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Cline

VSCode AI coding extension

Cline is a VS Code extension for AI-assisted coding. Connect it to Qwen Cloud via Token Plan (Team Edition), Coding Plan, or pay-as-you-go billing.

Install Cline

  1. Download and install VSCode.
  2. Open VSCode, search for Cline in the extension marketplace, and install it.

Configure credentials

After installation, click the Cline icon in the left sidebar to open the configuration interface. Click Bring my own API key, select OpenAI Compatible as the API Provider, and fill in the parameters for your billing plan. If you have used Cline before, click the settings icon in the upper-right corner to open the configuration interface.

Token Plan (Team Edition)

ParameterDescription
API ProviderSelect OpenAI Compatible.
Base URLhttps://token-plan.ap-southeast-1.maas.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1
API KeyEnter the Token Plan (Team Edition) dedicated API key.
Model IDEnter a supported model, such as qwen3.6-plus.

Coding Plan

ParameterDescription
API ProviderSelect OpenAI Compatible.
Base URLhttps://coding-intl.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/v1
API KeyEnter the Coding Plan dedicated API key.
Model IDEnter a supported model, such as qwen3.6-plus.

Pay-as-you-go

ParameterDescription
API ProviderSelect OpenAI Compatible.
Base URLhttps://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1
API KeyEnter your Qwen Cloud API Key.
Model IDEnter a supported model.
If you use Qwen3 (thinking mode) or the QwQ model, click MODEL CONFIGURATION in the settings interface and check Enable R1 messages format.

FAQ

Error codes

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

Error: 401 Incorrect API key provided

Possible causes:
  • The API key does not match the Base URL. API keys are not interchangeable across billing plans. Verify that the API key and Base URL belong to the same plan.

Error: 400 InternalError.Algo.InvalidParameter

Click MODEL CONFIGURATION in the settings interface and check Enable R1 messages format.