Qoder

Qoder is an agentic coding platform for software development that supports a desktop IDE, CLI, and JetBrains plugin, and can connect to Alibaba Cloud Model Studio via pay-as-you-go, Coding Plan, Token Plan Personal Edition, or Token Plan Team Edition.

Qoder IDE

Install

1. Go to the Qoder official website to download and install Qoder.
2. Complete the initial configuration and log in to your Qoder account after the first launch.

Configure Access Credentials

1. Open Qoder settings from the top-right corner of the interface, select Models, and click Add.

2. Model configuration details are as follows:

   Configuration Item	Description
   Provider	Select Alibaba Cloud Model Studio - China from the dropdown menu
   Type	Select Token Plan (Personal Edition or Team Edition), Coding Plan, or Pay-as-you-go based on your billing plan
   Model	Select a model from the dropdown menu. Only text generation models are supported.
   API Key	Enter the dedicated API key for your chosen plan: Token Plan Personal Edition: Get API Key Token Plan (Team Edition): Get API Key Coding Plan: Get API Key Pay-as-you-go: Get API Key

3. Click Add. The model configuration is complete once validation passes.

4. Select the corresponding model from the model list to start using it.

Qoder CLI

Install

1. Run the following command in the terminal to install.

curl -fsSL https://qoder.com/install | bash

2. Verify that the installation was successful.

qodercli --version

If a version number is displayed, the installation is successful.

Log in to Qoder

Authentication is required before use. There are two methods:

1. Log in via TUI (Recommended)
   1. Run qodercli to enter the interactive interface, and type /login in the dialog.
   2. Select login with browser or login with qoder personal access token to complete the login.
2. Log in via environment variable

   Suitable for non-interactive environments (such as CI/CD pipelines). Replace your_personal_access_token_here with your actual token, which can be obtained from the Integrations page.

   macOS/Linux

   export QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN="your_personal_access_token_here"
   

   Windows

   set QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_personal_access_token_here
   

Configure Access Credentials

1. Type /model in the dialog, and use the Tab key to switch to Custom.
2. Press Enter to select Add custom model, choose Alibaba Cloud Model Studio - China as the provider, and select Token Plan (Personal Edition or Team Edition), Coding Plan, or Pay-as-you-go as the type based on your billing plan.
3. Select a model and enter the dedicated API key for your chosen plan. Confirm and wait for the configuration to take effect.

Use Qoder CLI

1. Restart Qoder CLI.

qodercli

2. Type /model in the dialog, use the Tab key to switch to Custom, and select the configured model to start using it.

JetBrains Plugin

1. Open a JetBrains IDE (such as IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, etc.), search for Qoder in the extensions marketplace and install it.

2. Click Qoder in the right navigation bar and complete the login in the Qoder chat panel.

3. Click the settings icon in the top-right corner, select Plugin Settings, and click Add Model in the popup.

4. Configuration details are as follows:

   Configuration Item	Description
   Provider	Select Alibaba Cloud Model Studio - China from the dropdown menu
   Type	Select Token Plan (Personal Edition or Team Edition), Coding Plan, or Pay-as-you-go based on your billing plan
   Model	Select a model from the dropdown menu. Only text generation models are supported.
   API Key	Enter the dedicated API key for your chosen plan: Token Plan Personal Edition: Get API Key Token Plan (Team Edition): Get API Key Coding Plan: Get API Key Pay-as-you-go: Get API Key

   After completing the configuration, click OK and wait for the configuration to take effect.

5. Select the configured model from Custom models to start a conversation.

Learn More

To learn more about Qoder's agents, MCP, Skills, and other extension capabilities, refer to the Qoder official documentation.

Use case: Integrate Bailian CLI

Bailian CLI registers a Skill at ~/.qoder/skills/bailian-cli/ during installation, allowing Qoder to invoke Bailian capabilities through conversation. For the full capability list, see the Bailian CLI console. Prerequisite: Node.js 18+.

1. Tell Qoder to install Bailian CLI:

Please install the Alibaba Cloud Bailian CLI globally: npm install -g bailian-cli

2. Go to the Bailian console to get your API Key, then tell Qoder to configure it:

My API Key is: sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxx

3. Describe what you need in natural language, for example:

Generate 6 Amazon e-commerce hero images for a white wireless Bluetooth headset.

Generate a 30-second product demo video for a white wireless Bluetooth headset.

FAQ

Error Codes

If you encounter errors during configuration, refer to the FAQ documentation for the corresponding billing plan:

• Coding Plan: Coding Plan FAQ
• Token Plan Personal Edition: Token Plan Personal Edition FAQ
• Token Plan (Team Edition): Token Plan (Team Edition) FAQ
• Pay-as-you-go: Error Codes

Why can't I find the model option in Qoder settings?

Possible reasons:

• Not logged in: You must log in first before you can chat and configure models.
• Unsupported version: We recommend updating to the latest version (0.16.0 or later).