Ableton MCP Server

Ableton Live MCP depend on Ableton JS

Local serverstdio

What is the Ableton MCP Server?

Ableton Live MCP depend on Ableton JS

What you get

As a music producer, I have some understanding of using Ableton for music creation. During the creative process, we often need to handle various tedious operations, such as humanizing note properties, merging notes, recording one track to another audio track, etc. Previously, we could only rely on the functions provided by the host DAW for these operations. However, with the emergence of large language models and MCP, we now have the possibility to let AI help us with automation. Although it's still not realistic for AI to directly generate notes or create a complete song (it can't generate a good-sounding

What the assistant can call

Once Ableton is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server

Configuration and credentials

  • Node.js environment: Ensure Node.js is installed (v20+ recommended) and the npx command is available > 🔗 Download: Node.js official website

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the Ableton MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ableton-1": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@xiaolaa2/ableton-copilot-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "BASE_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Node.js environment: Ensure Node.js is installed (v20+ recommended) and the npx command is available > 🔗 Download: Node.js official website
VariableDescriptionRequired
BASE_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Ableton to Prerequisites.”

Frequently asked questions

Ableton Live MCP depend on Ableton JS Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.