# reaper-mcp-server

> MCP server for controlling REAPER DAW with AI agents

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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/reaper-mcp-server/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/bonfire-systems/reaper-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/bonfire-systems/reaper-mcp
- version: 0.4.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: audio, daw, mastering, mcp, midi, mixing, music, reaper
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:reaper-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# REAPER MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI agents to control REAPER DAW — 61 tools covering project management, tracks, track templates, MIDI, FX, mixing, mastering, rendering, and audio analysis.

## Requirements

- [REAPER](https://www.reaper.fm/) 7 or later, installed and running
- Python 3.10+
- REAPER's distant API enabled (see [Setup](#setting-up-reaper))

## Installation

```bash
pip install reaper-mcp-server
```

Or install from source:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/bonfire-systems/reaper-mcp.git
cd reaper-mcp
pip install -e .
```

## Setting Up REAPER

The server communicates with REAPER via [python-reapy](https://github.com/RomeoDespres/reapy), which requires REAPER's distant API to be enabled.

1. Open REAPER
2. Go to Actions > Run ReaScript
3. Select `scripts/enable_reapy.py` from this repo (or create a new script with the contents below)
   ```python
   import reapy
   reapy.config.enable_dist_api()
   ```
4. Restart REAPER

## Usage

### With Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (`claude_desktop_config.json`):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reaper": {
      "command": "reaper-mcp-server",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}
```

### With Claude Code

```bash
claude mcp add reaper -- reaper-mcp-server
```

### Standalone

```bash
reaper-mcp-server          # start the server
reaper-mcp-server --debug  # with debug logging
```

## Tools (60)

### Project Management
`create_project` `load_project` `save_project` `get_project_info` `set_tempo` `set_time_signature` `set_cursor_position` `play_project` `stop_transport`

### Tracks
`create_track` `delete_track` `rename_track` `list_tracks` `get_track_info` `set_track_color` `create_bus` `create_send` `remove_send` `list_sends`

### Track Templates
`list_track_templates` `insert_track_template`

Inserts saved `.RTrackTemplate` files from REAPER's TrackTemplates folder (subfolders included) with their exact FX state, routing, folder structure and items, optional…

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

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/reaper-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-10T11:26:14.798Z)

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