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Remove duplicate Go shorthand from Migration section (already in Quick Start), drop the separate Memory Configuration section (moved key info to Best Practices), remove the Automated Refactoring usage example (redundant with Find Unused Functions), merge the What is Serena section into the intro, and consolidate Related Documentation and External Resources into a single section. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull request overview
Reduces repetition and overall length in the Serena guide while keeping the key setup, migration, and usage guidance intact.
Changes:
- Consolidated the introductory explanation and removed the duplicate “What is Serena?” section.
- Removed redundant/duplicated snippets and examples (Go shorthand duplication, Memory Configuration section, Automated Refactoring example).
- Merged external links into the existing “Related Documentation” section and updated Best Practices text.
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| docs/src/content/docs/guides/serena.md | Removes duplicated/redundant sections and streamlines guidance, keeping the main setup/migration/docs links. |
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| ## Best Practices | ||
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| Configure cache directory early (`mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/serena`) for faster operations. Prefer symbol-level operations (`replace_symbol_body`) over file-level edits. Combine Serena with other tools like `github`, `edit`, and `bash` for complete workflows. For large codebases, start with targeted analysis of specific packages before expanding scope. | ||
| Pre-create the cache directory (`mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/serena`) for faster operations — Serena reuses language server indexes across runs. Pin the key with `tools.cache-memory.key: serena-analysis` in frontmatter to persist it. Prefer symbol-level operations (`replace_symbol_body`) over file-level edits. Combine Serena with other tools like `github`, `edit`, and `bash` for complete workflows. For large codebases, start with targeted analysis of specific packages before expanding scope. |
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The inline config hint tools.cache-memory.key: serena-analysis is easy to misread as copy/pastable YAML, but the actual frontmatter structure is nested under tools: cache-memory: key: (see docs/src/content/docs/reference/cache-memory.md:23-31). Consider rephrasing to “set tools.cache-memory.key to serena-analysis” (no colon) and/or adding a minimal frontmatter example, and explicitly note that cache-memory must be enabled for the directory to persist across runs.
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| - [Serena GitHub Repository](https://github.com/oraios/serena) - Official repository | ||
| - [Serena Documentation](https://oraios.github.io/serena/) - Comprehensive user guide | ||
| - [Serena GitHub Repository](https://github.com/oraios/serena) — official repo and [documentation](https://oraios.github.io/serena/) |
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This bullet mixes an em dash (—) and a different description style than the surrounding “ - ” entries in the same Related Documentation list. For consistency with other pages’ Related Documentation sections (e.g., docs/src/content/docs/guides/mcps.md:174-179), consider using the same “ - ” separator here as well.
| - [Serena GitHub Repository](https://github.com/oraios/serena) — official repo and [documentation](https://oraios.github.io/serena/) | |
| - [Serena GitHub Repository](https://github.com/oraios/serena) - official repo and [documentation](https://oraios.github.io/serena/) |
Removes ~24% of lines from
docs/src/content/docs/guides/serena.md(218 → 165 lines, −53 lines) by eliminating duplicate and redundant content while preserving all essential information.What changed
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docs/src/content/docs/guides/serena.mdTypes of bloat removed:
shared/mcp/serena-go.md) appeared in both Quick Start and Migration; removed the Migration copy.mkdircommand already appeared in the Find Unused Functions example; moved the cache-memory key tip into Best Practices instead.Estimated reduction
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