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PostFader MCP Server

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PostFader runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 220 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 5 Oct 2026.

FL Studio MCP server: read, mix, compose, and edit your open FL Studio project from any MCP client.

Installs per day peak 1 377 · avg 101 · -23% w/w
a month agotoday
220
Installs / week
pypi · postfader-fl-studio-mcp
9
Stars
1 open issue
5 Oct 2026
Last commit
from GitHub
Apache-2.0
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 3 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

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 -e 'FL_BRIDGE_ENABLE_MIDI=<FL_BRIDGE_ENABLE_MIDI>' -e 'FL_BRIDGE_MIDI_PORT=<FL_BRIDGE_MIDI_PORT>' -e 'FL_STUDIO_USER_DATA_DIR=<FL_STUDIO_USER_DATA_DIR>' -- uvx postfader-fl-studio-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postfader-fl-studio-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "postfader-fl-studio-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FL_BRIDGE_ENABLE_MIDI": "<FL_BRIDGE_ENABLE_MIDI>",
        "FL_BRIDGE_MIDI_PORT": "<FL_BRIDGE_MIDI_PORT>",
        "FL_STUDIO_USER_DATA_DIR": "<FL_STUDIO_USER_DATA_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.postfader-fl-studio-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["postfader-fl-studio-mcp"]
env = { FL_BRIDGE_ENABLE_MIDI = "<FL_BRIDGE_ENABLE_MIDI>", FL_BRIDGE_MIDI_PORT = "<FL_BRIDGE_MIDI_PORT>", FL_STUDIO_USER_DATA_DIR = "<FL_STUDIO_USER_DATA_DIR>" }
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postfader-fl-studio-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "postfader-fl-studio-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FL_BRIDGE_ENABLE_MIDI": "<FL_BRIDGE_ENABLE_MIDI>",
        "FL_BRIDGE_MIDI_PORT": "<FL_BRIDGE_MIDI_PORT>",
        "FL_STUDIO_USER_DATA_DIR": "<FL_STUDIO_USER_DATA_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "postfader-fl-studio-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "postfader-fl-studio-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FL_BRIDGE_ENABLE_MIDI": "<FL_BRIDGE_ENABLE_MIDI>",
        "FL_BRIDGE_MIDI_PORT": "<FL_BRIDGE_MIDI_PORT>",
        "FL_STUDIO_USER_DATA_DIR": "<FL_STUDIO_USER_DATA_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Put your own values in place of <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’s registry entry marks them as required.

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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 220 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 in the form 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 220 times in the last week. Week over week that is -23%. 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, 9 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.