The Audial plugin is the short path to Audial's tools inside Claude. Installing it adds the audial MCP server plus a routing skill, so Claude picks the right Audial tool for a request and reports back where the result was written.
Install prompts for your Audial user ID and API key from your dashboard, and for a results folder that defaults to ~/Audial. There is nothing else to configure. The plugin runs uvx audial-mcp under the hood, so uv needs to be on your PATH.
Once it is in, Claude can split stems, analyze tempo, key and loudness, segment an arrangement, master a mix, generate sample packs, convert audio to MIDI, generate or remix music, resynthesize a one-shot into a synth preset, and sing lyrics in a reference voice. Files are downloaded into your results folder and referred to by path, so nothing large travels through the conversation.
What you get
- One install wires the audial MCP server into Claude Code and Claude Desktop
- Prompts for your user ID, API key and results folder during install
- Adds an audial skill that routes a request to the right tool
- Same ten tools as the standalone audial-mcp server
- Runs uvx audial-mcp, so uv has to be on your PATH
- Source and marketplace live at github.com/AudialAI/audial-claude-plugin
Use it from code
claude plugin marketplace add AudialAI/audial-claude-plugin
claude plugin install audial@audial
# You will be prompted for your Audial user id, API key and a results folder (default ~/Audial).# With the plugin installed, ask Claude directly:
"Split ~/Music/demo.wav into stems, master the instrumental, and tell me where you saved both."# The plugin's tools wrap the same Python SDK, if you would rather script it
import audial
audial.config.set_api_key("your_api_key")
audial.config.set_user_id("your_user_id")
print(audial.analyze("demo.wav")["analysis"])Frequently asked questions
Add its marketplace with claude plugin marketplace add AudialAI/audial-claude-plugin, then run claude plugin install audial@audial. Install asks for your Audial user ID, API key and results folder.
The audial MCP server, which brings stem splitting, analysis, segmentation, mastering, sample packs, MIDI, music generation, resynthesis, vocal synthesis and job listing, plus an audial skill that routes requests to the right tool.
It is the same server. The plugin handles the configuration for you, prompts for credentials, and adds the routing skill on top.
uv and uvx on your PATH, since the plugin runs uvx audial-mcp, and an Audial account with an active subscription for the tools that call the API.
Into the results folder you chose at install time, which defaults to ~/Audial. Claude reports the path of each file it writes.