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Android Mobile MCP

by erichung9060

Android Mobile MCP: control Android devices via ADB for Android automation — UI actions, screen capture, gestures, text

Enables AI agents to interact with Android devices through UI manipulation, screen capture, touch gestures, text input, and app management via ADB. Provides comprehensive mobile automation capabilities including element detection, navigation, and application control for Android device testing and interaction.

github stars

4

Works via ADB connectionHierarchical UI element detectionCoordinate validation prevents invalid clicks

best for

  • / Mobile app testing and QA automation
  • / Android device automation workflows
  • / AI agents that need to interact with mobile apps

capabilities

  • / Take screenshots of Android device screens
  • / Click and swipe on specific screen coordinates
  • / Extract UI elements and their hierarchical structure
  • / Type text into focused input fields
  • / Launch and manage Android applications
  • / Press system buttons like back, home, and recent

what it does

Enables AI agents to control Android devices through touch, swipe, text input, and app management via ADB connection. Takes screenshots and extracts UI elements for automated mobile testing and interaction.

about

Android Mobile MCP is a community-built MCP server published by erichung9060 that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Android Mobile MCP: control Android devices via ADB for Android automation — UI actions, screen capture, gestures, text It is categorized under developer tools. This server exposes 9 tools that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.

how to install

You can install Android Mobile MCP in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.

license

MIT

Android Mobile MCP is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

readme

Android Mobile MCP

Overview

Android Mobile MCP bridges the Model Context Protocol with Android device automation, enabling AI agents to interact with Android devices through UI manipulation, app management, and screen capture.

MCP Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "android-mobile-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["android-mobile-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Prerequisites

  1. Connect Android device via USB or network
  2. Enable USB debugging on your Android device
  3. Install ADB (Android Debug Bridge)

Tools Reference

Screen Analysis

mobile_dump_ui - Extract UI elements as hierarchical JSON

  • Parses screen XML to identify focusable elements and text content
  • Calculates center coordinates for each interactive element
  • Returns structured parent-child element relationships

mobile_take_screenshot - Capture current screen state

  • Returns PNG image data for visual analysis

Touch Interactions

mobile_click - Click at specific coordinates

  • Validates coordinates against current UI state
  • Requires prior mobile_dump_ui call for coordinate verification
  • Prevents clicking on invalid or non-interactive areas

mobile_swipe - Perform swipe gestures

  • Executes directional swipes between two coordinate points
  • Configurable duration for gesture speed control

Text Input

mobile_type - Input text into focused fields

  • Sends text to currently active input field
  • Optional automatic submission with Enter key

Navigation

mobile_key_press - Press system buttons

  • Supports hardware and virtual keys: BACK, HOME, RECENT, ENTER

App Management

mobile_list_apps - List installed applications

  • Filters out system apps and non-launchable packages
  • Returns only user-accessible applications

mobile_launch_app - Start applications by package name

  • Validates package existence before launch attempt

FAQ

What is the Android Mobile MCP MCP server?
Android Mobile MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
How are reviews shown for Android Mobile MCP?
This profile displays 10 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
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Ratings

4.510 reviews
  • Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024

    Android Mobile MCP is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.

  • Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024

    We evaluated Android Mobile MCP against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.

  • Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024

    Useful MCP listing: Android Mobile MCP is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.

  • Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024

    Android Mobile MCP reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.

  • Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024

    I recommend Android Mobile MCP for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.

  • Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024

    Strong directory entry: Android Mobile MCP surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.

  • Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024

    Android Mobile MCP has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.

  • Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024

    According to our notes, Android Mobile MCP benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.

  • Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024

    We wired Android Mobile MCP into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.

  • Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024

    Android Mobile MCP is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.