adb-automation-mcp

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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

87 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
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
device_info (1) list_connected_devices
diagnostics (2) check_adb_available, get_adb_version
displays (3) list_displays, get_display_size, get_display_density
files (2) pull_file, push_file
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
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
screen (2) take_screenshot, record_screen
settings (2) get_setting, set_setting
system_properties (4) get_property, list_properties, get_property_metadata, set_property
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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