An MCP server and skill that let an agent control an Android phone over adb: you say what you want done, it reads the phone's own screen, asks Jev what to do next, does it, checks the result and tells you honestly whether it worked.

Inside run_task it reads the current screen and asks Jev for the next action instead of generating text, then verifies each step. The README notes goals that do not name a control, like turn off Bluetooth, need the Jev route.

Clone the repo, then create a uv virtualenv with Python 3.12 and pip install -e . into it. The distribution is android-jev, the import is phone_control and the command is phone-control, which also answers to android-jev.

Do I need an API key?

run_task works without one using a keyword fallback but is markedly better with Jev. Either an OpenRouter key beginning sk-or- or a TypeSafe key beginning apikey_ works, read from JEV_API_KEY, OPENROUTER_API_KEY or a file in the harness secrets directory.

What phone and OS are supported?

Verified on a Pixel 8a running Android 17; the README says treat other phones as untested rather than unsupported. USB debugging must be enabled and the phone must be authorised, and adb devices should report device, not unauthorized.

Does anything need to be installed on the phone?

No. Everything runs over adb from a USB-attached phone. You need macOS with Python 3.11+ and uv for the full route; on Linux the loop works and reads the accessibility tree but leaves the macOS Vision fallback out.

Can I use it with Claude Code?

Yes, the repository is also a plugin: claude plugin marketplace add FZ2000/android-jev and claude plugin install android-jev@android-jev mount the server and install the skill, asking for the Jev key once and keeping it in the credential store.

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MCP server and skill that let an agent drive an Android phone over adb: you give a goal like open the Play Store, it reads the phone's screen, asks Jev what to do next, acts, checks the result and reports whether it worked.

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Language: Python
License: MIT
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Author: fz2000
Last verified: Oct 2026

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MCP server and skill that let an agent drive an Android phone naturally over adb

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Languages: Python
Platforms: MCP macOS
Capabilities: Open sourceRuns locally

Highlights

Mounted in any MCP client as a tool called run_task; the README's example runs: open the Play Store in 3 steps, search for YouTube in 5 steps.
Everything runs over adb and nothing is installed on the phone, which stays attached by USB while it works.
Works without a key via a keyword fallback but is markedly better with Jev; reads JEV_API_KEY or OPENROUTER_API_KEY, or a secrets file.
The repository is also a Claude Code plugin: claude plugin marketplace add FZ2000/android-jev mounts the server and installs the skill in one step.
Verified on a Pixel 8a running Android 17; the README says to treat other phones as untested rather than unsupported.

Quickstart

bash

git clone https://github.com/FZ2000/android-jev ~/src/android-jev
cd ~/src/android-jev
uv venv --python 3.12 .venv
uv pip install --python .venv/bin/python -e .

Watch out

Grounded on the truncated README and GitHub metadata reviewed 2026-10-15; the mounting instructions after the Claude Code section are cut off. Only a Pixel 8a on Android 17 has been measured, and the macOS picture route uses macOS Vision while Linux only reads the accessibility tree.

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