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 who work with audiovisual, q sys and qrc and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-28 · ★ 3 · #112 OF 173 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

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

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 #112 of 173 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-09-18.
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 2026-09-18, 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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