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TwelveTake-Studios/reaper-mcp

MCP server enabling AI assistants to control REAPER DAW for mixing, mastering, MIDI composition, and full music production with 129 tools

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About TwelveTake-Studios/reaper-mcp

An MCP server that exposes 129 tools for controlling the REAPER digital audio workstation from AI assistants. It enables programmatic mixing, mastering, MIDI composition, and music production workflows via the Model Context Protocol.

Best for

Developers and power users who want to control REAPER programmatically via AI assistants

Use cases

  • Automate mixing and mastering tasks through AI assistant commands
  • Generate and edit MIDI compositions programmatically
  • Integrate REAPER into larger AI-driven music production pipelines

Notes

15 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-12-14. Licensed MIT.

Pros

  • Large tool surface (129 tools) covers extensive DAW functionality
  • Cross-platform support (macOS, Windows, Linux)
  • Written in Lua, aligning with REAPER's native scripting language

Cons

  • Small community (15 stars) suggests limited adoption and support
  • Requires familiarity with both MCP and REAPER's API
  • Dependency on external AI assistant infrastructure to function

Key facts

What we have checked

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How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

uvx twelvetake-reaper-mcp --install-bridge

Tools exposed

  • REAPER_COMM_MODE
  • REAPER_BRIDGE_DIR
  • REAPER_FILE_TIMEOUT
  • REAPER_MCP_DEBUG
  • REAPER_HOST
  • REAPER_PORT

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Cursor, VS Code

Install

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Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (runs on your computer)

claude mcp add --transport stdio twelvetake-studios-reaper-mcp -- uvx twelvetake-reaper-mcp@1.9.3

Version 1.9.3 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Claude Desktop

Config checked

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "twelvetake-studios-reaper-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "twelvetake-reaper-mcp@1.9.3"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 1.9.3 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Claude Desktop's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "twelvetake-studios-reaper-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "twelvetake-reaper-mcp@1.9.3"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 1.9.3 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "servers": {
    "twelvetake-studios-reaper-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "twelvetake-reaper-mcp@1.9.3"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 1.9.3 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)

[mcp_servers.twelvetake-studios-reaper-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["twelvetake-reaper-mcp@1.9.3"]

Version 1.9.3 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Codex's config docs

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Works with

What TwelveTake-Studios/reaper-mcp connects to

5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works withTypeHow we knowChecked
Claude CodeClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.9.3Config checkedClaude Code docs
Claude DesktopClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.9.3Config checkedClaude Desktop docs
CursorClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.9.3Config checkedCursor docs
VS CodeClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.9.3Config checkedVS Code docs
CodexClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.9.3Config checkedCodex docs

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