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iOS Simulator MCP

iOS Simulator MCP is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP server for interacting with the iOS simulator. It has 2,195 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y ios-simulator-mcp.

github.com/joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp (opens in a new tab)

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Install iOS Simulator MCP

Generated from the server's published package. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ios-simulator-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ios-simulator-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FOO": "your-value",
        "BAZ": "your-value",
        "IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_FILTERED_TOOLS": "your-value",
        "IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR": "your-value",
        "IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_IDB_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env FOO=your-value --env BAZ=your-value --env IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_FILTERED_TOOLS=your-value --env IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR=your-value --env IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_IDB_PATH=your-value --transport stdio ios-simulator-mcp -- npx -y ios-simulator-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ios-simulator-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ios-simulator-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FOO": "your-value",
        "BAZ": "your-value",
        "IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_FILTERED_TOOLS": "your-value",
        "IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR": "your-value",
        "IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_IDB_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "ios-simulator-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ios-simulator-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FOO": "your-value",
        "BAZ": "your-value",
        "IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_FILTERED_TOOLS": "your-value",
        "IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR": "your-value",
        "IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_IDB_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
FOONoShown in the README's example configuration.
BAZNoShown in the README's example configuration.
IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_FILTERED_TOOLSNoShown in the README's example configuration.
IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIRNoShown in the README's example configuration.
IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_IDB_PATHNoShown in the README's example configuration.

Tools (17)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • get_booted_sim_id
  • open_simulator
  • ui_describe_all
  • ui_tap
  • ui_type
  • ui_swipe
  • ui_describe_point
  • ui_find_element
  • ui_view
  • screenshot
  • record_video
  • stop_recording
  • install_app
  • launch_app
  • terminate_app
  • open_url
  • list_apps

About iOS Simulator MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with iOS simulators. This server allows you to interact with iOS simulators by getting information about them, controlling UI interactions, and inspecting UI elements.

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How do I install the iOS Simulator MCP MCP server?

Add the command npx -y ios-simulator-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is iOS Simulator MCP free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is iOS Simulator MCP actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Aug 13, 2026. The latest release is v2.1.0, published Aug 13, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.