# ableton-mind — Ableton Live MCP server (npm · ableton-mind)

Control Ableton Live from Claude, Cursor or Codex with LOM tools, device knowledge and recipes.

- Trust score: 68/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +19
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `ableton-mind`: 68/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pantani-ableton-mind/ableton-mind.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pantani-ableton-mind/ableton-mind)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `ableton-mind`
- Version: `0.1.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 52 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 85/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 2708 tokens (~69/item across 39 items; 36 tools + 3 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 73/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 18% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add pantani-ableton-mind -- npx -y ableton-mind
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add pantani-ableton-mind -- npx -y ableton-mind
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "pantani-ableton-mind": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "ableton-mind"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add pantani-ableton-mind --command npx --arg -y --arg ableton-mind
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  pantani-ableton-mind:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "ableton-mind"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pantani-ableton-mind": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ableton-mind"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 68, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.27

### 2026-08-02 (score 64, +7)

- [security regression] Provenance: fail → unverified
- [security regression] Install scripts: pass → unverified
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the MCP schema this version of the package serves yet.
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] License: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Capabilities: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Maintenance: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 57, −10)

- [security regression] Known CVEs: partial → unverified
- [functional regression] Dependency health: partial → unverified

### 2026-07-31 (score 67, +7)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 60, −18)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified

### 2026-07-29 (score 78, +52)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → excellent
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-28 (score 26, −23)

- [functional regression] Schema quality: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial

### 2026-07-27 (score 49)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (36)

### `play` (~86 tokens)

Start or continue Ableton Live playback. Use when the user wants transport running; optional from_beginning restarts at song start. Idempotent: already-playing sessions return changed=false; transport state is async, so the result is marked unverified with current song time.

Input parameters:

- `from_beginning` (boolean): If true, restarts the song from the beginning. Default false (continues).

### `stop` (~55 tokens)

Stop Ableton Live playback. Use before editing or when the user asks to halt audio. Idempotent: already-stopped sessions return changed=false; transport state is async, so the result returns current song time and is marked unverified.

### `set_tempo` (~83 tokens)

Set the global Ableton Live tempo in BPM (20-999). Use for song-wide tempo changes before creating clips or scenes. Idempotent within 0.001 BPM and verified via read-after-write; returns before/after tempo and diff if verification disagrees.

Input parameters:

- `bpm` (number, required): Tempo in BPM. Live's valid range: 20–999.

### `track_list` (~71 tokens)

Read-only list of regular, return, and master tracks in the current Live set. Use before addressing tracks by index or deciding where to create content; returns counts and optional return/master sections without mutating the session.

Input parameters:

- `include_master` (boolean): Default true.
- `include_returns` (boolean): Default true.

### `track_get_info` (~63 tokens)

Read-only details for one regular track by index. Use before track-scoped edits to inspect name, type, volume, panning, sends, clip slots, clips, and device counts; returns verified state without mutating the session.

Input parameters:

- `index` (integer, required)

### `track_create` (~74 tokens)

Create a new MIDI or audio track at an optional index. Use when the user explicitly wants another track. NOT idempotent: every call creates a track; returns the created track and verifies that its type matches the request.

Input parameters:

- `index` (integer)
- `name` (string)
- `type` (string, required)

### `track_upsert` (~73 tokens)

Find or create a track by name and type. Use when a workflow needs a named target track but should avoid duplicates. Idempotent: returns changed=false when the track already exists; verified by returned name/type.

Input parameters:

- `index` (integer)
- `name` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)

### `track_set_name` (~66 tokens)

Rename a regular track by index. Use after track_list or track_get_info has confirmed the target track. Idempotent: unchanged names return changed=false; verified via read-after-write and returns before/after names.

Input parameters:

- `index` (integer, required)
- `name` (string, required)

### `track_set_volume` (~86 tokens)

Set a regular track's mixer volume as a normalized 0..1 value. Use for mix balance changes after confirming the track index. Idempotent within 1e-4; returns linear and dB before/after values with verification diff on mismatch.

Input parameters:

- `index` (integer, required)
- `volume` (number, required): Normalized 0..1 per ADR-0004.

### `create_midi_clip` (~93 tokens)

Create an empty MIDI clip in a session clip slot. Use when the target MIDI track and clip slot are known and a new clip is needed. NOT idempotent for occupied slots; wrapped in an undo step and verified by returned clip length/name.

Input parameters:

- `clip_slot_index` (integer, required)
- `length_beats` (number, required)
- `name` (string)
- `track_index` (integer, required)

### `clip_add_notes` (~81 tokens)

Add MIDI notes to an existing session clip using ADR-0003 note fields. Use after creating or locating the target clip. NOT idempotent: repeated calls append notes; returns added count and verification diff if the count does not match.

Input parameters:

- `clip_slot_index` (integer, required)
- `notes` (array, required)
- `track_index` (integer, required)

### `clip_fire` (~69 tokens)

Trigger a session clip slot. Use when the user wants to launch a specific clip in Session view. Idempotent for already-playing clips, returning changed=false; playback state is async, so verification is marked unverified.

Input parameters:

- `clip_slot_index` (integer, required)
- `track_index` (integer, required)

### `clip_stop` (~70 tokens)

Stop playback for a specific session clip slot. Use to halt one clip without stopping the global transport. Idempotent for already-stopped clips; returns changed=false when no launch state changed and marks async playback verification unverified.

Input parameters:

- `clip_slot_index` (integer, required)
- `track_index` (integer, required)

### `clip_set_name` (~73 tokens)

Rename a session clip by track and slot index. Use after confirming the target clip exists. Idempotent: unchanged names return changed=false; verified via read-after-write and returns before/after names.

Input parameters:

- `clip_slot_index` (integer, required)
- `name` (string, required)
- `track_index` (integer, required)

### `clip_set_loop` (~98 tokens)

Configure a clip's loop_start, loop_end, and/or looping flag while preserving omitted fields. Use for clip loop edits after locating the clip. Idempotent within 1e-4 and verified against only the fields provided by the caller.

Input parameters:

- `clip_slot_index` (integer, required)
- `loop_end` (number)
- `loop_start` (number)
- `looping` (boolean)
- `track_index` (integer, required)

### `clip_set_envelope` (~107 tokens)

Replace all automation points for one clip envelope. Use when the user wants a complete envelope rewrite for mixer or device parameters. NOT idempotent for partial edits; returns written point count and verification diff after hold-curve expansion.

Input parameters:

- `clip_slot_index` (integer, required)
- `parameter_path` (string, required): mixer.volume | mixer.panning | mixer.send.<i> | device.<i>.parameter.<n>
- `points` (array, required)
- `track_index` (integer, required)

### `scene_fire` (~61 tokens)

Fire a Session view scene by index, triggering all clips on that row. Use for arrangement-style playback from scenes. NOT idempotent: re-triggering restarts clips; returns scene name and marks async transport verification unverified.

Input parameters:

- `index` (integer, required)

### `session_get_info` (~51 tokens)

Read-only top-level snapshot of the Live set. Use first when orienting an agent before edits; returns tempo, transport, time signature, track counts, root note, and scale without mutating the session.

### `session_link_status` (~49 tokens)

Read-only Ableton Link and external sync status discovery. Use before sync-sensitive playback or collaboration workflows. Returns available=false with nullable status fields and a reason when the Live runtime does not expose Link state.

### `browser_get_categories` (~53 tokens)

Read-only list of root categories exposed by the Ableton Live Browser. Use before loading instruments, effects, presets, or samples by browser path; returns available=false with a reason when browser access is unavailable or headless.

### `browser_load_item` (~106 tokens)

Load an Ableton Browser item such as an instrument, effect, preset, or sample onto the selected or armed track. Use after browser_get_categories/path discovery. Idempotent best-effort: if the selected/armed track already has the item, returns changed=false; otherwise returns changed=true with loaded item name/path.

Input parameters:

- `path` (array, required): Browser path as an array of names. Ex: ["instruments", "Wavetable", "Pads", "Air Pad"].

### `device_get_parameters` (~67 tokens)

Read-only list of parameters for a device by track/device index. Use before parameter automation or value changes; returns value/range/automation state and knowledge-base unit/description metadata when the device matches bundled schemas.

Input parameters:

- `device_index` (integer, required)
- `track_index` (integer, required)

### `device_set_parameter` (~61 tokens)

Set one device parameter by parameter_index or parameter_name. Use after device_get_parameters when possible. Idempotent within 1e-4 (or exact for quantized values); name lookup adds one bridge call and returns before/after value with verification diff.

### `device_inspect_patcher` (~76 tokens)

Read-only Max for Live patcher discovery for a device. Use when deciding whether a device exposes inspectable M4L patcher metadata. Returns available=false with a reason when the target is not inspectable or the runtime lacks patcher access.

Input parameters:

- `device_index` (integer, required)
- `track_index` (integer, required)

### `device_inspect_plugin` (~76 tokens)

Read-only VST/AU plug-in discovery for a device. Use when identifying third-party plug-ins without relying on user-edited device names. Returns plug-in identity and parameters, or available=false with a reason for native devices or unsupported runtimes.

Input parameters:

- `device_index` (integer, required)
- `track_index` (integer, required)

### `arrangement_add_automation_point` (~120 tokens)

Add one automation point in the Arrangement view for a mixer or device parameter path. Use for incremental arrangement automation edits. NOT idempotent: repeated calls add more points; returns the written time/value/curve after the bridge accepts it.

Input parameters:

- `curve_type` (string)
- `parameter_path` (string, required): mixer.volume | mixer.panning | mixer.send.<i> | device.<i>.parameter.<n>
- `time` (number, required): Beats from song start.
- `track_index` (integer, required)
- `value` (number, required)

### `session_snapshot` (~62 tokens)

Read-only deep snapshot of the Live session. Use before and after mutating tools to verify changes with session_diff; returns tracks and optional clips/devices without changing playback or session state.

Input parameters:

- `include_clips` (boolean)
- `include_devices` (boolean)

### `session_diff` (~54 tokens)

Compare a previous session_snapshot with the current Live state. Use after a mutation batch to verify what actually changed; returns added/removed/changed paths with before/after values and a change count.

Input parameters:

- `previous` (object, required)

### `render_preview` (~66 tokens)

Preview the current Live set state. Use when an agent needs a lightweight result check; mode 'snapshot' returns deep state without audio, while mode 'bounce' is reserved for future audio export and returns requested bar count.

Input parameters:

- `bars` (integer)
- `mode` (string)

### `list_recipes` (~57 tokens)

Read-only list of embedded music recipes, optionally filtered by category. Use before apply_recipe to choose a valid recipe id; returns recipe metadata, tags, version, category, and total count without touching Live.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string)

### `apply_recipe` (~92 tokens)

Apply an embedded recipe by id with optional overrides. Use after list_recipes when the user asks for a genre pattern, rack, mix chain, or arrangement scaffold. NOT fully transactional in Phase 5; returns progress and failed_at/error if a step fails.

Input parameters:

- `overrides` (object): Override of inputs declared in the recipe.
- `recipe_id` (string, required): ex: 'drums/tech-house-kick'.

### `list_prompts` (~52 tokens)

Read-only list of MCP prompts bundled with the server for clients that do not expose prompt discovery natively. Use when the user asks what workflows are available; returns prompt names, descriptions, arguments, and total count.

### `list_resources` (~56 tokens)

Read-only list of MCP resources exposed by the server for clients that do not expose resource discovery natively. Use when the user asks what context URIs are available; returns resource URI, name, description, MIME type, and total count.

### `push_set_pad_color` (~87 tokens)

Set the color of one Ableton Push 2/3 pad on the 0..63 grid. Use for visual feedback or performance layouts after hardware detection. Requires Push 2/3; returns sent=true with the pad and color accepted by the bridge.

Input parameters:

- `color` (integer, required)
- `pad` (integer, required): Push pad grid 0..63 (8x8).

### `push_set_button_led` (~76 tokens)

Set the LED color and mode for a Push transport or utility button. Use for hardware feedback after Push detection. Requires Push 2/3; defaults mode to solid and returns sent=true with the accepted button/color/mode.

Input parameters:

- `button` (string, required)
- `color` (integer, required)
- `mode` (string)

### `push_set_mode` (~65 tokens)

Switch Ableton Push 2/3 to note, session, drum, or step mode. Use when preparing a performance or editing workflow on Push hardware. Requires Push 2/3; returns sent=true with the mode accepted by the bridge.

Input parameters:

- `mode` (string, required)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pantani-ableton-mind/ableton-mind#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 68
- 2026-08-02: 64
- 2026-08-01: 57
- 2026-07-31: 67
- 2026-07-30: 60
- 2026-07-29: 78
- 2026-07-28: 26
- 2026-07-27: 49

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/ableton-mind
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/ableton-mind
- Repository: https://github.com/Pantani/ableton-mind
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pantani-ableton-mind/ableton-mind/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pantani-ableton-mind/ableton-mind/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pantani-ableton-mind/ableton-mind