diff --git a/src/solidlsp/initialize_params.py b/src/solidlsp/initialize_params.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8d81c0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/solidlsp/initialize_params.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import logging
+import os
+import pathlib
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Self, cast
+
+from solidlsp.lsp_protocol_handler.lsp_types import InitializeParams, WorkspaceFolder
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from solidlsp import SolidLanguageServer
+
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class InitializeParamsBuilder(ABC):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._params = {}
+
+    def with_base_options(self, options: dict | InitializeParams) -> Self:
+        self._params.update(options)
+        return self
+
+    def _set(self, key: str, value: Any) -> None:
+        if key in self._params:
+            log.debug("Overriding existing option '%s' with new value: %s (old value: %s)", key, value, self._params[key])
+        self._params[key] = value
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _apply_updates(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Applies implementation-specific updates to the options.
+        """
+
+    def build(self) -> InitializeParams:
+        self._apply_updates()
+        return cast(InitializeParams, self._params)
+
+
+class DefaultInitializeParamsBuilder(InitializeParamsBuilder):
+    def __init__(self, ls: "SolidLanguageServer", set_workspace_folders: bool = True):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._ls = ls
+        self._set_workspace_folders = set_workspace_folders
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _create_workspace_folder_entry(path: str) -> WorkspaceFolder:
+        abs_path = os.path.abspath(path)
+        return {"uri": pathlib.Path(abs_path).as_uri(), "name": os.path.basename(abs_path)}
+
+    def _apply_updates(self):
+        root_abs_path = self._ls.repository_root_path
+        self._set("processId", os.getpid())
+        self._set("rootPath", root_abs_path)
+        self._set("rootUri", pathlib.Path(root_abs_path).as_uri())
+        self._set("clientInfo", {"name": "Serena"})
+        if self._set_workspace_folders:
+            self._set("workspaceFolders", [self._create_workspace_folder_entry(root_abs_path)])
diff --git a/src/solidlsp/language_servers/pyright_server.py b/src/solidlsp/language_servers/pyright_server.py
index f369706c..b808d8f7 100644
--- a/src/solidlsp/language_servers/pyright_server.py
+++ b/src/solidlsp/language_servers/pyright_server.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ Provides Python specific instantiation of the LanguageServer class. Contains var
 """
 
 import logging
-import os
-import pathlib
 import re
 import threading
 from typing import cast
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@ from overrides import override
 
 from solidlsp.ls import LanguageServerDependencyProvider, LanguageServerDependencyProviderUvx, SolidLanguageServer
 from solidlsp.ls_config import LanguageServerConfig
-from solidlsp.lsp_protocol_handler.lsp_types import InitializeParams
 from solidlsp.settings import SolidLSPSettings
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -59,16 +56,8 @@ class PyrightServer(SolidLanguageServer):
     def is_ignored_dirname(self, dirname: str) -> bool:
         return super().is_ignored_dirname(dirname) or dirname in ["venv", "__pycache__"]
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_initialize_params(repository_absolute_path: str) -> InitializeParams:
-        """
-        Returns the initialize params for the Pyright Language Server.
-        """
-        # Create basic initialization parameters
+    def _create_base_initialize_params(self) -> dict:
         initialize_params = {
-            "processId": os.getpid(),
-            "rootPath": repository_absolute_path,
-            "rootUri": pathlib.Path(repository_absolute_path).as_uri(),
             "initializationOptions": {
                 "exclude": [
                     "**/__pycache__",
@@ -111,12 +100,8 @@ class PyrightServer(SolidLanguageServer):
                     "publishDiagnostics": {"relatedInformation": True},
                 },
             },
-            "workspaceFolders": [
-                {"uri": pathlib.Path(repository_absolute_path).as_uri(), "name": os.path.basename(repository_absolute_path)}
-            ],
         }
-
-        return cast(InitializeParams, initialize_params)
+        return initialize_params
 
     def _start_server(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -230,7 +215,7 @@ class PyrightServer(SolidLanguageServer):
         self.server.start()
 
         # Send proper initialization parameters
-        initialize_params = self._get_initialize_params(self.repository_root_path)
+        initialize_params = self._create_initialize_params()
 
         log.info("Sending initialize request from LSP client to pyright server and awaiting response")
         init_response = self.server.send.initialize(initialize_params)
diff --git a/src/solidlsp/ls.py b/src/solidlsp/ls.py
index a769a3b3..ab130be5 100644
--- a/src/solidlsp/ls.py
+++ b/src/solidlsp/ls.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from sensai.util.string import ToStringMixin
 from serena.util.file_system import match_path
 from serena.util.text_utils import MatchedConsecutiveLines
 from solidlsp import ls_types
+from solidlsp.initialize_params import DefaultInitializeParamsBuilder, InitializeParamsBuilder
 from solidlsp.ls_config import FilenameMatcher, Language, LanguageServerConfig
 from solidlsp.ls_exceptions import SolidLSPException
 from solidlsp.ls_process import LanguageServerInterface, StdioLanguageServer
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ from solidlsp.lsp_protocol_handler.lsp_types import (
     DefinitionParams,
     DocumentSymbol,
     ImplementationParams,
+    InitializeParams,
     LocationLink,
     RenameParams,
     SymbolInformation,
@@ -3281,3 +3283,33 @@ class SolidLanguageServer(ABC):
 
     def is_running(self) -> bool:
         return self.server.is_running()
+
+    def _create_initialize_params_builder(self) -> InitializeParamsBuilder:
+        return DefaultInitializeParamsBuilder(self)
+
+    def _create_base_initialize_params(self) -> dict | InitializeParams:
+        """
+        Subclasses should override this method to provide server-specific InitializeParams settings,
+        which provide the basis for the InitializeParams object sent to the language server during initialization.
+
+        The returned dictionary is passed to the builder constructed by _create_initialize_params_builder()
+        in order to create the final InitializeParams object.
+
+        The default builder implementation already sets the following keys, so implementations of this method
+        should not set them:
+
+        - processId
+        - rootPath
+        - rootUri
+        - clientInfo
+        - workspaceFolders
+
+        :return: the base InitializeParams settings
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def _create_initialize_params(self) -> InitializeParams:
+        """
+        Create the InitializeParams object to send to the language server during initialization.
+        """
+        return self._create_initialize_params_builder().with_base_options(self._create_base_initialize_params()).build()