oraios/serena

<p align="center" style="text-align:center;"> <img src="resources/serena-logo.svg#gh-light-mode-only" style="width:500px"> <img src="resources/serena-logo-dark-mode.svg#gh-dark-mode-only" style="width:500px"> </p> <h3 align="center"> The IDE for Your Coding Agent </h3> <div align="center"> <a href="https://discord.com/invite/cVUNQmnV4r"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/discord-join-5865F2?style=flat-square&labelColor=0a0e14&logo=discord&logoColor=5865F2" alt="discord"></a> <a href="https://github.com/oraios/serena/main/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-b0e8ff?style=flat-square&labelColor=0a0e14" alt="license"></a> </div> <br>

• Serena provides essential semantic code retrieval, editing, refactoring and debugging tools that are akin to an IDE's capabilities, operating at the symbol level and exploiting relational structure.
• It integrates with any client/LLM via the model context protocol (MCP).

Serena's agent-first tool design involves robust high-level abstractions, distinguishing it from approaches that rely on low-level concepts like line numbers or primitive search patterns.

Practically, this means that your agent operates faster, more efficiently and more reliably, especially in larger and more complex codebases.

[!IMPORTANT] Do not install Serena via an MCP or plugin marketplace! They contain outdated and suboptimal installation commands. Instead, follow our Quick Start instructions.

Quick Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8d11646e-b80e-4723-b9d7-32d6101b5f58

:tv: Longer video: Introduction to Serena in 5 Minutes (YouTube)

What Our "End Users" Say

While it is humans who download and set up Serena, our end users are essentially AI agents. As the ones actually applying Serena's tools, they are in the best position to evaluate Serena.

We crafted an unbiased evaluation prompt that leads the agent to