{"slug": "qode-the-first-ai-agent-that-can-generate-50k-line-codebases-in-one-prompt", "title": "Qode – The first AI agent that can generate 50k line codebases in one prompt", "summary": "Qode, a terminal-based autonomous coding agent, has been released as an open-source Node SDK that can generate 50,000-line codebases from a single prompt. The tool features a four-phase Modus Maximus pipeline, multi-LLM support, and a verification system with self-correction, enabling developers to automate complex codebase operations and cross-cutting transformations.", "body_md": "Node SDK v0.1.0\n\nMIT\n\nQode is a terminal-based autonomous coding agent for long-running tasks and massive codebase development. It operates directly in your terminal with a rich TUI, connects to multiple LLM providers, and orchestrates multi-file changes through an intelligent pipeline that scales from one-line fixes to cross-cutting transformations spanning hundreds of files.\n\nThe Node SDK is a thin client that reuses the same Qode CLI configuration, tools, skills, and MCP servers. It streams responses in real time, surfaces approvals and tool calls, and lets you orchestrate sessions programmatically.\n\nQode provides an autonomous agent runtime, enabling you to:\n\n**Build custom applications**— Integrate Qode into your own tools and workflows** Automate complex tasks**— Script multi-turn conversations across long-running sessions** Run massive codebase operations**— Use Modus Maximus for cross-cutting changes\n\n**Two execution modes**: AUTO (single-agent turn loop with classifier-driven behavior) and MODUS MAXIMUS (4-phase pipeline: plan generation, user confirmation, sequential sub-agent execution through specialist profiles, and final summary)**Intent classification**: Heuristic analysis of every prompt for scope, depth, file references, action verbs, parallelism needs, and verification requirements**Dynamic escalation**: Runtime mode escalation via DynamicReclassifier when the current execution strategy is insufficient** Modus Maximus**: 15-50 dependency-aware plan steps, user confirmation (Looks Good / Needs Revision / Redo), sequential sub-agent execution with heuristic profile resolution, and final summary (Aims to generate 50k-80k lines of code for a fresh project in one shot through our specialized architecture)**Specialist agent profiles**: Editius (surgical code editing via StrReplace), Rewritius (full-file rewrites and refactoring), Searchius (codebase analysis), Auto (task-adaptive); switchable via`/agent`\n\n**Four-tier memory**: WorkingMemory with priority-tagged compaction, EpisodicRecall with TF-IDF scoring, LTPM (disk-backed persistence with retention policies), SemanticRecall (vector-based ANN search via HNSW index), CodebaseGraph (language-aware model for TS, JS, Python, Rust, Go, Java)**Verification pipeline**: 7 gates (syntax, lint, typecheck, unit tests, integration tests, architecture, full suite) with per-language auto-detection and SHA-256 caching**Self-correction**: Automated fix-and-reverify loop with architecture escalation** Multiple LLM providers**: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Ollama (local, no API key), Kimi, OpenAI-compatible** Plugin system**: Manifest-based discovery with lifecycle hooks** Skill system**: Reusable prompt templates and inline scripts** MCP client**: stdio and HTTP/SSE transport** Session persistence**: JSONL wire format, blob store, migration system** Non-interactive mode**:`--prompt`\n\nfor CI/CD,`--output-format json`\n\n**Onboarding wizard**: First-run setup for provider and model\n\n| Package | Description | Status |\n|---|---|---|\n`apps/q-cli` |\nMain CLI — orchestrator, TUI, memory, MCP, plugins, verification | Available |\n`packages/agent-core` |\nCore agent runtime — context, turn loop, tools, sub-agents, profiles | Available |\n`packages/qprovs` |\nLLM provider abstraction | Available |\n`packages/qmain` |\nExecution environment — file ops, shell, git, web | Available |\n`packages/node-sdk` |\nProgrammatic Node.js SDK | Available |\n`packages/oauth` |\nOAuth 2.0 for MCP server auth | Available |\n`packages/telemetry` |\nOptional crash reporting and telemetry | Available |\n\n```\nnpm install -g qode-agent\n```\n\nRequires Node.js >= 22.19.0 and pnpm >= 10.33.0. The installer builds the project, creates `~/.Q/`\n\n, and installs the `q-cli`\n\nwrapper.\n\n```\n# Interactive mode (opens TUI)\nq-cli\n\n# Shorthand\nq\n\n# One-shot prompt for CI/CD\nq-cli -p \"Add error handling to src/routes/users.ts\"\n\n# Use Modus Maximus for complex tasks\nq-cli\nq> /mode modus-maximus\nq> Refactor the authentication system to use OAuth 2.0\n\n# Resume a previous session\nq-cli -S <session-id>\n\n# Non-interactive with JSON output\nq-cli -p \"Fix the type errors\" --output-format json\n-S, --session <id>       Resume a session\n-C, --continue           Continue last session\n-y, --yolo               Auto-approve all actions\n-m, --model <name>       Override LLM model\n-p, --prompt <text>      Non-interactive mode\n--plan                   Plan mode on startup\n--auto                   Auto permission mode\n--setup                  Re-run setup wizard\n--output-format <fmt>    text | json | stream-json\n--skills-dir <dir>       Additional skill directories\n--cwd <path>             Working directory\n--tui / --no-tui         Force/enable TUI\ninit          Initialize a Qode project\nsession       Manage sessions (list, show, delete, export, import)\nconfig        View and edit configuration\ndoctor        Diagnose and fix configuration issues\nmigrate       Migrate data between versions\nupdate        Check for and install updates\ncompletions   Generate shell completion scripts\ndaemon        Start/stop the Qode daemon\nconnect       Connect to a remote instance\nprofile       Manage agent profiles\nplugin        Manage plugins\n/help             Interactive help dashboard\n/status           Session status dashboard\n/session          Show/manage session info\n/clear            Clear transcript\n/exit             Gracefully exit\n/version          Show version info\n/mode <name>      Switch mode (auto, modus-maximus)\n/agent <name>     Switch profile (auto, editius, rewritius, searchius)\n/qmd              Generate Q.md with project conventions\nQ_PROVIDER    LLM provider (anthropic, openai, ollama, etc.)\nQ_MODEL       Model name (e.g. claude-sonnet-4-20250514)\nQ_API_KEY     API key for the provider\nQ_BASE_URL    Custom base URL\nQ_THINKING    Thinking level (none, low, medium, high)\n```\n\nLoaded in ascending priority: built-in defaults → `~/.Q/config.toml`\n\n→ `.q/config.toml`\n\n(walked up from cwd) → environment variables. 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