Serena MCP: the IDE for your agent
local MCP serverSerena MCP: the IDE for your agent is a local MCP server: A powerful toolkit for coding, providing semantic retrieval and editing capabilities. Install it from pypi as serena-agent.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add serena -- uvx serena-agent
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"serena": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"serena-agent"
]
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
Summary
A powerful toolkit for coding, providing semantic retrieval and editing capabilities.
Serena MCP: the IDE for your agent vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serena MCP: the IDE for your agent | 30K | Local | No | pypi |
| Hex Line | 565 | Local | No | npm |
| marm-mcp-server | 406 | Local | No | pypi |
| nanobanana-mcp-server | 400 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| mcp-documentation-server | 342 | Local | No | npm |
Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Serena MCP: the IDE for your agent is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package serena-agent.
Run: claude mcp add serena -- uvx serena-agent
Run: codex mcp add serena -- uvx serena-agent
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NameStars
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- mcp-documentation-serverio.github.andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server342
- Obsidian Hybrid Searchio.github.flowing-abyss/obsidian-hybrid-search106
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