iOS Simulator MCP
MCP server for interacting with the iOS Simulator. Launch simulators, install apps, run UI actions, and capture screenshots from inside agents. 1,971 GitHub stars and 5 commits on main in the last 30 days.
“MCP server for interacting with the iOS Simulator. Launch simulators, install apps, run UI actions, and capture screenshots from inside agents. 1,971 stars and 5 commits on main in the last 30 days.”
INSTALL THIS SERVER
{
"mcpServers": {
"ios-simulator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ios-simulator-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"ios-simulator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ios-simulator-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"ios-simulator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ios-simulator-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"ios-simulator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ios-simulator-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"ios-simulator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ios-simulator-mcp"
]
}
}
}
6 TOOLS AVAILABLE
OUR ASSESSMENT
- 1,971 GitHub stars.
- 5 commits on main in the last 30 days.
- MIT license.
- Direct iOS Simulator runtime control.
- Pairs with XcodeBuildMCP for full iOS dev flow.
- macOS-only (Xcode requirement).
- Action latency depends on simulator boot state; cold-start adds 5-10 seconds.
- Tap-by-coordinate is brittle; UI hierarchy changes break flows.
No authentication. Simulator inherits the user permissions; agent flows can install any .app bundle the host can reach. Use a dedicated simulator for agent work rather than your personal-dev simulator.
iOS developers running agent-driven dev loops that need simulator screenshots; QA flows that install builds and exercise the UI; Claude Code or Cursor users iterating on iOS apps with visual feedback.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
ADOPTION METRICS
// Reading this1,971 stars on joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp. 5 commits on main in the last 30 days.
// Reading thisPairs with XcodeBuildMCP, Mobile MCP, Playwright, Chrome DevTools MCP, BrowserStack, Windows MCP in dev-tools. iOS Simulator MCP owns the iOS-simulator-control slot.
SOURCES & VERIFICATION
We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 4 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.
The same server, 4 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.
| Source | Their rating | Their star count | Their downloads | Last synced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutomationSwitch This page | 4.4editorial | 1,971 | — | MAY 14, 2026 |
| PulseMCP | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 14, 2026 |
| MCP.so | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 14, 2026 |
| Glama | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 14, 2026 |
| Smithery | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 14, 2026 |
// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.
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