Keyboardia

Create, co-edit, analyze, publish, and export collaborative step-sequencer sessions through MCP.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Create, co-edit, analyze, publish, and export collaborative step-sequencer sessions through MCP.

    How to connect

    How to connect Keyboardia to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://keyboardia.dev/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect Keyboardia to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://keyboardia.dev/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect Keyboardia to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://keyboardia.dev/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (7)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    get_sessionRead the current tempo and compact track patterns from an existing Keyboardia session.
    edit_sessionMake one narrow, retry-safe edit to an existing collaborative session. After every attempt, the next Keyboardia call must be get_session for the same session. A successful call includes a backwards-compatible compact snapshot plus an acknowledgement. That snapshot is not authoritative verification; do not make another edit or finish from it. Read with get_session next. Supported operations: add_track, set_track_instrument, set_track_pan, set_steps, and set_tempo. set_steps changes only the named steps; it never replaces a track or session. set_track_instrument replaces only a track's sound source, keeping its pattern, mix, timing, and custom name.
    create_sessionCreate a new editable Keyboardia session with the normal defaults and return its shareable URL. The session starts with no tracks; use edit_session to add them. Pass the same idempotency_key when retrying so an uncertain attempt cannot leave duplicate sessions behind.
    remix_sessionCopy an existing session — published or editable — into a new editable session that records the original as its source. The source is never modified, so this is how to continue from published work.
    publish_sessionFreeze the current music into a new immutable session and return its URL. The source session stays editable at its own URL. Only call this when someone explicitly asks to publish; it is never a side effect of editing or exporting.
    export_midiExport the session as a base64-encoded Standard MIDI File, matching what Keyboardia's own Export MIDI produces for the same music. The session is not modified. The result lists any session features a MIDI file cannot carry rather than approximating them silently.
    analyze_sessionDescribe what is happening musically in a session — rhythm, pitch content, inferred key, and chords — without changing anything. Use this to explain music rather than to edit it. Results come from the same music-theory module the browser's Key Assistant and Chromatic Grid use, and report where the analysis is uncertain instead of guessing.