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Comparison

codebase-memory-mcp vs Serena

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

codebase-memory-mcp

Code-intelligence MCP server that indexes codebases into a knowledge graph.

  • + Sub-ms structural queries across the whole codebase
  • + Replaces dozens of grep and read calls with one graph query
  • + Single static binary, local-first, zero dependencies
  • − Needs an initial index per project
  • − Pure-C codebase; extending it needs a C toolchain

Serena

LSP-based semantic code tools for agents, as an MCP toolkit.

  • + Language-server-precise symbol and reference operations
  • + Agent-first, high-level abstractions over raw line-number tools
  • − Needs a language server per project
  • − Heavier to set up than plain search
Spec codebase-memory-mcp Serena
Role Code intelligence Code intelligence
Tags code-intelligence, memory code-intelligence
License MIT MIT
Open source Yes Yes
Self-hostable Yes Yes
MCP support Yes Yes
Pricing free free
Price Free Free
Usage cost No model cost No model cost
Models multi multi
Languages c python
GitHub stars 25.6k 26.1k
Last activity 2026-07-04 2026-07-03