AbletonMCP connects Claude AI directly to Ableton Live enabling prompt-assisted music production and real-time session control. Through a socket-based server architecture, Claude can manipulate Ableton Live sessions programmatically to assist with composition, arrangement, and sound design workflows. Key features of AbletonMCP: - Two-way communication between Claude AI and Ableton Live via a dedicated MIDI Remote Script - Track manipulation including creation and modification of MIDI and audio tracks - Instrument and effect loading from Ableton's built-in library - MIDI clip creation and editing with note data - Session transport control including playback, clip firing, and tempo adjustment - Compatible with Ableton Live 10 or newer through MIDI Remote Scripts integration

AbletonMCP - Ableton Live Model Context Protocol Integration

AbletonMCP connects Ableton Live to Claude AI through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing Claude to directly interact with and control Ableton Live. This integration enables prompt-assisted music production, track creation, and Live session manipulation.

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Features

Components

The system consists of two main components:

1. Ableton Remote Script (Ableton_Remote_Script/__init__.py): A MIDI Remote Script for Ableton Live that creates a socket server to receive and execute commands 2. MCP Server (server.py): A Python server that implements the Model Context Protocol and connects to the Ableton Remote Script

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install Ableton Live Integration for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @ahujasid/ableton-mcp --client claude

Prerequisites

If you're on Mac, please install uv as:

brew install uv

Otherwise, install from [uv's official website][https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/]

⚠️ Do not proceed before installing UV

Claude for Desktop Integration

Follow along with the setup instructions video

1. Go to Claude > Settings > Developer > Edit Config > claude_desktop_config.json to include the following:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "AbletonMCP": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "ableton-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Cursor Integration

Run ableton-mcp without installing it permanently through uvx. Go to Cursor Settings > MCP and paste this as a command:

uvx ableton-mcp

⚠️ Only run one instance of the MCP server (either on Cursor or Claude Desktop), not both

Installing the Ableton Remote Script

Follow along with the setup instructions video

1. Download the AbletonMCP_Remote_Script/__init__.py file from this repo

2. Copy the folder to Ableton's MIDI Remote Scripts directory. Different OS and versions have different locations. One of these should work, you might have to look:

For macOS: - Method 1: Go to Applications > Right-click on Ableton Live app → Show Package Contents → Navigate to: Contents/App-Resources/MIDI Remote Scripts/ - Method 2: If it's not there in the first method, use the direct path (replace XX with your version number): /Users/[Username]/Library/Preferences/Ableton/Live XX/User Remote Scripts For Windows: - Method 1: C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\Ableton\Live x.x.x\Preferences\User Remote Scripts - Method 2: C:\ProgramData\Ableton\Live XX\Resources\MIDI Remote Scripts\ - Method 3: C:\Program Files\Ableton\Live XX\Resources\MIDI Remote Scripts\ *Note: Replace XX with your Ableton version number (e.g., 10, 11, 12)*

4. Create a folder called 'AbletonMCP' in the Remote Scripts directory and paste the downloaded '\_\_init\_\_.py' file

3. Launch Ableton Live

4. Go to Settings/Preferences → Link, Tempo & MIDI

5. In the Control Surface dropdown, select "AbletonMCP"

6. Set Input and Output to "None"

Usage

Starting the Connection

1. Ensure the Ableton Remote Script is loaded in Ableton Live 2. Make sure the MCP server is configured in Claude Desktop or Cursor 3. The connection should be established automatically when you interact with Claude

Using with Claude

Once the config file has been set on Claude, and the remote script is running in Ableton, you will see a hammer icon with tools for the Ableton MCP.

Capabilities

Example Commands

Here are some examples of what you can ask Claude to do: