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Mobai MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 155 installs a week from npm. Last commit 14 Oct 2026.

AI-powered mobile device automation for Android and iOS devices, emulators, and simulators

Installs per day peak 238 · avg 59 · -70% w/w
a month agotoday
155
Installs / week
npm · mobai-mcp
254
Stars
0 open issues
14 Oct 2026
Last commit
3 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 4 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Builds a file path from a variable src/index.ts:70
    const filePath = path.join(SCREENSHOT_DIR, filename);

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This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mobai-mcp -- npx -y mobai-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mobai-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mobai-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mobai-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mobai-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mobai-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mobai-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "mobai-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mobai-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Mobai MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Mobai MCP?
Mobai MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package mobai-mcp was installed 155 times last week.
How do I connect Mobai MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls mobai-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Mobai MCP?
The npm package mobai-mcp was installed 155 times in the last week. Week over week that is -70%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Mobai MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in TypeScript and 254 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.