Ableton for AI is the bridge between your DAW and AI models. It makes Ableton projects hearable and visible to AI models by implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and exporting detailed project snapshots.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add ableton-for-ai -- uvx ableton-for-ai~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.ableton-for-ai]
command = "uvx"
args = ["ableton-for-ai"]
# codex mcp add ableton-for-ai -- uvx ableton-for-ai~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ableton-for-ai": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ableton-for-ai"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"ableton-for-ai": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ableton-for-ai"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ableton-for-ai": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ableton-for-ai"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ableton-for-ai": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ableton-for-ai"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ableton-for-ai": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ableton-for-ai"
]
}
}
}