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iOS Simulator MCP
joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with iOS simulators. This server allows you to interact with iOS simulators by getting information about them, controlling UI interactions, and inspecting UI elements.
Install
npx -y ios-simulator-mcpClient configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"ios-simulator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ios-simulator-mcp"
]
}
}
}Environment variables
IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_FILTERED_TOOLSIOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIRIOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_IDB_PATH- GitHub stars
- 276
- Author
- @joshuayoes
- Category
- Developer Tools, OS Automation
- License
- MIT
- Updated
- Oct 6, 2026
About iOS Simulator MCP
Security Notice: Command injection vulnerabilities present in versions < 1.3.3 have been fixed. Please update to v1.3.3 or later. See SECURITY.md for details.
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Tools (16)
get_booted_sim_id
Description: Get the ID of the currently booted iOS simulator
open_simulator
Description: Opens the iOS Simulator application
ui_describe_all
Description: Describes accessibility information for the entire screen in the iOS Simulator
ui_tap
Description: Tap on the screen in the iOS Simulator
ui_type
Description: Input text into the iOS Simulator
ui_swipe
Description: Swipe on the screen in the iOS Simulator
ui_describe_point
Description: Returns the accessibility element at given co-ordinates on the iOS Simulator's screen
ui_find_element
Description: Searches the accessibility tree and returns elements matching the given criteria
ui_view
Description: Get the image content of a compressed screenshot of the current simulator view
record_video
Description: Records a video of the iOS Simulator using simctl directly
stop_recording
Description: Stops the simulator video recording using killall
install_app
Description: Installs an app bundle (.app or.ipa) on the iOS Simulator
launch_app
Description: Launches an app on the iOS Simulator by bundle identifier
terminate_app
Description: Terminates a running app on the iOS Simulator by bundle identifier.
open_url
Description: Opens a URL or deep link in the iOS Simulator.
list_apps
Description: Lists all installed apps on the iOS Simulator with their bundle identifiers and display names, sorted alphabetically.
Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README
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