Qbit - Open-source agentic IDE

Quickstart • Docs • Development

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About Qbit

• Free and open-source.
• No account or subscription required. Bring your own keys.
• Fully transparent. No mysteries, no bullshit.
• Empowers users with information and full control.

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Features

Project Management

Organize workspaces with project shortcuts and quick access

Unified Timeline

Seamless conversation with AI, tool results, and terminal output

Model Selection

Choose from multiple AI providers and models

Inline Text Editing

Review and edit AI-generated content before applying

Tool Transparency

Full visibility into every tool call and its execution

Sub-agent Execution

Detailed view of sub-agent tasks and their results

Git Integration

Built-in version control with diff visualization

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Quickstart

Install (macOS)

brew tap qbit-ai/tap
brew install --cask qbit

Run from source

git clone https://github.com/qbit-ai/qbit.git
cd qbit
just install
just dev

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Linux Installation

Install from release build

Download and extract the release build:

curl -L -o qbit_x64.app.tar.gz \
  https://github.com/qbit-ai/qbit/releases/download/v0.2.13/qbit_x64.app.tar.gz

mkdir -p qbit-release

tar -xzf qbit_x64.app.tar.gz -C qbit-release

Add the binary to your PATH (adjust as needed for your system):

sudo install -m 755 qbit-release/qbit /usr/local/bin/qbit

For source builds and Linux prerequisites, see Getting started.

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Documentation

Start here:

• Docs index
• Getting started
• Configuration
• Providers

Using Qbit:

• Workspaces
• Agent modes
• Agent skills
• Tool use

Developing:

• Development
• Architecture

Evaluation / benchmarks:

• Rig evals
• SWE-bench