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MCP APPIUM SERVER TOOLS

110 tools from the MCP Appium Server MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

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READ 40 tools
Read appium-screenshot Take a screenshot using Appium Read extract-locators Extract element locators from UI XML source Read find-by-ios-class-chain Find an element using iOS class chain (iOS only) Read find-by-ios-predicate Find an element using iOS predicate string (iOS only) Read find-by-text Generate XPath to find element by text Read find-elements-by-text Find all elements containing specific text Read get-battery-info Get the device battery information Read get-contexts Get all available contexts (NATIVE_APP, WEBVIEW, etc.) Read get-current-activity Get the current Android activity name Read get-current-context Get the current context Read get-current-package Get the current active app package name Read get-device-time Get the current device time Read get-element-attributes Get all available attributes of an element Read get-element-text Get text content from a UI element Read get-element-tree Get a hierarchical view of the UI elements (similar to Appium Inspector) Read get-orientation Get the current device orientation Read get-page-source Get the XML representation of the current UI Read inspect-element Get detailed information about an element (for debugging) Read is-device-locked Check if the device is currently locked Read list-devices List all connected Android devices Read list-installed-packages List all installed packages on an Android device Read list-ios-simulators Get list of available iOS simulators Read take-screenshot Take a screenshot on an Android device Read xcode_check_cli_installed Check if Xcode command line tools are installed Read xcode_get_device_types Get available device types for simulators Read xcode_get_ios_simulators Get a list of available iOS simulators Read xcode_get_path Get the path to the Xcode installation Read xcode_get_privacy_permission Get privacy permission status for an app Read xcode_get_runtimes Get available runtimes for simulators Read xcode_get_simulator_info Get detailed information about a specific simulator Read xcode_get_simulator_logs Get logs from a simulator Read xcode_get_simulator_status Get the status of all simulators Read xcode_get_system_info Get system information from a simulator Read xcode_list_installed_apps List all installed apps on a simulator Read xcode_take_screenshot Take a screenshot of a simulator Read capture-ui-locators Capture all UI elements and their locators for future use Read element-exists Check if an element exists on the current page Read generate-element-locators Generate multiple types of locators for an element Read has-text-in-screen Check if specific text exists anywhere on the current screen Read pull-file Pull a file from the device
WRITE 9 tools
Write generate-test-script Generate Appium test script from actions Write push-file Push a file to the device Write save-ui-hierarchy Save UI hierarchy XML to a file Write xcode_add_media_to_simulator Add photos/videos to a simulator Write xcode_configure_simulator_preferences Configure simulator preferences in batch Write xcode_copy_to_simulator Copy files to a simulator (limited to media files) Write xcode_create_simulator Create a new iOS simulator Write xcode_install_app Install an app on a simulator Write xcode_set_simulator_preference Set a specific simulator preference
DESTRUCTIVE 6 tools
Destructive clear-element Clear text from an input element Destructive uninstall-app Uninstall an Android application Destructive xcode_clear_simulator_location Clear the location of a simulator Destructive xcode_delete_simulator Delete an iOS simulator Destructive xcode_erase_simulator Erase all data from a simulator Destructive xcode_uninstall_app Uninstall an app from a simulator
EXECUTE 55 tools
Execute reset-app Reset the app (terminate and relaunch) associated with the current Appium session Execute xcode_reset_privacy_permission Reset privacy permission for an app Execute xcode_revoke_privacy_permission Revoke privacy permission from an app Execute execute-adb-command Execute a custom ADB command Execute execute-mobile-command Execute a custom mobile command for iOS or Android Execute initialize-appium Initialize an Appium driver session for mobile automation Execute launch-app Launch an app on an Android device Execute launch-appium-app Launch the app associated with the current Appium session Execute start-recording Start recording the screen Execute stop-recording Stop recording the screen and get the recording data Execute wait-for-element Wait for an element to be visible on screen Execute xcode_launch_app Launch an app on a simulator Execute xcode_record_video Start recording video of a simulator (returns process info) Execute xcode_trigger_memory_warning Trigger memory warning on a simulator Execute xcode_wait_for_simulator Wait for a simulator to be ready Execute inspect-and-act Inspect UI to identify element locators and then perform an action Execute inspect-and-tap Inspect an element using one locator, then tap using the best available locator Execute close-app Close the app associated with the current Appium session Execute close-appium Close the current Appium driver session Execute hide-keyboard Hide the keyboard if it Execute install-app Install an Android application APK Execute lock-device Lock the device screen Execute long-press Perform a long press gesture on an element Execute open-notifications Open the notifications panel (Android only) Execute perform-element-action Perform a specific action on an element using various locator strategies Execute perform-touch-id Simulate Touch ID fingerprint (iOS only) Execute perform-w3c-gesture Perform touch gestures using the W3C Actions API (more reliable than TouchAction API) Execute press-key-code Press an Android key code Execute scroll-screen Scroll the screen in a specified direction Execute scroll-to-element Scroll until an element becomes visible Execute send-key-event Send a key event to the device (e.g., HOME, BACK) Execute send-keys Send text input to a UI element Execute send-keys-by-ios-class-chain Send text to an element using iOS class chain (iOS only) Execute send-keys-by-ios-predicate Send text to an element using iOS predicate string (iOS only) Execute send-keys-to-device Send keys directly to the device without focusing on any element Execute set-orientation Set the device orientation Execute shake-device Simulate shake gesture (iOS only) Execute smart-tap Intelligently tap an element trying different locator strategies in a specific order Execute swipe Perform a swipe gesture on the screen Execute switch-context Switch between contexts (e.g., NATIVE_APP, WEBVIEW) Execute tap-by-ios-class-chain Tap on an element using iOS class chain (iOS only) Execute tap-by-ios-predicate Tap on an element using iOS predicate string (iOS only) Execute tap-element Tap on a UI element identified by a selector Execute tap-element-by-text Tap on an element containing specific text Execute unlock-device Unlock the device screen Execute xcode_boot_simulator Boot an iOS simulator Execute xcode_grant_privacy_permission Grant privacy permission to an app Execute xcode_install_cli Install Xcode command line tools (requires user interaction) Execute xcode_open_url Open a URL on a simulator Execute xcode_push_notification Push a notification to a simulator Execute xcode_set_hardware_keyboard Enable/disable hardware keyboard for a simulator Execute xcode_set_simulator_location Set the location of a simulator Execute xcode_shake_device Simulate shake gesture on a simulator Execute xcode_shutdown_simulator Shutdown an iOS simulator Execute xcode_terminate_app Terminate an app on a simulator

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How many tools does the MCP Appium Server MCP server have? +

The MCP Appium Server MCP server exposes 110 tools across 4 categories: Read, Write, Destructive, Execute.

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MCP Appium Server tools are categorised as Read (40), Write (9), Destructive (6), Execute (55). Each category has a recommended default policy.

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