ADB MCP Server

MCP Server for Android Debug Bridge (ADB), enabling Claude to interact with Android devices.

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What is the ADB MCP Server?

ADB MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the watabee/mcp-server-adb repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “MCP Server for Android Debug Bridge (ADB), enabling Claude to interact with Android devices”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
showDetailsboolean, default: true): Show device details (-l)
ReturnsADB help text
showPathboolean, default: false): Show the APK file path (-f)
showDisabledboolean, default: false): Show only disabled packages (-d)
showEnabledboolean, default: false): Show only enabled packages (-e)
showSystemboolean, default: false): Show only system packages (-s)
showThirdPartyboolean, default: false): Show only third party packages (-3)
showInstallerboolean, default: false): Show package installer (-i)
includeUninstalledboolean, default: false): Include uninstalled packages (-u)
allowReinstallboolean, default: true): Allow reinstalling (-r)
allowTestPackagesboolean, default: true): Allow test packages (-t)
allowDowngradeboolean, default: true): Allow downgrade (-d)
grantPermissionsboolean, default: false): Grant all permissions (-g)
keepDataboolean, default: false): Keep app data and cache (-k)
usePngboolean, default: true): Save as PNG (-p)
forceboolean, default: false): Force removal (-f)
recursiveboolean, default: false): Recursive removal (-r)
waitForLaunchboolean, default: false): Wait for launch (-W)
debuggableboolean, default: false): Debug mode (-D)
stopAppboolean, default: false): Force stop app (-S)
deviceIdstring, optional): Target specific device by ID
useUsbboolean, default: false): Target USB device (-d)
useEmulatorboolean, default: false): Target emulator (-e)

How to install the ADB MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adb": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "/path/to/mcp-server-adb/build/index.js",
        "/path/to/adb"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.