Another

Control Android devices from AI agents using the Another MCP server. Use when asked to interact with, test, automate, or take screenshots of an Android device. Provides tools for touch input, text entry, button presses, screenshots, app launching, shell commands, and swipe gestures.

Another - Android Device Control

You have access to an Android device through the Another MCP server. Use these tools to see what's on screen, interact with the device, and automate tasks.

Setup

The Another desktop app must be running with MCP Server enabled (on by default in Settings).

Configure your MCP client:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "another": {
      "url": "http://localhost:7070/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Workflow

Always follow this order:

1. List devices to see what's available
2. Connect to establish a control session
3. Screenshot to see the current screen state
4. Act using touch, text, buttons, swipe, etc.
5. Screenshot again to verify the result
6. Disconnect when done

Available Tools

Device Management

Tool	What it does
another_list_devices	List all connected Android devices
another_connect_device	Connect to a device (starts scrcpy control session)
another_disconnect_device	Disconnect from the current device

Observation

Tool	What it does
another_take_screenshot	Capture the screen as a PNG image

Input

Tool	What it does
another_press_button	Press a hardware button: home, back, recents, power, volume_up, volume_down
another_send_text	Type text into the focused input field
another_send_touch	Send a touch event (down, up, move) at normalized coordinates (0.0-1.0)
another_send_scroll	Scroll at a position with a given delta
another_swipe	Swipe from one point to another (normalized 0.0-1.0 coordinates)

Apps & Shell

Tool	What it does
another_launch_app	Launch an app by package name (e.g. com.android.chrome)
another_open_url	Open a URL in the device's default browser
another_shell	Run an arbitrary adb shell command and get the output

WiFi

Tool	What it does
another_wifi_enable	Switch a USB device to WiFi debugging mode
another_wifi_connect	Connect to a device by IP address
another_wifi_disconnect	Disconnect a WiFi device
another_get_device_ip	Get the WiFi IP of a USB-connected device

Coordinate System

Touch, swipe, and scroll tools use normalized coordinates from 0.0 to 1.0:

• (0.0, 0.0) = top-left corner
• (1.0, 1.0) = bottom-right corner
• (0.5, 0.5) = center of screen

Common Patterns

Tap on something

another_send_touch { action: "down", x: 0.5, y: 0.5 }
another_send_touch { action: "up", x: 0.5, y: 0.5 }

Tap, then verify

1. another_take_screenshot  (see what's on screen)
2. another_send_touch       (tap where you need to)
3. another_take_screenshot  (verify the result)

Type into a field

1. Tap the input field with another_send_touch
2. another_send_text { text: "hello world" }

Scroll down a page

another_send_scroll { x: 0.5, y: 0.5, dx: 0.0, dy: -1.0 }

Swipe to go back or navigate

another_swipe { from_x: 0.0, from_y: 0.5, to_x: 0.5, to_y: 0.5 }

Navigate with buttons

another_press_button { button: "home" }
another_press_button { button: "back" }
another_press_button { button: "recents" }

Open an app and interact

1. another_launch_app { package: "com.android.chrome" }
2. Wait briefly, then another_take_screenshot
3. Interact as needed

Find an element on screen

Take a screenshot, examine it to identify positions, then use the coordinates to interact. Screenshots are the primary way to understand what's visible on the device.

Run a shell command

another_shell { command: "pm list packages" }
another_shell { command: "dumpsys battery" }
another_shell { command: "settings get system screen_brightness" }

Tips

• Always screenshot first before interacting. You need to see the screen to know where to tap.
• Screenshot after actions to confirm they worked.
• Use shell commands for things that don't need the screen (checking battery, listing packages, getting device info).
• Swipe duration defaults to 300ms. Increase duration_ms for slower, more deliberate swipes.
• Connect before acting. Tools like press_button, send_text, send_touch, swipe require an active connection via another_connect_device.
• list_devices, shell, take_screenshot, wifi_ tools* work without a scrcpy connection, they only need adb.