Controls Ableton Live sets through AbletonMCP tools to build tracks, clips, devices, and automation.
npx skills add https://github.com/freekmurze/dotfiles --skill ableton
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: ableton Source: https://github.com/freekmurze/dotfiles/tree/main/config/claude/skills/music/skills/ableton Command: npx skills add https://github.com/freekmurze/dotfiles --skill ableton
Operating Ableton Live programmatically is error-prone: API commands report success without applying changes, parameter ranges vary per device, and some controls like the Max for Live LFO Map button cannot be scripted at all. This Skill encodes the verification discipline, device knowledge, and API workarounds needed to reliably build tracks, clips, patches, and generative music in a live set.
Ask the agent to build a track in Ableton Live, for example: create a drum rack with a sidechained bass and a generative melody clip using note probability.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
Use the AbletonMCP tools to call commands like get_session_info, get_track_info, and set_device_parameter against a running Live set. Always resolve track and device indices first, then read back every change because success responses do not guarantee the change applied.
Use add_notes_with_probability instead of add_notes_to_clip, which silently drops probability. Each note accepts probability from 0 to 1 plus velocity_deviation, and the command returns verified_first_note so you can confirm the values landed.
No, the LFO's Map button cannot be scripted. Set every other knob (Rate, Depth, Jitter, Smooth, Phase, Shape) via the API, then ask the user to click Map and pick the target parameter once per LFO.
Several AbletonMCP commands return success while doing nothing or applying a different value. Always call get_device_parameters after setting a value and compare the read-back against what you requested before reporting completion.
Pass device_index to set_clip_automation to scope the parameter name to one device, since names like Frequency exist on Auto Filter, Reverb, and others simultaneously. Verify with get_clip_automation and check that is_flat is false.
No, grouping tracks and creating a new Live set are not exposed by the API. For shared effects across tracks, create a return track and raise each source track's send instead, which is fully scriptable.
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