AI CLI Tools

Claude Code, Qwen Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, and Local LLM — set up on your Android device.

Overview

OCA installs AI CLI tools via npm install -g during Step 7. All run through the glibc Node.js environment.

AI CLIs need API keys from their respective providers. OCA installs the binaries — you configure the keys after install.

Local LLM Support: Want to run models locally on your phone? See Local LLM Guide for node-llama-cpp and Ollama setup.

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Qwen Code

Best choice for Android — lightweight and uses --ignore-scripts which skips native builds that fail on Android.

Install:

npm install -g @qwen-code/qwen-code@latest --ignore-scripts

Setup:

qwen config set api-key YOUR_DASHSCOPE_KEY
qwen config set model qwen-coder-turbo

Start:

qwen

--ignore-scripts skips node-pty and @lvce-editor/ripgrep native builds, which both fail on Android. Core CLI functionality is unaffected.

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Claude Code

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
claude config set apiKey YOUR_ANTHROPIC_KEY
claude

Get your key at console.anthropic.com.

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Gemini CLI

npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
gemini  # prompts for Google account login on first run

Or with API key:

export GEMINI_API_KEY=your_key
gemini

Get your key at aistudio.google.com.

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Codex (OpenAI)

npm install -g @openai/codex
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_key
codex

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Using inside tmux

Always run AI CLIs inside tmux for long sessions:

tmux new -s ai
qwen
# Detach: Ctrl+B, then D
# Reattach: tmux attach -t ai

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Managing CLIs

# Check installed
npm list -g --depth=0

# Update all
npm update -g @qwen-code/qwen-code @anthropic-ai/claude-code @google/gemini-cli @openai/codex

# Or via OCA
oca --update