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SessionCraft

An Ableton Live MCP server with production guides: your agent builds tracks, MIDI clips, drums, bass, arrangements and mixes inside Live 11+, using 80 tools and 21 genre recipes.

  • Included with SkillGild Pro
  • Runs in your agent, private tools on SkillGild
  • v1.0.0
  • SkillGild
skillgild install session-craft
Works with
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • Gemini CLI
and any MCP client

License: MIT · Created by SkillGild

Pro

What you get

  • An MCP server for Ableton Live: your AI agent creates tracks, writes MIDI clips, loads instruments and effects, sets device parameters, arranges and mixes
  • 80 tools covering tracks, clips and notes, devices, the arrangement view, automation, routing and undo
  • 21 production guides: techno, house, UK garage, trance and ambient drums, acid, reese and growl bass, chords and pads, arrangement and mixing
  • Two ways to connect: a Remote Script for Live 11 or later, or a drag-and-drop Max for Live device
  • A one-command configuration that points your agent at the server
  • Mix checks against reference tracks with the optional analysis tools

Is it a good fit?

Good for

  • Producers who want an AI assistant working inside their Ableton session
  • Sketching grooves, basslines and arrangements quickly, then refining them by hand
  • Learning how a genre's drums, bass and arrangement are built, one guide at a time

Not for

  • DAWs other than Ableton Live
  • Exporting finished audio directly; the agent resamples inside Live where the backend requires it

Requirements

  • Ableton Live 11 or later (Max for Live for the device route)
  • An MCP client: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex or Gemini CLI
  • Python 3.10 or later and uv

Install the SessionCraft skill

Pick your agent. The wrapper only tells your agent how to start a session. The skill's instructions arrive with each session, after your access is checked.

  1. Sign in once from your terminal.

    Terminal
    skillgild login
  2. Install this skill for Claude Code.

    Terminal
    skillgild install session-craft --agent claude-code
  3. Register the SkillGild MCP server with Claude Code.

    Terminal
    claude mcp add --scope user skillgild -- $(command -v skillgild) mcp

How it runs

  1. Your agent starts a session. SkillGild checks your access and allowance, counts one run, and sends the skill's instructions for this task.
  2. Your agent does the work with its own model and tools, in your project. SkillGild makes no AI model call.

Use it from code

Start a session, follow its guide, then end it. Create an API key under Account and pass it as a bearer token.

Terminal
# Prints the session ID, its tools and the instructions for your agent
skillgild session session-craft
skillgild end <session-id>

Questions

How do I install the SessionCraft skill in Claude Code?

Install the SkillGild CLI, sign in with skillgild login and register its MCP server with Claude Code, then run skillgild install session-craft --agent claude-code. Use --agent codex, cursor or gemini-cli for other clients. The install puts SessionCraft's engine in your skills folder, and SkillGild delivers the instructions at the start of each session.

Is SessionCraft an Ableton MCP server?

Yes. It is an MCP server for Ableton Live that any MCP client can use, plus production guides that tell your agent how to build each style. `python3 scripts/skillgild.py ableton-config` prints the configuration to add to your client.

Which versions of Ableton Live does it support?

Live 11 and later, in any edition, through the Remote Script. The Max for Live device needs Live Suite or the Max for Live add-on.

Does my Live set leave my computer?

No. The MCP server runs on your machine and talks to Live locally. SkillGild delivers the skill's instructions; your project stays on your computer.

Is SessionCraft included in SkillGild Pro?

Yes. SkillGild Pro includes SessionCraft with up to 25 runs a month, alongside SkillGild's other Pro skills.

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