@qwen-code/qwen-code 0.18.0-preview.2 → 0.18.1

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  1. package/bundled/loop/SKILL.md +2 -1
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  9. package/bundled/qc-helper/docs/features/followup-suggestions.md +2 -2
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  12. package/bundled/qc-helper/docs/qwen-serve-deploy-local.md +221 -0
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100
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@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Suggestions are generated when all of the following conditions are met:
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34
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35
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35
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36
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75
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75
+ | `ui.enableFollowupSuggestions` | boolean | `false` | Enable or disable followup suggestions |
76
76
  | `ui.enableCacheSharing` | boolean | `true` | Use cache-aware forked queries to reduce cost (experimental) |
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118
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119
119
  - Globs are matched relative to the project root with [picomatch](https://github.com/micromatch/picomatch); files outside the project root never trigger activation.
120
120
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121
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+ - `paths:` only gates **model** discovery, and only at the SkillTool listing level. Unless `user-invocable: false` is set, you can always invoke a path-gated Skill yourself via `/<skill-name>` or the `/skills` picker — that user path runs the Skill body regardless of activation state. The model side, however, stays gated until a matching file is touched: a slash invocation does **not** unlock model-side activation, so if you want the model to chain off your invocation (call `Skill { skill: ... }` itself), also access a file matching the skill's `paths:` first.
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122
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125
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126
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127
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129
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131
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132
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133
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