Q-SYS MCP

Every Q-SYS Core - and Q-SYS Designer in Emulate mode - serves QSC's published QRC protocol (JSON-RPC 2.0 over TCP, port 1710). It's the same external-control interface Crestron/AMX integrations use. These tools speak it natively: zero QSC code, no SDK, no hardware required for development. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting media tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-28 · ★ 3 · #88 OF 155 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Q-SYS MCP

before you install - you'll need

QSYS_HOST

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add reowens-qsys-tools -- npx -y qsys-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reowens-qsys-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "qsys-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repo age created 2026-07-01 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package qsys-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.reowens is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Q-SYS MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

qsys-mac-v0.1.8 · 2026-07-28

qsys-mac 0.1.8 · Source-only bootstrapper release. · Changed · Updated the default signed DMG target to qsys-mac-installer 0.1.8. · Updated the pinned DMG SHA-256 to…

qsys-mac-installer-v0.1.8 · 2026-07-28

Signed, notarized, and stapled DMG for the Q-SYS Mac Installer - the BYO-installer wrapper that provisions Q-SYS Designer on Apple-Silicon macOS. · This release makes a blocked loopback diagnosable. Q-SYS Designer's…

qsys-mac-v0.1.7 · 2026-07-28

qsys-mac 0.1.7 · Source-only bootstrapper release. · Changed · Updated the default signed DMG target to qsys-mac-installer 0.1.7. · Updated the pinned DMG SHA-256 to…

04 · Who maintains Q-SYS MCP

Q-SYS MCP is maintained by reowens. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/reowens/qsys-tools
category: media - ranked #88 of 155 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-28)
registry: io.github.reowens/qsys-mcp (active, first published 2026-07-06 · 5 versions)
packages: npm:qsys-mcp

06 · Q-SYS MCP FAQ

What is Q-SYS MCP?

Is Q-SYS MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-28 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Q-SYS MCP?

Run `npx -y qsys-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (QSYS_HOST) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Q-SYS MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Q-SYS MCP

Alternatives to Q-SYS MCP

Maintained media servers if Q-SYS MCP isn't the fit.

More media MCP servers · Gemini MCP · Osc Bridge · Flstudio MCP · Runapi MCP · Pixelpanda MCP

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