Reaper MCP Server

This is a simple MCP server that connects a Reaper project to an MCP client like Claude Desktop and enables you to ask questions about the project.

Tools

find_reaper_projects: Finds all Reaper projects in the directory you specified in the config.
parse_reaper_project: Parses a Reaper project and returns a JSON object.

These tools work in tandem. When you ask Claude a question about a specific Reaper project, it will use the find_reaper_projects tool to find the project, then use the parse_reaper_project tool to parse the project and answer your question. To see all data that is parsed from the project, check out the src/domains/reaper_dataclasses.py file.

Setup

Configure Claude Desktop
- Follow the instructions to configure Claude Desktop for use with a custom MCP server
- Find the sample config in setup/claude_desktop_config.json
- Update the following paths in the config:
  - Your uv installation path
  - Your Reaper project directory
  - This server's directory
Launch and Configure
- Open Claude Desktop
- Look for the hammer icon in the bottom right of your chat box
- Click the hammer icon to verify you see two Reaper tools available:
  - find_reaper_projects
  - parse_reaper_project
    Claude Desktop Tools
Start Using
- Ask questions about your Reaper project
- Always include the name of the specific Reaper project you're asking about
- You can expand the tool boxes to see the raw project data being passed to Claude
  Claude Desktop Tools