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by max4.live · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.1 · published by live.max4

Natural-language search over 8,900+ Max for Live devices for Ableton Live.

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3 tools: 3 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http max4live https://mcp.max4.live/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

3 tools

Only reads 3Claude Code: allow
  • get_deviceGet full details for one device by its id from search_devices: a number for maxforlive.com catalogue devices, or a string starting with m4l_ for devices submitted to max4.live by t…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_device" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get full details for one device by its id from search_devices: a number for maxforlive.com catalogue devices, or a string starting with m4l_ for devices submitted to max4.live by their author.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • title: Get device details
  • list_filtersList the valid values for the type, license and sort filters of search_devices.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_filters" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List the valid values for the type, license and sort filters of search_devices.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • title: List search filters
  • search_devicesSearch 9,000+ Max for Live devices for Ableton Live: the maxforlive.com catalogue (indexed until 2026-08-07) plus devices submitted to max4.live by their authors (origin "own", ids…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_devices" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search 9,000+ Max for Live devices for Ableton Live: the maxforlive.com catalogue (indexed until 2026-08-07) plus devices submitted to max4.live by their authors (origin "own", ids starting m4l_). Fuzzy full-text match (title/author/description, identical to max4.live) plus filters. Compose for natural language, e.g. "popular free MIDI devices from the last 2 weeks" -> type=[MIDI Effect,MIDI Generator,MIDI Transformation], license=[free], sort=downloads, added_after=<date>.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • title: Search Max for Live devices

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.1. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http max4live https://mcp.max4.live/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__max4live__search_devices",
      "mcp__max4live__get_device",
      "mcp__max4live__list_filters"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as max4live. Review it before you use it.