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DimensionMobile MCPMobile automation and testing MCP server for iOS and Android, forked from mobile-mcp with relative coordinate support.GitHub MCP ServerGitHub's official MCP server for managing repos, issues, PRs, and workflows via natural language
FMRS34 / 100 · D76 / 100 · B
Reliability6 / 2013 / 20
Security and permissions7 / 2014 / 20
Maintenance12 / 2018 / 20
Documentation4 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience5 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Teams using qwen-code or another MCP-capable coding agent for mobile app development
  • Developers who want AI-assisted iOS/Android UI automation and testing
  • Automation scenarios that benefit from relative rather than absolute screen coordinates for cross-device consistency
  • Teams that want an AI assistant to directly operate on GitHub repos and collaboration workflows
  • Users already in the GitHub Copilot ecosystem who want a zero-deployment remote option
Not for
  • General programming tasks unrelated to mobile development or testing
  • Scenarios requiring browser automation, database access, or cloud storage integration
  • Users without access to an iOS/Android device, simulator, or emulator environment
  • Scenarios where you don't want the assistant to have write access to repos (enable only read-only toolsets)
  • Environments with strict network isolation for private repos that can't reach the official remote endpoint
Required permissions
  • Access to and control over local or connected iOS/Android simulators, emulators, or physical devices
  • Ability to install, launch, and operate applications on the target device
  • Screen capture and touch/coordinate input on the device
  • A personal access token (PAT) or OAuth App token; effective scope depends on the token's own permissions
  • Enabling toolsets like actions/issues/pull_requests grants write access — request tokens on a least-privilege basis
Risks and side effects
  • As a community fork, this server may lag behind upstream mobile-mcp security fixes and updates
  • Granting an AI agent automated control over mobile devices risks unintended actions, data loss, or corrupted app state
  • The source material does not list specific tools, so the actual scope of exposed operations and permission boundaries is opaque without inspecting the published package directly
  • Running a third-party npm package without independent security audit carries supply-chain risk
  • Write toolsets (creating/merging PRs, triggering workflows) can cause accidental changes if the token is overscoped — try a read-only toolset first
  • In hosted mode, credentials travel via the Authorization header — make sure the client-to-api.githubcopilot.com connection is trusted
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains IDEs, Zed, Amp
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