simctl-mcp

Item: simctl-mcp
Rating: 55
Author: M8ven

A Model Context Protocol server implementation for iOS Simulator control, providing tools for device management, app operations, permissions, system features, and certificate handling.

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// key findings

⚠️

Tool descriptions don’t match what handlers do

2 tools describe read intent but their handlers mutate — get_screenshot (line 641: simctl.exec('io', {); list_apps (line 667: simctl.exec('listapps', {)

⚠️

Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 2 high

Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.

✅

No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

✅

Open source with a license and README

Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.

// known CVEs in dependencies2 high

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.8.0GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.8.0GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

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// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

configPORT— 3000 npx simctl-mcp --http

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commit: 731b3c0b1ac5b62eb2263193767ad53c084409d5

code hash: 6e0a402c3e58e75ad005ca7f1c0c6d07bb9aadbc895581d9e9048530f009a5c3

verified: 6/10/2026, 10:36:22 AM

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