% — no admin rights needed. Requires Git for Windows (npm needs git.exe on PATH to fetch the package from GitHub).

iwr https://raw.githubusercontent.com/undici77/qwen-code-no-telemetry/v0.21.10-no-telemetry/install.ps1 -OutFile install.ps1
.\install.ps1 v0.21.10-no-telemetry

Option 3 — Docker

Build the image:

docker build -t qwen-coder-sandbox .

Run (sharing the current directory as workspace):

docker run -it \
    --net=host \
    --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway \
    -v "$(pwd)":/workspace \
    -w /workspace \
    qwen-coder-sandbox

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For full documentation on features, configuration, and usage, please refer to the original README at v0.21.10.