Find your command in Live’s menu

Goal: Locate the extension you built in Ableton Live’s right-click Extensions submenu.

Time: ~5 minutes

Steps

  1. In Live, enable Developer Mode and Extensions in Preferences.
  2. In Patchwright, set Extension name (e.g. Clip Stamp) — this is the prefix Live shows.
  3. Build & Run (desktop) or install your .ablx and confirm the extension is enabled.
  4. Right-click the same kind of object as your trigger scope (MIDI clip, track, scene, etc.).
  5. Open Extensions — look for YourExtensionName: … matching your trigger label (the On prefix is stripped, so a MIDI Clip trigger appears as Clip Stamp: MIDI Clip, not Clip Stamp: On MIDI Clip).
  6. If you have multiple triggers in one project, you will see multiple menu lines — one per trigger.
  7. Pick the line that matches what you built (clip tool vs track tool).

Expected result

Your command appears under Extensions on the correct context menu. Choosing it runs your graph once against the object you right-clicked.

If something goes wrong

Problem What to do
No Extensions submenu Enable Developer Mode and Extensions; restart Live if needed
Wrong menu (clip vs track) Fix trigger scope and rebuild — see Choose the right trigger
Old name showing Change Extension name and Build & Run again
Command missing after export Install .ablx and enable extension in Live preferences
Host not connected Set up Extension Host before Build & Run

See also