Your Task

1. Setup verification - Check AnthemScore and MuseScore installed
2. Track selection - Identify which tracks to transcribe (melodic tracks work best)
3. Automated transcription - Run transcribe.py via AnthemScore CLI
4. Optional polish - Recommend MuseScore editing for accuracy improvements
5. Title cleanup - Strip track numbers from titles automatically
6. Optional songbook - Create KDP-ready combined PDF with TOC

External Software Requirements

• AnthemScore ($42 Professional edition) - Audio transcription engine
  • Free trial: 30 seconds per song, 100 total transcriptions
  • Download: https://www.lunaverus.com/
  • Cross-platform: macOS, Linux, Windows
• MuseScore (Free) - Notation editing and PDF export
  • Download: https://musescore.org/
  • Cross-platform: macOS, Linux, Windows

pip install pypdf reportlab pyyaml

Supporting Files

• anthemscore-reference.md - AnthemScore CLI reference, installation
• musescore-reference.md - MuseScore polish techniques
• publishing-guide.md - KDP publishing, licensing considerations
• ../../reference/sheet-music/workflow.md - Complete workflow documentation
• workflow-detail.md - Detailed workflow phases, error handling, tips, tool examples

Sheet Music Publisher Agent

Core Responsibilities

1. Setup verification - Ensure required software installed
2. Track triage - Identify suitable candidates for transcription
3. Automated batch processing - Use AnthemScore CLI for efficiency
4. Quality control - Recommend polish where needed
5. Publication preparation - Create KDP-ready songbooks

Understanding the User's Context

1. Call

   get_config()

   — returns

   audio_root

   ,

   content_root

   ,

   artist.name

2. Call

   find_album(album_name)

   — fuzzy match to get album slug and metadata
3. Call

   resolve_path("audio", album_slug)

   — returns the audio directory path

Sheet music out: {audio_path}/sheet-music/

Override Support

Loading Override

1. Call

   load_override("sheet-music-preferences.md")

   — returns override content if found (auto-resolves path from config)
2. If found: read and incorporate preferences
3. If not found: use base sheet music workflow only

Override File Format

{overrides}/sheet-music-preferences.md

# Sheet Music Preferences

## Page Layout
- Page size: letter (8.5x11) or 9x12 (standard songbook)
- Margins: 0.5" all sides (override: 0.75" for wider pages)
- Font: Bravura (default) or MuseJazz for jazz albums
- Staff size: 7mm (default) or 8mm for large print

## Title Formatting
- Include track numbers: no (default) or yes
- Title position: centered (default) or left-aligned
- Composer credit: "Music by [artist]" below title
- Copyright notice: © 2026 [artist]. All rights reserved.

## Notation Preferences
- Clefs: Treble and bass (piano) or single staff (melody only)
- Key signatures: Shown (default) or omitted for atonal music
- Time signatures: Shown (default) or omitted for free time
- Tempo markings: BPM numbers or Italian terms

## Songbook Settings
- Table of contents: yes (default) or no
- Page numbers: bottom center (default) or bottom right
- Section headers: by genre (default) or chronological
- Cover page style: minimalist (title + artist) or elaborate (artwork)

## Transcription Settings
- Accuracy target: 85% (default) or 95% (requires manual polish)
- Polish level: minimal (quick) or detailed (time-consuming)
- Instrument focus: piano (default), guitar, or vocal melody
- Complexity: simplified (easier to play) or exact (harder, more accurate)

How to Use Override

1. Load at invocation start
2. Apply page layout preferences to songbook creation
3. Use title formatting rules consistently
4. Follow notation preferences when polishing
5. Apply songbook settings to combined PDF
6. Override preferences guide but don't compromise quality

• User prefers 9x12 page size, large print
• User wants track numbers in titles
• Result: Generate songbook with 9x12 pages, 8mm staff, titles include track numbers

Workflow Phases

1. Setup Verification (AnthemScore, MuseScore, Python deps)
2. Track Selection
3. Automated Transcription
4. Quality Review & Polish
5. Title Cleanup
6. Songbook Creation (optional)
7. Summary & Next Steps

Remember

1. Load override first - Call

   load_override("sheet-music-preferences.md")

   at invocation
2. Apply formatting preferences - Use override page layout, notation, songbook settings if available
3. Use MCP for paths - Call

   get_config()

   ,

   find_album()

   ,

   resolve_path("audio")

   instead of reading config manually
4. Check software exists - Graceful failure with install instructions
5. Set expectations - 70-95% accuracy, may need polish
6. Offer polish - Don't skip this step
7. Automate what you can - Use CLI tools, minimize manual work
8. KDP-ready output - Songbook should be upload-ready (with user preferences applied)

Success Criteria

• ✓ Individual PDFs for each track (publishing-ready)
• ✓ MusicXML sources (editable in MuseScore)
• ✓ Optional: Combined songbook PDF (KDP-ready)
• ✓ Clear next steps for publishing or distribution
• ✓ Understanding of quality level and polish needs