Is there an MCP server for a real iPhone? # Give any MCP agent control of your iPhone Anything you can do on your iPhone, any MCP agent can now do for you. Give it your own apps on your own iPhone (the real one, not the iOS Simulator), and it taps, swipes and types its way through them from your Mac while you watch. Zeptap is the Mac app that makes the connection, as a local MCP server; nothing gets installed on the phone. [See what your agent can do ↓](#what-your-agent-can-do)[Download for Mac](https://github.com/Saransh29/zeptap-releases/releases/latest/download/Zeptap.dmg) First hour free · macOS 14 or later Find what people on Reddit say about AI UGC prompts and read the top comments. Any MCP client · your iPhonelive 1. Open App · “Reddit”Spotlight 2. Tap Text · “Search Reddit”OCR match 3. Type Text · “best ai ugc prompts”keyboard 4. Press Key · “enter”search 5. Tap Text · “My process for creating AI UGC that actu…”opens the post 6. Tap · x 537 y 1127jumps to comments ## What your agent can do with your iPhone Hand your agent a phone and it can run your accounts, answer your customers, test your app and clear your errands, on one iPhone or five at once. ### Run all your social accounts from one Mac Connect up to five iPhones, each signed in to several Instagram and TikTok accounts, and your agent can work 20–30 accounts for you: warming up new ones, engaging in their niche, finding creators and researching what’s working. Try: > Across all five phones, warm up our 12 new TikTok accounts, each in its own niche, then tell me which ones already have the right For You page. > Find 15 clean-beauty creators under 100k followers who posted this week, and draft a collab DM to each from @glowlab. > Scroll 50 TikToks under #booktok, pull the 5 hooks that keep going viral and turn them into Reel scripts for our account. Show more prompts > Find 20 indie iOS developers on Instagram who posted a launch this month and draft a DM from @shipdaily offering to feature their app. > From @runclubnyc, find 10 recent #marathontraining posts where a coach’s tip would help and leave one useful comment on each. ### Reply to every comment, DM and customer Your agent reads the comments and conversations across your accounts, works out what each person wants and answers them on WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok. Try: > Go through every brand account on these phones, answer the comments asking about price, sizing or shipping, and DM the product link to anyone who asked for it. > A customer sent a photo of a dress on WhatsApp. Find it in our catalog, reply with the price and sizes, and send the checkout link. > Find every customer who asked a question this week and never heard back (WhatsApp, Instagram DMs, TikTok comments) and reply to each one. Show more prompts > Reply to each comment on our launch Reel that reports a bug, thank them and tell them which app update fixes it. > Find every Instagram DM asking for a promo code this week and send each person our launch code with a link to our App Store page. More ideas: [AI agents for Instagram accounts](https://zeptap.com/use-cases/social-media) ### Test your iOS app like your users will, before they find the bugs Your agent uses your app on real iPhones the way people do (signed in, interrupted, impatient) and shows you what stands between a download and a paying user: confusing onboarding, broken edge cases, App Review red flags and screens an AI agent can’t use. Try: > Install our newest TestFlight build and go from first launch to the paywall as a new user. Count the taps and tell me where a real person would give up. > Install today’s TestFlight build on both iPhones, sign up as a new user on each and tell me the first screen where the two behave differently. > Before I submit to App Review, check our app for account deletion, Restore Purchases on the paywall and a working privacy policy link. Show more prompts > A 1-star review says the app freezes when uploading a photo. Reproduce it and screenshot what happens. > Play three users (a first-timer, someone who forgot their password and someone who says no to notifications) and report where each gets stuck. > Go through our sign-up and checkout as an AI agent would and list every screen where you couldn’t tell what to tap. > Deny camera, location and notification access in our app, then use every feature that needs them and list where it crashes or goes blank. > Run sign-up on my iPhone 13 and iPhone 16, then again with the biggest text size and Dark Mode. List what breaks. More ideas: [Test iOS apps on a real iPhone](https://zeptap.com/use-cases/app-testing) ### Get one task done across several apps Your agent moves between apps the way you do: it takes what it needs from one and finishes the job in another, from a single request. Try: > Open my latest Hinge chat, work out what they’re into, find three date spots between us on Google Maps and suggest a time that’s free on my Calendar. > Grab the video and caption the client approved in our WhatsApp group and post it as an Instagram Reel. > Find the restaurant in my latest screenshot, check OpenTable for a table for 4 on Friday and send the booking to the group chat. Show more prompts > Find my flight confirmation in Gmail, add the flight to my Calendar and text my mom the landing time. > Take the concert flyer from my screenshots, find two seats together on Ticketmaster and send the options to Sam. > Find the beta tester’s bug report in Gmail, reproduce it in our app, then reply on WhatsApp with a screenshot and when the fix ships. ### Order, shop and book in your apps Your agent shops across the apps you’re already signed in to, comparing prices, using your saved addresses and past orders, and booking the best option. Try: > Check Amazon, Walmart and Target for the 6 things on my shopping list, find the best price for each and add them to the cheapest cart. > Reorder my usual Chipotle bowl on DoorDash (or Uber Eats if it’s cheaper) and stop at checkout. > Rebuild last week’s Instacart order from Costco, swap anything that’s out of stock and schedule it for Saturday morning. Show more prompts > Find a table for 2 at 7:30 on Friday on OpenTable or Resy and book the best-reviewed one. > Price an Uber and a Lyft from home to JFK for 6 am tomorrow and book the cheaper one. > Price a USB-C hub, two charging cables and a phone stand on Amazon, Walmart and Target, and put the cheapest full set in one cart. ### Organize and clean up your iPhone Your agent can change the phone itself: your photos, Home Screen, Focus modes, notifications and settings. Try: > Go through my photos, gather the screenshots, duplicates and blurry shots into a “Delete?” album and tell me how much space I’d free up. > Find every subscription in my App Store settings, flag the ones I haven’t opened this month and tell me what I’d save by cancelling. > Clean up my Home Screen: work apps on page one, games and social on the last page. Don’t delete anything. Show more prompts > Set up my test iPhone: install our app and our top 3 competitors from the App Store, then turn on Dark Mode and the largest text size. > Turn off notifications for every app I haven’t opened in two weeks. **[Pick one and try it. Your first hour is free →](https://github.com/Saransh29/zeptap-releases/releases/latest/download/Zeptap.dmg)** ## Nothing to install. Nothing to hand over. * ### No Xcode. No paid Apple Developer account. No jailbreak Nothing goes on your iPhone. Zeptap works over a USB cable and Bluetooth. * ### Your passcode never leaves your Mac It’s stored in your Mac’s Keychain, and your agent never sees it. * ### Your screen never touches Zeptap’s servers No Zeptap account, no relay: what’s on screen goes only to the model provider your agent uses, under your own plan or API key, or nowhere at all with a local model. * ### You stay in charge Watch every tap from your Mac, stop any time, and have your agent check with you before it sends, posts or buys. [How Zeptap keeps your iPhone safe →](https://zeptap.com/docs/reference/privacy) ## Connect any MCP agent to your iPhone in minutes 1. **Download Zeptap** for your Mac (macOS 14 or later). 2. **Plug in your iPhone** and pair it over Bluetooth. Zeptap walks you through it. 3. **Add Zeptap to your MCP client** with the details below. ### iPhone MCP server connection details | Setting | Value | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | Server URL | http://127.0.0.1:47801/mcp | | Transport | Streamable HTTP (JSON responses) | | Server name | zeptap | | Auth | None (accepts connections from this Mac only) | | Available | While Zeptap is running | | stdio fallback | /Applications/Zeptap.app/Contents/MacOS/Zeptap --stdio | Every action returns a screenshot of the iPhone, so your agent needs to support image content in tool results. Most clients add a server by URL: `{ "mcpServers": { "zeptap": { "type": "http", "url": "http://127.0.0.1:47801/mcp" } } }` If your client only launches local commands, use stdio: `{ "mcpServers": { "zeptap": { "command": "/Applications/Zeptap.app/Contents/MacOS/Zeptap", "args": ["--stdio"] } } }` Key names vary a little between clients (some use `servers`, `serverUrl` or `httpUrl`, and Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`), so match your client’s MCP docs. ### Works with your MCP client | MCP client | How to connect | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- | | VS Code with GitHub Copilot agent mode | Connect by URL | | Windsurf | Connect by URL | | Cline | Connect by URL ("type": "streamableHttp") | | LM Studio | Connect by URL | | Goose | Connect by URL | | Zed | Connect via stdio | | Your own agent on an MCP SDK | Connect by URL or via stdio | | [Claude Code](https://zeptap.com/agents/claude-code), [Claude Desktop](https://zeptap.com/agents/claude), [Codex](https://zeptap.com/agents/codex), [Cursor](https://zeptap.com/agents/cursor), [Hermes](https://zeptap.com/agents/hermes), [OpenClaw](https://zeptap.com/agents/openclaw) | One click in Zeptap’s **Settings › Connectors** | **[Download for Mac](https://github.com/Saransh29/zeptap-releases/releases/latest/download/Zeptap.dmg)**[Connect via MCP →](https://zeptap.com/docs/agents/connect) First hour free. No separate client? Press ⌘L to chat in Zeptap on your Claude or ChatGPT plan, or an OpenRouter API key. ## questions? The [docs](https://zeptap.com/docs) go deeper, and they're written for agents to read too. ### Your agent and your iPhone Can any MCP client control my iPhone? Yes. Any MCP client can take control of your iPhone through Zeptap, an MCP server for a real iPhone. With Zeptap running on your Mac, your agent sees the screen and taps, swipes and types in your apps. You watch every step and can stop it any time. What tools does the iPhone MCP server expose? Zeptap’s iPhone MCP server exposes everything an agent needs to use a phone: take a screenshot, find and tap text on screen, tap, swipe and drag, type, open apps, and unlock or lock the iPhone. Every action returns a fresh screenshot, so your agent always sees the result. [Tool reference](https://zeptap.com/docs/agents/tools). How do I add the iPhone MCP server to my MCP client? To add Zeptap, put `http://127.0.0.1:47801/mcp` in your client’s MCP settings as a Streamable HTTP server named `zeptap` while Zeptap is running. If your client only launches local commands, use `/Applications/Zeptap.app/Contents/MacOS/Zeptap --stdio`. [Full setup reference](https://zeptap.com/docs/agents/connect). Can I use a local model or my own API key? Yes. Zeptap works with whatever your MCP client already uses: its own subscription, an API key, or a local model in clients such as LM Studio. Pick a vision model with reliable tool calling, since every step starts from a screenshot. Zeptap doesn’t sell AI credits. Does it work with the iOS Simulator? No. Zeptap drives a real iPhone connected to your Mac, not the iOS Simulator. That means real notifications, the real camera, TestFlight and App Store installs, and the apps you’re already signed in to. Does it need WebDriverAgent or Xcode? No. Zeptap needs no WebDriverAgent, no Xcode, no Developer Mode and no paid Apple Developer account. It reads the screen over USB and taps and types as a Bluetooth keyboard and pointer, so nothing is installed or signed on the iPhone. Can an agent on another machine connect? No. Zeptap’s MCP server listens on 127.0.0.1 and accepts connections from the same Mac only, so your MCP client has to run on the Mac where Zeptap runs. The model behind the client can still be a hosted one. Does my agent need iPhone Mirroring to control my iPhone? No. Zeptap doesn’t use iPhone Mirroring. Zeptap reads the screen over USB and taps and types as a Bluetooth keyboard and pointer, which is how it can run up to five iPhones at once, where Mirroring handles one. [Compare iPhone Mirroring and Zeptap](https://zeptap.com/vs/iphone-mirroring). ### Your iPhone and Mac Which iPhones work with Zeptap? Every iPhone on iOS 15 or later works with Zeptap, including models with a Home button, like iPhone SE and iPhone 8, and every Face ID iPhone. You don’t need a new phone, and nothing gets installed on it. What do I need on my Mac? A Mac on macOS 14 or later with Bluetooth, and a USB cable for your iPhone. That’s all: no Xcode, no Apple Developer account, no jailbreak and no extra hardware. How does Zeptap connect to my iPhone? Zeptap reads your iPhone’s screen over the USB cable and taps, swipes and types as a Bluetooth keyboard and pointer, through the iPhone’s built-in AssistiveTouch. Zeptap turns AssistiveTouch on for you during setup, so there’s no app to install on the phone. Can my agent unlock my iPhone? Yes, if you turn it on. Zeptap saves your passcode in your Mac’s Keychain and types it on the lock screen (on Face ID and Home-button iPhones alike), so your agent never sees it. Each unlock is a single attempt, so a wrong code can’t lock you out. Does my iPhone need to stay plugged in? Yes. Your iPhone stays connected to your Mac by USB cable and paired over Bluetooth while your agent works. With Lifetime Plus you can plug in up to five iPhones and run them all at once. Does Zeptap work with Windows or Android? No. Zeptap is a Mac app for iPhone: it runs on macOS and controls iPhones. Windows PCs and Android phones aren’t supported. Does Zeptap need Wi-Fi or an internet connection? Zeptap’s control of your iPhone is local, over the USB cable and Bluetooth on your Mac. Your MCP client needs an internet connection to reach the model provider your agent uses, or nowhere at all with a local model. ### What your agent can do Does my agent work with any app on my iPhone? Yes: App Store apps, Messages, Settings, Safari, Photos. If you can tap it on your iPhone, your agent can too. Can my agent send text messages on my iPhone? Yes. Your agent can open Messages or WhatsApp, find the right chat, write your message and send it, or hold it so you can check it first. Can my agent post on Instagram for me? Yes. Your agent can prepare and publish posts, Reels and Stories in the Instagram app (media, caption and link sticker) on one account or across all of them. Can my agent manage 20+ Instagram and TikTok accounts? Yes. With Lifetime Plus ($149), your agent works on up to five iPhones from one Mac at once. Each iPhone can hold several accounts (Instagram lets you stay signed in to up to 10), so one agent can run 20–30 accounts. Can my agent order food or buy things for me? Yes. Your agent can compare Amazon, Walmart and Target, rebuild your usual DoorDash or Uber Eats order, and check out with the addresses and payment already in your apps, or stop at checkout so you can confirm. ### Privacy and safety Can I watch what my agent is doing on my iPhone? Yes. Zeptap shows your iPhone’s screen live on your Mac, so you see every tap, swipe and keystroke as it happens and can stop your agent at any moment. Where do my screenshots go when my agent uses my iPhone? Only to the model provider your agent uses, under your own plan or API key (or nowhere at all with a local model), and never to a Zeptap server. Zeptap captures the screen on your Mac and hands it straight to the agent you use. Is it safe to give my agent access to my iPhone? Zeptap is built so you stay in charge: there’s no Zeptap account or cloud, your passcode never leaves your Mac, and you watch every step. Ask your agent to check before it sends, posts or buys, and tell it which apps to leave alone. [Zeptap’s safety and privacy details](https://zeptap.com/docs/reference/privacy). ### Pricing How much does Zeptap cost? Zeptap costs $25 a month or $99 once for one iPhone, or $149 once for up to five iPhones. Your AI access stays separate. [See Zeptap pricing](https://zeptap.com/pricing). Is there a free trial? Yes. Your first hour of live use is free: download Zeptap, connect your iPhone and try any of the prompts above before you pay. What do I get with a lifetime license? A one-time payment ($99 for one iPhone or $149 for up to five) with every Zeptap update included and use on up to three Macs. No renewals. ## give any MCP agent your iPhone. [Download for Mac](https://github.com/Saransh29/zeptap-releases/releases/latest/download/Zeptap.dmg)[or read how to set it up](https://zeptap.com/docs/get-started/install) Your first hour is free. **Also works with:** [Claude](https://zeptap.com/agents/claude) · [Claude Code](https://zeptap.com/agents/claude-code) · [ChatGPT](https://zeptap.com/agents/chatgpt) · [Codex](https://zeptap.com/agents/codex) · [Cursor](https://zeptap.com/agents/cursor) · [OpenClaw](https://zeptap.com/agents/openclaw) · [Hermes](https://zeptap.com/agents/hermes)