Alibaba Cloud DashScope — Qwen

Name: Alibaba Cloud DashScope — Qwen
Author: nirholas

by nirholasversion 0.1.4i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.nirholas/alibaba-cloud

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Alibaba Cloud DashScope MCP: Qwen chat, embeddings, and model discovery on your own account.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Chat & email
You need to fill in: DASHSCOPE_API_KEY

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: DASHSCOPE_API_KEY, DASHSCOPE_MODEL_ID, DASHSCOPE_EMBED_MODEL_ID, DASHSCOPE_BASE_URL, DASHSCOPE_REGION

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alibaba-cloud": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DASHSCOPE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "DASHSCOPE_MODEL_ID": "your-value",
        "DASHSCOPE_EMBED_MODEL_ID": "your-value",
        "DASHSCOPE_BASE_URL": "your-value",
        "DASHSCOPE_REGION": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add alibaba-cloud --env DASHSCOPE_API_KEY=your-value --env DASHSCOPE_MODEL_ID=your-value --env DASHSCOPE_EMBED_MODEL_ID=your-value --env DASHSCOPE_BASE_URL=your-value --env DASHSCOPE_REGION=your-value -- npx -y @three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alibaba-cloud": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DASHSCOPE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "DASHSCOPE_MODEL_ID": "your-value",
        "DASHSCOPE_EMBED_MODEL_ID": "your-value",
        "DASHSCOPE_BASE_URL": "your-value",
        "DASHSCOPE_REGION": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "alibaba-cloud": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DASHSCOPE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "DASHSCOPE_MODEL_ID": "your-value",
        "DASHSCOPE_EMBED_MODEL_ID": "your-value",
        "DASHSCOPE_BASE_URL": "your-value",
        "DASHSCOPE_REGION": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

DASHSCOPE_API_KEY secret required env
DashScope API key. Create one at https://bailian.console.alibabacloud.com/ → API Keys.
DASHSCOPE_MODEL_ID env
Default chat model id. Options: qwen-max, qwen-plus (default), qwen-turbo, qwen-long.
DASHSCOPE_EMBED_MODEL_ID env
Default embedding model id. Defaults to text-embedding-v3.
DASHSCOPE_BASE_URL env
Custom DashScope endpoint. Defaults to international (dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com).
DASHSCOPE_REGION env
Set to 'cn' to use the China endpoint (dashscope.aliyuncs.com). Ignored if DASHSCOPE_BASE_URL is set.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account nirholas, which owns the repo
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Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Chat & emaili

More stars than 0% of the other 1762 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 49% of the other 1762 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 1762 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Alibaba Cloud DashScope — Qwen safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: DASHSCOPE_API_KEY

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.4) reached the registry 26 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

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@three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp

MCP server for Alibaba Cloud DashScope, Qwen chat, embeddings, and model discovery on your own account.

Install · Quick start · Tools · Models · three.ws

A Model Context Protocol server that exposes Alibaba Cloud's Qwen models, and anything else in your DashScope account, to MCP clients such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Cursor. It talks directly to the DashScope OpenAI-compatible REST API with your own Alibaba Cloud API key: no intermediary backend, no telemetry, no mock data.

Community-built and not affiliated with Alibaba Cloud. Registry name: io.github.nirholas/alibaba-cloud.

Install

npm install @three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp

Run it directly with npx (no install needed):

DASHSCOPE_API_KEY=sk-... npx @three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp

Quick start

With Claude Code, one command:

claude mcp add alibaba-cloud -e DASHSCOPE_API_KEY=sk-... -- npx -y @three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp

Or add the server to your MCP client config:

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

Requirements

An Alibaba Cloud account
A DashScope API key, navigate to API Keys and create one
Node.js ≥ 20

Tools

Tool	Description
`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

Models

Model ID	Use
`qwen-max`	Highest quality: complex reasoning, long documents
`qwen-plus`	Balanced performance (default)
`qwen-turbo`	Fastest and cheapest: simple tasks
`qwen-long`	Long context (up to 1M tokens)
`text-embedding-v3`	Embeddings, semantic search, RAG (default)

Environment variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`DASHSCOPE_API_KEY`	yes	-	Your DashScope API key
`DASHSCOPE_MODEL_ID`	no	`qwen-plus`	Default chat model
`DASHSCOPE_EMBED_MODEL_ID`	no	`text-embedding-v3`	Default embedding model
`DASHSCOPE_BASE_URL`	no	International endpoint	Custom DashScope endpoint
`DASHSCOPE_REGION`	no	-	Set to `cn` for the China endpoint
`DASHSCOPE_TIMEOUT_MS`	no	`60000`	Request timeout in ms

Inspect

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npx @three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp

Programmatic use

The package entry point (@three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp) exports `buildServer()`: a fully-registered McpServer with no transport attached, so you can mount the three tools inside a host of your own instead of spawning the binary. It reads DASHSCOPE_API_KEY when called, and registration is otherwise side-effect free. The DashScope client itself is importable from @three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp/src/dashscope.js (loadConfig, DashScopeClient, DashScopeError) when you want the REST wrapper without MCP.

// example.mjs: run with: DASHSCOPE_API_KEY=sk-... node example.mjs

import { StdioServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js'; import { buildServer } from '@three-ws/alibaba-cloud-mcp';

const server = buildServer();

// What this server exposes, before connecting anything. for (const [name, tool] of Object.entries(server._registeredTools)) { console.log(${name}: ${tool.title}); }

// Serve it over stdio (what the bin does), or attach any other MCP transport. await server.connect(new StdioServerTransport());

qwen_chat: Qwen Chat qwen_embed: Qwen Text Embeddings qwen_list_models: List DashScope Models

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Alibaba Cloud DashScope — Qwen

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Chat & emaili

Common questions

Alternatives

Vexa

emailmd

MCP WhatsApp Cloud

README from the maker

Install

Quick start

Requirements

Tools

Models

Environment variables

Inspect

Programmatic use