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iOS Simulator MCP Server

Let AI assistants inspect and drive the iOS Simulator: tap, type, swipe and read the UI.

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Sources and review

Checked against public documentation on . Suitability guidance is our editorial judgment; this is not a performance benchmark or an endorsement.

Best for

iOS developers who want a coding agent to verify UI changes in the simulator.

Avoid if

You would run a version older than 1.3.3; earlier releases had command-injection vulnerabilities.

About iOS Simulator MCP Server

This MCP server controls iOS simulators: it finds the booted simulator, opens it, describes all UI elements or the element at a point, taps, types, swipes and captures the screen, so an assistant can check an app's behaviour after changing code.

iOS Simulator MCP Server is listed in this index written primarily in JavaScript, with 2.2k stars on GitHub. Its latest recorded repository push was in October 2026; that is not an ASE editorial review date.

Before connecting: access and data

This record's specific permissions have not been reviewed by ASE. Read the publisher's documentation before copying setup or connecting.

  • List the accounts, files and services the enabled tools can read, change or execute. Check your actual credentials and discovered tools.
  • Use narrowly scoped credentials and read-only mode where supported. Review proposed writes before approving them; a generated configuration does not apply these limits for you.
  • Local launch is not local-only data processing. External services receive requests, and your client may pass tool results to its model provider. Check both destinations before sharing private data.
  • Keep keys and browser session files out of shared config, repositories and screenshots. Know how to disconnect the server and separately revoke its credentials or account sessions.

Read the setup guide →

Add iOS Simulator MCP Server to your MCP client

Generated from the launch command in the project's README. Your client starts the server on demand.

Claude CodeRun in your terminal
claude mcp add ios-simulator-mcp -- npx -y ios-simulator-mcp
Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ios-simulator-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ios-simulator-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
VS Code.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "ios-simulator-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ios-simulator-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
Claude Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ios-simulator-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ios-simulator-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
Codex~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.ios-simulator-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "ios-simulator-mcp"]

Check the project's README for required accounts, keys and permissions before connecting. Setup guide for each client →

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