Ghost in the Droid MCP Server

Summon a ghost into your phone. It sees the screen. It taps the buttons. It never sleeps. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting browser automation tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-13 · ★ 321 · #35 OF 196 MAINTAINED BROWSER AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Ghost in the Droid

before you install - you'll need

Set IOS_DEVICE_UDID, IOS_MJPEG_SERVER_PORT, IOS_LIVE_NEWS_TEST before connecting. IOS_APPIUM_URL, IOS_BUNDLE_ID are optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add ghost-in-the-droid-android-agent -- uvx ghost-in-the-droid

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ghost-in-the-droid-android-agent": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "ghost-in-the-droid"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package ghost-in-the-droid - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.ghost-in-the-droid is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Ghost in the Droid can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.5.1 · 2026-07-31

A community-driven maintenance release. Every fix in this release came from an external contributor. 🙏 · Security · CWE-22 path traversal hardened in test-recording endpoints (#31 by @sebastiondev). Severity…

v1.5.0 · 2026-07-19

New skill step type. Additive + backward-compatible; skills without checkpoint steps behave exactly as before. · Skill authors can now pause mid-run to hand control back to a human - captcha, SMS code, email…

v1.4.0 · 2026-07-19

Major agent primitive. Mid-chat, an agent or user can now distill a tool-trace into a reusable skill. Two kinds: · HARD - deterministic recorded.json replay. Draft → review → commit. Zero further LLM calls at replay…

04 · Who maintains Ghost in the Droid

Ghost in the Droid is maintained by ghost-in-the-droid. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/ghost-in-the-droid/android-agent
category: browser automation - ranked #35 of 196 actively-maintained browser automation servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 5 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-31)
registry: io.github.ghost-in-the-droid/android-agent (active, first published 2026-07-19)
packages: pypi:ghost-in-the-droid

06 · Ghost in the Droid FAQ

What is Ghost in the Droid?

Summon a ghost into your phone. It sees the screen. It taps the buttons. It never sleeps. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Ghost in the Droid still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-13 and it shipped 5 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Ghost in the Droid?

Run `uvx ghost-in-the-droid`. The README documents 5 environment variables (IOS_DEVICE_UDID, IOS_APPIUM_URL, IOS_BUNDLE_ID…) to set first. Set IOS_DEVICE_UDID, IOS_MJPEG_SERVER_PORT, IOS_LIVE_NEWS_TEST before connecting. IOS_APPIUM_URL, IOS_BUNDLE_ID are optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Ghost in the Droid run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Ghost in the Droid

Alternatives to Ghost in the Droid

Maintained browser automation servers if Ghost in the Droid isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Ghost in the Droid doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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