Mobile MCP Server

Mobile MCP

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Mobile MCP MCP server?

Mobile mcp mcp server connects Mobile MCP to AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Mobile MCP.

What Mobile MCP does

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables scalable mobile automation, development through a platform-agnostic interface, eliminating the need for distinct iOS or Android knowledge. You can run it on emulators, simulators, and real devices (iOS and Android). This server allows Agents and LLMs to interact with native iOS/Android applications and devices through structured accessibility snapshots or coordinate-based taps based on screenshots.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 3 tools directly:

  • Authorization — To require Bearer token authorization on the SSE server, set the MOBILEMCP_AUTH environment variable:
  • Workflows — You can specify detailed workflows in a single prompt, verify business logic, setup automations. You can go crazy:
  • Telemetry — Mobile MCP collects anonymous usage telemetry via PostHog. To disable it, set the MOBILEMCP_DISABLE_TELEMETRY environment variable:

Installing the mobile mcp mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @mobilenext/mobile-mcp, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

The server reads one environment variable: MOBILEMCP_DISABLE_TELEMETRY. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Requirements

What you will need to connect MCP with your agent and mobile devices: - Xcode command line tools - Android Platform Tools - node.js v20+ - MCP supported foundational models or agents, like [Claude

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Mobile MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Authorization, Workflows, Telemetry — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • Maintained by mobile-next, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the mobile mcp mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
AuthorizationTo require Bearer token authorization on the SSE server, set the MOBILEMCP_AUTH environment variable:
WorkflowsYou can specify detailed workflows in a single prompt, verify business logic, setup automations. You can go crazy:
TelemetryMobile MCP collects anonymous usage telemetry via PostHog. To disable it, set the MOBILEMCP_DISABLE_TELEMETRY environment variable:

How to install the Mobile MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mobile-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mobilenext/mobile-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

What you will need to connect MCP with your agent and mobile devices: - Xcode command line tools - Android Platform Tools - node.js v20+ - MCP supported foundational models or agents, like [Claude

VariableDescriptionRequired
MOBILEMCP_DISABLE_TELEMETRYConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Mobile MCP to Authorization.
  • Use Mobile MCP to Workflows.
  • Use Mobile MCP to Telemetry.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Mobile MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (Authorization, Workflows, Telemetry) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Mobile MCP directly.