Give Qwen Code a browser that survives the terminal task.

Step 1 · Install

Install Qwen Code.

Qwen Code is an Apache-2.0 open-source coding agent for terminals, IDEs and desktop. npm is the most portable install; the official repository also publishes standalone and Homebrew options.

npm install -g @qwen-code/qwen-code@latest
qwen --version

These are the current commands published in the official Qwen Code repository ↗.

Step 2 · Connect

Connect Qwen Code.

Start Hronaut first. The explicit --scope user keeps the server in ~/.qwen/settings.json across repositories, instead of trusting a project-controlled settings file.

qwen mcp add --scope user --transport http hronaut http://127.0.0.1:47812/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hronaut": {
      "httpUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:47812/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${HRONAUT_MCP_TOKEN}"
      },
      "trust": false
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hronaut": {
      "httpUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:47812/mcp",
      "trust": false
    }
  }
}

Step 3 · Verify

Check that it works.

Use a clean workspace for this check, before Qwen Code goes near a signed-in page.

1. 1

   Qwen Code sees Hronaut

   Run qwen mcp list. Then start qwen, enter /mcp, and confirm that hronaut exposes tools. Restart a running Qwen session after you change its configuration.

2. 2

   Hronaut sees Qwen Code

   Qwen Code shows an MCP readiness indicator while discovery runs. On Hronaut Home, Qwen Code should appear under Connections before you ask it to browse.

3. 3

   Run a first browser task

   Ask: “Create a Hronaut workspace named first-check, open https://example.com inside it, and tell me the page title and workspace ID. Start with clean scratch storage.”

   Expected result: a visible first-check workspace shows Example Domain.