Ableton MCP Extended

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Ableton MCP Extended is a source-install Model Context Protocol server for controlling Ableton Live from Claude and other MCP clients. It pairs a Python MCP server with an Ableton Remote Script so model-driven tool calls can inspect a Live Set and perform track, clip, MIDI, device, browser, arrangement, transport, automation, plugin, and audio-import actions.

The project extends the original Ableton MCP idea with a larger tool surface, optional high-performance UDP examples, and bundled ElevenLabs integration for voice or sound-effect generation workflows. It is a community project and is not an official Ableton product.

Source Review

• https://github.com/uisato/ableton-mcp-extended
• https://github.com/uisato/ableton-mcp-extended/blob/main/README.md
• https://github.com/uisato/ableton-mcp-extended/blob/main/INSTALLATION.md
• https://github.com/uisato/ableton-mcp-extended/blob/main/pyproject.toml
• https://github.com/uisato/ableton-mcp-extended/blob/main/MCP_Server/server.py
• https://github.com/uisato/ableton-mcp-extended/blob/main/AbletonMCP_Remote_Script/__init__.py
• https://github.com/uisato/ableton-mcp-extended/blob/main/.env.example
• https://github.com/uisato/ableton-mcp-extended/blob/main/Ableton-MCP_hybrid-server/AbletonMCP_UDP/__init__.py
• https://github.com/uisato/ableton-mcp-extended/blob/main/LICENSE

These sources were reviewed on 2026-06-06. Prefer the live repository, README, installation guide, Python package metadata, MCP server, Ableton Remote Script, environment template, UDP example source, and license file for current setup requirements, tool behavior, local socket behavior, optional credentials, and licensing.

Features

• Python MCP server for Ableton Live control through a local Remote Script.
• Ableton Remote Script that listens for MCP-server commands and executes them through the Live API.
• Session and transport tools for session info, tempo, playback, clip firing, stopping, song time, cue points, loop ranges, and view controls.
• Track, clip, and MIDI workflows for creating tracks, naming tracks, adjusting volume and pan, creating clips, adding notes, naming clips, and manipulating arrangement clips.
• Browser, instrument, effect, sample, plugin, and preset workflows for loading devices or audio into the Live Set.
• Device and automation workflows for reading parameters, setting normalized parameter values, enabling or disabling devices, deleting devices, and managing clip automation.
• Optional ElevenLabs integration and audio output configuration for generated voice or sound-effect imports.
• MIT license.

Installation

Clone and install the source project:

git clone https://github.com/uisato/ableton-mcp-extended.git
cd ableton-mcp-extended
pip install -e .

Copy the Ableton Remote Script into Live's User Remote Scripts folder, select AbletonMCP as a control surface in Ableton Live, then configure the MCP client:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "AbletonMCP": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["<path-to-ableton-mcp-extended/MCP_Server/server.py>"]
    }
  }
}

Restart the MCP client and open Ableton Live with a backed-up or disposable Live Set before testing write-capable commands.

Use Cases

• Ask Claude to summarize the tracks, clips, tempo, devices, and arrangement state of an approved Live Set.
• Create MIDI or audio tracks, clips, notes, and arrangement sections from a structured production prompt.
• Load instruments, effects, plugins, presets, or samples while sketching an arrangement.
• Adjust volume, pan, tempo, loop ranges, cue points, and device parameters during a supervised production session.
• Generate or import spoken-word, narration, or sound-effect audio with an approved ElevenLabs key and output folder.
• Prototype Live performance controllers or low-latency parameter workflows with the optional UDP examples.

Safety and Privacy

Ableton MCP Extended is write-capable DAW control software. Use it first with copies of Live Sets and keep a human producer in the loop before saving, rendering, performing, or sending project files. Claude can trigger playback, change tempo, fire clips, create or delete content, alter device parameters, load plugins, import files, and modify arrangement or automation state.

The Remote Script opens a local socket server inside Ableton Live. Keep that server available only to trusted local clients, avoid running it on untrusted networks, and remove or disable the control surface when you no longer need MCP control. Review generated clips, automation, device changes, and imported audio before committing changes to an important Live Set.

Live Set structure, track names, plugin names, sample paths, MIDI notes, cue points, generated voice prompts, and model conversations can reveal unreleased music, client material, commercial sample libraries, or performance plans. Protect ElevenLabs API keys, generated audio folders, logs, screenshots, and MCP client configuration as project-sensitive data.

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