# REAPER DAW

> Use this tool when you need to automate music production workflows, control REAPER DAW programmatically, or integrate AI music composition capabilities into your application. It provides a comprehensive API with 62+ methods for track management, MIDI operations, and FX processing, among others, with reliable file-based communication and socket modes. Ideal for AI music composition, automated mixing and mastering, and developing intelligent DAW automation tools that leverage REAPER's professional audio features.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/reaper-daw  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/reaper-daw

## Description

This MCP server provides AI assistants with complete control over REAPER DAW through a comprehensive bridge architecture that translates MCP calls into ReaScript API commands via a Lua bridge script running inside REAPER. Built using Python with file-based communication for reliability, the implementation offers 62+ API methods covering track management, MIDI operations, FX processing, automation, project settings, and transport controls, enabling programmatic music production workflows. The server supports both socket and file-based communication modes with extensive test coverage, serving AI music composition applications, automated mixing and mastering workflows, and developers building intelligent DAW automation tools that require deep integration with REAPER's professional audio capabilities.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.42
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/reaper-daw)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/shiehn/total-reaper-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "reaper-daw"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/reaper-daw` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/reaper-daw/pull`

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