AbletonMCP

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• AbletonMCP_Remote_Script/__init__.py:526-551 (handler)

  The implementation of the set_clip_name tool logic in the Ableton Remote Script.

  def _set_clip_name(self, track_index, clip_index, name):
      """Set the name of a clip"""
      try:
          if track_index < 0 or track_index >= len(self._song.tracks):
              raise IndexError("Track index out of range")
          
          track = self._song.tracks[track_index]
          
          if clip_index < 0 or clip_index >= len(track.clip_slots):
              raise IndexError("Clip index out of range")
          
          clip_slot = track.clip_slots[clip_index]
          
          if not clip_slot.has_clip:
              raise Exception("No clip in slot")
          
          clip = clip_slot.clip
          clip.name = name
          
          result = {
              "name": clip.name
          }
          return result
      except Exception as e:
          self.log_message("Error setting clip name: " + str(e))
          raise

• MCP_Server/server.py:326-343 (handler)

  The MCP tool handler definition in the MCP server.

  def set_clip_name(ctx: Context, track_index: int, clip_index: int, name: str) -> str:
      """
      Set the name of a clip.
  
      Parameters:
      - track_index: The index of the track containing the clip
      - clip_index: The index of the clip slot containing the clip
      - name: The new name for the clip
      """
      try:
          _run("set_clip_name", {
              "track_index": track_index,
              "clip_index": clip_index,
              "name": name
          })
          return f"Renamed clip at track {track_index}, slot {clip_index} to '{name}'"
      except Exception as e:
          return f"Error setting clip name: {e}"