Android MCP Server vs Serena

A side-by-side comparison of two Developer Tools servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Android MCP Server Control Android devices from MCP clients via ADB — run shell commands, capture screenshots, inspect UI, manage packages. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Stale Python	Serena LSP-powered coding agent toolkit: semantic symbol search, references and structural edits. Verified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Language	Python	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	771	12k
Last commit	1 year ago	23 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`git clone https://github.com/minhalvp/android-mcp-server.git`	`uvx --from git+https://github.com/oraios/serena serena start-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Android MCP Server if you prefer its approach (control android devices from mcp clients via adb — run shell commands, capture screenshots, inspect ui, manage packages).

Pick Serena if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add Android MCP Server

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/minhalvp/android-mcp-server.git

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "android-mcp-server": {
      "command": "path/to/uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "path/to/android-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Serena

Install / run

uvx --from git+https://github.com/oraios/serena serena start-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serena": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/oraios/serena",
        "serena",
        "start-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

Android MCP Server or Serena — which is better?

Pick Android MCP Server if you prefer its approach (control android devices from mcp clients via adb — run shell commands, capture screenshots, inspect ui, manage packages). Pick Serena if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Android MCP Server and Serena?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Android MCP Server and Serena work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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