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:
- List devices to see what's available
- Connect to establish a control session
- Screenshot to see the current screen state
- Act using touch, text, buttons, swipe, etc.
- Screenshot again to verify the result
- 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_msfor 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.