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Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault

No arguments

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

CapabilityDetails
tools
{
  "listChanged": false
}
prompts
{
  "listChanged": false
}
resources
{
  "subscribe": false,
  "listChanged": false
}
experimental
{}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
simctl_list_devicesA

List available iOS simulators and their states.

Args: format: Output format (json or text). Defaults to json. filter: Optional filter term (e.g., 'available', 'iPhone', 'iOS 17')

Returns: List of available simulators

simctl_boot_deviceA

Boot a simulator device.

Args: device: Device UDID, name, or 'booted' for current device arch: Architecture to use when booting (arm64 or x86_64)

Returns: Success message

simctl_shutdown_deviceB

Shutdown a simulator device.

Args: device: Device UDID, name, or 'booted' for current device

Returns: Success message

simctl_create_deviceA

Create a new simulator device.

Args: name: Name for the new device device_type: Device type identifier (e.g., 'iPhone 15 Pro') runtime: Runtime identifier (e.g., 'iOS 17.0')

Returns: Created device information

simctl_delete_deviceB

Delete simulator devices.

Args: devices: List of device UDIDs, names, or 'unavailable' to delete all unavailable devices

Returns: Success message

simctl_install_appA

Install an app on a simulator device.

Args: device: Device UDID, name, or 'booted' for current device app_path: Path to .app bundle or .ipa file

Returns: Success message

simctl_launch_appB

Launch an app on a simulator device.

Args: device: Device UDID, name, or 'booted' for current device bundle_id: App bundle identifier wait_for_debugger: Wait for debugger to attach before launching console_mode: Console output mode (none, console, console-pty) args: Additional launch arguments

Returns: Launch result

simctl_terminate_appA

Terminate an app on a simulator device.

Args: device: Device UDID, name, or 'booted' for current device bundle_id: App bundle identifier

Returns: Success message

simctl_screenshotA

Take a screenshot of a simulator device.

Args: device: Device UDID, name, or 'booted' for current device output_path: Path where to save the screenshot format: Image format (png, jpeg) display: Display to capture (internal, external)

Returns: Success message

simctl_record_videoA

Start recording video of a simulator device.

Args: device: Device UDID, name, or 'booted' for current device output_path: Path where to save the video codec: Video codec (hevc, h264) display: Display to record (internal, external)

Returns: Recording start message

simctl_push_notificationA

Send a push notification to a simulator device.

Args: device: Device UDID, name, or 'booted' for current device payload: Push notification payload as JSON object bundle_id: Target app bundle identifier (optional if specified in payload)

Returns: Success message

simctl_privacy_controlA

Control app privacy permissions on a simulator device.

Args: device: Device UDID, name, or 'booted' for current device action: Privacy action (grant, revoke, reset) service: Privacy service (photos, camera, microphone, location, etc.) bundle_id: App bundle identifier (optional)

Returns: Success message

simctl_set_locationA

Set or clear device location on a simulator.

Args: device: Device UDID, name, or 'booted' for current device action: Location action (set, clear, run) latitude: Latitude coordinate (required for 'set' action) longitude: Longitude coordinate (required for 'set' action) scenario: Location scenario (required for 'run' action)

Returns: Success message

simctl_status_bar_overrideB

Override status bar appearance on a simulator device.

Args: device: Device UDID, name, or 'booted' for current device action: Status bar action (override, clear) time: Time to display (e.g., "9:41") data_network: Data network type (wifi, 3g, 4g, lte, lte-a, lte+, 5g, 5g+, 5g-uw) wifi_bars: WiFi signal strength (0-3) cellular_bars: Cellular signal strength (0-4) battery_level: Battery level percentage (0-100) battery_state: Battery state (charging, charged, discharging)

Returns: Success message

simctl_ui_appearanceA

Get or set UI appearance (light/dark mode) on a simulator device.

Args: device: Device UDID, name, or 'booted' for current device appearance: UI appearance (light, dark). If not provided, returns current appearance.

Returns: Current or updated appearance

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

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