# remix-mcp

> MCP server for controlling Ableton Live via OSC

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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/remix-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/christopherwxyz/remix-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/christopherwxyz/remix-mcp
- version: 0.2.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ableton, mcp, osc, music, live, daw, midi
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:remix-mcp

### Description (declared)

![remix-mcp banner](https://github.com/christopherwxyz/remix-mcp/blob/main/banner.png?raw=true)

A Rust MCP server that enables AI assistants to control Ableton Live via OSC.

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📖 **[Documentation](https://remix-docs.pages.dev)**

## Features

- **266 tools** for comprehensive Ableton Live control
- **Real-time OSC** via [AbletonOSC](https://github.com/ideoforms/AbletonOSC)
- **Auto-installer** for the AbletonOSC Remote Script
- **Cross-platform** (macOS, Windows, Linux)

## Quick Start

### 1. Install remix-mcp

**Via uv** (recommended, requires [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/)):
```bash
uvx remix-mcp install
```

**Download binary** from [Releases](https://github.com/christopherwxyz/remix-mcp/releases)

**Build from source:**
```bash
git clone --recursive https://github.com/christopherwxyz/remix-mcp
cd remix-mcp
cargo build --release
```

### 2. Install AbletonOSC

```bash
remix-mcp install
```

Then in Ableton Live:
1. Restart Ableton Live
2. Open **Preferences** (Cmd+, / Ctrl+,)
3. Go to **Link/Tempo/MIDI**
4. Under **Control Surface**, select **AbletonOSC**

You should see: `AbletonOSC: Listening for OSC on port 11000`

### 3. Add MCP Server

**Claude Desktop:**
1. Open Claude Desktop Settings > Developer
2. Click Edit Config to open `claude_desktop_config.json`
3. Add the server configuration:
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ableton": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["remix-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```
4. Restart Claude Desktop

**Claude Code:**
```bash
claude mcp add ableton -- uvx remix-mcp
```

## Usage

Ask Claude things like:

- "Create a MIDI track with Drift and add reverb"
- "Set the tempo to 128 BPM"
- "Create a 4-bar drum pattern"
- "Add an arpeggiator to the selected track"
- "Search the browser for …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- media.music (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)
- dev.ci-cd (0.688, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/remix-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T11:26:43.158Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/remix-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/remix-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:remix-mcp