Set up Mobile Next MCP in Claude Desktop
Cross-platform mobile automation for iOS and Android. Control emulators, simulators, and real devices with accessibility-tree-based interactions.
1
Locate the config file
Claude Desktop reads MCP server configuration from the following file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonCreate this file if it does not already exist.
2
Add the configuration
Add the following to your Claude Desktop config file:
json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mobile-next-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@anthropic/mobile-mcp"
]
}
}
}3
Set up environment variables
No environment variables needed. Mobile Next MCP works out of the box without any API keys or tokens.
4
Verify it works
Restart Claude Desktop. Mobile Next MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 15 tools available.
This server adds approximately 7,725 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.