manuelsiuro/mcp-android-server-python

MCP Android Agent

This project provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for automating Android devices using uiautomator2. It's designed to be easily plugged into AI agents like GitHub Copilot Chat, Claude, or Open Interpreter to control Android devices through natural language.

Requirements

• Python 3.10 or higher (tested on 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13)
• Android Debug Bridge (adb) installed and in PATH
• Connected Android device with USB debugging enabled
• uiautomator2 compatible Android device

Features

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App Management

• Install/uninstall apps from APK files or URLs
• Start, stop, and manage apps by package name
• Retrieve installed apps, current foreground app, and detailed app info
• Clear app data and wait for activities

UI Interaction

• Standard Selectors: Click, long-click, double-click by text/resourceId/description
• XPath Support: Complex UI queries with XPath selectors
• Coordinate-based: Direct click/double-click at specific coordinates
• Send text, swipe, drag, scroll interactions

Advanced Scrolling & Gestures

• Scroll forward/backward, to beginning/end
• Fast fling gestures
• Pinch-in/pinch-out (zoom) gestures

Screen & Orientation Control

• Programmatically unlock, wake, or sleep the screen
• Set/get screen orientation (portrait, landscape, etc.)
• Lock/unlock screen rotation

System Operations

• Execute ADB shell commands
• Push/pull files to/from device
• Clipboard operations (get/set)

Notifications & Popups

• Open notification drawer and quick settings
• Auto-dismiss system popups

Watchers

• Start/stop/remove UI watchers for automatic popup handling

Device Management

• Get device info, screen resolution, battery status, WiFi IP
• Health check and UIAutomator service reset
• ADB diagnostic tools

UI Inspection

• Dump UI hierarchy (XML)
• Get element information and properties
• Capture screenshots and toast messages

Use Cases

Perfect for:

• AI agents that need to interact with real devices
• Remote device control setups
• Automated QA tools
• Android bot frameworks
• UI testing and automation
• Device management and monitoring

Running the Server

Quick Start (Recommended)

MCP stdio mode (for Claude Desktop, VS Code agent mode):

./start.sh

HTTP mode (for development/testing):

./start-http.sh

Manual Start

Option 1: MCP stdio mode (For AI agent integration)

source .venv/bin/activate
python3 server.py

Option 2: HTTP mode with uvicorn (For development/testing)

source .venv/bin/activate
uvicorn server:app --factory --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

Usage

An MCP client is needed to use this server. The Claude Desktop app is an example of an MCP client. To use this server with Claude Desktop:

Locate your Claude Desktop configuration file

• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add the Android MCP server configuration to the mcpServers section

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-android": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "bash",
      "args": [
        "-c",
        "cd /path/to/mcp-adb && source .venv/bin/activate && python -m server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Replace /path/to/mcp-adb with the absolute path to where you cloned this repository. For example: /Users/username/Projects/mcp-adb

Using with Claude Code CLI

Quick Setup - The server is pre-configured for Claude Code in this repository:

1. The configuration exists in .claude/mcp-servers.json
2. Start Claude Code in this directory - it will auto-detect the server
3. See for global configuration and troubleshooting

Using with VS Code

You can also use this MCP server with VS Code's agent mode (requires VS Code 1.99 or newer). To set up:

1. Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your workspace:

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-android": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "bash",
      "args": [
        "-c",
        "cd /path/to/mcp-adb && source .venv/bin/activate && python -m server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the file for details.