start_emulator

MCP tool from Android MCP Server by martingeidobler

Start an AVD by name (waits up to 60s)

How to use it

start_emulator is exposed by the Android MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the start_emulator tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Android MCP Server

$claude mcp add --scope user android -- npx -y android-mcp-server

FULL ANDROID MCP SERVER LISTING

Other tools in Android MCP Server (24)

Run arbitrary ADB shell command

Clear logcat buffer (call before reproducing a bug for clean output)

Double tap at coordinates

get_current_activity

Get foreground app and activity

get_device_info

Get model, Android version, API level, screen size, DPI

Get logcat output, filterable by package, log level, and time

Get UI element hierarchy with bounds, text, resource IDs, and state

Install APK file

Launch app by package name

List available Android Virtual Devices

List connected Android devices and emulators

Long press at coordinates (context menus, drag handles)

Tap the same coordinates N times with a fixed interval (spam tapping)

Press key (back, home, enter, tab, delete, menu, etc.)

Pull a file from the device to local filesystem

Take screenshot for visual analysis. Optional savepath to save to disk

scroll_to_element

Scroll until element is visible

Swipe gesture between coordinates

Tap at screen coordinates

Tap element, wait for UI to settle, return new UI tree — single round trip

Tap element by resource-id, text, or content-desc

Multi-step action chain: taps, waits, text input, key presses, swipes in any order

Type text into focused input

wait_for_element

Wait for element to appear (with timeout)