iOS Simulator MCP

Servidor MCP de Joshua Yoes

Inspect the UI, tap, type, swipe, take screenshots and record video in the iOS Simulator from your assistant.

Se ejecuta en local (Se ejecuta en tu equipo: su página tiene el comando de instalación)Se ejecuta con npx

Instalar iOS Simulator MCP

Se ejecuta en tu equipo. Tu cliente lo inicia con este comando:

npx -y ios-simulator-mcp

Requiere Node.js en tu equipo. Los pasos de configuración de abajo muestran dónde va el comando en cada cliente.

Compartir este servidor

Abre esta página, con el comando de instalación y los pasos de configuración.

mcp.tc/i/ios-simulator

Descripción

Controls iOS simulators on a Mac. The assistant can read the accessibility tree, find elements, tap, type and swipe, capture screenshots, record video and install app bundles. This helps with testing and iterating on mobile app UI.

Runs locally over stdio with npx -y ios-simulator-mcp. No sign-in or API key is needed. It requires macOS, Node.js 20 or later, Xcode with iOS simulators and Facebook IDB. Screenshots and recordings save to ~/Downloads unless IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR is set.

Qué puedes hacer

  • Get the booted simulator ID and open the Simulator app
  • Describe the accessibility tree of the whole screen or a point
  • Find UI elements by label or identifier
  • Tap, type text and swipe on the screen
  • Take screenshots and view the current screen
  • Record and stop video of the simulator
  • Install .app or .ipa bundles on the simulator

Herramientas

Los servidores locales muestran sus herramientas cuando están en marcha, y este no publica su lista por adelantado. Tu cliente las muestra después de añadirlo.

Prompts de ejemplo

  • Open the iOS Simulator and take a screenshot of the current screen.

  • Find the Login button in the simulator and tap it.

  • Type my test email into the focused field and swipe up.

  • Record a video of the simulator while I walk through onboarding.

Configuración

Todos los clientes inician iOS Simulator MCP en tu equipo con el mismo comando. Elige el tuyo; la página recuerda tu elección.

Claude Code

  1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:
claude mcp add --transport stdio ios-simulator -- npx -y ios-simulator-mcp
  1. Start Claude Code and type /mcp. ios-simulator should show as connected.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Claude Desktop

  1. Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config. It opens claude_desktop_config.json. Add:
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ios-simulator": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ios-simulator-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
  1. Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.

Needs Node.js on your computer. The file lives in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ on macOS and %APPDATA%\Claude\ on Windows.

Cursor

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ios-simulator": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ios-simulator-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Needs Node.js on your computer.

VS Code

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"ios-simulator","type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","ios-simulator-mcp"]}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "ios-simulator": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ios-simulator-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Needs Node.js on your computer.

Devin Desktop

  1. Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):
mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ios-simulator": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ios-simulator-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
  1. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf.

Codex

codex mcp add ios-simulator -- npx -y ios-simulator-mcp

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml
[mcp_servers.ios-simulator]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "ios-simulator-mcp"]

Needs Node.js on your computer.

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add ios-simulator npx -- -y ios-simulator-mcp

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients that start local servers accept this shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ios-simulator": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ios-simulator-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings, with the same command, args and env fields.

Needs Node.js on your computer.

Preguntas frecuentes

Can I paste mcp.tc/i/ios-simulator into my MCP client?

No. iOS Simulator MCP runs on your own computer, started by your client, so it has no web address to connect to. The quick link is the page to share; the install command is npx -y ios-simulator-mcp.

Does iOS Simulator MCP need an API key?

No. It doesn’t declare any keys or environment variables. It runs with your user account’s permissions, so check what its tools can reach.

Is iOS Simulator MCP a remote or a local server?

Local. Your client starts it as a process on your computer with npx -y ios-simulator-mcp, which needs Node.js.

What can iOS Simulator MCP do?

You can get the booted simulator ID and open the Simulator app, describe the accessibility tree of the whole screen or a point y find UI elements by label or identifier.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that starts local servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. claude.ai and ChatGPT only connect to remote servers.

Who wrote this page?

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