looktap MCP server
io.github.lakpriya1s/looktap·v0.7.1Let your AI agent see, use and control the apps on your phone: screen as text, tap by label.
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How looktap compares
Against every graded AI and agents MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 92/100
- higher than 90% of 4,460 AI and agents servers
Release history: 2 versions in the registry since 2026-10-16, latest 2026-10-22, typically one every 6 days.
Install looktap in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y @looktap/mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add looktap -- npx -y @looktap/mcp
What the publisher says
From the looktap repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Let AI agents drive iPhone and Android devices from the shell Read the screen, tap, type, swipe, screenshot, and read logs and crashes. No server to start and no dependencies.
Website · Quick start · Commands · For AI agents · Benchmark · Troubleshooting
looktap is a small command-line tool for driving a mobile app on an iPhone or Android device, real or simulated. Each command does one thing and prints a few lines of plain text:
That makes it a good fit for an AI coding agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, opencode, …) that needs to see and use the app it's building:
200 KB of base64.
- Small output. A screen read is 1–2 KB of text, not 50–120 KB of XML. A screenshot is a file path, not
- One call per step. Add --ls to an action and its result comes back in the same call.
- Fast. Taps take about 0.1 s and screen reads 0.1–0.2 s on both platforms, with no session to set up first.
It's just as handy by hand, or in a shell script for screenshot sweeps and bug repros.
Contents
- What you get: everything looktap does today
- looktap vs Appium: the measured comparison
- Quick start: install, boot a device, first commands
- 🤖 Kickstart with your AI agent: one prompt and your agent takes it from there
- Requirements
- How it works
- Examples: tap by label, forms, waiting, scrolling, debugging, bursts and video, several devices
- For AI agents
- Commands · Options & config
- Troubleshooting · FAQ · Roadmap
- Safety rules · Contributing · License
What you get
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
looktap: common questions
- Is looktap MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the looktap safety report
- How do I install looktap?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does looktap need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is looktap maintained?
- The last commit was 19 days ago (2026-10-16). The latest release is v0.7.1.
- What can I use instead of looktap?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: agent-device MCP server, agent-device MCP server and PaperBanana MCP server.
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