Does AbletonMCP MCP need an API key?

No cloud key: it talks to the application running on your own machine, so that app has to be installed and open.

How do I add AbletonMCP MCP to Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add ableton -- uvx ableton-mcp.

Is AbletonMCP MCP official?

No, it is a community server (Community (Siddharth Ahuja)). mcp.film last verified the listing on Sep 26, 2026.

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AbletonMCP

Composes and arranges inside a running Ableton Live set — tracks, clips, devices, transport.

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Caveats

After the install script, you must still select AbletonMCP as a Control Surface under Settings > Link, Tempo & MIDI.
Anonymous telemetry is on by default; set ABLETON_MCP_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=true, and leave the dataset-recording mode unset.
Long arrangements time out and reading notes back out of existing clips is unreliable, so save your set first.
Run only one instance of the server across your clients; needs a licensed Live 10 or newer.

What it does

Connects Claude to a live Ableton Live set over a socket, so an agent can create MIDI and audio tracks, write clips note by note, pull instruments and effects out of Live's browser, set tempo, and build a full Arrangement View structure with intro, build, drop and outro. For a filmmaker-agent this is the scoring and temp-music counterpart to a generative music API: the cue stays an editable session you can re-conform when the cut changes, not a rendered stereo file you have to regenerate.

Auth

local app — No key; requires a licensed Ableton Live 10 or newer running locally

Connect

Connect AbletonMCP to Claude Code

Claude Code

claude mcp add ableton -- uvx ableton-mcp

Local install

uvx ableton-mcp (then run `uvx --from ableton-mcp ableton-mcp-install-script` once to place the Remote Script, and enable AbletonMCP as a Control Surface in Live)

Sample tools

get_session_infocreate_midi_trackcreate_clipadd_notes_to_clipload_instrument_or_effectload_drum_kitset_temposwitch_to_arrangement_viewduplicate_to_arrangementget_arrangement_clipsfire_clip

Field notes

Full curator notes (verified Sep 26, 2026)

By Siddharth Ahuja, the maintainer of Blender MCP already listed in this directory — the same architecture, and a fair maintenance signal rather than an endorsement: MIT, PyPI ableton-mcp 1.4.5 (22 Sep 2026, after 1.3.9 and 1.4.0 in late August), ~3.1k stars, repo pushed 22 Sep 2026. The Remote Script ships inside the package and `uvx --from ableton-mcp ableton-mcp-install-script` writes it into Live's MIDI Remote Scripts directory for you. You still have to select AbletonMCP as a Control Surface under Settings > Link, Tempo & MIDI with Input and Output set to None. Run only one instance of the server across your clients. Anonymous telemetry is on by default — set ABLETON_MCP_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=true to turn it off; a separate dataset-recording mode is opt-in via ABLETON_MCP_ENABLE_DATASET=true, so leave that unset on client sessions. Known limits: long arrangements time out and must be broken into smaller prompts, it works best with Live's stock devices, and reading notes back out of existing clips is unreliable. Save your set first.

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Common questions

How do I install AbletonMCP MCP?: uvx ableton-mcp (then run `uvx --from ableton-mcp ableton-mcp-install-script` once to place the Remote Script, and enable AbletonMCP as a Control Surface in Live) Per-client setup is under Connect.
Does AbletonMCP MCP need an API key?: No cloud key: it talks to the application running on your own machine, so that app has to be installed and open.
How do I add AbletonMCP MCP to Claude Code?: Run claude mcp add ableton -- uvx ableton-mcp.
Is AbletonMCP MCP official?: No, it is a community server (Community (Siddharth Ahuja)). mcp.film last verified the listing on Sep 26, 2026.

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