adb-automation-mcp

An MCP server exposing Android Debug Bridge (ADB) capabilities as typed, documented tools and resources.

Full documentation — architecture, decision log, per-tool reference, and client integration guides.

Install

uvx adb-automation-mcp
# or
pip install adb-automation-mcp

Quickstart

uv sync
uv run adb-automation-mcp

Talks to the adb binary on PATH by default. For real-device setup, the fake backend, the full tool list, and per-client integration guides (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, ...), see the docs site.

Installation prompt

Prefer not to configure this by hand? Hand the AI-assisted install prompt to an AI coding assistant that can run shell commands and edit MCP config (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot in agent mode, ...) — it detects/installs uv, resolves adb's absolute path, and registers this server for you.

MCP client configuration

Add this to your client's mcp.json (e.g. Claude Desktop's config, or a Claude Code project's .mcp.json). Every real-device env var is shown below — all are optional, see the full reference for defaults and details (including ADB_AUTOMATION_BACKEND, a testing-only switch to the fake in-memory backend, not something a real client config needs):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adb-automation-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["adb-automation-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ADB_AUTOMATION_ADB_PATH": "/path/to/platform-tools/adb",
        "ADB_AUTOMATION_TIMEOUT_S": "10",
        "ADB_AUTOMATION_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE": "1",
        "ADB_AUTOMATION_LOCAL_ROOT": "/path/to/local/root"
      }
    }
  }
}

ADB_AUTOMATION_ADB_PATH — explicit path to the adb binary; MCP clients usually launch the server with a minimal environment that doesn't include your shell's PATH customizations, so set this explicitly rather than relying on PATH resolution
ADB_AUTOMATION_TIMEOUT_S — per-command timeout in seconds
ADB_AUTOMATION_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE=1 — allow destructive-category tools (e.g. remove_user); denied by default
ADB_AUTOMATION_LOCAL_ROOT — the folder on this machine where file-saving tools (pull_file, stop_log_session, take_screenshot) are allowed to write; unset means those tools refuse to write anywhere

Testing

uv run pytest        # meta (Layer 0), unit (Layer 1), and e2e (Layer 3) tests
uv run mypy src       # strict type checking
uv run ruff check .   # lint
uv run mkdocs build --strict   # docs site

Tools

111 tools. Full signatures, docstrings, and worked examples are in the tool reference. Tools marked † are destructive — not registered unless ADB_AUTOMATION_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE=1.

Module	Tools
`activities` (3)	`start_activity`, `resolve_activity`, `get_foreground_activity`
`android_services` (4)	`start_service`, `start_foreground_service`, `stop_service`, `get_service_status`
`anr` (1)	`get_anr_reports`
`app_data` (2)	`clear_app_data`†, `clear_app_cache`
`binder` (2)	`get_binder_call_stats`, `reset_binder_call_stats`
`broadcasts` (1)	`send_broadcast`
`connection` (6)	`restart_adb_server`, `connect_device`, `disconnect_device`, `restart_adbd_as_root`†, `restart_adbd_as_shell`, `wait_for_device_state`
`content` (1)	`query_content`
`date_time` (1)	`get_date_time`
`debugging` (6)	`get_process_exit_history`, `set_debug_app`, `clear_debug_app`, `list_jdwp_processes`, `capture_native_backtrace`, `capture_native_tombstone`
`device_info` (1)	`list_connected_devices`
`diagnostics` (3)	`check_adb_available`, `get_adb_version`, `generate_bugreport`
`displays` (3)	`list_displays`, `get_display_size`, `get_display_density`
`files` (2)	`pull_file`, `push_file`
`graphics` (2)	`get_frame_stats`, `reset_frame_stats`
`input` (4)	`tap`, `swipe`, `input_text`, `press_key`
`instrumentation` (1)	`run_instrumentation`
`logger` (6)	`read_logs`, `clear_logs`, `get_log_buffer_size`, `read_package_logs`, `start_log_session`, `stop_log_session`
`memory` (8)	`get_app_memory_summary`, `get_app_memory_details`, `get_system_memory_summary`, `get_memory_history`, `capture_heap_dump`, `set_heap_watch`, `clear_heap_watch`, `get_memory_maps`
`network` (3)	`list_network_interfaces`, `get_routes`, `get_connectivity_state`
`packages` (7)	`list_packages`, `install_apk`, `uninstall_package`†, `install_existing_for_user`, `get_package_path`, `get_package_info`, `set_package_enabled_state`
`permissions` (3)	`grant_permission`, `revoke_permission`, `get_package_permissions`
`port_forwarding` (6)	`create_forward`, `list_forwards`, `remove_forward`, `create_reverse`, `list_reverses`, `remove_reverse`
`power` (3)	`get_power_state`, `reboot_device`†, `wake_device`
`processes` (5)	`force_stop_app`, `kill_background_processes`, `list_processes`, `get_process_id`, `get_process_memory`
`profiling` (2)	`start_method_profile`, `stop_method_profile`
`screen` (2)	`take_screenshot`, `record_screen`
`settings` (2)	`get_setting`, `set_setting`
`system_properties` (4)	`get_property`, `list_properties`, `get_property_metadata`, `set_property`
`tracing` (3)	`capture_system_trace`, `start_ipc_trace`, `stop_ipc_trace`
`ui` (3)	`dump_ui_hierarchy`, `find_ui_elements`, `wait_for_ui_element`
`user` (11)	`get_current_user`, `dump_user`, `user_info`, `list_users`, `switch_user`, `create_user`, `remove_user`†, `get_user_capabilities`, `start_user`, `is_user_stopped`, `get_user_state`

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