nzrsky/simctl-mcp-server

3.2

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SimCtl MCP Server provides structured access to iOS Simulator management via `xcrun simctl` commands.

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

simctl_list_devices

List all simulators and their states

simctl_boot_device

Boot a simulator

simctl_shutdown_device

Shutdown a simulator

simctl_create_device

Create a new simulator

simctl_delete_device

Delete simulators

simctl_install_app

Install an app (.app bundle or .ipa)

simctl_launch_app

Launch an app with options

simctl_terminate_app

Terminate a running app

simctl_screenshot

Take screenshots

simctl_record_video

Record video (start recording)

simctl_push_notification

Send push notifications

simctl_privacy_control

Manage app permissions

simctl_set_location

Set device location/GPS

simctl_status_bar_override

Override status bar appearance

simctl_ui_appearance

Control light/dark mode

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

No resources

Author

nzrsky

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Repository

https://github.com/nzrsky/simctl-mcp-server

GitHub Stars

License

MIT License

Last publish date

2025-05-27

Last update date

2025-07-07

Server configs

in claude desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simctl": {
      "command": "simctl-mcp-server",
      "args": [],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

via uvx in claude desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simctl": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["simctl-mcp-server"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

in vs code

{
  "mcp.servers": {
    "simctl": {
      "command": "simctl-mcp-server",
      "args": [],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

via uvx in vs code

{
  "mcp.servers": {
    "simctl": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["simctl-mcp-server"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}