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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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