max-resources

name	max-resources
description	Access Max/MSP built-in resources. Use when: - User asks about Max objects ("How do I use cycle~?") - User wants to find examples or snippets - User needs object reference information (inlets, outlets, methods)
argument-hint	[<object-name>|fts <query>]

Max Resources Skill

Access Max/MSP built-in resources directly from Max.app: reference pages, snippets, example patches, and user guides.

Agentic Search Approach

This skill uses direct filesystem exploration with Claude Code's built-in tools. No pre-built indexes required - information is always current.

Use Claude Code's dedicated tools instead of Bash commands:

Purpose	Use This Tool	Not This
Find files by pattern	Glob	find
Search file contents	Grep	grep
Read file contents	Read	cat

Resource Locations

All resources are located within Max.app:

/Applications/Max.app/Contents/Resources/
+-- C74/docs/refpages/           # Object references (XML)
|   +-- max-ref/                 # Max objects (~473)
|   +-- msp-ref/                 # MSP/audio objects (~455)
|   +-- jit-ref/                 # Jitter/video objects (~210)
|   \-- m4l-ref/                 # Max for Live (~37)
+-- C74/docs/userguide/          # User guides
|   \-- content/                 # Guide content (JSON, full-text searchable)
+-- C74/snippets/                # Code snippets (.maxsnip)
|   +-- max/
|   +-- msp/
|   \-- jitter/
\-- Examples/                    # Example patches (.maxpat)
    +-- effects/
    +-- synths/
    +-- sequencing-looping/
    \-- jitter-examples/