# joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp

MCP server for interacting with the iOS simulator

Repository: https://github.com/joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ios-simulator-mcp
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-13T16:39:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 97, longevity 37
- inputs: {"age_days": 531, "days_push": 20, "days_rel": 20, "gap_med": 12.5, "n_releases_24m": 17}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2146, forks 97 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:18.746579+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: mcp, workflow-automation, developer-tools, testing
- domain: developer-tools, mobile-development, testing
- platform: cli
- tags: ios-simulator, mcp-server, mobile-testing, ui-automation, xcode, ai-assistant-tools, ai-agents, macos, nodejs

## Member repositories
- joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.746579+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:51:10.135188+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.746579+00:00, sha e93b5026f207)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/ios-simulator-mcp (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:22.709461+00:00, sha 7bf992534f82)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.