github/github-mcp-server vs oraios/serena

github/github-mcp-server scores higher overall: 79/100 (A-tier) against 77/100 (A-tier). github/github-mcp-server leads on reliability, documentation, maintenance; oraios/serena leads on skill leverage, evaluation readiness. Scored 2026-07-07, methodology v1.0.

Dimension by dimension

Dimension	github-mcp-server	serena
Reliability	78	74
Skill Leverage	80	82
Documentation	82	78
Maintenance	92	88
Safety / Governance	76	68
Evaluation Readiness	60	66
Composability	88	84
Adoption (capped)	86	84
Overall	79 · A	77 · A

scored 2026-07-07 · metrics fetched 2026-07-07 · how we score

The entries

github/github-mcp-serverA-Tier

GitHub's official MCP server: repos, issues, PRs, actions, and code scanning exposed as agent tools with GitHub's own auth and permission…

79/100 MIT active (commit 0d before fetch)

claude-codecursorcodexcopilotgeneric

oraios/serenaA-Tier

An MCP toolkit that gives coding agents semantic code retrieval and editing: language-server-grade symbol operations instead of…

77/100 MIT active (commit 1d before fetch)

claude-codecursorcodexgeneric

Frequently asked questions

github/github-mcp-server or oraios/serena?

github/github-mcp-server scores higher overall (79 vs 77, methodology v1.0). But they are the same category, so the dimension table below is the real answer.

How is this comparison generated?

Both scorecards come from the same public rubric with evidence notes, scored by the same editorial process. This page presents them side by side; it adds no new judgments beyond the scores themselves.