Add Serena MCP server configuration for Go and TypeScript #7053
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- Update .vscode/mcp.json to add Serena MCP server - Configure Serena with uvx command from git repository - Add PATH configuration for Go binaries and UV tools - Update copilot-setup-steps.yml to install UV and language servers - Install gopls (Go language server) and typescript-language-server - Enable Go and TypeScript/JavaScript support for Serena Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Update project mcp.json to configure Serena MCP for Go and TypeScript
Add Serena MCP server configuration for Go and TypeScript
Dec 20, 2025
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Dec 20, 2025
.vscode/mcp.json
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| "serena", | ||
| "start-mcp-server", | ||
| "--context", | ||
| "copilot", |
The --context parameter for Serena MCP should be 'codex', not 'copilot'. This matches the configuration used in compiled workflows. Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
Successfully updated the project to support Serena MCP for Go and TypeScript/JavaScript:
Changes Made
Updated
.vscode/mcp.json:uvxcommand to fetch from Serena GitHub repository~/go/bin) and UV tools (~/.local/bin)--context codexfor proper Serena integration (fixed from initialcopilot)Updated
.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml:Configuration Details
The Serena MCP server is configured with:
uvx --from git+https://github.com/oraios/serena serena start-mcp-servercodex(Serena's internal context identifier)${workspaceFolder}(current workspace)This enables Serena to provide semantic code retrieval and editing tools directly to GitHub Copilot Agent.
Original prompt
💡 You can make Copilot smarter by setting up custom instructions, customizing its development environment and configuring Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Learn more Copilot coding agent tips in the docs.