Extra GPIO buttons to send midi notes?

Is this possible or are they only meant for encoders?
In the web-ui under hardware > wiring i can see that the standard 4 buttons could be assigned to midi notes tho.
I am using a headless version so nothing is connected yet to the gpio… i must order and use the extra MCP23017 chip to get this functionality?
What library is used to communicate to the gpio?

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You can configure any GPIO (RPI or MCP23017) to send MIDI note. The 4 first switches can’t be configured like this because they are reserved for UI operation, but the all extra switches can be configured as you need.

Regards,

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This sounds like a great idea - are you designing a guitar-oriented zynthian pedalboard?

Would you share the design, when it’s functional?