# Mobile MCP

> Apache-2.0 native iOS+Android a11y-tree MCP (sim/emu/real)

**Category:** AI Agents  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://github.com/mobile-next/mobile-mcp  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/mobile-next/mobile-mcp  
**Added:** 2026-09-27

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## The Hook

Mobile MCP is a Model Context Protocol server for native iOS and Android automation via the accessibility tree — simulators, emulators, and real devices, no cloud account required for the local path.

## What's Good

Apache-2.0 (mobile-next/mobile-mcp). Local free via `npx -y @mobilenext/mobile-mcp@latest` against sim/emu/real devices. A11y-tree first (cheap structured snapshots), screenshot+coords fallback; works with Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Antigravity. ★7,454 on GitHub API 2026-09-27.

## The Catch

Vs Playwright MCP / Invisible Playwright MCP: those are desktop browser MCP; this is native mobile a11y-tree MCP. Vs ARTEMIS: Google Android NL+MCP automation — Mobile MCP is iOS+Android a11y MCP without the Android-only NL agent framing. Optional Mobile Next Cloud freemium is a separate hosted lane.

## Verdict

Apache-2.0 mobile a11y MCP when agents must drive native iOS/Android locally — not a browser Playwright MCP and not Android-only ARTEMIS.