How do I install Reaper-MCP?

Its own README gives this command: pip install xdarkzx-reaper-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Is Reaper-MCP official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 108 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-23.

What licence does Reaper-MCP use?

The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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Reaper-MCP

Reaper-MCP is an MCP server. Its repository has 108 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-25.

Reaper-MCP connects AI tools to REAPER for music production and post-production, offering 181 tools for composition, mixing, mastering, batch editing, audio quality control, and ReaScript automation.

Install

Read from Reaper-MCP’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

pip install xdarkzx-reaper-mcp

View in Reaper-MCP’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

108

State

listed

Licence

Apache-2.0

From the repository

AI-powered music production and post-production in REAPER via MCP — 181 tools for composition, mixing, mastering, batch editing, audio QC, and ReaScript automation.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-25

What Reaper-MCP can do

40 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

engine_mix: Per-track EQ + compression + reverb buses with send routing. Auto-detects FabFilter Pro-Q 3 / Pro-C 2 / Pro-R or falls back to REAPER stock (ReaEQ / ReaComp / ReaVerbate)
engine_master: Master-bus chain: HP 25 Hz → bus glue comp → tonal shelf EQ → stereo width → brick-wall limiter, targeting style-specific LUFS and true-peak ceilings
engine_fix_mix: Non-destructive repair pass — re-runs the mix pipeline on an existing session, preserving user tweaks where possible
setup_sidechain: Pin-mapped kick→bass/pad pumping with a single amount dial
setup_parallel_compression: No description in the README.
setup_drum_bus: No description in the README.
setup_vocal_chain: No description in the README.
bounce_stems: No description in the README.
get_track_instruments: No description in the README.
analyze_score: No description in the README.
compose_arrangement: Small batch insert
wipe_all_midi: No description in the README.
reset_composition: No description in the README.
configure_tracks: No description in the README.
setup_routing: No description in the README.
add_markers_batch: No description in the README.
rewrite_cc: No description in the README.
edit_section: No description in the README.
setup_fx_chain: No description in the README.
setup_effect_bus: No description in the README.
create_drum_pattern: Multi-lane step-sequencer notation
create_chord_progression: Parses "Cm7, Fm7, Bb7, Eb" into voiced MIDI
scan_audio_folder: Parse BPM / key / role from filenames
detect_common_bpm: No description in the README.
load_loops: Batch-create tracks + load stems
chop_pipeline: End-to-end: reorders slices from the source vocal onto a NEW track with style-specific rhythms (chillstep / future bass / porter / trap), pitches to chord tones, stutters + harmonises + fades
item_split_at_transients: No description in the README.
item_split_at_positions: No description in the README.
take_set_pitch: No description in the README.
take_set_playrate: No description in the README.
take_set_reversed: No description in the README.
item_duplicate: No description in the README.
analyze_loudness: LUFS vs. streaming/broadcast/cinema target
analyze_clipping: No description in the README.
analyze_silence: No description in the README.
analyze_peaks: No description in the README.
analyze_region_qc: Edit-oriented QC — silence/click candidates per region
analyze_frequency_spectrum: No description in the README.
analyze_stereo_field: No description in the README.
script_list: Discover and execute ReaScript files in the project's Scripts tree

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

Common questions about Reaper-MCP

What does Reaper-MCP do?: Reaper-MCP connects AI tools to REAPER for music production and post-production, offering 181 tools for composition, mixing, mastering, batch editing, audio quality control, and ReaScript automation.
How do I install Reaper-MCP?: Its own README gives this command: pip install xdarkzx-reaper-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
Is Reaper-MCP official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 108 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-23.
What licence does Reaper-MCP use?: The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.