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PostFader MCP Server

by synopsys0 owner confirmed
local only

PostFader runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 156 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 13 Sep 2026.

FL Studio MCP server: 134 tools for mixing, MIDI, sound selection, production runs, and review.

Installs per day peak 1 502 · avg 117 · -74% w/w
a month agotoday
156
Installs / week
pypi · postfader-fl-studio-mcp
2
Stars
3 open issues
13 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 23 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

        self.path = os.path.join(self.root, filename)
                environ=dict(os.environ),

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add postfader-fl-studio-mcp -- uvx postfader-fl-studio-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postfader-fl-studio-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "postfader-fl-studio-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.postfader-fl-studio-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["postfader-fl-studio-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postfader-fl-studio-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "postfader-fl-studio-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postfader-fl-studio-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "postfader-fl-studio-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: FL_BRIDGE_ENABLE_MIDI (Set to 1 to build the MIDI SysEx transport. Without it the server cannot reach FL Studio.), FL_BRIDGE_MIDI_PORT (Exact virtual MIDI endpoint name shared with FL Studio. PostFader does not install or configure a virtual MIDI provider.), FL_STUDIO_USER_DATA_DIR (Absolute FL Studio user-data directory containing Settings/Hardware.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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PostFader — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for PostFader?
PostFader runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package postfader-fl-studio-mcp was installed 156 times last week.
How do I connect PostFader?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls postfader-fl-studio-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use PostFader?
The pypi package postfader-fl-studio-mcp was installed 156 times in the last week. Week over week that is -74%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is PostFader open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in Python, 2 stars on GitHub and 3 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.