# launch_app A execute tool on the Claude Mobile MCP server. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `launch_app`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/launch-app ## Facts - Tool: `launch_app` - Server: Claude Mobile (`alexgladkov/claude-in-mobile`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile.md - Homepage: https://github.com/AlexGladkov/claude-in-mobile - Risk category: Execute (High risk) - Registry record: grade F, identity unverified - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 0 - Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited ## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0) ```json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "launch_app", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why launch_app is rated High Launching applications on a device is an Execute action—it triggers an external operation (app startup) on a controlled system. While not as severe as Destructive or Financial actions, it could be misused to launch malicious apps, access sensitive functionality, or trigger unintended side effects depending on the app launched. From the tool's own definition: "Tool launches applications on mobile devices (Android via ADB and iOS Simulator via simctl). The description states it enables 'app management' and the tool 'Launch app' executes the action of starting an application, which is an external operation whose…" ## Use case AI agents invoke launch_app to trigger actions in Claude Mobile. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Claude Mobile: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "launch_app": { "limits": [ { "counter": "launch_app_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 10, "scope": "grant" } ] } } } ``` ## Other tools on Claude Mobile (197) - `browser_clear_session` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/browser-clear-session.md - `debug_remove_break` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/debug-remove-break.md - `network_proxy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/network-proxy.md - `permission_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/permission-reset.md - `permission_revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/permission-revoke.md - `recorder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/recorder.md - `recorder_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/recorder-delete.md - `recorder_remove_step` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/recorder-remove-step.md - `repl_kill` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/repl-kill.md - `rustore_discard` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/rustore-discard.md - `sensor_battery` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/sensor-battery.md - `store_discard` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/store-discard.md - `sync_destroy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/sync-destroy.md - `system_clear_logs` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/system-clear-logs.md - `visual` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/visual.md - `visual_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/visual-delete.md - `app` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/app.md - `app_install` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/app-install.md - `app_launch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/app-launch.md - `app_restart` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/app-restart.md - `app_stop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/app-stop.md - `appstore_build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/appstore-build.md - `appstore_submit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/appstore-submit.md - `appstore_upload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/appstore-upload.md - `autopilot` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/autopilot.md - `autopilot_explore` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/autopilot-explore.md - `autopilot_heal` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/autopilot-heal.md - `browser` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/browser.md - `browser_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/browser-click.md - `browser_close` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile/browser-close.md - …and 167 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile.md ## For agents This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry: - Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack` - Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md) - Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/alexgladkov-claude-in-mobile