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max4.live MCP server

Connect ChatGPT, Claude, or any Model Context Protocol client to max4.live and search 9,000+ Max for Live devices for Ableton Live in plain language — the same fuzzy search and filters that power the website, exposed as tools your AI assistant can call.

Endpoint

https://mcp.max4.live/mcp

Streamable HTTP transport. An SSE endpoint is also available at https://mcp.max4.live/sse. No authentication, no API key — it's public and read-only.

Add it to your assistant

ChatGPT — Settings → Connectors → add a custom connector with the URL https://mcp.max4.live/mcp.

Claude Code — one command:

claude mcp add --transport http max4live https://mcp.max4.live/mcp

Claude Desktop / other clients — add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "max4live": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.max4.live/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

search_devices — fuzzy full-text search (name, author, description) plus filters: type, license, sort (relevance / downloads / newest / oldest / name), added_after, min_downloads, limit. Returns each device's page URL and where to get it.
get_device — full details for one device by id.
list_filters — the valid type, license and sort values.

Ask things like

Your assistant maps the question to the right filters and calls search_devices — no need to learn the parameters.

Two sources

Results combine the maxforlive.com catalogue (mirrored until August 7, 2026) and devices submitted to max4.live by their authors. Every result carries origin (mirror or own) and is_own; author-submitted devices have ids starting with m4l_. Pass source: "own" to search_devices to see only author-submitted devices. Authors can submit a device here.

Step-by-step guide

New to connectors? Read How to search Max for Live devices from Claude and ChatGPT for setup walkthroughs, example prompts and tips.

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