Qoder

May 31, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

Control the Qoder IDE desktop app from OpenCLI through Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP). Qoder is an Electron / VS Code-derived AI IDE; these commands operate the currently connected Qoder renderer, so open Qoder with remote debugging enabled before use.

Prerequisites

  1. Install Qoder.
  2. Launch Qoder with CDP enabled on its registered port:
/Applications/Qoder.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron \
  --remote-debugging-port=9237 \
  --remote-allow-origins='*'

Setup

export OPENCLI_CDP_ENDPOINT="http://127.0.0.1:9237"

Commands

Diagnostics

  • opencli qoder status: Check the active Qoder renderer URL and title.

Quest Lifecycle

  • opencli qoder new: Start a new Quest.
  • opencli qoder history --limit 20: List visible Quests from the sidebar.
  • opencli qoder read --limit 30: Read visible turns in the current Quest.
  • opencli qoder send "message": Send a message to the current Quest.
  • opencli qoder ask "prompt" --timeout 120: Send a prompt and wait for a visible reply.
  • opencli qoder sidebar-toggle: Collapse or expand the Quest sidebar.
  • opencli qoder open-panel: Toggle the bottom panel.
  • opencli qoder search "query": Open the Qoder search palette and list results.
  • opencli qoder settings: Open Settings.
  • opencli qoder knowledge: Open Knowledge.
  • opencli qoder marketplace: Open Marketplace.
  • opencli qoder credits: Open Credits Usage and read the visible popover.
  • opencli qoder view-all: Click View all in the Quest list.
  • opencli qoder add-workspace: Open the Add Workspace folder picker.
  • opencli qoder account [--username name]: Open the account menu and list items.
  • opencli qoder more-actions: Open More Actions and list menu items.

Composer

  • opencli qoder prompt-enhance: Click Prompt Enhance for the current draft.
  • opencli qoder open-editor: Open the current draft in Qoder's editor view.

Notes

Most commands use Qoder's visible desktop UI as the source of truth. Commands that click a button will fail with a typed error if the target control is not visible in the current Qoder view. send and ask require post-submit evidence from the visible Quest before returning success.