MCP Client Setup¶

Guide to configuring MCP clients to use FL Studio MCP Server.

Claude Desktop¶

Configuration File Location¶

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Basic Configuration¶

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fruityloops": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["fruityloops-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Using uv¶

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fruityloops": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["tool", "run", "fruityloops-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

From Source¶

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fruityloops": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "fruityloops-mcp"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/fruityloops-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Reloading Configuration¶

After editing the configuration:

Quit Claude Desktop completely
Relaunch Claude Desktop
The server will start automatically

Other MCP Clients¶

The server uses stdio transport and works with any MCP-compatible client.

Generic Configuration¶

{
  "command": "uvx fruityloops-mcp",
  "transport": "stdio"
}

Verification¶

Test the server is working:

Open your MCP client
Try a simple command:
```
midi_list_ports()
```
You should see available MIDI ports listed

Troubleshooting¶

Server Not Starting¶

Check Claude Desktop logs:

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\logs\
macOS: ~/Library/Logs/Claude/
Linux: ~/.local/share/Claude/logs/

Command Not Found¶

Ensure uvx/uv is in PATH:

which uvx  # Unix
where uvx  # Windows