analyze_outcomesLABSCO SUMMARY
It listens to the change and learns from the ones you keep, rather than scoring taste in the abstract.
listen_ab comparing before and after is the honest core — the model can tell whether an edit actually did what was asked instead of assuming it did. And the taste tools learn from A/B choices you made, not a universal quality score, which is a more defensible way to remember your preferences. Edits inside the set ride Ableton's undo stack; library and installer changes do not, so those are the ones to watch.
What it is
A server that gives an MCP client control over Ableton Live 12: explicit tools for the set, plus library search, listening analysis and taste learning from the versions you keep.
What you get
- Direct control over transport, tracks, clips, notes, devices, routing, mixing, automation and Arrangement View
- Library search across Ableton's library, your plugins and racks, local samples and Splice before loading — atlas_search, scan_full_library, augment_with_samples
- Listening before judging — listen_capture reads the result and listen_ab compares it against the state before the edit
- Taste learning from real choices — taste_record_pair, taste_train and taste_rank learn from audio you kept versus discarded
- Composition and device helpers such as compose, insert_device and apply_semantic_move, which runs a named move rather than a tool of its own
- Changes inside the set use Ableton's undo stack; downloads, library scans and installer changes happen outside it and cannot be undone from Ableton
Requirements
Ableton Live 12 on macOS or Windows. The setup wizard, npx livepilot --setup, installs the Ableton Remote Script, creates the Python environment, copies the Max for Live Analyzer, and checks the connection; Claude Desktop users can double-click a livepilot-<version>.mcpb from Releases. The npm package is livepilot. Licensed BSL 1.1; pin a version for repeatable setups.
Setup effort
Follow the published steps — npx livepilot --setup
USE CASES
01
Making a precise edit to a track
Nudge notes, adjust mixing and automation through explicit tools, with the change on Ableton's undo stack.
02
Finding a sound before loading it
Search Ableton's library, your racks and Splice, then augment with samples.
03
Checking whether an edit actually changed anything
Capture the result and A/B it against the state before the edit.
04
Teaching it what you like
Record kept-versus-discarded pairs and train the ranker on your own choices.
05
Locking the kick and bass together
Apply the kick-bass lock rather than tuning it by hand.
474 tools
Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.
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YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
474 tools named in the project's documentation.
Requires
- Ableton Live 12
- Python 3.12+
- Node.js 18+
- macOS or Windows
Where it runs
All 4 documented clients run the server on your machine.
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
TERMINAL
npx livepilot --setupRestart Ableton Live 12, then Preferences → Link, Tempo & MIDI → Control Surface → LivePilot
MCP Clients
Claude Desktop, Cursor
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"LivePilot": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"livepilot"
]
}
}
}Claude Code
CLAUDE CODE · TERMINAL
claude mcp add LivePilot -- npx livepilotVS Code
VS CODE · JSON
{
"servers": {
"LivePilot": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"livepilot"
]
}
}
}
