# Sonic Pi

> Use this tool when you need to create and control musical compositions programmatically, solving problems in music creation, education, and live coding. It takes Ruby code as input and outputs musical playback, with a interface that exposes tools to initialize connections, play music, stop playback, and access pre-defined beat patterns. Ideal for use cases where AI assistants can generate and manipulate musical elements, such as music generation, education, and live performances.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/vinayak-mehta-sonic-pi  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/vinayak-mehta-sonic-pi

## Description

MCP-Sonic-Pi provides a bridge between AI assistants and the Sonic Pi music programming environment, enabling the creation and control of musical compositions through code. The server exposes tools to initialize connections with Sonic Pi, play music using Ruby code, stop playback, and access pre-defined beat patterns for various musical styles. Built by Vinayak Mehta, this implementation checks if Sonic Pi is running locally, communicates via OSC protocol using the psonic library, and is particularly useful for music creation, education, and live coding scenarios where AI assistants can help generate and manipulate musical elements programmatically.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.99
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/vinayak-mehta-sonic-pi)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/vinayak-mehta/mcp-sonic-pi>

## 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": "vinayak-mehta-sonic-pi"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/vinayak-mehta-sonic-pi` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/vinayak-mehta-sonic-pi/pull`

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