MCP server · Developer tools
Android MCP server
Lets your AI see and control an Android phone or emulator: take screenshots, tap buttons, read logs.
This is a small helper that connects your AI assistant to an Android phone or emulator. Once it is set up, you can just describe what you want done on the screen and the AI will do it for you. It is handy for anyone testing an Android app or trying to reproduce a bug.
What is an MCP server? The 30-second version
On its own, your AI can only chat. An MCP server is a small helper program you connect once, and it gives your AI a new skill. This helper gives your AI a connection to an Android device through ADB, the standard tool developers use to talk to Android phones. So when you ask your AI to tap a button or take a screenshot, it can actually do it on the device for you.
What this MCP server does
You ask your AI something like "open the settings screen and tap Save". The AI uses this helper, which sends commands to your Android device through ADB. The helper takes a screenshot or reads the screen layout so the AI can see what is there. Then it taps, types, or swipes on your behalf. Finally it reports back what happened, with a picture or a list of what is on screen.
Click to zoomWhat you can do with it
- Take a screenshot of the phone or emulator
- Tap a button by its text or name instead of guessing coordinates
- Type text into a field and press keys like Back or Home
- Swipe and scroll until an element shows up
- Read the app's logs to spot errors
- Install an app file and launch it
- Walk through a screen step by step and report what it sees
Try asking your AI
- “Take a screenshot of the current screen and tell me what app is open”
- “Open the Settings app, search for display, tap the first result, then go back”
- “Clear the logs, tap the Save button, then show me any error logs and a screenshot”
- “Install this APK, launch it, and tap through the main screens to check nothing crashes”
What it gives back to you
You get answers in the chat: screenshots the AI can look at, lists of on-screen elements with their text and positions, and log lines from the app. It can also save screenshots to a folder on your computer if you ask. When it taps or types, it tells you what it did and what the screen looked like afterwards.
Before you start
What you need
- Node.js 18 or newer installed on your computer
- The Android SDK with platform-tools (this includes ADB) and the emulator
- A running Android emulator or a phone connected by cable with debugging turned on
- The path to your Android SDK if it is not in the usual spot
Good to know
It can tap, type, install apps, and run shell commands on your Android device, so point it at an emulator or a test phone, not your everyday phone.
Install it with your AI
Add Android MCP server to your AI, no technical skills needed
You don't install anything by hand. You copy one prompt, paste it into an AI that can work on your computer, and it checks, installs and connects the server for you, asking you when it needs something.
Sign in to get the install prompt
Members get a ready-made prompt that lets the Claude desktop app check Android MCP server, install it and connect it for them, step by step. You don't need any technical skills: you copy, paste and answer a few questions. Your connected AI can also find and install any of the 4,066 MCP servers here for you.
Who it's for
Android developers and QA testers who want to automate checking an app, document bugs, or run quick smoke tests without writing test code.
