# ableton-mcp-server

> MCP server for controlling Ableton Live via Claude Code

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/ableton-mcp-server/claim

## Declared
- publisher: ldraney
- homepage: https://github.com/ldraney/ableton-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/ldraney/ableton-mcp
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ableton, mcp, ai, music, claude, osc
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:ableton-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# Ableton MCP Server

**Control Ableton Live with AI through natural conversation.**

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes 260+ tools for controlling Ableton Live from Claude Code. Create tracks, manipulate MIDI, load instruments, and produce music—all through natural language.

## Quick Start

```bash
# 1. Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/ldraney/ableton-mcp.git
cd ableton-mcp
poetry install

# 2. Start Ableton Live 12 with AbletonOSC enabled

# 3. Start Claude Code in this directory
claude

# 4. Just ask for what you want!
```

**That's it.** Claude reads the project documentation and knows how to guide you through creating music. Try:
- "Create a lo-fi beat"
- "Make a simple drum pattern"
- "Help me set up audio export"

## Why This Exists

Traditional DAW workflows require clicking through menus and dialogs. This project lets you describe what you want in plain English:

> "Create a MIDI track, load a drum kit, and add a four-on-the-floor kick pattern at 120 BPM"

Claude Code executes the sequence of operations in Ableton while you watch it happen in real-time.

## Features

### Comprehensive Control
- **80+ Song Tools** - Transport, tempo, time signature, loop regions, cue points, recording
- **70+ Track Tools** - Volume, pan, mute/solo, routing, sends, device management
- **50+ Clip Tools** - MIDI note manipulation, audio warping, launch modes, loop settings
- **40+ Device Tools** - Parameter control, enable/disable, MIDI mapping
- **20+ Browser Tools** - Search instruments, load presets, explore packs

### Key Capabilities
- Full transport control (play, stop, record, loop)
- Create and delete MIDI/audio tracks
- Add, edit, and remove MIDI notes programmatically
- Load any Ableton instrument, effect, or preset by name
- Control device parameters in real-time
- Navigate session view (select tracks, scenes, clips)
- Query song state (tempo, time signature, track counts)

## Architecture

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## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- media.music (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/ableton-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-09T08:20:12.143Z)

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