Show HN: Audionaut – an open-source cross-platform multitrack audio editor
Audionaut is a new open-source, cross-platform multitrack audio editor designed to be controlled by AI agents via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The software is built in C++ and includes advanced audio analysis features like beat tracking and stem separation.
Why it matters
Represents a shift toward 'agentic' software, where AI models can directly manipulate desktop applications to perform complex creative tasks.
A free, open-source multitrack audio editor that AI agents can drive over MCP.
Audionaut is a free, open-source desktop application for effortless audio editing and recording. Whether you're working on music, podcasts, or multitrack recordings, it gives you precise cutting, per-track playlists, flexible multi-channel support, and clean exports — without the weight and complexity of a full DAW. Audionaut is written in modern C++ on the JUCE framework and runs natively on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Audionaut speaks MCP , so Claude and other agents can edit your sessions. With the app and Node.js 18+ installed:
claude mcp add audionaut -- npx -y audionaut-mcp Keep the project open in Audionaut and each edit arrives as one undo step. On macOS, keep projects in your Music folder. Claude Desktop setup and details: manual, chapter 11 .
git clone --recursive https://github.com/kvoltmer/Audionaut.git or once cloned do:
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