Agent framework and applications built upon Qwen>=3.0, featuring Function Calling, MCP, Code Interpreter, RAG, Chrome extension, etc.
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Qwen-Agent is a framework for developing LLM applications based on the instruction following, tool usage, planning, and
memory capabilities of Qwen.
It also comes with example applications such as Browser Assistant, Code Interpreter, and Custom Assistant.
Now Qwen-Agent plays as the backend of [Qwen Chat](https://chat.qwen.ai/).
# News
* 🔥🔥🔥Feb 16, 2026: Open-sourced Qwen3.5. For usage examples, refer to [Qwen3.5 Agent Demo](./examples/assistant_qwen3.5.py).
* Jan 27, 2026: Open-sourced agent evaluation benchmark [DeepPlanning](https://qwenlm.github.io/Qwen-Agent/en/benchmarks/deepplanning/) and added Qwen-Agent [documentation](https://qwenlm.github.io/Qwen-Agent/en/guide/).
* Sep 23, 2025: Added [Qwen3-VL Tool-call Demo](./examples/cookbook_think_with_images.ipynb), supporting tools such as zoom in, image search, and web search.
* Jul 23, 2025: Add [Qwen3-Coder Tool-call Demo](./examples/assistant_qwen3_coder.py); Added native API tool call interface support, such as using vLLM's built-in tool call parsing.
* May 1, 2025: Add [Qwen3 Tool-call Demo](./examples/assistant_qwen3.py), and add [MCP Cookbooks](./examples/).
* Mar 18, 2025: Support for the `reasoning_content` field; adjust the default [Function Call template](./qwen_agent/llm/fncall_prompts/nous_fncall_prompt.py), which is applicable to the Qwen2.5 series general models and QwQ-32B. If you need to use the old version of the template, please refer to the [example](./examples/function_calling.py) for passing parameters.
* Mar 7, 2025: Added [QwQ-32B Tool-call Demo](./examples/assistant_qwq.py). It supports parallel, multi-step, and multi-turn tool calls.
* Dec 3, 2024: Upgrade GUI to Gradio 5 based. Note: GUI requires Python 3.10 or higher.
* Sep 18, 2024: Added [Qwen2.5-Math Demo](./examples/tir_math.py) to showcase the Tool-Integrated Reasoning capabilities of Qwen2.5-Math. Note: The python executor is not sandboxed and is intended for local testing only, not for production use.
# Getting Started
## Installation
- Install the stable version from PyPI:
```bash
pip install -U "qwen-agent[gui,rag,code_interpreter,mcp]"
# Or use `pip install -U qwen-agent` for the minimal requirements.
# The optional requirements, specified in double brackets, are:
# [gui] for Gradio-based GUI support;
# [rag] for RAG support;
# [code_interpreter] for Code Interpreter support;
# [mcp] for MCP support.
```
- Alternatively, you can install the latest development version from the source:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen-Agent.git
cd Qwen-Agent
pip install -e ./"[gui,rag,code_interpreter,mcp]"
# Or `pip install -e ./` for minimal requirements.
```
## Preparation: Model Service
You can either use the model service provided by Alibaba
Cloud's [DashScope](https://help.aliyun.com/zh/dashscope/developer-reference/quick-start), or deploy and use your own
model service using the open-source Qwen models.
- If you choose to use the model service offered by DashScope, please ensure that you set the environment
variable `DASHSCOPE_API_KEY` to your unique DashScope API key.
- Alternatively, if you prefer to deploy and use your own model service, please follow the instructions provided in the README of Qwen2 for deploying an OpenAI-compatible API service.
Specifically, consult the [vLLM](https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen2?tab=readme-ov-file#vllm) section for high-throughput GPU deployment or the [Ollama](https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen2?tab=readme-ov-file#ollama) section for local CPU (+GPU) deployment.
For the QwQ and Qwen3 model, it is recommended to **do not** add the `--enable-auto-tool-choice` and `--tool-call-parser hermes` parameters, as Qwen-Agent will parse the tool outputs from vLLM on its own.
For Qwen3-Coder, it is recommended to enable both of the above parameters, use vLLM's built-in tool parsing, and combine with the `use_raw_api` parameter [usage](#how-to-pass-llm-parameters-to-the-agent).
## Developing Your Own Agent
Qwen-Agent offers atomic components, such as LLMs (which inherit from `class BaseChatModel` and come with [function calling](https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen-Agent/blob/main/examples/function_calling.py)) and Tools (which inherit
from `class BaseTool`), along with high-level components like Agents (derived from `class Agent`).
The following example illustrates the process of creating an agent capable of reading PDF files and utilizing tools, as
well as incorporating a custom tool:
```
…
```
In addition to using built-in agent implementations such as `class Assistant`, you can also develop your own agent implemetation by inheriting from `class Agent`.
The framework also provides a convenient GUI interface, supporting the rapid deployment of Gradio Demos for Agents.
For example, in the case above, you can quickly launch a Gradio Demo using the following code:
```py
from qwen_agent.gui import WebUI
WebUI(bot).run() # bot is the agent defined in the above code, we do not repeat the definition here for saving space.
```
Now you can chat with the Agent in the web UI. Please refer to the [examples](https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen-Agent/blob/main/examples) directory for more usage examples.
# FAQ
## How to Use the Code Interpreter Tool?
We implement a code interpreter tool based on local Docker containers. You can enable the built-in `code interpreter` tool for your agent, allowing it to autonomously write code according to specific scenarios, execute it securely within an isolated sandbox environment, and return the execution results.
⚠️ **Note**: Before using this tool, please ensure that Docker is installed and running on your local operating system. The time required to build the container image for the first time depends on your network conditions. For Docker installation and setup instructions, please refer to the [official documentation](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/).
## How to Use MCP?
You can select the required tools on the open-source [MCP server website](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers) and configure the relevant environment.
Example of MCP invocation format:
```
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"]
},
"filesystem": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/path/to/allowed/files"]
},
"sqlite" : {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-sqlite",
"--db-path",
"test.db"
]
}
}
}
```
For more details, you can refer to the [MCP usage example](./examples/assistant_mcp_sqlite_bot.py)
The dependencies required to run this example are as follows:
```
# Node.js (Download and install the latest version from the Node.js official website)
# uv 0.4.18 or higher (Check with uv --version)
# Git (Check with git --version)
# SQLite (Check with sqlite3 --version)
# For macOS users, you can install these components using Homebrew:
brew install uv git sqlite3
# For Windows users, you can install these components using winget:
winget install --id=astral-sh.uv -e
winget install git.git sqlite.sqlite
```
## Do you have function calling (aka tool calling)?
Yes. The LLM classes provide [function calling](https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen-Agent/blob/main/examples/function_calling.py). Additionally, some Agent classes also are built upon the function calling capability, e.g., FnCallAgent and ReActChat.
The current default tool calling template natively supports **Parallel Function Calls**.
## How to pass LLM parameters to the Agent?
```
…
```
## How to do question-answering over super-long documents involving 1M tokens?
We have released [a fast RAG solution](https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen-Agent/blob/main/examples/assistant_rag.py), as well as [an expensive but competitive agent](https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen-Agent/blob/main/examples/parallel_doc_qa.py), for doing question-answering over super-long documents. They have managed to outperform native long-context models on two challenging benchmarks while being more efficient, and perform perfectly in the single-needle "needle-in-the-haystack" pressure test involving 1M-token contexts. See the [blog](https://qwenlm.github.io/blog/qwen-agent-2405/) for technical details.
# Application: BrowserQwen
BrowserQwen is a browser assistant built upon Qwen-Agent. Please refer to its [documentation](https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen-Agent/blob/main/browser_qwen.md) for details.
# Disclaimer
The Docker container-based code interpreter mounts only the specified working directory and implements basic sandbox isolation, but it should still be used with caution in production environments.