Podium MCP server

Podium is a helper that connects your AI assistant to mobile app testing tools on your Mac. It can drive iPhone simulators, real iPhones, and Android devices, tap buttons, type text, and check that things actually work. It is handy if you test mobile apps and want your AI to do the repetitive tapping and checking.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI to do something on a phone or simulator, like open an app or tap a button. Your AI sends that request to Podium, which talks to the device using Apple's and Android's built-in tools. Podium then reports back what it found or what it did, in plain structured text. It can also run longer test flows and tell you whether they passed or failed, with evidence. Everything happens on your Mac, not in the cloud.

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What you can do with it

• List available iPhone simulators and Android devices
• Launch an app and tap, swipe, or type on the screen
• Take screenshots and record video of the device
• Run automated test flows and check if they pass
• Inspect web views inside apps and read network traffic
• Read React Native debug logs and crash reports
• Control canvas and WebGL games without screenshots

Try asking your AI

• “Open the Settings app on the booted iPhone simulator and tell me what is on screen”
• “Tap the login button and type test@example.com into the email field”
• “Run the checkout flow test and tell me if it passed”
• “Show me the last crash report from the app”

What it gives back to you

You get back clear answers in the chat: lists of devices, what is currently on screen, whether a test passed or failed, and any errors it found. It can also give you screenshots, video recordings, and log files. Everything is in plain text or as a file you can open. If something goes wrong, it tells you what happened instead of crashing.

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Who it's for

Mobile app developers and testers who want their AI to help with repetitive device testing on a Mac.