This file provides guidance to Qwen Code when working with code in this repository.
Minimum code that solves the problem. Nothing speculative. (This is the principle we care about most.)
- No features beyond what was asked.
- No abstractions for single-use code.
- No "flexibility" or "configurability" that wasn't requested.
- No error handling for impossible scenarios.
- If you write 200 lines and it could be 50, rewrite it.
Ask yourself: "Would a senior engineer say this is overcomplicated?" If yes, simplify.
Adapted from Andrej Karpathy's CLAUDE.md.
npm install # Install all dependencies
npm run build # Build all packages (TypeScript compilation + asset copying)
npm run build:all # Build everything including sandbox container
npm run bundle # Bundle dist/ into a single dist/cli.js via esbuild
# (requires build first)npm run build compiles TS into each package's dist/. npm run bundle
takes that output and produces a single dist/cli.js via esbuild. Bundle
requires build to have run first.
npm run dev # Run CLI directly from TypeScript source (no build needed)Runs the CLI via tsx with DEV=true. Changes to packages/core or
packages/cli are reflected immediately without rebuilding.
Tests must be run from within the specific package directory, not the project root.
Run individual test files (always preferred):
cd packages/core && npx vitest run src/path/to/file.test.ts
cd packages/cli && npx vitest run src/path/to/file.test.tsUpdate snapshots:
cd packages/cli && npx vitest run src/path/to/file.test.ts --updateAvoid:
npm run test -- --filter=...— does NOT filter; runs the entire suitenpx vitestfrom the project root — fails due to package-specific vitest configs- Running the whole test suite unless necessary (e.g., final PR verification)
Test gotchas:
- In CLI tests, use
vi.hoisted()for mocks consumed byvi.mock()— the mock factory runs at module load time, before test execution.
Build the bundle first: npm run build && npm run bundle
Run from the project root using the dedicated npm scripts:
npm run test:integration:cli:sandbox:none
npm run test:integration:interactive:sandbox:noneOr combined in one command:
cd integration-tests && \
cross-env QWEN_SANDBOX=false npx vitest run cli interactiveGotcha: In interactive tests, always call session.idle() between sends —
ANSI output streams asynchronously.
npm run lint # ESLint check (uses @eslint-react/eslint-plugin for React rules)
npm run lint:fix # Auto-fix lint issues
npm run format # Prettier formatting
npm run typecheck # TypeScript type checking
npm run preflight # Full check: clean → install → format → lint → build
# → typecheck → testESLint config: Uses @eslint-react/eslint-plugin for React-specific rules (replaces eslint-plugin-react and eslint-plugin-react-hooks). Config is in eslint.config.js using flat config format.
- Module system: ESM throughout (
"type": "module"in all packages) - TypeScript: Strict mode with
noImplicitAny,strictNullChecks,noUnusedLocals,verbatimModuleSyntax - Formatting: Prettier — single quotes, semicolons, trailing commas, 2-space indent, 80-char width
- Linting: No
anytypes, consistent type imports, no relative imports between packages - Tests: Collocated with source (
file.test.tsnext tofile.ts), vitest framework - File naming:
PascalCase.tsxfor React components,kebab-case.tsfor.tsfiles inpackages/coreandpackages/cli(enforced by ESLint). Existing camelCase files are allowlisted ineslint.legacy-filenames.mjs; rename opportunistically when touching them, updating all imports in the same commit (note: renames losegit blamehistory). - Comments: Default to none. Add only when why is non-obvious; don't delete existing ones as cleanup.
- Commits: Conventional Commits (e.g.,
feat(cli): Add --json flag) - Node.js: Development and production both require
>=22(Ink 7 + React 19.2 requirement)
- Design doc for non-trivial work — write one in
.qwen/design/if the change touches multiple files or involves design decisions. Skip for small bugfixes. - Test plan for behavioral changes — write an E2E test plan in
.qwen/e2e-tests/when the change affects user-observable behavior. Dry-run against the globalqwenCLI first to confirm the baseline. - Build + typecheck before declaring done:
npm run build && npm run typecheck. - Code review — run
/reviewwhen available. Triage each comment: valid / false positive / overthinking.
Use the /feat-dev skill for the full workflow: investigate, design, test plan,
dry-run, implement, verify, code review, and iterate.
Use the /bugfix skill for the reproduce-first workflow: reproduce, fix,
verify, test, and code review.
When upstream-mirror is fast-forwarded to a new version, use the scripted pipeline to rebase contribution branches:
# Preview what would happen (no changes made)
./scripts/update-pipeline.sh --dry-run
# Rebase all auto-discovered branches
./scripts/update-pipeline.sh
# Rebase specific branches
./scripts/update-pipeline.sh chore/upgrade-anthropic-sdk fix/acp-approval-modeThe script:
- Auto-discovers
chore/*,fix/*,feat/*,refactor/*,test/*,docs/*branches - Saves original branch tips for rollback
- Rebases each branch onto upstream-mirror
- Does NOT auto-resolve conflicts — it aborts and restores the original branch
- Generates a report at
.qwen/update-pipeline/report-*.md
NEVER use --strategy-option=ours or --strategy-option=theirs when rebasing.
These silently discard changes. Conflicts must be resolved manually.
If the script reports conflicts:
git checkout <branch> && git rebase upstream-mirror- Resolve each conflict manually
git rebase --continue- Re-run the script to verify
Use the gh CLI for all GitHub-related operations — issues, pull requests,
comments, CI checks, releases, and API calls. Prefer gh issue view,
gh pr view, gh pr checks, gh run view, gh api, etc. over web fetches
or manual REST calls.
- Bug reproduction & verification: spawn the
test-engineeragent. It reads code and docs to understand the bug, then reproduces it via E2E testing (or a test-script fallback). It also handles post-fix verification. It cannot edit source code — only observe and report. - Hard bugs: use the
structured-debuggingskill when debugging requires more than a quick glance — especially when the first attempt at a fix didn't work or the behavior seems impossible. - E2E testing: the
e2e-testingskill covers headless mode, interactive (tmux) mode, MCP server testing, and API traffic inspection. Thetest-engineeragent invokes this skill internally — you typically don't need to use it directly.
When creating a PR, follow the template at .github/pull_request_template.md.
After the PR is submitted, post a separate comment with the E2E test report if
applicable.
- PR description: explain the motivation and changes in prose. Avoid referencing file names or function names.
- Reviewer Test Plan (template section): describe behaviors a reviewer should verify and what to expect, not scripted test commands. Use How to verify for reproduction steps; Before/After for TUI evidence when applicable.
- Line wrapping: do not hard-wrap the PR body at a fixed column width.
GitHub renders single newlines as
<br>, so a wrapped description displays as a narrow column. Write each paragraph or list item as one long line.
Project artifacts live under .qwen/:
| Directory | Purpose |
|---|---|
.qwen/design/ |
Design docs for planned features |
.qwen/e2e-tests/ |
E2E test plans and results |
.qwen/issues/ |
Issue drafts before filing on GitHub |
.qwen/pr-drafts/ |
PR drafts before submitting |
.qwen/pr-reviews/ |
PR review notes |
.qwen/investigations/ |
Structured debugging journals |
.qwen/scripts/ |
Utility scripts |