Melrōse - programming of music melodies

by emicklei

210 stars

784 downloads

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interactive programming of melodies, producing MIDI

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Author: emicklei
GitHub stars: 210
Downloads: 784
Categories: Media

- Custom language for composing notes, sequences, loops, and tracks
- MIDI playback with support for live performance
- Note sequences can be changed while playing, giving instant audible feedback
- MCP integration allows AI‑driven music generation
- Visual Studio Code plugin for seamless editing
- Language version 1.0,

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below

Plugin Name Melrōse - programming of music melodies

Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

From the repository

Install Melrōse and the separate melrose‑mcp server (refer to the melrose‑mcp repository for details). The MCP server accepts musical expressions via the MCP protocol and plays them immediately. For the best experience, use together with the Visual Studio Code Plugin for Melrōse.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "melr\u014dse - programming of music melodies": {
            "melr\u014dse": {
                "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
                "args": []
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "melr\u014dse": {
        "command": "<YOUR DIRECTORY TO THE BINARY>/melrose-mcp",
        "args": []
    }
}

# Melrōse - programming of music melodies [![Build](https://github.com/emicklei/melrose/actions/workflows/go.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/emicklei/melrose/actions) [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/emicklei/melrose)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/emicklei/melrose) [![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/emicklei/melrose?status.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/emicklei/melrose?tab=doc) ## Introduction `melrōse` is a tool to create and play music by programming melodies. It uses a custom language to compose notes and create loops and tracks to play. This is an example of a simple major scale C. ```javascript sequence('c d e f g a b c5') ``` Note sequences in your program can be changed while playing giving you direct audible feedback. For the best experience, use the `melrōse` tool together with the Visual Studio Code Plugin for Melrōse. See also [Blog post](http://ernestmicklei.com/melrose/introduction_melrose/) ## Install See [Build instructions](docs/install.md). ## Usage `melrōse` is a tool to create music by programming melodies and uses a custom language to compose notes that are played with MIDI. Note sequences in your program can be changed while playing which makes it possible to even use it for live performance. For the best experience, use the `melrōse` together with the Visual Studio Code Plugin for Melrōse. Read the [documentation](https://melrōse.org/) on how to use `melrōse`. ### Status The language has reached version `1.0` since tool version `v1.0.0` and therefore future changes will only extend it (1.x) and not introduce breaking changes. ### Programming music ![riboluta-melrose](docs/images/riboluta-melrose.png) ### System setup ![melrose-port-daw.png](docs/images/melrose-port-daw.png) ### Melrōse MCP Server `melrose-mcp` is a (server) tool that uses the [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) protocol to receive expressions to play. See [melrose-mcp](https://github.com/emicklei/melrose-mcp) for details how to install and use it. ### Contributions Fixes, suggestions, documentation improvements are all welcome. Fork this project and submit small Pull requests. Discuss larger ones in the Issues list. You can also sponsor Melrōse via [Github Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/emicklei). Software is licensed under [MIT](LICENSE). © 2026 [ernestmicklei.com](http://ernestmicklei.com)

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