# facebookarchive/WebDriverAgent

A WebDriver server for iOS that runs inside the Simulator.

Repository: https://github.com/facebookarchive/WebDriverAgent
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/webdriveragent
Language: Objective-C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-12-26T02:25:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4017, "days_push": 2443, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4259, forks 1641 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:40.588664+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: testing, e2e-testing, http-server
- domain: testing, mobile-development, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: webdriver, ios-automation, appium, xctest, archived, objective-c, mobile-testing, automation, ios, macos

## Member repositories
- facebookarchive/WebDriverAgent (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.588664+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 2026-08-29T18:22:06.101638+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/facebookarchive/WebDriverAgent (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.588664+00:00, sha 465c1ef6a3e1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.