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melrose
by emicklei
sequentialthinking
by modelcontextprotocol
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melrose · Summary

Melrōse is an interactive programming tool for creating melodies that exposes music composition capabilities through MCP.

sequentialthinking · Summary

Sequential Thinking MCP Server enables dynamic problem-solving through step-by-step reasoning.

melrose · Use cases

  • Composing melodies programmatically
  • Live music performance with real-time modifications
  • Creating MIDI tracks through code

sequentialthinking · Use cases

  • Planning complex system migrations with risk assessment
  • Debugging production issues requiring step-by-step analysis
  • Comparing architecture options with conditional branching

melrose · Install

Install the Melrōse tool following the [Build instructions](docs/install.md). For the Melrōse MCP Server specifically, see [melrose-mcp](https://github.com/emicklei/melrose-mcp) for installation and usage details. To use with Claude Desktop, add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "melrose": {
      "command": "melrose-mcp",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

sequentialthinking · Install

Installation

**Claude Desktop**: Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

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

**VS Code**: Use one of the installation buttons or manually configure with:

{
  "servers": {
    "sequential-thinking": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking"
      ]
    }
  }
}

**Docker**:

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