emicklei/melrose-mcp

Overview

A Go-based MCP server that uses the melrose tool to play musical expressions over STDIO. It enables music generation and playback within Model Context Protocol workflows.

Best for

Best for
Developers who need basic music generation capabilities inside MCP-compatible AI assistants

Use cases

• Generate musical sequences from structured commands via MCP
• Play musical expressions in AI-driven development tools
• Integrate music playback into custom MCP clients

How to use

Install

go install github.com/emicklei/melrose-mcp@latest

Tools exposed

• melrose_play
• melrose_bpm
• melrose_devices
• melrose_change_output_device

Tested with

Claude Desktop

Example client config

{\n    "mcpServers": {\n        "melrōse": {\n          "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",\n          "args": []\n        }\n    }\n}

Notes

A Go-based MCP server that uses the melrose tool to play musical expressions over STDIO. It enables music generation and playback within Model Context Protocol workflows.

10 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-12-18. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Generate musical sequences from structured commands via MCP
• Play musical expressions in AI-driven development tools
• Integrate music playback into custom MCP clients

Pros

• Leverages the MCP standard for broad tool interoperability
• Written in Go, offering efficient cross-platform execution
• Simple STDIO interface reduces integration overhead

Cons

• Very small community (10 stars) and limited adoption
• Requires the melrose tool to be installed separately
• No documentation or usage examples provided in the repository

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