Augments MCP Server vs Serena

A side-by-side comparison of two Developer Tools servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Augments MCP Server Real-time framework docs (types + prose + examples) for any npm package via MCP. Unverified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript	Serena LSP-powered coding agent toolkit: semantic symbol search, references and structural edits. Verified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	124	12k
Last commit	3 months ago	15 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`claude mcp add -s user augments -- npx -y @augmnt-sh/augments-mcp-server`	`uvx --from git+https://github.com/oraios/serena serena start-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Augments MCP Server if you prefer its approach (real-time framework docs (types + prose + examples) for any npm package via mcp).

Pick Serena if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add Augments MCP Server

Install / run

claude mcp add -s user augments -- npx -y @augmnt-sh/augments-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "augments-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@augmnt-sh/augments-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Serena

Install / run

uvx --from git+https://github.com/oraios/serena serena start-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serena": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/oraios/serena",
        "serena",
        "start-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

Augments MCP Server or Serena — which is better?

Pick Augments MCP Server if you prefer its approach (real-time framework docs (types + prose + examples) for any npm package via mcp). Pick Serena if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Augments MCP Server and Serena?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Augments MCP Server and Serena work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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