MCP Server for iOS Simulator (appium)

Overview

An MCP server built on Appium's appium-ios-simulator library that lets Claude Desktop and other MCP clients control iOS simulators over stdio. It can boot and shut down simulators, install and launch apps, take screenshots and tap the screen. It's for developers who want an assistant to manage simulators directly.

Features

• Boots and shuts down simulators, and manages simulator sessions
• Installs and launches apps
• Takes screenshots and taps at coordinates
• Supports several simulator sessions at once
• Direct tools by simulator UDID, or a session-based layer
• File-based logging

Requirements

• macOS
• Xcode with iOS simulators
• Node.js 16 or later
• TypeScript 4.5 or later

Install

1. Install for Claude Desktop through Smithery

   npx -y @smithery/cli install @atom2ueki/mcp-server-ios-simulator --client claude

2. Or clone the repo, then build and start it

   git clone https://github.com/atom2ueki/mcp-server-ios-simulator.git
   npm install
   npm run build
   npm start

Example

Ask Claude Desktop to boot an iPhone 16 simulator, install your app build and take a screenshot.