mcp-music-studio

Two-mode creative music studio: scored composition (ABC notation → sheet music + audio) and live performance (Strudel live coding with synthesis + effects).

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What it can do

  • Play Sheet Music: Compose and play sheet music with visual notation, multi-instrument audio, and style presets. Write ABC notation for melodies, arrangements, harmonized pieces, or well-known tunes. A
  • Play Live Pattern: Live-code music patterns using TidalCycles mini-notation in JavaScript. Layer drums, synths, and bass with stack(). Choose from 72 drum machine banks, 128 GM instruments, built-in s
  • Get Music Guide: Returns detailed reference material for music composition. Topics: instruments (GM instrument list + combos), drums (patterns + percussion notes), abc-syntax (notation reference), arr

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Two-mode creative music studio: scored composition (ABC notation → sheet music + audio) and live performance (Strudel live coding with synthesis + effects). 128 GM instruments, ext-apps UIs, comprehensive guides.

How to connect

How to connect mcp-music-studio to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://mcp-music-studio--linxule.run.tools

  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 mcp-music-studio to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://mcp-music-studio--linxule.run.tools

  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 mcp-music-studio to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://mcp-music-studio--linxule.run.tools

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 (5)

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

play-sheet-musicCompose and play sheet music with visual notation, multi-instrument audio, and style presets. Write ABC notation for melodies, arrangements, harmonized pieces, or well-known tunes. Add a style (rock, jazz, bossa, waltz, folk...) for automatic drums, bass, and chord accompaniment. Returns a parse-status confirmation and renders the player; it does not return raw audio. Use get-music-guide for genre templates, instrument lists, and ABC syntax reference. The music player renders inline with interactive playback controls.
play-live-patternLive-code music patterns using TidalCycles mini-notation in JavaScript. Layer drums, synths, and bass with stack(). Choose from 72 drum machine banks, 128 GM instruments, built-in synths, and a full effects chain. Patterns play in a REPL the user can edit directly. Add .pianoroll() to a pattern to show a live piano-roll animation in the widget (or .punchcard()/.scope()/.spectrum() — use one visual per pattern). Use get-strudel-guide for genre templates, sound references, and advanced features like visualization, arrangement, and sample loading. The Strudel REPL renders inline with an editable code editor, visualizations, and playback controls.
get-music-guideReturns detailed reference material for music composition. Topics: instruments (GM instrument list + combos), drums (patterns + percussion notes), abc-syntax (notation reference), arrangements (multi-voice patterns), genres (complete ABC templates for jazz/blues/folk/rock/bossa/classical), styles (what each style preset does), midi-directives (%%MIDI reference).
get-strudel-guideReference material for Strudel live coding (performance mode). Topics: mini-notation (pattern syntax), sounds (synths, 72 drum banks, 128 GM instruments), effects (filters, reverb, delay, FM synthesis, envelopes), patterns (transformations, probability, euclidean, arrangement), genres (complete templates: techno/house/dnb/ambient/jazz/lofi/synthwave), tips (tempo, common mistakes, ABC↔Strudel crossover), advanced (visualization, sample loading, wavetables, ZZFX, continuous signals, chord voicings).
search-music-docsSearch detailed documentation for Strudel live coding or ABC/ABCJS notation. Returns relevant code examples and explanations from the official docs. Use this when the curated guides (get-strudel-guide, get-music-guide) don't cover what you need — for specific functions, advanced techniques, or when you're unsure about syntax. Powered by semantic search over strudel.cc and ABCJS docs.