Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDB_UDID | No | Udid of target, can also be set with the IDB_UDID env var. Format: UUID (8-4-4-4-12 hexadecimal characters) | |
| IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_FILTERED_TOOLS | No | A comma-separated list of tool names to filter out from being registered. | |
| IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR | No | Specifies a default directory for output files like screenshots and video recordings. If not set, ~/Downloads will be used. This can be handy if your agent has limited access to the file system. |
Schema
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_booted_sim_id | Get the ID of the currently booted iOS simulator |
| ui_describe_all | Describes accessibility information for the entire screen in the iOS Simulator |
| ui_tap | Tap on the screen in the iOS Simulator |
| ui_type | Input text into the iOS Simulator |
| ui_swipe | Swipe on the screen in the iOS Simulator |
| ui_describe_point | Returns the accessibility element at given co-ordinates on the iOS Simulator's screen |
| ui_view | Get the image content of a compressed screenshot of the current simulator view |
| screenshot | Takes a screenshot of the iOS Simulator |
| record_video | Records a video of the iOS Simulator using simctl directly |
| stop_recording | Stops the simulator video recording using killall |