Kai vs Serena MCP: the IDE for your agent
Kai lists no tools and runs locally and Serena MCP: the IDE for your agent lists no tools and runs locally.
| Fact | Kaiio.github.kailayerhq/kai | Serena MCP: the IDE for your agentio.github.oraios/serena |
|---|---|---|
| Score | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Status | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Tools | 0 | 0 |
| Can write data | No tools listed | No tools listed |
| Runs | Local | Local |
| Needs first | Node.js | uv |
| Licence | APACHE-2.0 | MIT |
| Latest version | 0.9.6 | 1.5.3 |
| Known advisories | 0 | 0 |
| Works in | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Zed, Cline, Continue, Goose, LM Studio, Gemini CLI, Codex, mcp-client-cli, oterm, TUUI, BoltAI, Agenvoy, Amp, AnythingLLM, Augment Code, Bob Shell, ECA, Kiro, Kiro CLI | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Zed, Cline, Continue, Goose, LM Studio, Gemini CLI, Codex, mcp-client-cli, oterm, TUUI, BoltAI, Agenvoy, Amp, AnythingLLM, Augment Code, Bob Shell, ECA, Kiro, Kiro CLI |
| Downloads last week | 185 | Not known |
| Install | Install Kai | Install Serena MCP: the IDE for your agent |
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