Schema | TidalCycles MCP Server

TidalCycles MCP Server

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description
`GHCI_PATH`	No	Path to the ghci executable (required for direct GHCi mode)
`TIDAL_FILE`	No	Absolute path to the output .tidal file (used in both modes)
`TIDAL_USE_GHCI`	No	Set to 'true' to enable direct GHCi mode (experimental)
`TIDAL_BOOT_PATH`	No	Absolute path to BootTidal.hs file (required for direct GHCi mode)

Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.

This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

Capability	Details
`tools`	{}

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
tidal_evalA	Evaluate a TidalCycles pattern on a specific channel (d1-d9). This is the main way to make music with Tidal.
tidal_hushA	Stop all currently playing patterns immediately. Use this to clear everything.
tidal_silenceA	Stop a specific channel. More graceful than hush for single channels.
tidal_get_stateA	Get the current state of all channels - what patterns are playing and when they started.
tidal_soloB	Solo a specific channel, muting all others temporarily.
tidal_unsoloA	Restore all channels after soloing.
tidal_get_historyA	Get the history of patterns evaluated in this session.

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
No prompts

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
No resources

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