How to use Nexus API with Qwen Code CLI - Alibaba's coding assistant integration tutorial. Configure OPENAI_BASE_URL to access GPT-5, DeepSeek and more.

Install Qwen Code

Using pnpm:

pnpm install -g @qwen-code/qwen-code

Using npm:

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

Using yarn:

yarn global add @qwen-code/qwen-code

Configure Environment Variables

Linux / macOS

# Set your API key (get it from https://nexusapi.one/console/token)
export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-xxx"

# Set API base URL
export OPENAI_BASE_URL="https://nexusapi.one/v1"

# Optional: set model (can use deepseek-v3.1, deepseek-v3.2, etc.)
export OPENAI_MODEL="gpt-5"

Windows PowerShell

# Set your API key (get it from https://nexusapi.one/console/token)
$env:OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-xxx"

# Set API base URL
$env:OPENAI_BASE_URL="https://nexusapi.one/v1"

# Optional: set model (can use deepseek-v3.1, deepseek-v3.2, etc.)
$env:OPENAI_MODEL="gpt-5"

Important: Replace sk-xxx with your actual API key. You can get it from the Console.

Start Using

# Enter your project directory
cd my-project

# Start Qwen Code
qwen

Persistent Configuration

Linux / macOS

Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:

export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-xxx"
export OPENAI_BASE_URL="https://nexusapi.one/v1"
export OPENAI_MODEL="gpt-5"

Windows PowerShell

Add to your PowerShell profile ($PROFILE):

$env:OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-xxx"
$env:OPENAI_BASE_URL="https://nexusapi.one/v1"
$env:OPENAI_MODEL="gpt-5"

Use with Qwen Code

Install Qwen Code

Configure Environment Variables

Linux / macOS

Windows PowerShell

Start Using

Persistent Configuration

Linux / macOS

Windows PowerShell

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