Qode – The first AI agent that can generate 50k line codebases in one prompt

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.

Node SDK v0.1.0 MIT Qode 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. The 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. Qode provides an autonomous agent runtime, enabling you to: 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 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 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 for CI/CD, --output-format json Onboarding wizard : First-run setup for provider and model | Package | Description | Status | |---|---|---| apps/q-cli | Main CLI — orchestrator, TUI, memory, MCP, plugins, verification | Available | packages/agent-core | Core agent runtime — context, turn loop, tools, sub-agents, profiles | Available | packages/qprovs | LLM provider abstraction | Available | packages/qmain | Execution environment — file ops, shell, git, web | Available | packages/node-sdk | Programmatic Node.js SDK | Available | packages/oauth | OAuth 2.0 for MCP server auth | Available | packages/telemetry | Optional crash reporting and telemetry | Available | npm install -g qode-agent Requires Node.js = 22.19.0 and pnpm = 10.33.0. The installer builds the project, creates ~/.Q/ , and installs the q-cli wrapper. Interactive mode opens TUI q-cli Shorthand q One-shot prompt for CI/CD q-cli -p "Add error handling to src/routes/users.ts" Use Modus Maximus for complex tasks q-cli q /mode modus-maximus q Refactor the authentication system to use OAuth 2.0 Resume a previous session q-cli -S <session-id Non-interactive with JSON output q-cli -p "Fix the type errors" --output-format json -S, --session <id Resume a session -C, --continue Continue last session -y, --yolo Auto-approve all actions -m, --model <name Override LLM model -p, --prompt <text Non-interactive mode --plan Plan mode on startup --auto Auto permission mode --setup Re-run setup wizard --output-format <fmt text | json | stream-json --skills-dir <dir Additional skill directories --cwd <path Working directory --tui / --no-tui Force/enable TUI init Initialize a Qode project session Manage sessions list, show, delete, export, import config View and edit configuration doctor Diagnose and fix configuration issues migrate Migrate data between versions update Check for and install updates completions Generate shell completion scripts daemon Start/stop the Qode daemon connect Connect to a remote instance profile Manage agent profiles plugin Manage plugins /help Interactive help dashboard /status Session status dashboard /session Show/manage session info /clear Clear transcript /exit Gracefully exit /version Show version info /mode <name Switch mode auto, modus-maximus /agent <name Switch profile auto, editius, rewritius, searchius /qmd Generate Q.md with project conventions Q PROVIDER LLM provider anthropic, openai, ollama, etc. Q MODEL Model name e.g. claude-sonnet-4-20250514 Q API KEY API key for the provider Q BASE URL Custom base URL Q THINKING Thinking level none, low, medium, high Loaded in ascending priority: built-in defaults → ~/.Q/config.toml → .q/config.toml walked up from cwd → environment variables. First run launches interactive onboarding wizard. MIT