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joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp

MCP server for interacting with the iOS simulator observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp · JavaScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

85/100

  • Activity 97
  • Release rhythm 97
  • Longevity 37
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 12.5
  • age_days: 531
  • days_rel: 20
  • days_push: 20
  • n_releases_24m: 17

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2146 stars · 97 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants interact with iOS simulators. It exposes tools for booting simulators, taking screenshots, tapping, typing, and inspecting UI accessibility elements.

Use cases

  • let Claude or Cursor drive an iOS simulator to test my app
  • automate UI interactions in the iOS simulator via MCP
  • have an AI agent tap and type in a running iOS simulator
  • inspect accessibility elements of an iOS simulator screen
  • screenshot the iOS simulator and iterate on code with an LLM
  • control iOS simulators from an AI coding assistant

When to choose

  • you use an MCP-compatible client like Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or Cursor and develop iOS or React Native apps
  • you want AI-driven UI automation and inspection of iOS simulators on macOS

When to avoid

  • you need to automate physical iOS devices rather than simulators
  • you are on Linux or Windows, since the iOS Simulator only runs on macOS
  • you need a general-purpose mobile test framework like Appium or XCUITest rather than an MCP server

Facets

service · maturity active

mcp workflow-automation developer-tools testing developer-tools mobile-development testing cli ios-simulator mcp-server mobile-testing ui-automation xcode ai-assistant-tools ai-agents macos nodejs

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcpmain85

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markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp")

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