MCP Android Agent

This project provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for automating Android devices using uiautomator2. It's designed to be easily plugged into AI agents like GitHub Copilot Chat, Claude, or Open Interpreter to control Android devices through natural language.

Requirements

Python 3.10 or higher (tested on 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13)
Android Debug Bridge (adb) installed and in PATH
Connected Android device with USB debugging enabled
uiautomator2 compatible Android device

Features

🚀 63 Total Tools Available

App Management

Install/uninstall apps from APK files or URLs
Start, stop, and manage apps by package name
Retrieve installed apps, current foreground app, and detailed app info
Clear app data and wait for activities

UI Interaction

Standard Selectors: Click, long-click, double-click by text/resourceId/description
XPath Support: Complex UI queries with XPath selectors
Coordinate-based: Direct click/double-click at specific coordinates
Send text, swipe, drag, scroll interactions

Advanced Scrolling & Gestures

Scroll forward/backward, to beginning/end
Fast fling gestures
Pinch-in/pinch-out (zoom) gestures

Screen & Orientation Control

Programmatically unlock, wake, or sleep the screen
Set/get screen orientation (portrait, landscape, etc.)
Lock/unlock screen rotation

System Operations

Execute ADB shell commands
Push/pull files to/from device
Clipboard operations (get/set)

Notifications & Popups

Open notification drawer and quick settings
Auto-dismiss system popups

Watchers

Start/stop/remove UI watchers for automatic popup handling

Device Management

Get device info, screen resolution, battery status, WiFi IP
Health check and UIAutomator service reset
ADB diagnostic tools

UI Inspection

Dump UI hierarchy (XML)
Get element information and properties
Capture screenshots and toast messages

Use Cases

Perfect for:

AI agents that need to interact with real devices
Remote device control setups
Automated QA tools
Android bot frameworks
UI testing and automation
Device management and monitoring

Running the Server

Quick Start (Recommended)

MCP stdio mode (for Claude Desktop, VS Code agent mode): ``bash ./start.sh ``

HTTP mode (for development/testing): ``bash ./start-http.sh ``

Manual Start

Option 1: MCP stdio mode (For AI agent integration)

source .venv/bin/activate
python3 server.py

Option 2: HTTP mode with uvicorn (For development/testing)

source .venv/bin/activate
uvicorn server:app --factory --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

Usage

An MCP client is needed to use this server. The Claude Desktop app is an example of an MCP client. To use this server with Claude Desktop:

Locate your Claude Desktop configuration file

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add the Android MCP server configuration to the mcpServers section

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-android": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "bash",
      "args": [
        "-c",
        "cd /path/to/mcp-adb && source .venv/bin/activate && python -m server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Replace /path/to/mcp-adb with the absolute path to where you cloned this repository. For example: /Users/username/Projects/mcp-adb

Using with Claude Code CLI

Quick Setup - The server is pre-configured for Claude Code in this repository:

The configuration exists in .claude/mcp-servers.json
Start Claude Code in this directory - it will auto-detect the server
See CLAUDE_CODE_SETUP.md for global configuration and troubleshooting

Using with VS Code

You can also use this MCP server with VS Code's agent mode (requires VS Code 1.99 or newer). To set up:

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your workspace:

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-android": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "bash",
      "args": [
        "-c",
        "cd /path/to/mcp-adb && source .venv/bin/activate && python -m server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Available MCP Tools

| Tool Name | Description | |-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | mcp_health | Check if the MCP server is running properly | | connect_device | Connect to an Android device and get basic info | | get_installed_apps | List all installed apps with version and package info | | get_current_app | Get info about the app currently in the foreground | | start_app | Start an app by its package name | | stop_app | Stop an app by its package name | | stop_all_apps | Stop all currently running apps | | screen_on | Turn on the screen | | screen_off | Turn off the screen | | get_device_info | Get detailed device info: serial, resolution, battery, etc. | | press_key | Simulate hardware key press (e.g. home, back, menu, etc.) | | unlock_screen | Unlock the screen (turn on and swipe if necessary) | | check_adb | Check if ADB is installed and list connected devices | | wait_for_screen_on | Wait asynchronously until the screen is turned on | | click | Tap on an element by text, resourceId, or description | | long_click | Perform a long click on an element | | send_text | Input text into currently focused field (optionally clearing before) | | get_element_info | Get info on UI elements (text, bounds, clickable, etc.) | | swipe | Swipe from one coordinate to another | | wait_for_element | Wait for an element to appear on screen | | screenshot | Take and save a screenshot from the device | | scroll_to | Scroll until a given element becomes visible | | drag | Drag an element to a specific screen location | | get_toast | Get the last toast message shown on screen | | clear_app_data | Clear user data/cache of a specified app | | wait_activity | Wait until a specific activity appears | | dump_hierarchy | Dump the UI hierarchy of the current screen as XML |

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

MCP Android Agent