serena
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A powerful coding agent toolkit providing semantic retrieval and editing capabilities (MCP server & other integrations)
Serena is an open-source coding agent toolkit that empowers LLMs with IDE-like semantic code retrieval and editing capabilities. It integrates with various LLMs and IDEs, enabling efficient and precise code manipulation directly within the codebase.
#LLM Agent#Code Analysis#IDE Tools#LSP#JetBrains#Coding#Data Analysis
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Features
01Transforms LLMs into fully-featured coding agents for direct codebase interaction.
02Offers IDE-like semantic code retrieval and editing tools, operating at the symbol level.
03Highly flexible, not tied to specific LLMs, frameworks, or interfaces.
04Supports over 30 programming languages through LSP or its JetBrains plugin.
05Improves LLM (token) efficiency and code quality, especially in large and complex projects.
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Compatibility
Claude Code
Supported
Verified via docs
JetBrains IDEs
Native (except Rider)
Verified via docs
VS Code
MCP
Verified via docs
Language Server Protocol (LSP)
30+ Languages
Verified via docs
ChatGPT
mcpo
Verified via docs
MCP Clients
Various Clients (e.g., OpenWebUI, Jan)
Verified via docs
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Quick start
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$ uvx --from git+https://github.com/oraios/serena serena start-mcp-server --help
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Use cases
↳Efficiently retrieving and editing code within an LLM agent, optimizing token usage and saving costs.
↳Implementing new features or refactoring existing code with symbol-level precision.
↳Navigating and manipulating complex, large-scale codebases more effectively than simplistic file-based approaches.
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