Mistral Le Chat

Use Producer Pal in your web browser with Mistral's Le Chat web app.

Requirements

Download Max for Live DeviceProducer_Pal.amxd — for Ableton Live

• Ableton Live 12.3+ with Max for Live. Live 12.4 or later is recommended — some features don't work on older versions of Live. Use the version of Max bundled with Live, or make sure your standalone Max is up to date.

• Mistral account (admin privileges required to create connectors)

• Web tunnel (e.g. Cloudflare or Pinggy)

Installation Steps

1. Install the Max for Live Device

Download Producer_Pal.amxd, the Producer Pal Max for Live device.

To install it, open User Library (under Places) in Live's browser, go to Presets → MIDI Effects → Max MIDI Effect, and drag Producer_Pal.amxd into that folder:

Drag it from the Max MIDI Effect folder onto a MIDI track:

It should display "Producer Pal Running" or something isn't working.

2. Set Up a Web Tunnel

Set up a web tunnel to expose your local Producer Pal server.

For example:

cloudflared tunnel --url http://localhost:3350

will give you a public URL such as https://abc-xyz.trycloudflare.com:

3. Add Custom MCP Connector

1. In Le Chat, open the side panel and go to Intelligence → Connectors
2. Click + Add Connector and switch to the Custom MCP Connector tab
3. Fill in the details:
   • Connector name: producer-pal (no spaces or special characters)
   • Connection server: Your tunnel URL + /mcp (e.g. https://abc-xyz.trycloudflare.com/mcp)
   • Authentication method: No Authentication
4. Click Connect

4. Enable the Connector

When starting a new conversation, click the + button and go to Connectors. Make sure producer-pal is checked:

5. Start Using Producer Pal

Start a conversation with "connect to ableton":

Troubleshooting

If it doesn't work, see the Troubleshooting Guide.