Qwen Code CLI — Use Cases (Hands‑On, Simple English)

Use the code from the last step (01_hello_qwen). Start inside the project:

• cd hello_qwen && qwen
• Prefer relative paths like @main.py, @./, tests/test_main.py.

Use cases

• Understand the CLI quickly

  • /help → list commands and shortcuts
  • /tools → see available tools
  • /about → version info

• Snapshot and cost awareness

  • /stats tools → session Tool Stats
  • /stats model → token and latency breakdown
  • /copy → copy last output to clipboard

• Bring code into context (work on real files)

  • @main.py Summarize this module.
  • @./ Outline the project structure.
  • If you started outside the folder: /directory add <path-to-01_hello_qwen> then /directory show

• History and memory

  • /compress → shrink history, keep the essence
  • /summary → write .qwen/PROJECT_SUMMARY.md
  • /chat save my-tag, /chat list, /chat resume my-tag

• Shell and tests (stay inside Qwen)

  • !uv run pytest -q tests/test_main.py
  • Non-interactive once from a separate shell: qwen -p "Explain the functions in main.py"

Tips

• Escape spaces in paths like @My\ Documents/file.txt.
• Keyboard: Ctrl+C cancels; Up/Down navigate history.