Is Reaper Mcp safe to use?

Reaper Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Reaper Mcp?

Reaper Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What AI clients work with Reaper Mcp?

Reaper Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is Reaper Mcp actively maintained?

Reaper Mcp is recently maintained — last commit was 63 days ago. It has 76 GitHub stars.

Reaper Mcp

Name: Reaper Mcp
Author: bonfire-audio

reaper-mcp-server · by bonfire-audio

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI agents to create fully mixed and mastered tracks in REAPER with both MIDI and audio capabilities.

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No known CVEs

MIT license

Maintained

Last commit 63d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reaper": {
      "args": [],
      "command": "reaper-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

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What Reaper Mcp does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI agents to control REAPER DAW — 58 tools covering project management, tracks, MIDI, FX, mixing, mastering, rendering, and audio analysis.

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Is Reaper Mcp safe to use?: Reaper Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Reaper Mcp?: Reaper Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with Reaper Mcp?: Reaper Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Reaper Mcp actively maintained?: Reaper Mcp is recently maintained — last commit was 63 days ago. It has 76 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reaper": {
      "args": [],
      "command": "reaper-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

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What Reaper Mcp does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI agents to control REAPER DAW — 58 tools covering project management, tracks, MIDI, FX, mixing, mastering, rendering, and audio analysis.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

uvx 'reaper-mcp-server' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

REAPER MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI agents to control REAPER DAW — 58 tools covering project management, tracks, MIDI, FX, mixing, mastering, rendering, and audio analysis.

Requirements

REAPER DAW installed and running
Python 3.10+
REAPER's distant API enabled (see Setup)

Installation

pip install reaper-mcp-server

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/bonfire-audio/reaper-mcp.git
cd reaper-mcp
pip install -e .

Setting Up REAPER

The server communicates with REAPER via python-reapy, which requires REAPER's distant API to be enabled.

Open REAPER
Go to Actions > Run ReaScript
Select scripts/enable_reapy.py from this repo (or create a new script with the contents below)
```
import reapy
reapy.config.enable_dist_api()
```
Restart REAPER

Usage

With Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reaper": {
      "command": "reaper-mcp-server",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

With Claude Code

claude mcp add reaper -- reaper-mcp-server

Standalone

reaper-mcp-server          # start the server
reaper-mcp-server --debug  # with debug logging

Tools (58)

Project Management

create_project load_project save_project get_project_info set_tempo set_time_signature set_cursor_position play_project stop_transport

Tracks

create_track delete_track rename_track list_tracks get_track_info set_track_color create_bus create_send remove_send list_sends

MIDI

create_midi_item add_midi_note create_chord_progression create_drum_pattern

FX & Instruments

add_fx remove_fx bypass_fx list_track_fx get_fx_parameters set_fx_parameter load_fx_preset add_master_fx list_master_fx set_master_fx_parameter

Audio

import_audio_file edit_audio_item start_recording adjust_pitch adjust_playback_rate

Mixing

set_track_volume set_track_pan set_track_mute set_track_solo set_send_volume set_master_volume add_volume_automation add_pan_automation

Rendering

render_project render_stems render_time_selection

Mastering

apply_mastering_chain apply_limiter normalize_project

Analysis

analyze_loudness analyze_dynamics analyze_frequency_spectrum analyze_stereo_field analyze_transients detect_clipping

Configuration

The server stores its configuration in your platform's config directory:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/reaper-mcp/config.json
Linux: ~/.config/reaper-mcp/config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\reaper-mcp\config.json

License

MIT

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Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

54/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−46

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked reaper-mcp-server against OSV.dev.

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Reaper Mcp safe to use?: Reaper Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Reaper Mcp?: Reaper Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with Reaper Mcp?: Reaper Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Reaper Mcp actively maintained?: Reaper Mcp is recently maintained — last commit was 63 days ago. It has 76 GitHub stars.