Ableton Live MCP
Ever wanted to control Ableton with just your voice? Me too! I made this MCP server so I could just ask Codex to do anything in Ableton Live for me, while I was nap-trapped by my baby. The chat messages I sent to Codex to make this: in ableton, make a self reflective song, with audio vocals (via macos say) and chip tunes and 80's drum machines. should be a real edm banger i want midi for everything but vocals please, with ableton devices. not prerendered audio for instruments needs some fills and should hit way harder after "3-2-1 i become the sound" the vocals are squished too much (read…
Ableton Live MCP launched on May 3, 2026 with 123 votes, #228 of 20,538 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Ableton Live MCP is an MCP server that enables voice-controlled operation of Ableton Live music production software through natural language commands. Users can ask an AI assistant to create entire songs, arrange instruments, adjust audio parameters, and automate mixing tasks without manual clicking and menu navigation. It's designed for music producers who want hands-free control while multitasking or unable to use their hands, with all music creation commands executed directly within Ableton's native environment.
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From the sources
General-purpose MCP bridge for Ableton Live. Contribute to bschoepke/ableton-live-mcp development by creating an account on GitHub.
Ever wanted to control Ableton with just your voice? Me too! I made this MCP server so I could just ask Codex to do anything in Ableton Live for me, while I was nap-trapped by my baby. Unlike other Ableton MCPs I tried, this one can do pretty much anything that is possible via Ableton's Object model; the agent can just eval arbitrary python that runs inside Ableton. It also has some tools defined for common tasks so those work faster and more reliably. I had Codex CLI optimize this for hours with the new /goal command to prioritize low end-to-end latency, high reliability, low token usage, while maintaining full flexibility. Things you can use it for: create MIDI clips, insert audio files,…from github.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
Ever wanted to control Ableton with just your voice? Me too! I made this MCP server so I could just ask Codex to do anything in Ableton Live for me, while I was nap-trapped by my baby. The chat messages I sent to Codex to make this: in ableton, make a self reflective song, with audio vocals (via macos say) and chip…
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