# minitap-mcp

> Model Context Protocol server for controlling Android & iOS devices with natural language

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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/minitap-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Pierre-Louis Favreau, Jean-Pierre Lo, Clément Guiguet
- homepage: https://minitap.ai/
- repository: https://github.com/minitap-ai/mobile-use
- version: 0.13.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:minitap-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Minitap MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to control and interact with real mobile devices (Android & iOS) through natural language commands.

## Quick Start

### Installation

```bash
pip install minitap-mcp
```

### Prerequisites

Before running the MCP server, ensure you have the required mobile automation tools installed:

- **For Android devices:**

  - [ADB (Android Debug Bridge)](https://developer.android.com/tools/adb) - For device communication

- **For iOS devices (macOS only):**
  - Xcode Command Line Tools with `xcrun`
  - **[fb-idb](https://fbidb.io/docs/installation/)**: Facebook's iOS Development Bridge for device automation.

```bash
# Install via Homebrew (macOS)
brew tap facebook/fb
brew install idb-companion
```

> [!NOTE]
> `idb_companion` is required to communicate with iOS simulators. Make sure it's in your PATH after installation.

For detailed setup instructions, see the [mobile-use repository](https://github.com/minitap-ai/mobile-use).

### Running the Server

The simplest way to start:

```bash
minitap-mcp --server --api-key your_minitap_api_key
```

This starts the server on `localhost:8000` with your API key. Get your free API key at [platform.minitap.ai/api-keys](https://platform.minitap.ai/api-keys).

**Available CLI options:**

```bash
minitap-mcp --server --api-key YOUR_KEY --llm-profile PROFILE_NAME
```

- `--api-key`: Your Minitap API key (overrides `MINITAP_API_KEY` env var). Get yours at [platform.minitap.ai/api-keys](https://platform.minitap.ai/api-keys).
- `--llm-profile`: LLM profile name to use (overrides `MINITAP_LLM_PROFILE_NAME` env var). If unset, uses the default profile. Configure profiles at [platform.minitap.ai/llm-profiles](https://platform.minitap.ai/llm-profiles).

### Configuration (Optional)

Alternatively, you can set environment variables instead of using CLI flags:

```bash
export MINITAP_API_KEY="your_minitap_api_key"
export MINITAP_API_BASE_URL="https://platform.m…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (0.825, derived)
- dev.terminal (0.825, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/minitap-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T06:23:15.570Z)

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