# mcp-server-android

> MCP server for Android device automation via ADB

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-server-android/claim

## Declared
- publisher: minhalvp
- homepage: https://github.com/minhalvp/android-mcp-server#readme
- repository: https://github.com/minhalvp/android-mcp-server#readme
- version: 0.3.1
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: adb, android, automation, debugging, mcp, testing
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-server-android

### Description (declared)

# Android MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides programmatic control over
Android devices through ADB (Android Debug Bridge). This server exposes
various Android device management capabilities that can be accessed by MCP
clients like [Claude desktop](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user)
and Code editors
(e.g. [Cursor](https://docs.cursor.com/context/model-context-protocol))

## Features

- 🔧 ADB Command Execution
- 📸 Device Screenshot Capture
- 🎯 UI Layout Analysis
- 📱 Device Package Management
- 🚀 **NEW:** Automatic Emulator Startup
- 🎮 **NEW:** Emulator Management Tools

## Prerequisites

- Python 3.11+
- ADB (Android Debug Bridge) installed and configured
- Android device (physical or emulator)

## Installation

### Quick Install (Recommended)

```bash
# Using uvx (no installation needed)
uvx mcp-server-android

# Or using pip
pip install mcp-server-android

# Or using uv tool
uv tool install mcp-server-android
```

### Development Installation

1. Clone the repository:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/minhalvp/android-mcp-server.git
cd android-mcp-server
```

2. Install dependencies:
This project uses [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) for project
management via various methods of
[installation](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/).

```bash
uv python install 3.11
uv sync
```

## Configuration

The server supports flexible device configuration with multiple usage scenarios.

### Environment Variables

You can configure the server using environment variables:

- `ANDROID_DEVICE_SERIAL` - Specify the device serial (overrides config file)
- `ANDROID_MCP_CONFIG` - Path to custom config file (default: `config.yaml`)
- `ANDROID_AUTO_START_EMULATOR` - Enable/disable auto-start emulator (default: `true`)

Example:
```bash
export ANDROID_DEVICE_SERIAL="emulator-5554"
uvx mcp-server-android
```

### Device Selection Modes

**1. Automatic Selection (Recommended for single device)**

- No configuratio…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- code.debugging (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- code.testing (1, declared)
- dev.package-management (0.859, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-server-android/ (first seen 2026-09-10T03:19:55.796Z)

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