Ableton MCP

MCP server for full Ableton Live control — wraps AbletonOSC + ClyphX Pro into 143 tools controllable from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client.

Prerequisites

• Ableton Live with AbletonOSC control surface (port 11000)
• ClyphX Pro control surface (port 7005) — for device loading and track creation
• Python 3.10+ and uv

Setup

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ableton": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["--directory", "/path/to/ableton-mcp", "run", "ableton-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Go to Settings > MCP and add:

uv --directory "/path/to/ableton-mcp" run ableton-mcp

Tool Groups (143 tools)

Group	Tools	Examples
Song / Transport	40	set_tempo, trigger_session_record, start_playback, set_loop, capture_midi
Track	21	set_track_volume, set_track_mute, set_track_send, set_track_monitoring
Clip	24	fire_clip, stop_clip, set_clip_pitch, set_clip_warp_mode, add_clip_notes
Clip Slot	6	create_clip, delete_clip, duplicate_clip_to, fire_clip_slot
Scene	6	fire_scene, fire_selected_scene, set_scene_tempo
Device	9	set_device_parameter, get_device_parameter_range, find_parameter_by_name
View	6	get_selected_track, set_selected_scene, select_device
ClyphX Pro	17	load_device, clyphx_global, clyphx_clip_notes, clyphx_snap
Query	4	discover_all_tracks, discover_all_devices, test_connection
High-Level	7	ramp_volume, ramp_parameter, build_session_template

Example Usage

"Set tempo to 120 BPM, then fire clip at track 0 slot 0"

"Load Auto Filter and Reverb onto track 1"

"Ramp the volume of track 3 from 0 to 0.8 over 8 beats at 120 BPM"

"Build a session template with 6 audio tracks, each with Auto Filter and EQ Eight"

License

MIT