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Tool index

All 32 exported MCP tools are listed here. Detailed behavior, parameters, examples, and caveats live on the linked feature pages.

Session, tracks, and clips

Tool Purpose
get_session_info Inspect global set state and its tracks.
get_track_info Inspect one track, its Session slots, and devices.
create_midi_track Insert or append a MIDI track.
create_audio_track Insert or append an audio track.
create_return_track Add and name a return track.
set_track_name Rename a track.
create_clip Create an empty Session MIDI clip.
create_audio_clip Import audio into an empty Session slot.
add_notes_to_clip Add note events to a Session MIDI clip.
set_clip_name Rename a Session clip.

Playback, Browser, and Arrangement

Tool Purpose
set_tempo Change the set tempo.
fire_clip Launch a Session clip.
stop_clip Stop a Session clip.
start_playback Start Live's transport.
stop_playback Stop Live's transport.
get_browser_tree Explore Browser categories.
get_browser_items_at_path List Browser items at a path.
load_instrument_or_effect Load a Browser item by URI.
load_drum_kit Load a Drum Rack and the first loadable kit at a path.
switch_to_arrangement_view Show Arrangement View.
set_arrangement_time Move the playhead to a beat position.
get_arrangement_clips Inspect a track's Arrangement clips.
duplicate_to_arrangement Copy a Session clip into the Arrangement timeline.

See Live control for all 23 tools above.

Organization

Tool Purpose
preview_session_sort Build a deterministic sort plan without changing Live.
sort_session Apply the plan as one undoable, repeat-safe operation.

See Session organization.

Harmony, generation, and cleanup

Tool Purpose
analyze_track_harmony Infer key, mode, and pitch-class weight from MIDI.
analyze_midi_progression Detect bar-level MIDI chords locally and optionally enrich them with THIRI theory data.
reharmonize_chord_progression Ask THIRI for alternatives to a chord-symbol progression.
generate_for_tracks Create melody or chord material fitted to source tracks.
generate_chords_for_selected_audio Analyze a selected monophonic Arrangement audio phrase directly and create a matching MIDI chord clip.
preview_converted_midi_cleanup Report likely conversion artifacts without editing notes.
clean_converted_midi Clean converted MIDI in one Ableton Undo step.

See Harmony & MIDI.