Ios Simulator MCP
ios-simulator-mcp · by joshuayoes
MCP server for interacting with the iOS simulator
No known CVEs
MIT license
Actively maintained
Last commit 13d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
13 tools · ~1.8k tok
Grade C · 0.9% of 200K ctx
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Ios Simulator MCP is an MCP server that MCP server for interacting with the iOS simulator. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 88/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ios-simulator": {
"env": {
"IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_IDB_PATH": "~/bin/idb",
"IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_FILTERED_TOOLS": "screenshot,record_video,stop_recording",
"IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR": "~/Code/awesome-project/tmp"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"ios-simulator-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What Ios Simulator Mcp does
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with iOS simulators. This server allows you to interact with iOS simulators by getting information about them, controlling UI interactions, and inspecting UI elements.
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Why this score
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Score breakdown
88/100across 5 weighted dimensions
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Security
OSV.dev1 fixed
CVE-2025-52573medium · fixedCVSS 6
iOS Simulator MCP Command Injection allowed via exec API
# Command Injection in MCP Server The MCP Server at https://github.com/joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp/ is written in a way that is vulnerable to command injection vulnerability attacks as part of some of its MCP Server tool definition and implementation. ## Vulnerable tool The MCP Server exposes the tool `ui_tap` which relies on Node.js child process API `exec` which is an unsafe and vulnerable API if concatenated with untrusted user input. LLM exposed user input for `duration`, `udid`, and `x
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Ios Simulator Mcp safe to use?
- Ios Simulator Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Ios Simulator Mcp?
- Ios Simulator Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can Ios Simulator Mcp do?
- Ios Simulator Mcp provides 13 tools: get_booted_sim_id, open_simulator, ui_describe_all, ui_tap, ui_type and 8 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Ios Simulator Mcp?
- Ios Simulator Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is Ios Simulator Mcp actively maintained?
- Ios Simulator Mcp is actively maintained — last commit was 13 days ago. It has 2,145 GitHub stars.
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