Control a local iOS simulator or Android device with Mobile Dev's bundled agent-device MCP tools.

OfficialNo licenceAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Agent Device

skills CLI
$ npx skills add callstackincubator/codex-mobile-dev-plugin --skill agent-device -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install callstackincubator/codex-mobile-dev-plugin agent-device --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/callstackincubator/codex-mobile-dev-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agent-device .claude/skills/agent-device && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
agent-device
GitHub stars
138
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
692 words
Files
3 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Control a local iOS simulator or Android device with Mobile Dev's bundled agent-device MCP tools.

  • Works in 5 steps: Use the chosen device's UDID from Mobile… → Read the interactive refs returned by… → Call press, fill, or scroll with settle:… → …
  • Accessibility snapshots
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Tasks that involve MCP servers

What it does

Agent Device is an agent skill from callstackincubator/codex-mobile-dev-plugin, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Control a local iOS simulator or Android device with Mobile Dev's bundled agent-device MCP tools. Use for opening apps, accessibility snapshots, element refs, taps, text entry, scrolling, waits, and app debugging.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml` and `references/workflow.md`).

It sits in Frontend & Design, covering MCP servers. It works with iOS and Android. The repository describes itself as: A Codex plugin for a better mobile development experience for android and iOS.

When your agent uses it

  • Accessibility snapshots
  • Tasks that involve MCP servers

Example prompts

  • “/agent-device”

Requirements

  • Node.js

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Use the chosen device's UDID from Mobile Dev or its device-list tools. If the task names an app, call open with that app, platform: "ios"…
  2. Read the interactive refs returned by open, or call snapshot with interactiveOnly: true. press and fill take a target object. Use {…
  3. Call press, fill, or scroll with settle: true. Continue from the returned diff and refs. Refresh the snapshot when the result lacks the…
  4. Verify the requested result with a named expectation through wait, is, get, or find. An accepted input does not prove that the app changed.
  5. Use close when finished. Leave shutdown unset to keep the simulator running. Closing can close the active app; omit this step if the user…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 85c112d. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Agent Device loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 692 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~57
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 692 words (~1,176 tokens).

“This plugin includes agent-device 0.20.9, its official MCP server, dependencies, and Apple runner source. The plugin exposes its operations through compact MCP schemas. Use the plugin's agent-device MCP tools. No global CLI install, npx download, or separate server is needed…”

— opening of SKILL.md by callstackincubator
name
agent-device

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in skills/agent-device of callstackincubator/codex-mobile-dev-plugin.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • references/workflow.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 85c112d

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AccessibilityGetStream/stream-chat-react-native1.2k—~6.5kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Argent Metro Debuggerbbplayer-app/BBPlayer1.1k—~3.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Agent Device

What does Agent Device do?

Control a local iOS simulator or Android device with Mobile Dev's bundled agent-device MCP tools. Agent Device is an agent skill from callstackincubator/codex-mobile-dev-plugin, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Control a local iOS simulator or Android device with Mobile Dev's bundled agent-device MCP tools.

When should I use Agent Device?

Agent Device fits situations like: accessibility snapshots; tasks that involve MCP servers.

How do I install Agent Device in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add callstackincubator/codex-mobile-dev-plugin --skill agent-device -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/agent-device in callstackincubator/codex-mobile-dev-plugin) into .claude/skills/agent-device in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Agent Device in Codex?

Run `npx skills add callstackincubator/codex-mobile-dev-plugin --skill agent-device -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/agent-device in callstackincubator/codex-mobile-dev-plugin) into .agents/skills/agent-device in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Agent Device in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add callstackincubator/codex-mobile-dev-plugin --skill agent-device -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/agent-device, .gemini/skills/agent-device, .github/skills/agent-device and .opencode/skills/agent-device in your project.

What does Agent Device need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Agent Device is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Agent Device access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Agent Device safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Agent Device use?

No licence was found for Agent Device or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Agent Device use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Agent Device?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Agent Device: Penpot Uiux Design (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), Argent Device Interact (bbplayer-app/BBPlayer, 1.1k stars), Argent Test UI Flow (bbplayer-app/BBPlayer, 1.1k stars) and Accessibility (GetStream/stream-chat-react-native, 1.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Agent Device?

callstackincubator (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in callstackincubator/codex-mobile-dev-plugin, which has 138 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: callstackincubator/codex-mobile-dev-plugin on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.