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QwenPaw

AgentScope
open source / Overall score: 2.6

QwenPaw is a self-hosted personal assistant from the AgentScope team. It connects to multiple chat channels, supports MCP tools and plugins, keeps persistent memory across conversations, and offers a terminal UI alongside a desktop application. It installs from PyPI, a shell script, Docker, or a hosted deployment on Alibaba Cloud, the AgentScope platform or ModelScope.

Openness

5 high confidence
5.0
license
Apache-2.0(OSI)
source
public(agentscope-ai/QwenPaw)
core features withheld
no — no enterprise or ee path in the repository root and no paid tier described in the README

QwenPaw ships under Apache-2.0, verified word for word against the canonical license text with no term changed. No enterprise or ee path exists in the repository, and no paid tier is described in the README; the hosted AgentScope platform and ModelScope options are free ways to run the same code rather than a gated alternative.

  • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/agentscope-ai/QwenPaw/main/LICENSE recorded 2026-10-07

    LICENSE body, read in full and diffed against the canonical Apache-2.0 text. All nine numbered sections are present and the terms section matches word for word except for one inserted 'the' before 'Licensor' in the definition of Contribution. After END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS the file carries the filled-in boilerplate notice for the QwenPaw Authors rather than the canonical appendix instructions, which is why it is shorter than the template. No appended condition and nothing removed.

  • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/agentscope-ai/QwenPaw/main/README.md recorded 2026-10-07

    README, read for the distribution and gating question: it documents install and deployment routes for the same code from "Option 1: Pip Install" through "Option 6: Using ModelScope", describes the AgentScope Platform deployment as "Free, 7/24 online", and names no enterprise, paid or licence-gated build.

Adoption

2 high confidence
2.0

QwenPaw's adoption is measured as PyPI downloads of the qwenpaw package over a trailing 30 days, a direct installation count rather than GitHub stars, which the repository also carries in far greater number. A registered package's download count is treated as the stronger signal, so the reading follows the PyPI figure rather than the larger star count.

Capability

4 medium confidence
4.0

QwenPaw is an extensible platform with tools, plugins and memory rather than a front end over a model endpoint, the same class as AnythingLLM and Open WebUI, above the plain front-end shape of Jan and SillyTavern. It does not reach LibreChat, which adds multi-user authentication and a broader native provider matrix.

  • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/agentscope-ai/QwenPaw/main/README.md recorded 2026-10-07

    README documents install routes from pip to Docker and hosted options, "Console, TUI, and desktop app for direct access", "Plugin architecture with a marketplace. MCP integration for external tools.", and a "Three-layer memory" with a self-evolving personal knowledge base.

Verified 2026-09-24