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mcp-koii
by benjaminr
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-koii · Summary

MCP server for controlling Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II sampler via MIDI with pattern creation and playback.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

mcp-koii · Use cases

  • Create drum patterns with natural language commands
  • Control hardware sampler through AI assistant
  • Browse and trigger different sounds on the EP-133 device

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

mcp-koii · Install

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.8 or later
  • mido (MIDI handling)
  • mcp (Model Context Protocol SDK)

Installation

# Install the required packages
pip install mido "mcp[cli]"

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/benjaminr/mcp-koii.git
cd mcp-koii

# Install the MCP server
mcp install koii_server.py:server -e .

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "koii": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["koii_server.py"]
    }
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
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