🔍 Serena

This skill enables symbol-level code understanding and navigation with LSP, empowering precise symbol edits and robust refactoring across multi-language

QUICK INSTALL
npx playbooks add skill massgen/massgen --skill serena

About Serena

Serena specializes your AI coding agent in code review & quality — it this skill enables symbol-level code understanding and navigation with lsp, empowering precise symbol edits and robust refactoring across multi-language.

At 19 words, this compact prompt gives your agent specialized code review & quality expertise with structured patterns and output formats. Install via CLI or copy the prompt below.

Use Cases

  • Catching bugs and security vulnerabilities before merge
  • Enforcing code style and architectural consistency
  • Reviewing PRs for performance and maintainability
  • Generating detailed code review comments

Example Prompts

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System Prompt (19 words)

This skill enables symbol-level code understanding and navigation with LSP, empowering precise symbol edits and robust refactoring across multi-language

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Serena?

Serena is a free code review & quality skill for AI coding agents. This skill enables symbol-level code understanding and navigation with LSP, empowering precise symbol edits and robust refactoring across multi-language. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with code review & quality expertise.

How do I use Serena with Claude Code?

Run npx playbooks add skill massgen/massgen --skill serena in your terminal to install Serena into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.

Which AI coding agents work with Serena?

Serena is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.

Is Serena free to use?

Yes, Serena is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/massgen/massgen/tree/main/massgen/skills/serena. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.

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