adb-mcp: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

adb-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from desamtralized/adb-mcp. It costs 420 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A project guide for an MCP server that controls Android devices through ADB, Android’s command-line debugging tool. It describes the server design, build commands, and available device tools.

In plain words
What is it for?
Connecting to Android devices over Wi-Fi, taking screenshots, and developing the server’s ADB-based tools.
Why use it?
It gives coding agents the project architecture and commands needed to build, run, and modify the server correctly.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is desamtralized/adb-mcp's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on adb-mcp itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything adb-mcp configures →

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Sonnet 5 $0.00084 $0.00084
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Security

Grade A, and why

adb-mcp CLAUDE.md scanned grade A with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 7d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Runs shell commandslowCapability

Expected in a hook, worth knowing in a rule or an instructions file.

- Each tool maps to specific ADB commands via `child_process.exec`
CLAUDE.md · 57 lines

What it actually says

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

This is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides ADB tools for Android device management, specifically focused on WiFi connections and screenshot capture. The server exposes 5 main tools through the MCP protocol for remote Android device interaction.

Architecture

Core Components:

  • MCP Server: Single-file TypeScript implementation (src/index.ts) using @modelcontextprotocol/sdk
  • Tool Handlers: Five ADB command wrappers exposed as MCP tools
  • Transport: Uses stdio transport for MCP communication

Key Design Patterns:

  • Each tool maps to specific ADB commands via child_process.exec
  • Async/await pattern with promisified exec for command execution
  • Centralized error handling with MCP-specific error codes
  • Tool schema validation using JSON Schema

Development Commands

# Build the project
npm run build

# Development with watch mode
npm run dev

# Start the MCP server
npm start

# Install dependencies
npm install

Tool Architecture

The MCP server exposes these tools:

  1. adb_connect_wifi - Connect to Android device over WiFi
  2. adb_screenshot - Capture device screenshots
  3. adb_list_devices - List connected devices
  4. adb_disconnect - Disconnect from WiFi device
  5. adb_device_info - Get device information

All tools execute ADB commands via execAsync and return results through MCP's content format.

Prerequisites

  • ADB must be installed and available in PATH
  • Android device with USB debugging enabled
  • For WiFi connections: device must be on same network and have adb tcpip 5555 run first

Error Handling

The server uses MCP's error system with McpError and appropriate error codes. ADB command failures are caught and wrapped in MCP errors with descriptive messages.

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 7d ago First seen · 57 lines · 420 tokens per session scan A 88999565eaed

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adb-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository desamtralized/adb-mcp (0 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It adds 420 tokens to every session, about $0.0021 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (runs shell commands). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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