MCP Server

openDAW MCP MCP Server

io.github.AMEOBIUS/opendaw-mcp

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What is the openDAW MCP MCP server?

262 MCP tools for agent-native control of openDAW, a browser-based DAW

How to install openDAW MCP

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

OPENDAW_HOST_DIR
required
Path to the headless openDAW host directory
OPENDAW_URL
required
URL of the running openDAW Vite dev server
OPENDAW_EXPORT_DIR
Directory for rendered audio exports
NODE_BIN_DIR
Path to Node.js binary directory (if not on PATH)

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendaw-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/ameobius/opendaw-mcp:1.13.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENDAW_HOST_DIR": "<YOUR_OPENDAW_HOST_DIR>",
        "OPENDAW_URL": "<YOUR_OPENDAW_URL>",
        "OPENDAW_EXPORT_DIR": "<YOUR_OPENDAW_EXPORT_DIR>",
        "NODE_BIN_DIR": "<YOUR_NODE_BIN_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}