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list_emulators

Retrieve a list of all available Android emulators and devices with their names, IDs, status, and screen dimensions for automation setup.

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List all available Android emulators and devices with their name, ID, status, and dimensions

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Implementation Reference

  • The handler function decorated with @mcp.tool() that implements the list_emulators tool. It uses ADB to list connected devices/emulators, fetches additional info like AVD name/model and screen dimensions, and returns a structured list.
    @mcp.tool()
    async def list_emulators() -> dict:
        """List all available Android emulators and devices with their name, ID, status, and dimensions"""
        try:
            # Execute adb devices to get connected devices/emulators
            result = subprocess.run(['adb', 'devices'], capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
    
            devices = []
            lines = result.stdout.strip().split('\n')[1:]  # Skip header line
    
            for line in lines:
                if line.strip():
                    parts = line.strip().split('\t')
                    if len(parts) >= 2:
                        device_id = parts[0]
                        status = parts[1]
    
                        # Try to get AVD name if it's an emulator
                        avd_name = "Unknown"
                        if device_id.startswith('emulator-'):
                            try:
                                avd_result = subprocess.run(
                                    ['adb', '-s', device_id, 'emu', 'avd', 'name'],
                                    capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5
                                )
                                if avd_result.returncode == 0:
                                    avd_name = avd_result.stdout.strip()
                            except (subprocess.TimeoutExpired, subprocess.CalledProcessError):
                                pass
                        else:
                            # For physical devices, try to get device model
                            try:
                                model_result = subprocess.run(
                                    ['adb', '-s', device_id, 'shell', 'getprop', 'ro.product.model'],
                                    capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5
                                )
                                if model_result.returncode == 0:
                                    avd_name = model_result.stdout.strip()
                            except (subprocess.TimeoutExpired, subprocess.CalledProcessError):
                                pass
    
                        # Get device dimensions
                        width, height, dimensions = None, None, None
                        try:
                            size_result = subprocess.run(
                                ['adb', '-s', device_id, 'shell', 'wm', 'size'],
                                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5
                            )
                            if size_result.returncode == 0:
                                output = size_result.stdout.strip()
                                if 'Physical size:' in output:
                                    size_part = output.split('Physical size:')[1].strip()
                                    width, height = map(int, size_part.split('x'))
                                    dimensions = f"{width}x{height}"
                        except (subprocess.TimeoutExpired, subprocess.CalledProcessError, ValueError):
                            pass
    
                        devices.append({
                            "id": device_id,
                            "name": avd_name,
                            "status": status,
                            "type": "emulator" if device_id.startswith('emulator-') else "device",
                            "width": width,
                            "height": height,
                            "dimensions": dimensions
                        })
    
            return {
                "success": True,
                "devices": devices,
                "count": len(devices)
            }
    
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            return {
                "success": False,
                "error": f"Failed to execute adb command: {e}",
                "devices": [],
                "count": 0
            }
        except FileNotFoundError:
            return {
                "success": False,
                "error": "ADB not found. Please ensure Android SDK is installed and adb is in PATH.",
                "devices": [],
                "count": 0
            }
        except Exception as e:
            return {
                "success": False,
                "error": f"Unexpected error: {e}",
                "devices": [],
                "count": 0
            }
  • puppeteer.py:238-238 (registration)
    The @mcp.tool() decorator registers the list_emulators function as an MCP tool.
    @mcp.tool()

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