Ableton Live MCP Server

Overview

The Ableton Live MCP Server bridges LLMs and Ableton Live using the [Model Context Protocol (MCP)]. It leverages OSC (Open Sound Control), based on [AbletonOSC], to map OSC addresses to MCP-accessible tools.

This project includes:

• mcp_ableton_server.py: The MCP server for client-OSC daemon communication.
• osc_daemon.py: The OSC daemon relays commands to Ableton Live and processes responses.

Features

• MCP-compatible API for controlling Ableton Live.
• Uses python-osc for OSC messaging.
• Implements request-response handling.

Installation

Requires Python 3.8+, python-osc, fastmcp, uv, and [AbletonOSC] as a control surface. Installation involves cloning the repository, installing dependencies using uv sync, and installing AbletonOSC.

Usage

Run the OSC daemon using uv run osc_daemon.py. It listens for MCP client connections on port 65432, forwards messages to Ableton Live on port 11000, and receives responses on port 11001. Example usage includes instructing Claude to prepare a set or route audio inputs.