Alibaba Cloud DashScope - Qwen MCP Server

@three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp MCP server for Alibaba Cloud DashScope, Qwen chat, embeddings, and model discovery on your own account. Its README documents 3 tools, including qwen_chat, qwen_embed, qwen_list_models.

People connecting AI & ML tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

One of 37 MCP servers published from nirholas/three.ws. Stars and repository activity are shared across all of them. See all 37 →

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Alibaba Cloud DashScope - Qwen

before you install - you'll need

Set DASHSCOPE_API_KEY before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add nirholas-three.ws-packages-alibaba-cloud -- npx -y @three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nirholas-three.ws-packages-alibaba-cloud": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

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VS Code · servers

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LibreChat · mcpServers

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Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp - the @three-ws scope differs from the repo owner (nirholas); confirm it's the project's official package

registry namespace io.github.nirholas is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Alibaba Cloud DashScope - Qwen can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 3 documented tools, including qwen_chat, qwen_embed, qwen_list_models.

The 3 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what Alibaba Cloud DashScope - Qwen lets an agent do.

qwen_chat: - Chat completion with any Qwen model (qwen-max, qwen-plus, qwen-turbo, qwen-long)
qwen_embed: - Text embeddings via text-embedding-v3 (1024-dim default, up to 2048)
qwen_list_models: - List all models available on this DashScope account

04 · Who maintains Alibaba Cloud DashScope - Qwen

Alibaba Cloud DashScope - Qwen is maintained by nirholas. We track 66 MCP servers from nirholas - 65 actively maintained, 7,658 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Feb 2024. Full record: all servers from nirholas.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/nirholas/three.ws
website: https://three.ws/
category: AI & ML - actively maintained as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.nirholas/alibaba-cloud (active, first published 2026-07-01 · 3 versions)
packages: npm:@three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp

06 · Alibaba Cloud DashScope - Qwen FAQ

Is Alibaba Cloud DashScope - Qwen still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24. We re-verify nightly.

What can Alibaba Cloud DashScope - Qwen do?

An agent gets 3 documented tools, including qwen_chat, qwen_embed, qwen_list_models.

How do I install Alibaba Cloud DashScope - Qwen?

Run `npx -y @three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (DASHSCOPE_API_KEY) to set first. Set DASHSCOPE_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Alibaba Cloud DashScope - Qwen run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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