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android-emulator-mcp

MCP server for managing local Android emulators (AVDs). Companion to adb-mcp — this project handles emulator lifecycle, while adb-mcp handles device interaction.

How it works

Claude Code ←→ android-emulator-mcp ←→ Android SDK tools (emulator, avdmanager, sdkmanager)
                                              ↓
                                        Local Android Emulator
                                              ↓
                                     adb-mcp (device interaction)

Related MCP server: replicant-mcp

Prerequisites

Install the Android command-line tools (requires Java):

brew install --cask temurin              # or any other JDK
brew install --cask android-commandlinetools
brew install --cask android-platform-tools

Homebrew installs platform-tools separately from the SDK root, but the emulator expects them together. Create a symlink:

ln -s /opt/homebrew/Caskroom/android-platform-tools/*/platform-tools \
      /opt/homebrew/share/android-commandlinetools/platform-tools

Set ANDROID_HOME in your shell:

export ANDROID_HOME="/opt/homebrew/share/android-commandlinetools"

Setup

Add to your Claude Code MCP settings (~/.claude/settings.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "android-emulator": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["android-emulator-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or install locally for development:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "android-emulator": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/path/to/android-emulator-mcp", "android-emulator-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tool

Description

list_avds

List all existing AVDs with their details

create_avd

Create a new AVD (auto-installs system image)

delete_avd

Delete an existing AVD

start_emulator

Start an AVD and wait for boot

stop_emulator

Stop a running emulator

emulator_status

Check which emulators are running

list_system_images

List available and installed system images

sensor_status

List all available sensors and their status

sensor_get

Get current values for a sensor

sensor_set

Set sensor values (acceleration, gyroscope, etc.)

Usage examples

  • "Create an Android emulator and start it"

  • "List my existing emulators"

  • "Start the test emulator headless"

  • "What system images do I have installed?"

  • "Stop all running emulators"

  • "Set the accelerometer to simulate the phone lying flat"

  • "What sensors are available on the emulator?"

Development

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Run the server locally
uv run android-emulator-mcp

# Run tests
uv run pytest

License

MIT

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