# idb-mcp

> An MCP server and importable Python module that wraps Facebook IDB to control iOS simulators for automation. Implemented by AskUI.

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- status: unknown
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## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/idb-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: askui GmbH
- homepage: https://github.com/askui/idb-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/askui/idb-mcp
- version: 0.1.2
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:idb-mcp

### Description (declared)

# IDB-MCP

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An open-source MCP server and Python library that wraps Facebook IDB to control iOS simulators for automation. Built by [AskUI](https://www.askui.com/).

This project is based on the Facebook IDB CLI (`fb-idb`). See the GitHub repository ([`facebook/idb`](https://github.com/facebook/idb)) and the Python package ([`fb-idb` on PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/fb-idb/)).

## What it is

- **MCP server**: Exposes a set of iOS automation tools (list/select device, screenshot, tap, swipe, type, etc.) over MCP transports (HTTP, SSE or stdio) using `fastmcp`.
- **Python module**: Import to manage and control iOS simulators programmatically.

## Table of contents

- [IDB-MCP](#idb-mcp)
  - [What it is](#what-it-is)
  - [Table of contents](#table-of-contents)
  - [Key features](#key-features)
  - [Limitations](#limitations)
  - [Requirements](#requirements)
  - [Install](#install)
  - [Quick start (CLI)](#quick-start-cli)
    - [Why MCP?](#why-mcp)
    - [Start MCP server](#start-mcp-server)
  - [Programmatic usage (Python)](#programmatic-usage-python)
  - [Add to your favorite tools](#add-to-your-favorite-tools)
  - [Configuration](#configuration)
  - [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
  - [Development](#development)
  - [Contributing](#contributing)
  - [License](#license)
  - [Links](#links)

## Key features

- **Device management** 🔧: list devices, select by UDID or name, boot/shutdown, kill IDB.
- **Input control** 👆: tap, swipe, type text, tap keys, tap buttons.
- **Screen utilities** 🖼️: capture screenshots, query screen size, get view description.
- **Image/coord scaling** 📐: optional scaling to a target viewport for consistent coordinates.

## Limitations

⚠️ Only iOS simulators are supported for UI control. Due to iOS security constraints, `idb` cannot interact with or automa…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (0.825, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/idb-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T17:21:58.979Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/idb-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/idb-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:idb-mcp