This server does not currently have a deployable release on Glama. Follow the repository's setup instructions to install and configure it for your MCP client, including any required credentials and local dependencies.
Control a physical iPhone from macOS using USB screen capture, Bluetooth HID and AssistiveTouch. Use the local dashboard, connect an agent through MCP, or run your own relay for remote access.
OpenPhone is under development. The device controls and recording tools work on the tested phone; remote streaming, onboarding and broader recovery testing are still in progress. Validation status records the evidence.
You need macOS, Xcode command-line tools, Python 3.10+, Node 20+, an unlocked trusted USB iPhone, and Bluetooth pairing with AssistiveTouch enabled. See the device setup guide for permissions and button mappings.
git clone https://github.com/Array-Ventures/open-phone.git
cd open-phone
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install -e .
npm ci --ignore-scripts
openphone build
openphone serveIn a second terminal, activate the same environment and run openphone dashboard.
Select your phone, connect, and use the live preview and controls.
openphone --help lists device, dashboard, relay, bridge, recording and build
commands. Every command has its own --help.
Related MCP server: ios-device-mcp
The local MCP exposes 17 phone tools. Configure your MCP client with:
[mcp_servers.open_phone]
command = "node"
args = ["/absolute/path/to/open-phone/packages/mcp/src/mcp.mjs"]The MCP uses the repository's installed .venv by default. Stop the local API
before giving the local MCP ownership of the same phone. The remote MCP exposes
13 relay tools and also supports Streamable HTTP with optional OAuth.
MCP guide
src/openphone/ Python package: device, services, relay, bridge, video
packages/mcp/ MCP transports, tools, OAuth and integration tests
native/ Objective-C and Swift macOS helper sources
tests/ Python unit tests and opt-in hardware checks
docs/ Setup, architecture and validation guides
requirements/ Optional video dependency lockCredentials, databases, recordings and compiled helpers stay outside Git.
npm test
openphone buildCI runs the protocol tests and macOS native compilation. Hardware tests require a connected phone and are opt-in. Architecture · Development guide · All documentation
MIT licensed. See LICENSE.
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