# EvanBacon/serve-sim

The `npx serve` of Apple Simulators.

Repository: https://github.com/EvanBacon/serve-sim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/serve-sim
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: agent, headless, ios
Last push: 2026-08-21T14:19:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 9
- inputs: {"age_days": 126, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2696, forks 145 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:11.109868+00:00)

## What it is
serve-sim is a CLI tool that provides quick, headless access to Apple Simulators, described as 'the npx serve of Apple Simulators'. It is written in TypeScript and designed to be agent-friendly for automated iOS simulator workflows.

## Use cases
- boot and interact with iOS simulators from the command line
- run headless Apple Simulator sessions for automation
- let AI agents control iOS simulators
- quickly serve or preview apps on an iOS simulator via npx
- script simulator workflows in CI

## When to choose
- you need scriptable or agent-driven control of Apple Simulators on macOS
- you want a zero-install npx-based simulator utility
- you run headless iOS simulator tasks in automation or CI

## When to avoid
- you need Android emulator support
- you are not on macOS
- you need a GUI-based simulator management tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, simulation
- domain: developer-tools, apple-ecosystem, mobile-development
- platform: cli
- tags: ios-simulator, apple-simulators, headless, npx, agent-friendly, expo, command-line, macos, nodejs

## Member repositories
- EvanBacon/serve-sim (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:11.109868+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 2026-08-30T02:16:14.095669+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/EvanBacon/serve-sim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:11.109868+00:00, sha efcfc6b89e09)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/serve-sim (fetched 2026-08-29T09:59:41.395908+00:00, sha 9413a1a58b53)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.