Roadmap

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2.3

In consideration:

• Improved Drum Rack support
• Continue to improve performance
• Continues standardizing tool interfaces on path-based locators for Live objects
• Fetch model options from Ollama and LM Studio/Bionic servers instead of hard-coding

Changelog

See the list of releases for more detailed information.

2.2 - Performance and paths (August 2026)

• Producer Pal no longer leaks Live API objects, so Ableton stays fast over a long session instead of slowing down and filling its log file
• Drum kit, Live Set, and arrangement operations do a fraction of the work they did — heavy arrangement edits could freeze Live
• One shorthand syntax locates anything in a Live Set: t2/s3 is a clip slot, t2/l0 a take lane, t1/d0/pC1 a drum pad. path replaces slot, and clip results report it — breaking for anything reading slot or trackIndex
• Every id param is just id, and a param sent as null reads as unset
• Drum Racks: copy a pad, delete a single chain, read and write chain mixers, and nested racks work
• Copy or move a clip to another track in the arrangement, and split arrangement clips at song positions
• Calls that run long report what landed instead of failing outright
• Built-in chat: the input is a markdown editor, and the per-turn tool-step budget is 25 and configurable

2.1 - Delegation (August 2026)

• Subagents: the built-in chat can delegate self-contained tasks to nested assistants that run in parallel, and be resumed for follow-up work
• Presets: named bundles of provider, model, tool set, and notation — including what subagents run as
• Skills fragments can be switched off individually, and are dropped automatically for tools you've turned off
• Notation and the tool set are pinned to each conversation
• Project context is backed up next to your Live Set, so it survives a device upgrade
• Audio clips: control warping when creating a clip, and correct timing for unwarped clips
• Voice mode on GPT Realtime 2.1, with cheaper transcription

2.0 - Personalization (July 2026)

• Global context: add your own reference material and custom instructions across all Live projects
• Global memory: Producer Pal can adapt over time to your needs and interaction style
• Customize the built-in skills and the built-in chat's system instructions
• Alternative MIDI syntaxes
• Context manager in the built-in chat UI for working with all the above

1.4 - MIDI Transforms, REST API, and Live API Access (February 2026)

MIDI transforms: math expressions for transforming note properties

• Ramps, curves, and LFO shapes (arrangement-relative or clip-relative)
• Randomization with arbitrary ranges, or choose from a set of values
• Helpers: swing(), quant(), legato(), seq(), clipseq(), step(), wrap(), reflect()
• Context variables like note index and clip position in the arrangement

REST API and agent skills:

• HTTP-based tool calls without MCP setup
• Drop-in agent skill for Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, and other SKILL.md-compatible runtimes

New tools and broader Live API coverage:

• ppal-library for searching the Live Library: samples, MIDI clips, and installed plugins (filterable by category, type, and folder)
• ppal-live-api for direct Live API access to cover gaps in specialized tools
• Simpler sample loading via ppal-update-device (requires Live 12.4+)
• Device-specific parameter control for 9 native devices (Drift, Wavetable, Simpler, Meld, Compressor, EQ Eight, Hybrid Reverb, Roar, Spectral Resonator), with auto-discovered device-specific actions and degree (°) unit display
• Take lane support

Other improvements:

• Split arrangement clips at specified positions
• Multi-object create / update / duplicate operations. transforms on update-clip and duplicate is a single string broadcast across every clip/copy — use clip.index arithmetic or clipseq() inside the string for per-clip variation, or make separate calls for structurally-distinct edits.
• Per-project notes: improved UI, now always enabled by default (disable the ppal-context tool to prevent AI edits)
• Configurable Ollama and LM Studio URLs for remote hosting
• Experimental voice control in the chat UI (OpenAI realtime and Google Gemini Live), with adjustable voice volume up to 125%
• Many built-in chat UI improvements: conversation history, token usage reporting, grouped tool calls, message editing, encrypted API keys, a "Continue" button to resume long tasks, and more

1.3 - Device Control (January 2026)

• Full device control: add/delete/move native devices on any track, read/write parameters, insert into rack chains
• Rack macro and variation management
• A/B comparison for device parameters

Also added support for:

• Arrangement locators
• MIDI clip quantization

1.2 - Audio clip, mixer, and improved Arrangement support (November 2025)

• Audio clip support with a read-samples tool to scan folders for samples (since absorbed into ppal-library)
• Track mixer control: gain, panning, and sends
• Arrangement clip positioning and length control

1.1 - Built-in chat UI (November 2025)

Direct API integrations for Google Gemini, OpenAI, Mistral, OpenRouter, LM Studio, Ollama, and more.

1.0 - Support for more LLMs (October 2025)

Expanded features and support for multiple AI platforms.

0.9 - Public Beta with Claude Desktop (July 2025)

Initial public release with Claude Desktop support and a focus on MIDI clip manipulation and basic Live Set management.