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Installation Guide

Producer Pal is free and open source. Choose your preferred AI platform to get started. Note that some AI services charge for usage.

Prerequisites

Download v1.4.6:  Producer_Pal.amxd (the Producer Pal Max for Live device)

Requires: Ableton Live 12.3+ with Max for Live

Upgrading from a previous version? See the upgrading guide.

Which AI Do You Use?

Pick your preferred AI provider:

These are the easiest and most reliable ways to use Producer Pal:

  • Claude Desktop — Anthropic's desktop app (easiest setup, subscription required)
  • Codex App — OpenAI's desktop app (easy setup, macOS only, subscription required)
  • Built-in Chat UI — Integrated chat interface supporting cloud providers and local models

Looking for offline/local options? See Desktop Apps for LM Studio or Ollama via the built-in chat UI.

Already have an MCP-compatible client? Connect with npx producer-pal (see Other MCP LLMs and CLI options)

Command Line Interfaces

For users comfortable with the terminal:

  • Gemini CLI - Google's command line agent (free tier has strict rate limits)
  • Codex CLI - OpenAI's command line agent (subscription required)
  • Claude Code - Anthropic's command line agent (subscription required)
  • Mistral Vibe - Mistral's command line agent (API key required)

Web Applications

Use Producer Pal in your browser:

Local & Offline Options

Run models completely offline:

Additional Resources

Released under the GPL-3.0 License.