Enhanced ADB MCP Server for Flutter/Android Development

A comprehensive MCP server for controlling Android devices via ADB, specifically designed for Flutter development, UI testing, and visual QA workflows.

Quick Start

# Install from PyPI
pip install r-adb-mcp-server

# Or run directly with uvx (no installation needed)
uvx r-adb-mcp-server

Note: Both the package name and command are r-adb-mcp-server.

Then add to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.) - see Configuration section below.

Features

📱 Device Management

• List connected devices with details
• Get comprehensive device info (model, Android version, battery, etc.)
• Screen specifications with DP calculations

📸 Visual Capture

• Screenshots (base64 or file)
• Screen recording with start/stop control
• Capture with metadata for Figma comparison

🔍 UI Inspection

• Full UI hierarchy dump (XML)
• Find elements by text or resource ID
• Get all clickable elements with coordinates
• Extract all visible text for verification

🎯 Input & Interaction

• Tap, double-tap, long-press
• Swipe and scroll (up/down/to-text)
• Text input and clear
• Key events (HOME, BACK, ENTER, etc.)
• Tap elements by text or ID

📦 App Management

• Launch/stop/clear apps
• Install/uninstall APKs
• List packages with filtering
• Get current activity
• App info (version, install date, etc.)

🐛 Debugging & Logs

• Logcat with filtering (tag, level, package)
• Flutter-specific logs
• Crash logs extraction
• ANR traces

⚡ Performance Profiling

• Memory usage per app
• CPU monitoring
• GPU rendering info
• Frame stats for jank detection
• Battery statistics

🌐 Network Control

• Network info (WiFi status, IP)
• Toggle WiFi/Airplane mode
• Set/clear HTTP proxy

⚙️ Developer Options

• Animation scale (speed up tests)
• Show taps (for recordings)
• Show layout bounds
• Screen rotation control
• Change resolution/density

♿ Accessibility Testing

• Font scale adjustment
• TalkBack toggle
• High contrast mode
• Color inversion

📍 Emulator Features

• GPS location spoofing
• Simulate SMS/calls

Prerequisites

1. ADB installed and in your PATH

   adb version

2. Android device/emulator connected with USB debugging enabled

   adb devices

3. Python 3.10+ and optionally uv for running with uvx

   To install uv (optional, for uvx command):

   # macOS/Linux
   curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
   
   # Or with Homebrew (macOS)
   brew install uv
   
   # Or with pip
   pip install uv

Installation

From PyPI (Recommended)

# Install globally with pip
pip install r-adb-mcp-server

# Or use with uvx (no installation needed)
uvx r-adb-mcp-server

From Source

cd adb-mcp-server

# Using uv (recommended)
uv sync

# Or using pip
pip install -e .

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Using installed package (recommended):

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adb": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["r-adb-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Or if installed with pip:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adb": {
      "command": "r-adb-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

Using from source:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adb": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["--directory", "/path/to/adb-mcp-server", "run", "python", "src/adb_mcp_server/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor IDE

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

Using installed package (recommended):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adb": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["r-adb-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Using from source:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adb": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["--directory", "/path/to/adb-mcp-server", "run", "python", "src/adb_mcp_server/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Using installed package (recommended):

claude mcp add adb -- uvx r-adb-mcp-server

Using from source:

claude mcp add adb -- uv --directory /path/to/adb-mcp-server run python src/adb_mcp_server/server.py

GitHub Copilot

Using installed package (recommended):

Add to your VS Code settings (.vscode/settings.json or User Settings):

{
  "github.copilot.chat.mcp.servers": {
    "adb": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["r-adb-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Or if installed with pip:

{
  "github.copilot.chat.mcp.servers": {
    "adb": {
      "command": "r-adb-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

Using from source:

{
  "github.copilot.chat.mcp.servers": {
    "adb": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["--directory", "/path/to/adb-mcp-server", "run", "python", "src/adb_mcp_server/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Note: Make sure you have GitHub Copilot Chat extension installed and MCP support enabled in VS Code.

Available Tools (60+)

Device Management

Tool	Description
list_devices()	List all connected devices
get_device_info()	Comprehensive device details
get_screen_specs()	Screen size, density, DP values

Visual Capture

Tool	Description
screenshot()	Capture as base64 PNG
screenshot_to_file(filename)	Save screenshot to file
start_screen_record(duration, filename)	Start recording (max 180s)
stop_screen_record()	Stop recording
pull_recordings(local_dir)	Download recordings
capture_screen_for_comparison(name)	Screenshot with metadata

UI Inspection

Tool	Description
get_ui_hierarchy()	Full UI tree as XML
get_clickable_elements()	All tappable elements with coordinates
find_element_by_text(text)	Find by text content
find_element_by_id(resource_id)	Find by resource ID
get_all_text_on_screen()	Extract all visible text

Input & Interaction

Tool	Description
tap(x, y)	Tap at coordinates
tap_element(text, resource_id)	Tap by element identifier
double_tap(x, y)	Double tap
long_press(x, y, duration)	Long press
swipe(x1, y1, x2, y2, duration)	Swipe gesture
scroll_down() / scroll_up()	Scroll screen
scroll_to_text(text)	Scroll until text visible
input_text(text)	Type text
clear_text_field(length)	Clear current field
press_key(keycode)	Press any key
press_back() / press_home()	Navigation buttons

App Management

Tool	Description
get_current_activity()	Current foreground app
launch_app(package)	Launch by package name
launch_activity(package, activity)	Launch specific activity
force_stop_app(package)	Force stop app
clear_app_data(package)	Clear app data
list_packages(filter, include_system)	List installed apps
get_app_info(package)	App details
install_apk(path)	Install APK
uninstall_app(package)	Uninstall app

Debugging & Logs

Tool	Description
get_logcat(lines, filter_tag, level)	Get logs
clear_logcat()	Clear log buffer
get_flutter_logs(lines)	Flutter-specific logs
get_crash_logs(package)	Crash/exception logs
get_anr_traces()	ANR traces

Performance

Tool	Description
get_memory_info(package)	Memory usage
get_cpu_info()	CPU usage
get_battery_stats()	Battery details
get_gpu_info()	GPU rendering info
get_frame_stats(package)	Frame timing stats

Network

Tool	Description
get_network_info()	WiFi status, IP
toggle_wifi(enable)	Enable/disable WiFi
toggle_airplane_mode(enable)	Toggle airplane mode
set_proxy(host, port)	Set HTTP proxy
clear_proxy()	Clear proxy

Developer Options

Tool	Description
toggle_show_taps(enable)	Visual tap feedback
toggle_show_layout_bounds(enable)	Show layout bounds
set_animation_scale(scale)	Animation speed (0-1)
rotate_screen(orientation)	portrait/landscape/auto
change_screen_size(w, h)	Override resolution
reset_screen_size()	Reset to default
change_density(dpi)	Override DPI
reset_density()	Reset to default

Accessibility

Tool	Description
set_font_scale(scale)	System font size
toggle_talkback(enable)	Screen reader
toggle_high_contrast(enable)	High contrast text
toggle_color_inversion(enable)	Invert colors

Files & Shell

Tool	Description
push_file(local, remote)	Copy to device
pull_file(remote, local)	Copy from device
list_files(path)	List directory
read_file(path)	Read text file
shell_command(cmd)	Run any shell command
reboot_device(mode)	Reboot device

Emulator Only

Tool	Description
set_location(lat, lng)	Fake GPS location
send_sms(number, message)	Simulate SMS
simulate_call(number)	Simulate incoming call

Example Prompts

Basic Usage

• "Take a screenshot of my phone"
• "What's the current screen resolution and density?"
• "List all installed apps containing 'flutter'"
• "What's currently on screen? Get all the text"

UI Testing

• "Find the login button and tap it"
• "Scroll down until you find 'Settings'"
• "Get all clickable elements and their positions"
• "Type 'test@email.com' into the current field"

Debugging

• "Show me the last 50 Flutter logs"
• "Are there any crash logs for my app?"
• "What's the memory usage of com.myapp?"

Visual QA

• "Capture this screen for comparison with Figma"
• "Take a screenshot and tell me about the UI structure"
• "Set the font scale to 1.3 and take a screenshot for accessibility testing"

Performance Testing

• "Set animation scale to 0 and run through the app"
• "Get frame stats for my app - is there any jank?"
• "What's the GPU rendering performance?"

Device Simulation

• "Change the screen to 1080x1920 to simulate a smaller phone"
• "Rotate to landscape mode"
• "Set location to San Francisco (37.7749, -122.4194)"

Extending

Add new tools easily:

@mcp.tool()
def my_custom_tool(param: str, device_serial: str | None = None) -> str:
    """Description shown to AI"""
    return run_adb(["shell", "your-command", param], device_serial)

Tips for Flutter Development

1. Speed up tests: Use set_animation_scale(0) to disable animations
2. Visual QA: Use capture_screen_for_comparison() with Figma MCP
3. Debug logs: get_flutter_logs() filters Flutter-specific output
4. Hot reload: Keep flutter run terminal open, use device for interaction
5. Responsive testing: Use change_screen_size() and change_density()

License

MIT