mobile-mcp

mobile-mcp is an MCP server intended to let LLMs control Android mobile devices via structured UI dumps, using Node.js/TypeScript tooling and ADB for connectivity.

Evaluated Mar 30, 2026 (22d ago)
Repo ↗ Automation mcp mobile-automation android adb claude nodejs typescript ui-dumps ai-agents
⚙ Agent Friendliness
45
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
45
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
25
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
55
Documentation
45
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
95
Rate Limits
0

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
100
Auth Strength
40
Scope Granularity
0
Dep. Hygiene
35
Secret Handling
50

No hosted network service or auth details are described; interactions appear local via npx/CLI and ADB. TLS/auth scope granularity cannot be confirmed from provided content. Dependency hygiene and secret handling are not verifiable from the provided README/manifest.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
40
Breaking Changes
30
Error Recovery
30
AF Security Reliability

Best When

You have an Android device/emulator available with ADB and want to integrate with an MCP-capable client (e.g., Claude Desktop / VS Code MCP).

Avoid When

You need iOS support, a hosted cloud API, or well-documented reliability/error semantics for automated execution at high volume.

Use Cases

  • • LLM-assisted Android UI automation where text/UI state is preferred over screenshots
  • • Interactive mobile testing or debugging flows driven by an agent through MCP tools
  • • Building agentic mobile workflows (navigation, taps, form filling) on Android devices/emulators

Not For

  • • iOS automation (explicitly not supported yet)
  • • Production-grade automation at scale without additional operational hardening
  • • Scenarios requiring a documented public REST/GraphQL/SDK interface beyond MCP

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
Yes
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

OAuth: No Scopes: No

No authentication mechanism is described in the provided README/manifest; usage appears local (npx/CLI) talking to a connected device via ADB.

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

No pricing information provided; npm package usage suggests self-hosted/local automation rather than a hosted paid API.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • ⚠ Only Android is supported per README; agents attempting iOS flows should fail.
  • ⚠ Requires working ADB/Android Studio setup and a reachable emulator/physical device.
  • ⚠ UI-dump-based automation may require agent understanding of device state and potential timing/latency issues (not documented).

Alternatives

Custom MCP server wrapping existing Android automation tooling (e.g., Appium / UIAutomator) with your own contracts Appium directly (non-MCP) with an LLM acting as planner/operator Browser automation-style approaches adapted for mobile UI (less direct than UI-dump-driven automation)

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