@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ ignore_all_files_in_gitignore: true
 
 # list of additional paths to ignore in this project.
 # Same syntax as gitignore, so you can use * and **.
+# Important: quote patterns that start with `*`, otherwise YAML treats them as aliases.
+# Example:
+#   ignored_paths:
+#     - "examples/**"
+#     - ".worktrees/**"
+#     - "**/bin/**"
+#     - "**/obj/**"
 # Note: global ignored_paths from serena_config.yml are also applied additively.
 ignored_paths: []
 
@@ -20,7 +27,7 @@ excluded_tools: []
 # initial prompt for the project. It will always be given to the LLM upon activating the project
 # (contrary to the memories, which are loaded on demand).
 initial_prompt: ""
-# the name by which the project can be referenced within Serena
+# the name by which the project can be referenced within Serena/when chatting with the LLM.
 project_name: "mt"
 
 # list of mode names to that are always to be included in the set of active modes
@@ -55,40 +62,6 @@ fixed_tools: []
 # For a list of possible encodings, see https://docs.python.org/3.11/library/codecs.html#standard-encodings
 encoding: utf-8
 
-
-# list of languages for which language servers are started; choose from:
-#   al                  angular             ansible             bash                clojure
-#   cpp                 cpp_ccls            crystal             csharp              csharp_omnisharp
-#   dart                elixir              elm                 erlang              fortran
-#   fsharp              go                  groovy              haskell             haxe
-#   hlsl                html                java                json                julia
-#   kotlin              lean4               lua                 luau                markdown
-#   matlab              msl                 nix                 ocaml               pascal
-#   perl                php                 php_phpactor        powershell          python
-#   python_jedi         python_ty           r                   rego                ruby
-#   ruby_solargraph     rust                scala               scss                solidity
-#   svelte              swift               systemverilog       terraform           toml
-#   typescript          typescript_vts      vue                 yaml                zig
-#   (This list may be outdated. For the current list, see values of Language enum here:
-#   https://github.com/oraios/serena/blob/main/src/solidlsp/ls_config.py
-#   For some languages, there are alternative language servers, e.g. csharp_omnisharp, ruby_solargraph.)
-# Note:
-#   - For C, use cpp
-#   - For JavaScript, use typescript
-#   - For Angular projects, use angular (subsumes typescript+html; requires `npm install` in the project root)
-#   - For Svelte projects, use svelte (subsumes typescript/javascript for .svelte projects; requires npm)
-#   - For SCSS / Sass / plain CSS, use scss (some-sass-language-server handles all three)
-#   - For Free Pascal/Lazarus, use pascal
-# Special requirements:
-#   Some languages require additional setup/installations.
-#   See here for details: https://oraios.github.io/serena/01-about/020_programming-languages.html#language-servers
-# When using multiple languages, the first language server that supports a given file will be used for that file.
-# The first language is the default language and the respective language server will be used as a fallback.
-# Note that when using the JetBrains backend, language servers are not used and this list is correspondingly ignored.
-languages:
-- rust
-- typescript
-
 # time budget (seconds) per tool call for the retrieval of additional symbol information
 # such as docstrings or parameter information.
 # This overrides the corresponding setting in the global configuration; see the documentation there.
@@ -121,22 +94,85 @@ ignored_memory_patterns: []
 
 # advanced configuration option allowing to configure language server-specific options.
 # Maps the language key to the options.
-# Have a look at the docstring of the constructors of the LS implementations within solidlsp (e.g., for C# or PHP) to see which options are available.
-# No documentation on options means no options are available.
+# The settings are considered only if the project is trusted (see global configuration to define trusted projects).
+# See https://oraios.github.io/serena/02-usage/050_configuration.html#language-server-specific-settings
 ls_specific_settings: {}
 
 # list of mode names to be activated additionally for this project, e.g. ["query-projects"]
 # The full set of modes to be activated is base_modes (from global config) + default_modes + added_modes.
 # See https://oraios.github.io/serena/02-usage/050_configuration.html#modes
 added_modes:
 
-# list of additional workspace folder paths for cross-package reference support (e.g. in monorepos).
+# list of additional workspace folder paths for cross-package reference support.
 # Paths can be absolute or relative to the project root.
 # Each folder is registered as an LSP workspace folder, enabling language servers to discover
-# symbols and references across package boundaries.
-# Currently supported for: TypeScript.
+# symbols and references across package boundaries, but these folders are not indexed by Serena,
+# i.e. the respective symbols will not be found using Serena's symbol search tools.
 # Example:
 #   additional_workspace_folders:
 #     - ../sibling-package
 #     - ../shared-lib
-additional_workspace_folders: []
+ls_additional_workspace_folders: []
+
+# list of language servers to start when using the LSP backend; choose from:
+#   ada                    al                     angular                ansible                bash
+#   bsl                    clojure                cpp                    cpp_ccls               crystal
+#   csharp                 csharp_omnisharp       cue                    dart                   deno
+#   elixir                 elm                    erlang                 fortran                fsharp
+#   gdscript               gleam                  go                     groovy                 haskell
+#   haxe                   hlsl                   html                   java                   json
+#   julia                  julia_fatou            kotlin                 latex                  lean4
+#   lua                    luau                   markdown               matlab                 msl
+#   nextflow               nix                    ocaml                  pascal                 perl
+#   php                    php_phpactor           php_phpantom           powershell             python
+#   python_basedpyright    python_jedi            python_pyrefly         python_ty              qml
+#   r                      rego                   ruby                   ruby_solargraph        rust
+#   scala                  scss                   solidity               svelte                 swift
+#   systemverilog          terraform              toml                   typescript             typescript_vts
+#   vue                    wolfram                yaml                   zig
+#   (This list may be outdated; generated with scripts/print_language_list.py;
+#   For the current list, see values of the LanguageServerId enum here:
+#   https://github.com/oraios/serena/blob/main/src/solidlsp/ls_config.py)
+# For some languages, there are several alternative language servers, e.g. csharp_omnisharp, ruby_solargraph.)
+# Note:
+#   - For C, use cpp
+#   - For JavaScript, use typescript
+#   - For Angular projects, use angular (subsumes typescript+html; requires `npm install` in the project root)
+#   - For Svelte projects, use svelte (subsumes typescript/javascript for .svelte projects; requires npm)
+#   - For Deno projects, use deno (serves the same .ts/.js files as typescript; requires the deno CLI on PATH)
+#   - For SCSS / Sass / plain CSS, use scss (some-sass-language-server handles all three)
+#   - For Free Pascal/Lazarus, use pascal
+# Special requirements:
+#   Some language servers require additional setup/installations.
+#   See here for details: https://oraios.github.io/serena/01-about/020_programming-languages.html#language-servers
+# When using multiple language servers, the first language server that supports a given file will be used for that file.
+# The first language server is the default language and the respective language server will be used as a fallback.
+# Note that when using the JetBrains backend, language servers are not used and this list is correspondingly ignored.
+language_servers:
+- rust
+- typescript
+
+# list of workspace folder paths (LSP backend only).
+# These folders will be used to build up Serena's symbol index.
+# Paths must be within the project root and should thus be relative to the project root.
+# Furthermore, the paths should not be filtered by ignore settings.
+# Default setting: The entire project root folder (".") is considered.
+# In (large) monorepos, this can be used to index only subfolders of the project root, e.g.
+#   ls_workspace_folders:
+#     - "./subproject1"
+#     - "./subproject2"
+ls_workspace_folders:
+- .
+
+# optional shell command to run before the language backend (LSP or JetBrains) is initialised.
+# the command runs in the project root directory and is only executed if the project is trusted
+# (see trusted_project_path_patterns in the global configuration).
+# serena waits for the command to exit: a non-zero exit code is logged as an error but does not
+# abort activation. a per-project timeout (activation_command_timeout, default 180s) is the safety
+# backstop for non-terminating commands; on expiry the process is killed and activation continues.
+# example: activation_command: "npx nx run-many -t build"
+activation_command:
+
+# maximum time in seconds to wait for activation_command to complete before killing it (default 180s).
+# must be a positive number.
+activation_command_timeout: 180.0