HISE Server

Version Node License MCP Remote Server

An MCP server providing AI assistants with access to HISE documentation, the Scripting API, code examples, forum search, and curated style/workflow guides.

The server is documentation-only. Live HISE control (launch, recompile, scriptnode editing, UI editing, screenshots, REPL, profiling, plugin builds) lives in the standalone hise-cli tool — see https://github.com/christophhart/hise-cli.

Quick Start

Connect to the hosted server — no installation required.

URL: https://docs.hise.dev/mcp

Requirements: Free HISE Store account for authorization token

Available features:

• Search across all HISE documentation, examples, and the forum
• Query UI properties, Scripting API, module parameters, LAF functions
• Browse code examples and tutorial videos
• Access development workflow and style guides

MCP Client Configuration

Opencode

Config location:

• macOS/Linux: ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json
• Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.config\opencode\opencode.json

{
  "mcp": {
    "hise": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://docs.hise.dev/mcp",
      "enabled": true,
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer abc1234..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (CLI)

claude mcp add --transport sse hise -- https://docs.hise.dev/mcp

Use --scope project to store the config in .mcp.json (shared via version control) or --scope user to make it available across all projects.

Claude Desktop

Config location:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hise": {
      "url": "https://docs.hise.dev/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer abc1234..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Tool	Description
search_hise	Search across all documentation
explore_hise	Walk Scripting API class relationships
query_scripting_api	Look up API methods
query_ui_property	Look up UI component properties
query_module_parameter	Look up module parameters
search_examples / get_example	Browse code examples
get_tutorial	Fetch a video tutorial section with deep links
list_ui_components	List UI component types
list_scripting_namespaces	List Scripting API namespaces
list_module_types	List module types
list_resources / get_resource	Access workflow + style guides
list_laf_functions / query_laf_function	LAF function reference (single-type)
get_laf_functions_for_components	Bulk LAF lookup by component type
search_forum / fetch_forum_topics	Search and read denoised forum topics
get_doc_content	Fetch full markdown for a docs page or API method
hise_verify_parameters	Verify Scripting API method signatures
server_status	Check server status and statistics

REST API

The same read-only tools are also exposed as stateless REST endpoints for CLI clients that do not need the MCP session handshake.

• OpenAPI spec: GET /api/openapi.yaml
• Tool discovery: GET /api/tools
• Tool execution: POST /api/tools/:name

Example:

curl http://localhost:3000/api/tools

curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/tools/query_scripting_api \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"apiCall":"Synth.addNoteOn","examples":true}'

The execution endpoint accepts the same JSON arguments as the MCP tool and returns a JSON envelope with tool, ok, isError, and content. REST callers receive real HTTP status codes such as 400 for missing arguments, 404 for unknown tools or missing lookup targets, 429 for rate limiting, and 503 while indexes are unavailable.

Running Locally (for Development)

The server can also be hosted locally — useful when developing the server itself or running it on your own infrastructure.

git clone https://github.com/christoph-hart/hise_mcp_server
cd hise_mcp_server
npm install
npm run build
npm start

Listens on http://localhost:3000/mcp by default, with REST endpoints under http://localhost:3000/api. Override the port via PORT=4406 npm start.

Troubleshooting

Remote server returns 401 Unauthorized

• Verify your HISE Store token is valid
• Check the Authorization header format: Bearer <token>

Tools not appearing in your AI assistant

• Restart your MCP client after configuration changes
• Verify the config file path and JSON syntax

Need live HISE control?

The MCP server itself does not drive HISE. Install hise-cli and use commands like hise-cli -hise launch, hise-cli -script "...", hise-cli -ui set <id>.<prop> <value>, hise-cli -wizard run recompile. See https://github.com/christophhart/hise-cli.

Development

After pulling updates:

git pull
npm run build

Auto-rebuild during development:

npm run dev

See AGENTS.md for technical implementation details.

License

MIT