supported languages

Serena is the IDE for your coding agent.

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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] Don't install Serena via an MCP or plugin marketplace! They contain outdated and suboptimal installation commands. Instead, follow our [Quick Start](#quick-start) instructions.

How Serena Works

Serena provides the necessary [tools](https://oraios.github.io/serena/01-about/035_tools.html) for coding workflows, but an LLM is required to do the actual work, orchestrating tool use.

Serena can extend the functionality of your existing AI client via the **model context protocol (MCP)**. Most modern AI chat clients directly support MCP, including

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To connect the Serena MCP server to your client, you either

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See the [Quick Start](#quick-start) section below for information on how to get started.

Programming Language Support & Semantic Analysis Capabilities

Serena provides a set of versatile code querying and editing functionalities based on symbolic understanding of the code.

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