| name | quality-engineering-appium-mcp |
| description | Drives iOS/Android mobile devices via Appium MCP. Use for verifying mobile bugs, E2E tests, and navigating real device clouds (LambdaTest/BrowserStack). |
| metadata | {"triggers":{"keywords":["appium","mobile verify","android verify","ios verify","lambdatest","real device cloud","flutter widget tap"]}} |
📱 Appium MCP (Mobile Automation)
Priority: P1 (HIGH)
[!IMPORTANT]
Tier 0 (Infrastructure): Session creation, device farm connectivity, basic OS interactions.
Tier 1 (Core Gestures): Taps, swipes, text input for native mobile elements.
Tier 2 (Flutter/Single-Canvas): Visual-first automation via screenshot + coordinate taps.
🔌 Activation
Triggers: appium, mobile verify, android verify, ios verify, lambdatest, real device cloud, flutter widget tap.
🛠 Core Workflow (Goal-Oriented)
| Step | Tool | Purpose |
|---|
| 1 | appium_session_management (create) | Open session. Resiliency: Retry with noReset: true on failure. |
| 2 | appium_get_window_size | Scale coordinates for high-density displays. |
| 3 | appium_screenshot | Capture visual state for Semantic Reasoning. |
| 4 | appium_gesture / appium_set_value | Interact. Self-Healing: Re-scan hierarchy if UUID stale. |
| 5 | appium_session_management (delete) | MANDATORY Cleanup. |
💡 AI-Driven Methodologies
- Semantic Intent: Find element in hierarchy (e.g., "Login button") instead of raw coordinates. Resilient to layout shifts.
- Dynamic Handling: Unexpected pop-up appears? Pause, reason about alert, dismiss, resume.
- Visual Anchors: Find stable "Anchor" (e.g., Header) and derive coordinates relative to it.
🚫 Anti-Patterns (Zero-Tolerance)
- Hardcoded XPaths: Use
accessibility id or uiautomator. XPath flaky.
- Implicit Wait-Only: Never assume page loaded. Poll for "Source of Truth" element.
- Ignoring QoS: Audit CPU/Memory via
appium_mobile_performance_data. Prevent lag/crashes.
- Orphaned Sessions: Teardown mandatory. Call
delete in cleanup block.
✅ Evaluation Criteria
- Cleanup Rate: 100% session closure.
- Visual Accuracy: Coordinate-based taps land within 5% of target center.
- Security: No secrets in tool arguments or logs.
🔗 References
