Record · ableton-mcpMCP serverOpen sourceVerified Sep 23, 2026

Ableton MCP

Control Ableton Live from Claude and other MCP clients: create tracks, arrange clips and edit sessions.

Sources and review

Checked against public documentation on September 23, 2026. Suitability guidance is our editorial judgment; this is not a performance benchmark or an endorsement.

Repository and README

Best for

Producers experimenting with prompt-driven arrangement and sound design inside Ableton Live.

Avoid if

You can't install the Ableton Remote Script; the server controls Live through it.

About Ableton MCP

Ableton MCP connects Ableton Live to AI assistants for prompt-assisted music production. An MCP server run with uv talks to Live through an Ableton Remote Script, letting the model create tracks, arrange clips and manipulate the session and arrangement.

Ableton MCP is an open-source project written primarily in Python, with 3.1k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in September 2026.

Add Ableton MCP to your MCP client

Generated from the launch command in the project's README. Your client starts the server on demand.

Claude CodeRun in your terminal

claude mcp add ableton-mcp -- uvx ableton-mcp

Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json

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

VS Code.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "ableton-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ableton-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json

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

Codex~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.ableton-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["ableton-mcp"]

Check the project's README for required accounts, keys and permissions before connecting. Setup guide for each client →

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