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Write Serena Notes by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Write Serena Notes
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

Write Serena Notes

Write notes and documentation to Serena memory. Use this skill when you need to persist information like technical debt, architecture decisions, meeting notes, or any other documentation to the project's Serena memory.

majiayu000 Updated Sep 9, 2026 567 repo stars

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Serena Notes

Overview

This skill provides the workflow and templates for writing notes to Serena memory. Serena is a semantic coding tool that stores project-related memories for future reference.

Workflow

Step 1: Activate the Project

REQUIRED before any memory operation. You must activate the Serena project first.

mcp-cli call plugin_serena_serena/activate_project '{"project": "dssk-multichannel-gui"}'

Schema:

{
  "project": "string (required) - The project name to activate"
}

Step 2: Write the Memory

After activation, write the note using write_memory:

mcp-cli call plugin_serena_serena/write_memory '{"memory_file_name": "your-note-name", "content": "Your content here..."}'

Schema:

{
  "memory_file_name": "string (required) - Filename without extension, use kebab-case",
  "content": "string (required) - The markdown content of the note"
}

Step 3: Verify (Optional)

List memories to confirm the note was created:

mcp-cli call plugin_serena_serena/list_memories '{}'

Or read the specific note:

mcp-cli call plugin_serena_serena/read_memory '{"memory_file_name": "your-note-name"}'

Templates

Use the appropriate template from the templates/ directory based on your note type:

Template	Use When
`technical-debt.md`	Documenting code that needs future improvement

Common Errors

"No active project"

Cause: Forgot to activate the project first. Fix: Run activate_project before write_memory.

Invalid parameter name

Cause: Using wrong parameter names (e.g., project_name instead of project). Fix: Use exact parameter names from schemas above.

Resources

templates/

Markdown templates for different types of notes. Copy and fill in the placeholders.

---name: write-serena-notesdescription: Write notes and documentation to Serena memory. Use this skill when you need to persist information like technical debt, architecture decisions, meeting notes, or any other documentation to the project's Serena memory.--- # Serena Notes ## Overview This skill provides the workflow and templates for writing notes to Serena memory. Serena is a semantic coding tool that stores project-related memories for future reference. ## Workflow ### Step 1: Activate the Project **REQUIRED before any memory operation.** You must activate the Serena project first. ```bash mcp-cli call plugin_serena_serena/activate_project '{"project": "dssk-multichannel-gui"}' ``` **Schema:** ```json { "project": "string (required) - The project name to activate" } ``` ### Step 2: Write the Memory After activation, write the note using `write_memory`: ```bash mcp-cli call plugin_serena_serena/write_memory '{"memory_file_name": "your-note-name", "content": "Your content here..."}' ``` **Schema:** ```json { "memory_file_name": "string (required) - Filename without extension, use kebab-case", "content": "string (required) - The markdown content of the note" } ``` ### Step 3: Verify (Optional) List memories to confirm the note was created: ```bash mcp-cli call plugin_serena_serena/list_memories '{}' ``` Or read the specific note: ```bash mcp-cli call plugin_serena_serena/read_memory '{"memory_file_name": "your-note-name"}' ``` ## Templates Use the appropriate template from the `templates/` directory based on your note type: | Template | Use When | |----------|----------| | `technical-debt.md` | Documenting code that needs future improvement | ## Common Errors ### "No active project" **Cause:** Forgot to activate the project first. **Fix:** Run `activate_project` before `write_memory`. ### Invalid parameter name **Cause:** Using wrong parameter names (e.g., `project_name` instead of `project`). **Fix:** Use exact parameter names from schemas above. ## Resources ### templates/ Markdown templates for different types of notes. Copy and fill in the placeholders.

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