facebookarchive/WebDriverAgent
A WebDriver server for iOS that runs inside the Simulator. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4017
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2443
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4259 stars · 1641 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
WebDriverAgent is a WebDriver server implementation for iOS that runs on devices and simulators, enabling remote control of iOS apps via the WebDriver and Mobile JSON Wire protocols. It links XCTest.framework to launch/kill apps, tap, scroll, and inspect views, and was adopted by Appium before being archived by Facebook in favor of IDB.
Use cases
- automate taps and scrolls on iOS simulators and devices
- run end-to-end tests for iOS applications
- remote control an iOS device for UI automation
- inspect the current UI state of an iOS app
- drive iOS apps through Appium
- launch and kill iOS apps programmatically during tests
When to avoid
- you are starting a new iOS automation project - the project is archived and unsupported
- you want an actively maintained alternative - use facebook/idb or Appium's bundled WDA forks
- you need support for tvOS or macOS automation as primary targets
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
testing e2e-testing http-server testing mobile-development developer-tools cross-platform webdriver ios-automation appium xctest archived objective-c mobile-testing automation ios macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/facebookarchive/WebDriverAgent · fetched 2026-08-28 · 465c1ef6a3e1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| facebookarchive/WebDriverAgent | main | 10 |
For agents
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