iksnerd/adb-mcp

Overview

MCP server for Android that lets you control emulators and real devices over adb from Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code. It exposes 73 tools including screenshots, UI hierarchy inspection, tap/swipe/type input, logcat, device locks, and Gradle builds/tests. Positioned as the Android counterpart to XcodeBuildMCP.

Best for

Best for
Android developers already using MCP clients who want to script device and build workflows.

Use cases

• Drive Android emulator UI tests from Claude Code
• Capture screenshots and inspect UI hierarchy during development
• Run Gradle builds and tests on connected devices from VS Code

How to use

Tools exposed

• Interact

Tested with

Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code

Notes

MCP server for Android that lets you control emulators and real devices over adb from Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code. It exposes 73 tools including screenshots, UI hierarchy inspection, tap/swipe/type input, logcat, device locks, and Gradle builds/tests. Positioned as the Android counterpart to XcodeBuildMCP.

3 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-08-25. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Drive Android emulator UI tests from Claude Code
• Capture screenshots and inspect UI hierarchy during development
• Run Gradle builds and tests on connected devices from VS Code

Pros

• Broad coverage with 73 adb and Gradle tools
• Works across multiple MCP clients (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code)
• Handles both emulators and physical devices over adb

Cons

• Very low GitHub stars (3) suggests limited adoption or early stage
• Requires adb and Android SDK setup on your machine
• Android only, no iOS support

Indexed from awesome-mcp-servers-punkpeye and enriched against its public facts.