Android MCP Server

This MCP server enabling AI agents to control Android devices.

Local serverstdio

What is the Android MCP server?

Android MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. This MCP server enabling AI agents to control Android devices.

What you get

Android Mobile MCP bridges the Model Context Protocol with Android device automation, enabling AI agents to interact with Android devices through UI manipulation, app management, and screen capture.

Setting it up

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

What the assistant can call

Once Android is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Prerequisites — 1. Connect Android device via USB or network 2. Enable USB debugging on your Android device 3. Install ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
  • Navigation — The Navigation tool exposed by this server

Configuration and credentials

  1. Connect Android device via USB or network 2. Enable USB debugging on your Android device 3. Install ADB (Android Debug Bridge)

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the android mcp server does with a few real requests.

Choosing this one

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Android's toolset — Prerequisites, Navigation — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Prerequisites1. Connect Android device via USB or network 2. Enable USB debugging on your Android device 3. Install ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
NavigationThe Navigation tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Android MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "android-mobile-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["android-mobile-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  1. Connect Android device via USB or network 2. Enable USB debugging on your Android device 3. Install ADB (Android Debug Bridge)

Example prompts to try

  • Use Android to Prerequisites.
  • Use Android to Navigation.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Android to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 2 tools (Prerequisites, Navigation) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Android directly.