max4.live
Natural-language search over 8,900+ Max for Live devices for Ableton Live.
Should I use this
Quality & Safety
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"max4live": {
"url": "https://mcp.max4.live/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://mcp.max4.live/mcpstreamable-httphttps://mcp.max4.live/ssesseWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (3)
🟢search_devices(query, type, license, sort, added_after, ...)
Search ~8,900 Max for Live devices for Ableton Live. Fuzzy full-text match (title/author/description, identical to max4.live) plus filters. Compose for natural language, e.g. "popular free MIDI devices from the last 2 weeks" -> type=[MIDI Effect,MIDI Generator,MIDI Transformation], license=[free], sort=downloads, added_after=<date>.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Free-text fuzzy search (name, author, keyword). Omit to browse by filters only."
},
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"Audio Effect",
"Instrument",
"MIDI Effect",
"MIDI Generator",
"MIDI Transformation"
]
},
"description": "Device types to include."
},
"license": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"free",
"commercial",
"cc",
"cc-by",
"cc-by-sa",
"cc-by-nc",
"cc-by-nc-sa",
"cc-by-nd",
"cc-by-nc-nd"
]
},
"description": "License buckets. free=freeware, commercial=paid, cc=any Creative Commons. For 'free to use' pass [free, cc]."
},
"sort": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"relevance",
"downloads",
"newest",
"oldest",
"name_asc",
"name_desc"
],
"description": "Default relevance (Fuse ranking with a query, else newest)."
},
"added_after": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD). Only devices added on/after this date."
},
"min_downloads": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Minimum download count."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100,
"description": "Max results (default 20)."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_device(id)
Get full details for one device by its numeric id (from search_devices results).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Device id."
}
},
"required": [
"id"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢list_filters
List the valid values for the type, license and sort filters of search_devices.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Recommended Prompts
search_devicessearch_devicesget_deviceget_devicelist_filtersCommunity
Evidence