Server vs Serena

In-depth architectural comparison of the Server and Serena MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: path, directory, type.

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Choose Serena when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Symbol-level code retrieval, Semantic editing and refactoring, Reference, declaration, and implementation lookup.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Server aidemd-mcp Coding Agents	Serena oraios Coding Agents
Summary
Category & Scope	Coding Agents	Coding Agents
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aidemd-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "command"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oraios-serena": {
      "url": "https://discord.com/invite/cVUNQmnV4r"
    }
  }
}

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