# Mistral Le Chat

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

## Requirements

- [Ableton Live 12.3+](https://www.ableton.com/live/) with
  [Max for Live](https://www.ableton.com/live/max-for-live/)
- [Mistral account](https://chat.mistral.ai) (admin privileges required to
  create connectors)
- [Web tunnel](./web-tunnels) (e.g. Cloudflare or Pinggy)

## Installation Steps

### 1. Install the Max for Live Device

Download
[Producer_Pal.amxd](https://github.com/adamjmurray/producer-pal/releases/latest/download/Producer_Pal.amxd),
the Producer Pal Max for Live device, and add it to a MIDI track in Ableton
Live:

<img src="/img/device-main-tab.png" alt="Producer Pal device running in Ableton Live" width="375"/>

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

### 2. Set Up a Web Tunnel

Set up [a web tunnel](./web-tunnels) to expose your local Producer Pal server.

For example:

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

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

![Cloudflare web tunnel](/img/cloudflare-tunnel.png)

### 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**

<img src="/img/le-chat-setup.png" alt="Le Chat custom MCP connector setup" width="450"/>

### 4. Enable the Connector

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

![Enabling the Producer Pal connector](/img/le-chat-enable-connector.png)

### 5. Start Using Producer Pal

Start a conversation with "connect to ableton":

![Le Chat successfully connected to Producer Pal](/img/le-chat-success.png)

## Troubleshooting

If it doesn't work, see the [Troubleshooting Guide](/support/troubleshooting).