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add-serena

Community RegistryGeneralby nesbo

Complete integration guide for adding Serena MCP to any software project. Provides IDE-like semantic code understanding through LSP integration, symbol-level navigation, and precise code editing. Includes prerequisites checking, installation steps, configuration templates for C#, Python, TypeScript and more, troubleshooting guide, and advanced configurations.

First seen 4/17/2026

Summary

This skill provides a complete integration guide for adding Serena MCP to any software project, enabling IDE-like semantic code understanding through LSP integration.

  • It covers prerequisites checking, installation steps, configuration templates for multiple languages, troubleshooting, and advanced configurations, making it easy to set up symbol-level navigation and precise code editing.

Install & Usage

1
Add a marketplace
/plugin marketplace add <org/repo>
2
Install the plugin

Add the configuration to /plugin install add-serena@<marketplace>

3
Manage with /plugin
/plugin

Use Cases

Integrate Serena MCP into a new or existing project to enable semantic code understanding and LSP features.
Set up symbol-level navigation and precise code editing in a TypeScript or Python project using Serena.
Quickly configure Serena MCP for a C# project with the provided configuration templates.
Troubleshoot common issues when adding Serena MCP to a project, such as missing dependencies or configuration errors.
Upgrade an existing project's code understanding capabilities by adding advanced Serena MCP configurations.
Standardize the Serena MCP setup across multiple projects in a team by following the step-by-step guide.

Usage Examples

1

/add-serena Set up Serena MCP for my TypeScript project with LSP integration

2

/add-serena Show me the configuration template for Python with Serena MCP

3

/add-serena Troubleshoot why Serena MCP is not providing symbol navigation in my C# project

View source on GitHub
mcplsptypescriptpythonserenamodel-context-protocolidecode-understanding

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is add-serena?

This skill provides a complete integration guide for adding Serena MCP to any software project, enabling IDE-like semantic code understanding through LSP integration. It covers prerequisites checking, installation steps, configuration templates for multiple languages, troubleshooting, and advanced configurations, making it easy to set up symbol-level navigation and precise code editing.

How to install add-serena?

To install add-serena: add a marketplace (/plugin marketplace add <org/repo>), then add the config to /plugin install add-serena@<marketplace>. Finally, /plugin in Claude Code.

What is add-serena best for?

add-serena is a plugin categorized under General. It is designed for: mcp, lsp, typescript, python, serena, model-context-protocol, ide, code-understanding. Created by nesbo.

What can I use add-serena for?

add-serena is useful for: Integrate Serena MCP into a new or existing project to enable semantic code understanding and LSP features.; Set up symbol-level navigation and precise code editing in a TypeScript or Python project using Serena.; Quickly configure Serena MCP for a C# project with the provided configuration templates.; Troubleshoot common issues when adding Serena MCP to a project, such as missing dependencies or configuration errors.; Upgrade an existing project's code understanding capabilities by adding advanced Serena MCP configurations.; Standardize the Serena MCP setup across multiple projects in a team by following the step-by-step guide..