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MCP server for VCV Rack 2 - composes modular synth patches by emitting structured JSON, no GUI automation.

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MCP server for VCV Rack 2 - composes modular synth patches by emitting structured JSON, no GUI automation.

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Tool	What it does
`vcv_patch`	Create, edit, validate, list, get, open_in_rack, rack_cycle, import patches, set_module_data
`vcv_catalog`	Search catalog, get module details, verify installed, library link, sideload, suggest rack
`vcv_live`	OSC address map, performance sheet for live tweaking
`vcv_agentic_workflow`	ctx.sample loop: brief → generate → validate → retry (max 3)
`show_patch_card` / `show_catalog_card`	Prefab UI cards

Feature	Status	Gate
Catalog (50 modules, incl. Stoermelder TRANSIT)	Done, validated	P1
Patch generation	Done, deterministic	P2 (needs Rack round-trip)
Validation (4 checks, incl. module data)	Done with tests	P2
OSC address map	Done	P3 (needs osc-mcp e2e)
Agentic workflow	Done	P4
Webapp	Done, with Playwright E2E tests	P5
Tauri wrapper	Future	P5

Tool	What it does
`vcv_patch`	Create, edit, validate, list, get, open_in_rack, rack_cycle, import patches, set_module_data
`vcv_catalog`	Search catalog, get module details, verify installed, library link, sideload, suggest rack
`vcv_live`	OSC address map, performance sheet for live tweaking
`vcv_agentic_workflow`	ctx.sample loop: brief → generate → validate → retry (max 3)
`show_patch_card` / `show_catalog_card`	Prefab UI cards

Feature	Status	Gate
Catalog (50 modules, incl. Stoermelder TRANSIT)	Done, validated	P1
Patch generation	Done, deterministic	P2 (needs Rack round-trip)
Validation (4 checks, incl. module data)	Done with tests	P2
OSC address map	Done	P3 (needs osc-mcp e2e)
Agentic workflow	Done	P4
Webapp	Done, with Playwright E2E tests	P5
Tauri wrapper	Future	P5

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