Thumbly: connect an MCP agent to a real iPhone from your Mac

说明与用途

Thumbly 让 MCP 代理能够直接通过 USB 或 Wi‑Fi 在 Mac 上控制真实 iPhone，无需越狱或云中继。

问题

Enabling AI agents to control a real iPhone directly from a Mac without jailbreak or cloud relay.

结果

Thumbly allows MCP agents to perform native iPhone interactions over a local connection, eliminating the need for jailbreak or cloud relays, and providing client approval and activity logging on the Mac.

工作流

• Install Thumbly on macOS 14+
• Connect and unlock the iPhone, tap Trust
• Enable Developer Mode on the iPhone and restart
• Add Thumbly MCP endpoint to Claude Code with claude mcp add --transport http thumbly http://127.0.0.1:8771/mcp
• Approve the client in Thumbly Mac app’s Access screen
• Use Claude Code to send a task (e.g., open Notes and write a note) and observe activity log

证据

Thumbly exposes native screenshots, taps, swipes, long presses, text entry, hardware buttons, app launching and device information.

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The phone connects to your Mac over USB, or Wi‑Fi after the first USB pairing.

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Each new client waits for approval in the Mac app. You can inspect the activity log and use Pause to stop AI access.

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