AbletonMCP

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• MCP_Server/server.py:416-420 (handler)

  The MCP tool handler function 'start_playback' that triggers playback in the Ableton session via _run.

  def start_playback(ctx: Context) -> str:
      """Start playing the Ableton session."""
      try:
          _run("start_playback")
          return "Started playback"

• AbletonMCP_Remote_Script/__init__.py:616-620 (handler)

  The actual Ableton Remote Script method that interacts with the Ableton Live Object Model to start playback.

  def _start_playback(self):
      """Start playing the session"""
      try:
          self._song.start_playing()