MCP server that gives AI coding assistants (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf) the ability to see and interact with Android mobile devices via ADB —
Mobile Device MCP MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. MCP server that gives AI coding assistants (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf) the ability to see and interact with Android mobile devices via ADB — AI-powered visual inspection, element finding, and device automation.
Once Mobile Device MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
list_devices — List all connected Android devices/emulatorsget_device_info — Model, manufacturer, Android version, SDK levelget_screen_size — Screen resolution in pixelstake_screenshot — Capture screenshot (PNG or JPEG, configurable quality & resize)get_ui_elements — Get the accessibility/UI element tree as structured JSONtap — Tap at coordinatesdouble_tap — Double tap at coordinateslong_press — Long press at coordinatesswipe — Swipe between two pointstype_text — Type text into the focused fieldpress_key — Press a key (home, back, enter, volume, etc.)list_apps — List installed appsYou will need 5 environment variables: GOOGLE_API_KEY, MOBILE_MCP_LICENSE_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, MCP_ADB_PATH. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at mobile-device-mcp on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
This sits in the browser automation group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Mobile Device MCP's toolset — list_devices, get_device_info, get_screen_size and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by saranshbamania; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Mobile Device MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| list_devices | List all connected Android devices/emulators |
| get_device_info | Model, manufacturer, Android version, SDK level |
| get_screen_size | Screen resolution in pixels |
| take_screenshot | Capture screenshot (PNG or JPEG, configurable quality & resize) |
| get_ui_elements | Get the accessibility/UI element tree as structured JSON |
| tap | Tap at coordinates |
| double_tap | Double tap at coordinates |
| long_press | Long press at coordinates |
| swipe | Swipe between two points |
| type_text | Type text into the focused field |
| press_key | Press a key (home, back, enter, volume, etc.) |
| list_apps | List installed apps |
| get_current_app | Get the foreground app |
| get_logs | Get logcat entries with filtering |
**Windows:**
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mobile-device": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "cmd",
"args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "mobile-device-mcp"],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "your-google-api-key"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| GOOGLE_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| MOBILE_MCP_LICENSE_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| GEMINI_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| ANTHROPIC_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| MCP_ADB_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
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